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I need to keep repeating that communism is a bait-and-switch scheme by a class of wealthy meddlers who wish to control the lives of others with life-and-death power over them. In a word, socialism is slavery. They've proven this in modern history by trying to control what people may own, what they may say, what they may think and with whom they may associate, always through fear of punishment, especially social punishment. I recently discussed my latest Federalist piece on t

What do you make of the women who are cheering on Lindsay Clancy at her trial for strangling her three young children to death? In this Friday's blog post, let's explore that phenomenon. Women gathered at Plymouth Courthouse to show support for child murderer Lindsay Clancy. Do you think they sincerely believe Clancy is innocent because of a diagnosis of postpartum psychosis? Maybe they believe she was failed by the mental health system? Do you think these women represent a

In my latest Federalist piece I look at the comeback of the murderous ideology of Socialism or Communism. It's titled "How Cancel Culture Laid the Groundwork for the Left's Socialist Lurch." Socialism and Communism have always amounted to the same thing throughout history: totalitarianism, or total control over your personal life. Those who are pushing these ideologies – under the banner of “Democratic Socialists of America” today – aim to control everything you can own or e

Well, I’m back. My posts going forward will be shorter, and more directly related to the theme of how propaganda serves the weaponization of loneliness. I’ll try to post once a week, usually on Fridays. Below is one example of how the authorities and media kept trying to induce the fear of ridicule in anyone who questioned the Covid narrative. It’s a cringy video of some very smug doctors insisting they should have a monopoly on what you could learn about Covid. It ran on J

In 1944, CS Lewis warned the graduating class at Kings College, University of London about the human desire to be part of an “inner circle,” an elite, an exclusive group of those “in the know.” His lecture, titled “The Inner Ring” explained the dangers of becoming obsessed by the desire to gain social status through connection with perceived elites. This dynamic is absolutely central to understanding the weaponization of loneliness . C. S. Lewis The craving to be part of an

This past Valentine’s Day I had the honor of speaking to the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women on a topic that is...

Consider a tragic case of family betrayal during Mao Zedong's cultural revolution in China when a teenager named Zhang Hongbing turned...

I’m writing this on Election Day, November 5, 2024. The polls close in just a couple of hours. But no matter what happens, I firmly...

Just about every work of fiction that deals with human relationships (are there any that don't!?) deals with the theme of the...

I was honored to speak about my thesis of the weaponization of loneliness to the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute. It was a great...

I was honored when Sam Sorbo asked to interview me about my book The Weaponization of Loneliness. I met her at the ARC Conference in...

I had a great interview recently with Steve Deace about The Weaponization of Loneliness and Stella's Book Club. Take a look!

I’ve been getting some wonderful feedback from the book clubs. A member of a Stella’s Book Club (SBC) in Ohio wrote of their first...

You've probably seen the photo above. One man defiantly folds his arms while everyone around him duly gives the Nazi salute. Most of us...

I recently had a great conversation with CPAC's superb host Mercedes Schlapp. We discussed The Weaponization of Loneliness and how...

My piece today at The Federalist explains that censorship is all about cutting you off from other people. Because if you can speak...

Cults in Our Midst by Margaret Thaler Singer is a top selection for book clubs on the theme of the weaponization of loneliness. To avoid...

When journalist Matt Taibbi testified before Congress recently, he exposed further chilling information about the Censorship Industrial...

Elon Musk recently stated that he would not bend to advertisers who are boycotting Twitter (or “Twittex” as I refer to it now.) He...

I was dismayed, though not hugely surprised, when I saw Hillary Clinton’s recent article at the Atlantic headlined with the exact title...