Gary Isbell 
What socialism promises and what it delivers are two different things, and New York City’s small-market owners are now finding out firsthand. “I’m scared to be put out of business, because I’m here 25 years,” and I can’t compete, store owner Elvis Arias told CBS New York. Elvis has stood behind the … Read more
There is a hearing in a middle school gymnasium in a small, unknown county. A crowd has gathered before a folding table with three zoning commissioners. A woman in the fourth row holds a utility bill that has been folded and unfolded so often that the crease has softened. She is not … Read more
After twenty-four hours without electricity, Havana resident Frank Lorenzo saw the lights return. An hour later, Cuba’s entire grid collapsed. So much for relief. That brief interval of light offers a fitting image of the socialist promise: Relief arrives just long enough to remind people of what they are missing. Then the … Read more
The age of Artificial Intelligence has changed everything. A generation ago, a difficult problem would result in a consultation with a father, a priest, a teacher, or a friend. The answer brought some suffering, but it required much effort. The effort to find a solution was what matured a person. Problems give … Read more
A birthday party for a communist who created endless bread lines—and a platform that promises the same for America. On August 13, 2026, Cubans stood in bread lines amid 20-hour blackouts. That same day, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) published a tribute to the man responsible for those bread lines and … Read more
To understand the socialist agenda, one needs to see that it is all based on egalitarianism and Marxist class struggle. Thus, its tax agenda is not a math problem but immoral theft masquerading as a revenue-raising measure. Two errors hold the socialist program together, and neither one is economic. The first error … Read more
American wine sales have collapsed to their lowest level in more than two decades. The cause is younger drinkers who never developed the cultured habit of appreciating wine. For decades, wine culture rewarded patience, aeration, and the ability to discern aromas. Connoisseurs discussed tannins and terroir and pondered pairing a bottle with … Read more
In a world that moves at a breakneck pace, where trends flicker in and out like faulty lightbulbs, we might ask: Does “old-fashioned” elegance still matter? Or has it become as outdated as a handwritten letter in an age of text messages? Elegance is a timeless quality—a compass that should guide our … Read more
For decades, the trajectory of LGBT acceptance in the United States followed a steady, upward path. However, public sentiment is taking a step back toward sanity. It is not a huge step, but it breaks the downward slide to decadence. The trend shows signs of continuing. A recent Gallup poll indicates Americans … Read more
For over sixty years, Havana has offered the world one alibi for Cuba’s misery: El bloqueo, the American embargo. It is a marvelous excuse for its failure, since it keeps blaming a country ninety miles away. The evidence, however, proves the contrary. Havana insists the American embargo starved the island. But Cuba … Read more