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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 ( 2046 )
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The United States of America: 1790-2026
An arrogant, self-obsessed, incompetent, land speculator was the first president of the United States. And another one will be its final president. Read more
Posted on 26 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Trump's Arrogance and Inability to Deal with Reality Are Harming the US.
No Trump derangement syndrome here, just the observation of people outside the US.That's part of the problem with a country that holds a "World's Series" in... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Tory Response to the State of the Union Address.
272 years ago, in 1754, another real estate speculator with an overblown sense of ego started a world war at Jumonville Glen. The bill for that war was presente... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Just Curious About the Issue of Standing Armies
So, I did a search. And even though I am against AI, I thought I would see what sort of response I received to the following query: "standing armies in british... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Scalia's Fallacious Reasoning
I could write a very long book to show that District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) is nonsense, but that's superfluous since Scalia does it... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Hillary Clinton Labelled ‘psychopath’ After ‘lying’ About Her Relationship with...
Sure, Sky News Oz is totally off to the right, but it's always fun to watch. Rita Panahi may not be totally correct about lefties, as is the case with most of... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Real History of the Second Amendment: Debunking the Individual Right Hoax
OK, I pretty much agree with him, but he neglects the complaints in the Declaration of Independence were:He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armie... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The US NEEDS to Become a True Multiparty Democracy.
This comes from a quote from Brent McKenzie's When Separation of Powers becomes a Suggestion in Fulcrum, where he says:The Framers assumed ambition would... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Sunday Laws in a Secular Society
There's a reason that the US is a secular nation. And it happened because the religious people who founded this country knew the mischief that comes from... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The British Judge's Black Sentencing Cap (AKA Black Cap)
I thought I did a post on my own blog about this, but this odd, little relic of court dress still exists in judicial garb: despite the abolishment of the death... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Stop Israeli Destruction of Christian Holy Sites!
I've been posting about this for a while. Israel persecutes Christians, yet the Christian Zionist community doesn't stand by their fellow Christians. I mean if... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Libertarianism: Live Free...OR DIE!!!
Anyone familiar with me knows I have a low opinion of libertarianism. Like its leftwing twin, anarchism, it is a utoppian idea which falls apart quickly. Read more
Posted on 10 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Amelia Isn't Going to Cut It in the US. She Supports ICE.
I am going to change my previous post where I said " I think she would be more of an ICE supporter." No think about it: she DEFINITELY supports ICE.She's not a... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Not Sure What to Think About Amelia.
Although, when George describes a television presenter as "That posh bird that gets everything wrong" in Hard Day's Night seems appropriate. Read more
Posted on 06 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Don't Forget Palestinian Christians
And this comes from the Instagram page forgotten_christians:Palestinian Christians living under Israeli occupation face daily hardships: movement restrictions,... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
The Real History of the Second Amendment.
Let's start this with this precursor to the Second Amendment from the Virginia Bill of Rights of 1776 for a good idea of what the founders' mindset happened: 13. Read more
Posted on 30 January 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Can One Peacefully Protest While Armed?
Something that is annoying me is watching British commentators condemn ICE for shooting Alex Pretti.My usual question to them is "what would be the reaction of... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Smile, You're on Camera: Facial Recognition Becomes Widespread in London...
I tried to write a post about the differences in US and Europan Union privacy laws which somehow got trashed, but the gist of it is that the US doesn't have... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Sheriff Warns Bystanders...
OK, I've made it clear that you're taking your chances if you bring a weapon of any kind to any form of protest. Something I said in another post on police... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY -
More Uruguay
I posted about this last December, but I am posting this again since part of Trump's insane expansionism is based upon a continued reliance on fossil fuels. Read more
Posted on 24 January 2026 DEBATE, SOCIETY
