As has been my habit for the last few presidential elections, the afternoon of Election Day found me in Manhattan at a discreet, semi-secure, undisclosed location for a long and thoughtful lunch. The 2016 iteration of this ceremony was exceedingly thoughtful and found some of our party pushing luncheon well into tea time. Source: Will the Plywood Party win? |...

Businesses in major U.S. cities are preparing for another round of rioting, looting, and vandalism, which they anticipate will follow Tuesday’s presidential election. Source: Businesses in Major Cities Prepare for Election Day Violence – Washington Free Beacon

By my calculation, there are at the very least 11 trillion reasons to worry about Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden. He’s the odds-on favorite to beat incumbent Donald Trump on November 3. Not only is the former vice president likely to win, but FiveThirtyEight predicts Democrats have a 74-in-100 chance of taking the Senate while holding the House of Representatives,...

In the 21st century, hallmark American and international institutions have lost much of their prestige and respect. Source: Destroying the Institutions We Inherited

Netflix just released a movie titled Cuties. It is anything but cute. Many feel the “film” is an absolute child-exploiting monstrosity and have joined in on the online conversation to #CancelNetflix. Source: Cuties: Should We Only Be Mad With Netflix?

Pittsburgh police have charged three people who were captured on video accosting diners at a restaurant during an anti-police protest, along with an additional incident at a nearby McDonald’s, numerous sources reported. Source: Police: Three Protesters Charged After Harassing Diners In Viral Video | The Daily Caller

A federal district court issued an order Friday that halts enforcement of a Louisville law against a photographer and blogger while her artistic freedom lawsuit moves forward in court. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent Chelsey Nelson—an entrepreneur who specializes in photographing, editing, and blogging about weddings—in a legal challenge to a city law that forces her to use her artistic...

The great realignment is over. The Republicans are now the working-class party while the Democrats are the party of the political establishment. Source: Feehery: The working-class party | TheHill

A major new study reveals “an overwhelming majority” of donors don’t expect COVID-19 will curtail their charitable giving for the rest of the year. Source: Major New Study on Charitable Giving Offers ‘Reassurance and Warning’ to Faith-Based Nonprofits – NRB.org

Once again, politicians are bemoaning our system of capitalism, claiming that the solution to economic woes is further expansion of a government-driven social welfare system. Source: Prosperity and Generosity: The Biblical Roots of Capitalism | RealClearReligion