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The Barnes Brief: Substack-Style, Weekend of December 1, 2023
December 01, 2023
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Schedule

  • Sunday: Law For the People at 6 pm eastern
  • Closing Argument: The Utility of Resistance Against Futility

Introduction: Top 10 Headlines of the Week

  • Santos expelled
  • J6 committee destroyed evidence
  • Kissinger died
  • Charlie Munger passed
  • Kochs back War Karen Nikki
  • Venezuela seeks to annex Guyana
  • The Tax Man cometh
  • China-Biden ties grow as corruption evidence builds against Biden
  • Musk tells blackmailing advertisers where they can go.
  • Trump trial shows no fraud.

*Bonus: Alex Jones’ video game.

Wisdom of the Day: "the effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death." Monty Oum. 

The Evidence: Top Ten Curated Articles from The Barnes Library

  1. Hunter Biden testimony controversy. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/01/the_biden_family_grift_and_hunters_fake_offer_to_testify_150133.html
  2. Mail-in voting problems. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/11/30/mail-in-voting-republicans-00129139
  3. Left populist: Democrats crime position is irrational.https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-democratic-position-on-crime
  4. Hamas history. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/01/the_unhinged_among_us_150137.html
  5. Market educates Disney. https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4326247-happy-birthday-adam-smith-the-invisible-hand-just-slapped-disney/
  6. Texas sues Pfizer. https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/30/exclusive-texas-ag-ken-paxton-sues-pfizer-for-false-deceptive-covid-jab-con/
  7. Hitchens’ book on Kissinger. https://www.amazon.com/Trial-Henry-Kissinger-Christopher-Hitchens/dp/145552297X
  8. Kissinger’s multiple sides. https://unherd.com/2023/12/the-two-faces-of-henry-kissinger/
  9. The many legends of Kissinger. https://www.ft.com/content/02ce3837-41ea-4c05-bc7a-8329b285ed54
  10. Charlie Munger’s truths. https://www.fisherinvestments.com/en-us/insights/market-commentary/timeless-truths-from-charlie-munger

*Bonus: Babies love ice cream. https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjust.4fun/video/7306228800864521504

 

Closing Argument: The Utility of Resisting Futility 

  • Dylan Thomas, the Welsh poet, said it best: Do not go gentle in that good night, rage, rage against the dying of the light. Be more like the wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, and in the same vein, the greatest trick the system ever pulled was convincing people you cannot resist. The argument is simple, short, and, in this vein, sweet: never forget our own ability to change the world, no matter how long the odds may seem. Do indeed never go gentle in that good night.
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I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • Washington Crossing the Delaware, one of the great portraits of the American revolution, captured the American spirit to this day, more than two centuries after the event and more than a century since Emanuel Leutze’s painting exhibited in 1851. The torrid current, the gusting winds, the eager soldiers furiously rowing against the rising waves, the flag itself against the elements, Washington staring ahead, no turning back. Onward only! 
 
B. Wisdom of the Day
  • “In all questions of passion, admit reason to govern.” George Washington. 
 
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  • Dialogue Works 
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I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • The glamorous look. The old school elegance. The mirrored reflection. The corner high top.  The distant foggy light. The champagne dancing in the crystal glass. The cheery smile. The opposite faces. The whisper of conspiracy. The hint of the past. The black and white of a different kind of truth. Midnight somewhere. Plans afoot. Opportunities linger. Take a chance.
 
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I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • They raise the flag of liberty, replacing the image of the King, but the painting speaks more than just that celebration of the Revolution. A mother holds up\ her child. Women dance. Young and old alike volunteer. but look a bit closer, and you see the true source of the revolution: as the aristocrats walk away, the commoiners lift the flag of liberty. The founding Fathers weren’t just a few folks writing documents; it was the ordinary people taking dramatic action, peopling the volunteer army, sacricing for boycotts, smuggling information and goods across enemy lines, voicing their independence in taverns and community halls, taking their freedom into their hands for themselves and their posterity, the true founders of America. 
 
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III. CASES FOR SUNDAY
 
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  3. SCOTUS:Birthright citizenship https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-365_new_5if6.pdf
  4. SCOTUS: Election Day https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf
  5. SCOTUS: 4th Amendment https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf
  6. SCOTUS: Federal reserve https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf
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