Jerry Shenk

6 days ago | pottsmerc.com | Jerry Shenk

Surprisingly, a number of their media allies agree that the Democratic Party is dying — both literally and figuratively. The Nation headlined, “The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying,” and pointed out that of the 14 House members over 80, 11 are Democrats. In fact, the last eight House members who died in office were Democrats. Author Jeet Heer wrote, “In practice, the Democrats more closely resemble a hospice, if not a funeral home.

1 week ago | pottsmerc.com | Jerry Shenk

Is it merely a coincidence that, for most progressives, “doing good things” always seems to require more government? What, precisely, does the left find objectionable about protecting the unborn, secure borders and elections, school choice, stopping child genital mutilation and defending the U.S Constitution? Who or what has greater means to undermine personal freedoms, including speech, than powerful organizations like the DOJ, IRS or other government agencies?

2 weeks ago | pottsmerc.com | Jerry Shenk

Please pardon the following self-indulgence …Admittedly, it was implied, but I published several columns about the aftermath of Election 2024 without once mentioning “schadenfreude.”Schadenfreude is a German word that, in English, means “Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.”Magnanimous winners may be willing to express a modicum of sympathy for the November 5 voters whose candidates lost. But not me. I’m enjoying schadenfreude.

3 weeks ago | pottsmerc.com | Jerry Shenk

The American left may not understand economics. Public welfare, or wealth redistribution, is a case in point. Per Bylund, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, asks and answers: “What causes poverty? Nothing. It’s the original state, the default, the starting point. The real question is, What causes prosperity? […] Prosperity is the state of having created or otherwise acquired wealth.

1 month ago | pottsmerc.com | Jerry Shenk

“What is a woman?”My five-decade-old oversized, unabridged dictionary defines “woman” as “1) a female human being (distinguished from ‘man’), 2) an adult female person,” and lists one antonym: “man.”Twenty years ago, any high school biology student could answer that question. Back then, educators taught their students that biological XX and XY chromosomes, respectively, sexually imprint every cell of every female and male body.