Greetings

 

 

1. Introducing Independent Thinkers Book Club . . . Meetings will be conducted both virtually, through Zoom, and in person in Northern VA. Kick off meeting is on Friday September 24 @ 10:30 - 11:15 am Eastern. We will read two books during the 2021-2022 cycle: We Want Equality: How the fight for equality gave way to preference by Charles Love, a radio show host on AM 560 The Answer and co-host of the Cut the Bull Podcast. We'll have a real treat on the 24th, as Charles will be introduce his book, at our kick-off meeting.

 

The second book, which we will start in January, will be Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections by Mollie Hemingway, a senior editor at The Federalist and a contributor to Fox News. I will work on getting Mollie to give us a talk about her book in January.

 

If you'd like to participate in the Independent Thinkers' Book Club, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL, indicating your interest and I will send you the Zoom info for this Friday. If you've never corresponded with me before, please briefly tell me who you are and why you want to participate.

 

2. SAVE THE DATE . . . Putin's Playbook Book Talk: Would you like to know what I did not include in the book? (Not the text that was redacted, due to the government's censorship - can't talk about that, although I strongly disagree that it's classified. Rather the personal stories and information that you will find interesting but I couldn't include them because I was already way over my word count limit.) October 16 @ 1:00 - 1:45 PM Eastern.

 

 

 

Democrats Spend Big, and We Pay, for Their Socialist Dream . . . In 1983, Tom Cruise starred in the film “Risky Business.” It’s about wealthy parents in Chicago who go on vacation and leave the house under the stewardship of their high school-age son.  
In short order, the boy throws a wild party, and the rest of the film is about the chaotic fallout. It’s the closest thing I can think of to capture current reality in Washington, D.C., as the kids—the Democrats running the White House and Congress—throw their big party and breathlessly spend their parents’ money (in this case, our money), knowing that the party will be over when adults return. The $3.5-plus trillion spending binge that Democrats are rushing to pass is not following a period of austerity. Record spending and debt have been piled on since the Obama years, using government to spend its way out of a government-induced economic collapse. And then we had the COVID-19 challenge and massive new government spending to get out of that. Daily Signal

 

Why Americans Favor Free Market Capitalism Over Big Government Socialism . . . Our recent survey that showed “Free Market Capitalism” was favored by 59 percent to 16 percent over “Big Government Socialism” came as a shock to some in the establishment. Many were convinced socialism was gaining favor, and we had to spend our time apologizing for capitalism as it declined. Fortunately, it seems that two generations of educational indoctrination and news media bias have not dented faith in Free Market Capitalism– nor have they meaningfully increased support for Big Government Socialism. There are three reasons for this. The first is cultural. A deep belief in achievement, hard work, big dreams, and success forms the heart of American culture. The spirit of American belief in excelling is captured in the Heisman Trophy, winning the Master’s Tournament, television shows about great chefs, the Final Four in college basketball, and the winners in shows such as Dancing with the Stars— the list is endless. As Gen. George S. Patton told his troops: “Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. Now, I wouldn’t give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That’s why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war.” Gingrich360

 

Why Hackers Love Smart Buildings . . .  When all of a building’s systems are online, the cybersecurity risks become much greater. In recent years, building managers increasingly have relied on internet connections and computer networks to manage pretty much any part of a building you can think of—including elevators and escalators; ventilation, heating and air conditioning systems; office machines like printers and conference-room audiovisual equipment; security and fire-safety systems; and appliances like refrigerators and coffee makers. These smart technologies can make buildings more efficient and monitor maintenance and repair needs, allowing building operators to address problems proactively, rather than fixing malfunctions as they occur. During the pandemic, they have made it easier to monitor airflow and people’s movements within buildings. Smart buildings satisfy a lot of things in real estate. The backside of it is that all of them become hackable. Wall Street Journal

 

Washington’s Lost Black Aristocracy . . . By Tucker Carlson
Autumn 1996. The history of black success in America often is presented as the success of isolated individuals, of specially gifted men and women who rose to achievement alone despite tremendous obstacles. But such a history is incomplete. For nearly a century, a community of successful black businessmen, clergy, and educators flourished in America. This black aristocracy built a nearly self-contained society outside the white world and with limited white assistance. And this group existed in the center of E. Franklin Frazier’s hometown, Washington, D.C. Regretfully, at this time, the District, particularly in its predominantly black areas, “is falling apart.” Dramatic though it is, this decline is a relatively recent phenomenon. From the turn of the century until the race riots of 1968, Washington contained the largest black professional community in the United States. By 1920 a 40-block portion of the city, an area now known as the Shaw neighborhood, boasted more than 300 black-owned businesses. The neighborhood rivaled Harlem as a center of American black enterprise and culture. “You had to wear a tie to walk down U Street,” recalls one elderly resident. City Journal

 

 

 

Rebekah

 

Rebekah Koffler

Editor, White House Dossier and Cut to the News

Author of Putin's Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America, available now

 

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