Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Once in a blue moon, Los Angeles County gets it right. Nathan Hochman, the new District Attorney, has done more to restore law and order than any California politician in recent memory. After enduring years of George Gascón’s disastrous “justice reform” experiment—one that threw the gates wide open for criminals and trampled victims—Los Angeles is…

Western governments love nothing more than to see people divided, isolated, and under control. Freedom of association—the basic right to freely meet, worship, organize, and protest—has become the enemy of leftist politicians and their bureaucratic cronies. The globalist elite see ordinary folks who gather to push back against their power as a threat. And make…

America’s leaders have backed us into a corner with their reckless spending and empty promises. For decades, Washington counted on other countries—like Japan—to buy up U.S. debt and keep the gravy train rolling. Now, even Japan is pulling back, dumping Treasuries just as our national debt rockets past a jaw-dropping $39 trillion. This is the…

America stands at a crossroads this fall. For decades, while politicians in Washington dithered and celebrated “global partnerships,” the Navy withered and our shipyards emptied out. American shipbuilding—the muscle that once carried us to victory over tyrants—became weak. Meanwhile, China bulks up its navy and foreign companies flood our markets with critical military technology. Who…