It's not just local institutions like Sportsman's Den that are going, this one is going too, and its demise will be calamitous

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say goodbye to all that

In 1777, Adam Smith, consoling a correspondent who feared for England General Burgoyne surrendered to American forces at Saratoga, wrote "Be assured young friend, that there is a great deal of ruin in a nation". He was right, for a time: in 1804, Nelson prevailed (although he himself didn’t) at the Battle of Trafalgar, crushing the French and Spanish navies and establishing Britain as the preeminent naval force on all oceans. That dominance and England’s place among world powers lasted until WW1, when its final decline began.

I believe that, if there are still independent historians around 100 years from now, they’ll conclude that the date of America’s own irretrievable collapse, its final leap off the cliff, can be measured from the date of the 2026 elections. Destroying the Supreme Court is just one more step into our nation’s oblivion.