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Penigma
http://penigma.blogspot.com/
A mystery under a pseudonym; a blog dedicated to the rational discussion of politics and current events
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1995 )
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Trump Has Found Gödel's Loophole in the US Constitution Which Allows the US to...
Kurt Gödel was an Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and analytic philosopher. He was born in Austria and emmigrated to the United StatesWhen Gödel was... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Politics and Appearance: Mangione's Supporters Explained
OK, the US political system is broken. I doubt it was ever functional from 1759 onward. Benjamin Franklin suggested a plan for unifying the thirteen colonies th... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York ...
As I said in an earlier post: British North America isn't that hard an alternative reality since it's called Canada. The British North America Acts, 1867–1975,... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The US is Too Soft on Unlawfully Present People
The less politically correct term is illegal immigrant, but the issue is their immigration status. One of the reasons for the laxness is that it is not a crime... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
You Don't Understand Natural Rights If You Think They Give You a Right to Own a...
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
I'm Not Sure How to Title This Post About "assault Weapons"...
For some reason, some "Democrats" have decided to revive the proposal about banning "assault weapons". Let's start with the obvious: it's the same old shit... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The History of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
The problem with the US supreme court is that it has become political and not impartial. If anything, it has become a joke.Scalia was the wrong person to... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
American Independence From the British Perspective
The move for independence wouldn't have happened had the French won in the Seven Years/French and Indian War. That opened up the west and got rid of a threat... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World
I've been hearing that the War for Independence wasn't a war against a foreign foe, but was a civil war. Toss in how much it messed up the country whether the... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Is Luigi Mangione a Vigilante Or a Terrorist?
Ok, I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. In fact, they tend to overlap.I need to set up some definitions. I will define vigilantism as "collective... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Myth Busting the American Riflemen of the Revolution
Yet another myth goes down the crapper.And while we're at it, the guns used by the Rebels were either English Brown Besses or French Charleville. The... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
OK, Luigi Mangione Supporters!
Yeah, I want to see him convicted.And for some very good reasons, which I am going to try to explain for your sick minds.Let's start off with what Brian Thompso... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Tory During the American War for Independence Didn't Mean They Were Against...
It sort of amuses me that one line of alternative history is the what if the 13 Colonies had remained united with Great Britain. The reason that it amuses me... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Since I Mentioned It: What is the Privy Council of the United Kingdom?
As this person points out, the Privy council does a lot of things. One is that it can be the final arbiter of courts of appeal. Read more
Posted on 20 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Could the US Actually Join the Commonwealth?
I have to admit this intrigues me. It's also related to another post on that being a Tory didn't mean one was against independence during the War for... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Constitution's Most Forgotten Amendment - 1000 Years in the Making
Yeah, but it comes in third, right after the other misunderstood Amendment (the Second). This ties in the mindset about the fear of standing armies and out of... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The 2nd Amendment Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means | Think Again
This is pretty good, but I would guess that most people who would leave comments wouldn't have watched this: The next video is a fairly decent explanation of... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Is the Party Going to End Soon?
OK, show me where the concept of "self-defence" is explicitly mentioned in the US constitution.Militia Training by James G. Clonney (PAFA)It's not. And proper... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
How The U.S. Ruined Bread
OK, admitted baguette snob here, but I will admit that not all US bread sucks. But definitely, Wonder Bread is aptly named since it is a wonder this stuff is... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Told Ya So!: Why 5 Key UK Industries Are on the Brink After Brexit
What got lost in the Brexit "debate" was that it was all about free movement. Think if one of the largest US states pulled out and suddenly had a border with th... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2025 DEBATE, SOCIETY
