The Art of Demolishing Conventional Wisdom

American Thinker ^ | 16 Jan, 2026 | J.B. Shurk

[MtnClimber]

For American freedom to survive another century, those who understand what is at stake have a moral responsibility to speak up.

make no bones about my support for President Trump. I find him a breath of truth-infused fresh air in an age of pretending that has long been dedicated to constructing, spreading, and anointing the “narrative.” By rejecting the rules of “political correctness,” Trump is willing to say what others will not. By rejecting conventional “wisdom,” the president approaches challenges in insightful ways. By rejecting the authority of institutions compromised by political agendas, President Trump challenges corrosive policies camouflaged as “expertise.”

The president’s plain-speaking approach to governing represents a return to common sense. President Trump knows the difference between a man and a woman and does not advance the crazy notion that boys should be in girls’ locker rooms or dominate their sports. He knows that illegal aliens are, by definition, illegally inside the United States and must be removed (both for the safety and security of American citizens as well as for the preservation of any sense of the rule of law). He knows that trillions of dollars have been transferred from the poorest westerners to the wealthiest westerners in the name of fighting “global warming” and is unwilling to perpetuate a “climate change” hoax that makes everything more expensive for those who can least afford to subsidize the scam. He recognizes that America’s real economy (as represented by local production in towns across the country) has suffered for decades, even though Wall Street’s virtual economy has almost ceaselessly posted record gains. He understands that the U.S. military can be used to achieve strategic successes without shackling multiple generations of Americans to the costly spectacles of regime change, democracy-building, and endless war on other continents.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: breathoffreshair; leftism

[MtnClimber]

[Track9]

I just got down to the space coast in fl for a little not so warm sun. Besides the occasional moonbat bumper sticker, it looks like Trump country. Certainly the locals I’m visiting are loving DJT.

[Sicon]

Even sober observers largely immune to political passions often publicly wonder whether this Union of ours can long survive.

Sadly, I, and I think many others, are at the point where I don't really care about the Union. There is no reconciling with people who are basically insane, irrational, emotional, vindictive, hypocrites.

[cgbg]

There is no point in having a calm and rational discussion with people who want to call you names, then steal your stuff and then kill you.

[sauropod]

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