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Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Conservatives, Too, Undergo Secular Indoctrination
Many years ago, I attended a dinner at a wealthy man’s New York City condo with, among others, one of the most prominent and influential conservatives in American life.
Monday, April 2, 2018
When Ideology Collides With Good School Governance
Should schools be focused on providing children with a good education in a safe environment or should they be laboratories of partisan political agitation? The answer, of course, should be obvious.
Another Reason to Remember the Easter and Passover Weekend
As we celebrate Easter Sunday and the Jewish Passover, we should keep in our prayers and remembrances the many Americans who fought and sacrificed during that same time 73 years ago in the Battle of Okinawa.
Marxism: The Cancer That Never Quits
If I had my druthers, I would like to see some of those people involved in medical research turn their attention to stamping out the virus that has killed more people around the world over the past hundred years than polio, smallpox and AIDS put together.
The Democrats’ Plan to Transform America
Instead of listening to the people, Democrats are trying to get different people to vote.
Passover and the Secret of Jewish Longevity
In March 1946, David Ben Gurion appeared before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, a panel convened to study conditions in Palestine, which was then still under British rule.
Sunday, April 1, 2018
Resurrection Day
On Easter morning, Christians do not remember a martyr. We worship the risen Son of God!
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Inspiration and Invitation in New Film
“They taught me what it really means to be a human person, to love and let the barriers down,” director Randall Wright explains about his experience making “Summer in the Forest,” his new documentary.
The Controversy of the Cross
The latest episode of controversy over the public display of a cross was argued in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals when the full court upheld an earlier ruling declaring the 40-foot-tall cross, known as the Peace Cross, as unconstitutional. Unless the Supreme Court intervenes, the memorial will have to come down.
Lock Him Up! Lock Him Up!
Unless he winds up in Leavenworth, Andrew McCabe will basically receive a free pass in spite of betraying his oath time and again on behalf of Hillary Clinton.
Friday, March 30, 2018
The Never Trump Delusion
Donald Trump is a dominant presence in our public life, although one that his adversaries have trouble accepting and processing.
Strzok Strikes Again
Late Wednesday there was a bombshell report from Fox News providing yet more evidence of what may be the biggest political scandal in American history. Of course, the information was completely ignored by Big Media.
Congress Didn’t Defund Planned Parenthood, but Trump Can
Back home for Easter weekend, I’m hearing from plenty of members of Congress. Their constituents weren’t happy with the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill to begin with, but they’re irate that Congress co-signed another massive check to America’s largest abortion business.
The Most Important Weekend in History
Survey academic historians on the most important events in history and, regardless of their personal beliefs, they inevitably tend to list the execution of a Jewish carpenter some time around 33 AD as one of the most important events. Whether atheist or religious or Muslim or Buddhist, historians recognize that civilization shifted on this weekend nearly 2000 years ago.
It Depends on What the Meaning of Facts Is
Former President Barack Obama (I love the adjective preceding his title) made some comments at the recent Global Opinion Leaders Summit in Japan that I can’t let slide, so please forgive me.
What Makes You Wonder?
Peter was astonished at the sight of the empty tomb. We are told that he went home overcome with awe, that he pondered the wonder of what had happened.
Stevens Makes at Least One Good Point in Controversial Essay
Two and a half cheers for Justice Stevens! Let me say it up front: I don’t think we should repeal the Second Amendment. But I applaud retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens for arguing that we should.
Hollywood Made a Great Movie About a Kennedy Tragedy
Conservatives’ expectations for honest and fair movies coming out of Hollywood are understandably low. For decades now we have been brow-beaten and lectured by clueless celebrities on everything from saving the Spotted Owl to gun control — the latest flavor of the moment.
There Is Nothing Wrong With a Census Question About Citizenship
The Trump administration is being sued over its plans to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census, which California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) says “is not just a bad idea — it is illegal.”
You Can Try to Repeal the Second Amendment, but You Can’t Repeal History
This week, retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote an op-ed in The New York Times that advocated a position most liberal pundits and activists have been incrementally working toward for a long time: repealing the Second Amendment. And while many liberal columnists argued that Stevens had only given fodder to gun advocates — because his position is unfeasible right now — not one whose piece I read argued that Stevens was wrong on the merits. Not one claimed that American citizens do, in fact, have an inherent individual right to protect themselves with firearms.