“The hive’s apparent disorder is paired with material abundance, military strength, and occupational variety, suggesting that a complex commercial community is sustained by mixed motives rather than pure virtue.” – The Fable of the Bees Early theological philosophers named the seven deadly sins as: pride, envy, greed, lust, anger, sloth, and gluttony. These vices were roundly condemned as moral failings, due to their excesses and deficiencies, as well as their lack of grou

“The quest for community will not be denied, for it springs from some of the powerful needs of human nature- needs for a clear sense of cultural purpose, membership, status, and continuity.” – The Quest for Community In 1935, Parker Brothers, a toy and game manufacturer, launched the board game Monopoly, which encouraged players to accumulate real estate. Included on the board was a space called “Community Chest”. In the 1930s, hundreds of US cities participated in a loca

“Though war has a mind of its own, war never knows who it is going to hit.” – Why War is Never a Good Idea On February 28, 2026, on the very first day of the newest forever war with Iran, American forces double-tapped a girls' elementary school in Minab, killing nearly 200 innocent Iranian girls, teachers, and parents. Mass funerals followed as families grieved their losses from one of the deadliest civilian attacks of the war. To date, the Trump administration has taken

“The establishment of wealth is fundamental to social and political progress.” – Black Fortunes Before the Civil War began in 1861, there were nearly 500,000 free blacks in the United States, representing 10-12 percent of the black population at the time. Despite the obvious hurdles, free blacks experienced both freedom and persecution as they built businesses, established social institutions, and worked to abolish slavery. By the time of Reconstruction, however, followin

“Apparently great wealth does not come from land and natural resources, but from trade, finance and innovation, and that did not require centralized government and territorial conquests, but private property, free trade and toleration.” – Peak Human In his second inaugural address in January 2025, President Trump first used the phrase Golden Age, promising the country a resurgence in peace, prosperity, and optimism, as his slogan, “Make America Great Again,” first promoted.

“If we have all of these checks and balances, how did we get the government we have today? It's just like the government that the Anti-Federalists feared! The Federalists promised it wouldn't be that way!” – A Tuttle Twins Series of Stories, America’s History, 1776-1791 At the time of the American Revolution, debt was less than 40 percent of GDP, with the overwhelming majority tied to wartime expenses. By 1835, debt was eliminated. Today, debt sits at 120 percent of GDP,

“When God and tradition and ancient norms are said to no longer exist, anything and everything is permissible.” – The Devil and Karl Marx. When Eve was tempted by the serpent in the Garden of Eden, who encouraged her to eat from the forbidden Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, life on Earth was changed forever. Convinced that her eyes would be opened to hidden knowledge and that she would become as God, led instead to the fall of man. Rather than human eyes being opened

“What America needs now- and can have- is a counter coalition in opposition to the welfare- warfare state.” – The Betrayal of the American Right On August 1, 2026, former Georgia House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a picture from Tucker Carlson’s Maine compound proffering a future political alternative to the current binary choices. Included in the photo were fellow Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie and former Trump Administration Official, Joe Kent. As T

“We need to learn about – and learn how to defend - good ideas. We need to make these ideas popular. Good ideas that aren't defended will languish.” – The Tuttle Twins Guide to The World’s Worst Ideas In March 2020, hundreds of millions of businesses saw mass closures, while people sheltered in their homes to slow the spread and flatten the curve, as the COVID pandemic traversed quickly around the world. Slowing the spread was meant to reduce the increase in the number o

“Suppose in our persistent groping toward a better system than communism, we had done nothing better at last but stumble into and rediscover the very same old capitalism that we had been reviling for two centuries as the depth of human iniquity and misery”. – Time Will Run Back The 1919 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia not only sparked a Communist revolt in Europe but also gave rise to the Communist Party in the United States. Looking to reorganize America under a Soviet Am

“The book is a portable collection of written ideas, designed to elevate the human mind beyond its natural limits of experience, memory, distance, and; it; it's a vessel for numbers, narratives, laws, and lyrics; It facilitates history, politics, philosophy, religion, science, and self-discovery; it enshrines traditions while providing direction as they shift and grow; It informs the ignorant, reminds the learned, travels far, and cheats death.” – The Idea Machine Books wer

“Many people believe things that simply aren't true. They believe what they are told by the media, or what the government said, or what they read in an official report. But these people often lie.” – The Tuttle Twins Guide to True Conspiracies Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell disappeared for weeks following hospitalization without any public announcement of his condition. On July 12, photo evidence, including a Sunday edition of the Washington Post, served as proof of life

“Hats off to the King!” – The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins Since medieval times, hats have separated mankind by caste. While nobility wore extravagant headdresses of feathers and gems, knights wore helmets, and peasants generally wore simple flat caps. Each was a sign of the social hierarchy of the day. As time went on, hats expanded to include professional designations and personal preferences. The practice of tipping one’s hat became a way to acknowledge and greet

“In a few brief lines, penned near the start of our struggle to secure our independence, the Founders distilled their philosophy of government: equal liberty for all, defined by rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, secured by a government instituted for that purpose, its limited powers derived from the consent of the governed.” – A History of Repeated Injuries

“They talked about nuclear families the same way they talked about the nuclear bomb. It was a destructive, sexist, militaristic, heteronormative force designed to ruin the world. Literally, they would say, for emphasis at the end of every statement they made that could not possibly work in any literal sense. Instead, they argued bravely that old-school femininity was a scourge. Any woman who chose to stay in the home instead of working in the world was complicit. Any woman wh

“No denomination on earth made the kinds of outrageous claims that Rome made for itself. For instance, the Methodists never claimed to be the one and only true church founded by Jesus; nor did the Lutherans claim to have as their head a Pope who was Christ’s infallible vicar on earth; nor was the Assembly of God run by leaders claiming an unbroken line of succession going all the way back to Peter.” – Rome Sweet Home In 1517, Martin Luther’s 95 Theses would spark the Protes

“Sometimes all you hear about is the hate, but there is more love in this world than you could possibly imagine.” – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse There is always plenty of bad news to go around. Today, nearly a quarter of US adults have a mental health condition that affects their health and well-being. As a result, over 2 million people attempt suicide every year, while 50,000 others are successful in their attempts. Globally, one in five people suffers from

“Equality of all men – the egalitarian ideal – can only be achieved if all men are precisely uniform, precisely identical with respect to all of their attributes. The egalitarian world would necessarily be a world devoid of all individuality, variety, or special creativity.” – Egalitarianism As a Revolt Against Nature Equality is an impossible goal because it is unattainable without human intervention. Differences in people are natural and beneficial. Society depends on

“Intentions aside, when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling power, the resulting structural stress makes a violent clash the rule, not the exception.” – Destined for War Many disruptive technologies in the 21st century have upstarts breaking into traditional markets, replacing established businesses, and radically changing industries. From iPhone smartphones, Airbnb, Uber, Amazon, Netflix, and Bitcoin, corporations have been put on notice to either adapt or peri

“Dictators who surround themselves with a cult of personality tend to drift off into a world of their own, confirmed in their delusions by the followers who surround them. They end up making all major decisions on their own. They see enemies everywhere, at home and abroad. As hubris and paranoia take over, they seek more power to protect the power they already have.” – How to Be a Dictator In May 2026, cryptocurrency investors gifted a 22-foot golden statue of President