On October 24, 1648, the Peace of Westphalia was signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years’ War.
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Thirty Years’ War
Year: 2016
Alas, if man is blind, shall his misfortune be also his crime? I may have mistaken the voice of reason; but never, knowingly, have I rejected its authority.
C. F. Volney, The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires (1793; second English-language edition, the Philadelphia translation, 1802).
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Laws vs. Regulations. . .
2015 was a record-setting year for the Federal Register, according to numbers the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., released Wednesday.
This year’s daily publication of the federal government’s rules, proposed rules and notices amounted to 81,611 pages as of Wednesday, higher than last year’s 77,687 pages and higher than the all-time high of 81,405 pages in 2010 — with one day to go in 2015.
—The Hill
Code of Federal Regulations (Wikipedia)
Regulation Run Amok—And How to Fight Back (Wall Street Journal)
Ten Thousand Commandments 2016 (An Annual Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State from CEI)
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Townhall: Once and Futures Queen
Click on over to Townhall for the Big Story: The ascension to the throne of the most ruthless and corrupt royal of our time, Hillary Clinton. Then come back here for more info.
- National Review: Herd Instincts
- The Atlantic: From Whitewater to Benghazi: A Clinton-Scandal Primer
- New York Times: William Safire’s “Blizzard of Lies”
- ChicagoTribune: An ‘extremely careless’ Hillary Clinton: The FBI’s damning non-indictment
- PolitiFact: Video shows tarmac welcome, no snipers
- YouTube: Bosnia Landing shows no ‘Sniper Fire’
- YouTube: Bosnia Landing under Enemy Attack
- New York Times: Memo Places Hillary Clinton At Core of Travel Office Case
- NBC News: Tim Kaine—Clinton Wants to be the ‘You’re Hired’ President
- Daily Mail (UK): I cannot tell a lie! Clinton says she’s ‘always TRIED’ to tell the truth to the American people (honest) – prompting wave of Republican ridicule
- Washington Post: Kathleen Parker’s “Hillary Clinton’s historical problem with honesty”
- Washington Post: Then-CNN contributor Donna Brazile to Clinton camp: Sometimes ‘I get the questions in advance’
- WikiLeaks: From time to time I get the questions in advance
- BleachBit: BleachBit “stifles investigation” of Hillary Clinton
On October 23, 1850, the first National Women’s Rights Convention began in Worcester, Massachusetts.
On the same October date 106 years later, thousands of Hungarians rose up against Soviet rule.
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There must be. . .
There must be a less excruciating way to find the least qualified person in the country.
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Video: DNC Dirty Tricks
Inciting Hate Violence Rigging Election Mass Voter Fraud by DNC & Clinton Campaign: James O’Keefe and Project Veritas Action…
https://youtu.be/yi9O_Gl15XA
Fox News: “You’re Like a Thief” — Donna Brazile Snaps at Megyn Kelly When Asked About WikiLeaks…
https://youtu.be/_qVtNudSZLo
And, for a little reading: the WikiLeaks email exposure.
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William J. Locke
The only remedy against the malady of life is life itself. The bane is its own antidote.
William J. Locke, The Glory of Clementina (1911).
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Sartre Doesn’t Take the Prize
On October 22, 1964, philosopher and novelist Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but turned down the honor — establishing a precedent that should have been followed by numerous Peace Prize winners, including Barack Obama and the European Union.
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You had one job America. . .
