David Lewis Schaefer

Politics

NYC Mayor Mamdani & Socialist Allies Miss the Meaning of 1776

Zohran Mamdani's July 3 speech is contrasted with the Declaration of Independence and America's founding ideals of liberty.

Jul 10, 2026

Politics

Has America Lost a Culture War – to a Bunny?

A New York Times claim that “the culture war is over” ignores deeper questions about language, citizenship, assimilation, and American identity.

Feb 16, 2026

Elections

Americans Should Resist “Progressive” Changes to Elections That Weaken Democratic Government

Efforts to reshape elections through ranked choice and jungle primaries risk weakening accountability and empowering political extremes.

Oct 17, 2025

National Security

Let’s Say Goodbye to the U.N.’s Useless “Human Rights Council”

Trump’s exit from the U.N. Human Rights Council exposed its bias against Israel and failure to stop real human rights abuses.

Sep 23, 2025

Politics

Is There a Constitutional Right to Burn the American Flag?

President Trump's executive order on flag burning has reignited legal debates over First Amendment protections and national symbolism.

Sep 4, 2025

Elections

Can New York City Endure a Socialist Mayor?

Zohran Mamdani's victory in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary highlights the contradictions of democratic socialism and its implications for the city's future.

Jul 2, 2025

Politics

New York Times Misrepresents Trump Civil Rights Triumph as Setback

Trump ends disparate-impact liability in civil rights enforcement, challenging the left’s race-based policies and restoring equal opportunity by merit.

May 15, 2025

Democrats Exhibit Amnesia on Likely CFPB Failures

President Trump moves to rein in the CFPB, challenging its unchecked power and funding model while pushing for accountability and reform of Dodd-Frank-era overreach.

Mar 21, 2025

Politics

How DOGE Promotes Classical Republican Self-Government

DOGE has already uncovered millions in questionable federal spending, sparking a debate on fiscal responsibility and self-government.

Feb 27, 2025

Economy

The ESG Fraud is Coming Undone

The ESG movement, once heralded as a pathway to ethical investing, is unraveling as flawed research and political biases are exposed. Once widely promoted by powerful elites and major investment firms, ESG is now facing growing scrutiny as evidence mounts that it prioritizes ideological goals over financial success.

Feb 17, 2025

Lessons Americans Today Should Learn From This Classic Musical

Cabaret has important lessons for America today that are perhaps more relevant than ever. Its story originating from Christopher Isherwood’s semi-autobiographical novel Goodbye to Berlin, Cabaret is set in the hedonistic, gender-bending world of the German capital in the early 1930s, just prior to Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. In that world, when it comes to sexual promiscuity, in the words of Cole Porter, literally “anything goes.”

Jan 25, 2025

Politics

Fifty-Plus-Year-Old Fish Story Finally Debunked

What one is tempted to call the snail darter fraud is one of the early instances of a broader problem that has plagued the United States over more than a half-century: the increasing politicization of science, in which individuals with scientific credentials are trusted purely because they are believed to be engaged in the objective pursuit of truth, even when that pursuit is twisted by the scientists’ political wishes.

Jan 9, 2025