Evil Admits to Horror--But Wait There Is An Excuse
When Does an Explanation Become an Excuse?
In this episode, I discuss the possible ramifications of a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict—or a jury unable to reach a verdict—in the Lindsay Clancy case.
My concern goes beyond this single prosecution. At what point does explaining why someone committed a horrific act begin to diminish personal responsibility for committing it?
Mental illness is real, and our legal system has long recognized that there are rare circumstances in which a person may be incapable of understanding the nature or wrongfulness of an act. But that standard should be extraordinarily high when innocent lives have been deliberately taken.
If we continually expand the circumstances that reduce criminal responsibility, where does the principle stop? Could a violent offender someday argue that hormones, compulsions, psychological disorders, trauma, medication, or some other biological condition made his behavior beyond his control? That may sound extreme, but it illustrates the question I want to examine: Where should society draw the line between understanding behavior and excusing it?
I have strong feelings about this case, but this episode isn't an argument against examining evidence or providing a legitimate defense. It is an argument for accountability.
Some acts are so consequential that society must send an equally clear message: explanations deserve to be heard, but they do not automatically erase responsibility.
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21 Aug 2026
Epic Nightmare-NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Epic Nightmare-NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a $70 million government grocery-store experiment—because apparently City Hall believes running supermarkets is the next logical function of government. The plan calls for five publicly funded locations offering selected groceries at discounted prices while private operators handle the daily business.
In this episode, I explain why I believe this well-intentioned idea is destined to become an epic bureaucratic nightmare. What happens when taxpayer-subsidized stores compete against neighborhood grocers that must pay rent, taxes, insurance, and every other cost of doing business? And when the inevitable losses begin piling up, who pays the bill?
Spoiler alert: It won’t be the politicians who dreamed it up. Join me as we examine Mamdani’s grocery gamble, the economic reality behind it, and why government solutions so often create entirely new problems.
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30 Jul 2026
“BECAUSE HE IS A PIECE OF ____.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci spent years demanding that Americans trust him without question. But when he appeared before Congress on July 29, 2026, suddenly he had very little to say. Despite receiving a sweeping preemptive pardon from Joe Biden—reportedly signed by autopen—Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times. In this episode, I examine what lawmakers asked, what Fauci refused to answer, and why I believe his performance was cowardly, evasive, and deeply insulting to the American people. After years of mandates, lockdowns, ruined businesses, and disrupted lives, the man who demanded accountability from everyone else apparently wants none for himself. (AP (https://apnews.com/article/fauci-covid19-pandemic-senate-rand-paul-a774a79e46824ebec9e8e270b9cb9825?utm_source=chatgpt.com), PBS (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/fauci-invokes-5th-amendment-right-during-gop-led-hearing-on-covid-origins?utm_source=chatgpt.com))
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