The great H.L. Mencken was born on this day in 1880. No one ever came close to imitating Mencken’s talent at lampooning statists, statism, and “democracy” as the Sage of Baltimore and grandson of a Confederate veteran did. Here are a couple of my favorite Menckenisms from Prejudices: A Selection: “[A]good politician, under democracy, is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. His very existence, indeed, is a standing subversion of the public good in every rational sense. He is not one who serves the common weal; he is simply one who preys upon the commonwealth.” The average citizen is … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Mencken