In the Wall Street Journal on July 7, 2020, Gerard Baker, the journal’s Editor-at-Large and former Editor-in-Chief, wrote a brilliant article titled “Defend America’s History—and Retake Its Institutions.” He begins: “That was quick. “At the end of the 20th Century, the U.S. had won World War II and the Cold War, liberated half the planet…
Author: Carl Barney
Virus Cases
A WSJ headline today reads: “Virus Cases Soaring Past 3 Million” (there were about 40 million cases of flu last year). But what counts as a case? One of my personal trainers tested positive for COVID but had zero symptoms, not even a sniffle. His girlfriend and another trainer they work with both got tested…
An Englishman Celebrates America’s Declaration of Independence
King Gavin Newsom of California (otherwise known as “Governor”) prohibited gatherings to celebrate America’s Declaration of Independence, so I was unable to have a large party at my home. Nonetheless, I celebrated with a few close friends. We decorated for fifty guests but only had four. Many people are writing about the meaning of The…
Lockdowns Destroy Lives
There are many small business owners and entrepreneurs who may be wishing they were dead. Their businesses are being ruined and their lives destroyed. The political lockdowns (not the virus) have hit black business owners hardest: 41% are no longer in business according to an analysis by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The total…
Evils of Racism
We need to understand that the current lawlessness and the raging, rampaging mobs are a product of their teachers. As author Cynthia Ozick notes: “A vengeful mob is a fearsome thing, but the true monsters are its teachers.” I recommend this brilliant, well-written article, Anti-Semitism and the Intellectuals, because it identifies the source and cause…
The Virus is Still Coming
Don’t be fooled by the media-reported spike in new COVID-19 cases. When you go looking for something, you will find it. Now, testing is more widespread, so new cases are coming to light. What a surprise! Real deaths from COVID are tragic, but it’s mind-boggling how the mad media is peddling false, inflammatory, alarming, and…
Riots, Looting, Mayhem, and Destruction
“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.” W.B. Yeats wrote those lines in the bleak aftermath of World War I—they resonate today. About 140 cities have been subject to riots, looting, and wanton destruction. Many are calling for police forces to be abolished or defunded. What is going…
Announcement: Mailing List Problem
Dear friends, I apologize for the inconvenience, but I’ve had a minor hiccup with my mailing list and anyone who signed up between May 15 and May 22 was not successfully added to the list, despite the confirmation message you may have seen. If you signed up between these dates, please do so again—the problem…
Victims of the Lockdown
It’s tragic when people die prematurely from any cause, be it heart attacks, strokes, Alzheimer’s, asthma, pneumonia, flu, or COVID-19. Now, illnesses and deaths from COVID-19 have special celebrity (with some justification, but not much—flu is just as deadly, and sometimes more so). The number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 undoubtedly is inflated by the…
Victims of the Virus—or of Sacrifice?
Young people are constantly told to go to college and study hard, and that they’ll get a good, high-paying job if they do. Someone owes these young people an apology. They are faced with the worst job market ever, competing with 33 million unemployed (and counting). All this from a virus that young people statistically…