The Daily Gouge

It’s Wednesday, April 27th, 2022…but before beginning, courtesy of Balls Cotton and Combat Soldier, we present a pithy primer from Lance Geist on the realities of domestic fossil fuels entitled… Borrowed and saved for protection from censors concerning facts about oil.   I hold in my hand a 140-milliliter sample of Louisiana light (sweet) crude oil. […]

It’s Monday, April 25th, 2022…but before we begin, for those needing proof the federal bureaucracy is completely out of control, this is it, as FOX informs us… Fauci is crushed for saying it’s ‘disturbing’ that a U.S. court can overrule the CDC   “…Fauci’s irksome (Merely “irksome”?  More like “incredibly disturbing”?!?) comments happened during a Thursday […]

It’s Friday, April 22nd, 2022…and here’s The Gouge! Today, we trust you’ll indulge us if, rather than serving up our standard fare, we offer what the great Thomas Sowell entitled: Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene (1). In a recent conversation with Daniel Francis regarding the efforts by the California and Maryland state senates to […]

It’s Wednesday, April 20th, 2022…and here’s The Gouge! First up, writing at Townhall.com, Marc Little pleads with America… Do Not Lose Your Soul   “…Darkness either overcomes you or it compels you to shine your light to repel it.  Americans face this choice as we are bombarded with social issues that require us to examine the […]

It’s Monday, April 18, Tax Day 2022…and yes, we’re…  But before we begin, one brief thought on the passing Conservative scene.  Though we generally enjoy most everything The Washington Free Beacon‘s Matt Continetti offers up, we’re always dismayed by him consistently conflating (including, but by no means limited to, here and here) legitimate opposition to […]

It’s Friday, April 1st, 2022…but before we begin, in what is unfortunately NOT an April Fool’s prank, Susan Collins, after holding a second personal meeting with Ketanji Jackson Tuesday afternoon, said she’s decided to support President Biden’s nominee, feeling reassured Jackson would not be “bending the law to meet a personal preference.” How Collins could […]