Since P&C were lads, public displays of religion have been under attack.

It can get to the point that you're committing a hate crime if you wish someone a Merry Christmas?

The modern so-called "war on Christmas" hardly compares to traditional opposition to the holiday in America, starting with the Puritans.

P&C discuss that and many other aspects of the Christmas holiday.

When Trump was elected, a Democrat underground -- the so-called "deep state" -- became "the resistance" and tried to oppose Trump. Should Republicans do the same against Biden?

P&C drink some brandy and discuss.

Three spirits guide Pigweed and Crowhill through the bars of Christmas past, present and future in the hope they can see the error of their ways and join the progressive, woke mob.

P&C drink and review Pigweed's Brown Ale, then wonder what's going on in the world.

Coronavirus has ruined Thanksgiving. It's about to ruin Christmas and New Years. When will things get back to normal?

The boys discuss the holidays, recent events, and what to expect next. What about the vaccine?

Also, we're only two or three generations away from humans who lives with horrible plagues that make COVID look like a Sunday walk. And we're all cowering in fear. What's the deal?

Casting off restraints can cause very potent, positive emotions. Like the first time you could drive your own car.

But unrestrained freedom is not a good thing. We love freedom, but we put clear limits on it. Also, there's a tension between freedom and safety, and between freedom and order. We're okay with seatbelt laws, for example, and rules in the courthouse. So "free" in the context of human society can't mean completely unconstrained.

What is it then? What are the limits?

#1. The Left controls every institution in America. So if there's "institutional racism" in America, who's to blame?

#2. Mexicans celebrate their indigenous populations on holidays and such, but they are not treated well. It's a caste system.

#3. A French feminist is promoting the idea that women should erase men entirely from their lives.

#4. Pigweed shares his Zen experience with ambient videos.

#5. Is religious revival the only hope for restoring America?

What contributes to poverty? Does poverty cause bad neighborhoods? Do bad neighborhoods cause poverty? What makes poverty persist in an area?

A recent study shows a correlation between poor neighborhoods and less impulse control and less ability to delay gratification.

Are better programs and better policies able to fix poverty? (How did the war on poverty work out?)

On the other hand, are there steps people can take to stay out of poverty?

P&C drink and review Guinness' new Bourbon Barrel imperial stout, then call on their friend Longinus to have a chat about charter schools.

How does a charter school start? Where do they have class? Is it public or private? Who pays for it? Who hires the teachers? Why does the public school system cooperate?

Charter school success has been a topic of debate, but it seems clear they have helped inner city minorities. Why then do groups purporting to help inner city minorities oppose charter schools?

P&C drink and review an export stout, then call in their friend Longinus to help evaluate some short stories by Hemmingway, including ...

* A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

* The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber

* The Killers

* The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Hemmingway's stories broke new ground in several ways. The trio review and discuss.

Despite the assurances of the pollsters, and the fact that Democrats severely outspent Republicans, there wasn't a blue wave.

Trump, the allegedly racist president, got more black and Hispanic votes than most Republicans.

Pigweed: "If Trump is up in five states that get slow-walked for a week or ten days, as ballots mysteriously appear, and then they get turned over? I'm calling BS on it."

And now, we brace for the post-election violence.