The Conservative Sage

The old saying "Too many chiefs and not enough Indians" is by modern standards politically incorrect. However there is a new phenomena that is could take its place. There seems to be too many Kings and Queens and not enough subjects. Peruse Facebook and one will see untold references to "Black Kings" and "Black Queens" which is intended to foster self esteem in the black community. What is wrong with this one may ask? It is built on a ridiculous premise, historical ignorance and grotesque revisionism. For starters, every culture at one time or another has been ruled by monarchs. So by this logic every Anglo British citizen is a King or a Queen since they still have a symbolic monarchy today. Kings and Queens are mere titles-not character traits. Monarchs were selected by either bloodline or bloody conquest. Some of the most dastardly rulers in history were Kings. King John, Herod, Leopold, Caligula are just a few-African rulers were hardly an exception. I...

There are many false assumptions in life that go unchallenged. One of the more commonly held ones is the notion that the Rich Get Richer and the Poor get Poorer. In recent years there is the propagated myth of the "1%". which refers to some enduring wealthy class that maintains its elite status-then there is reality. That reality isn't lost on former business world superstar Elizabeth Holmes. Just one year ago, her blood testing company Theranos, was on top of the world. Theranos had allegedly developed a faster more efficient blood testing technology which would only require a finger prick. It had 500 employees and was valued at $9 billion. Making the Stanford drop out the worlds youngest female self made billionaire with a 50% stake worth $4.5 billion. Soon questions began to swirl after media reports cast doubt about the accuracy of her supposedly innovative testing machines. The charge was that only 15 of 240 test Theranos offer...