At left is something from social media.  Is it popular?  Probably.  Is it largely true?  Most definitely not.

Sure, there are people who want to sit around idle, but most people are self-respecting and decent, and that means living productive and honest lives.

I know that the meme fits in with the narrative that immigrants are “takers” from white society, but anyone who lives in a region of the country with folks from Central America sees instantly that these people virtually never stop in whatever job they happen to hold: gardening, produce harvesting, childcare, construction, etc.

I worked some pretty intense hours in my day, and even I’m impressed.

It’s the Nature of Most People to Want to Work Hard

If the history of American wars is to be judged by these three data points, the quality of our enemies is falling like a stone.

The Quality of Democracy’s Enemies Seems to be Diminishing

It’s quite gratifying to see that many of the folks in Europe are as horrified by the lawlessness of the Trump presidency as we Americans are ourselves.

No Kings Protests in Europe Are Enormous