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Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Our Country’s Traditions and Core Values Are on the Decline
In recent years many of our cultural values have been eroding, and in some cases are being consciously abandoned.
Violence Next Time
Does hatred and violence reside only on the far Right, as the media seems to be spinning things? Consider this personal anecdote.
Monday, September 4, 2017
Truth ... or Lie?
Peter Jones is a kind, scholarly man with a charming British accent and delightful sense of humor.
Why China Is Not Going to Rein in North Korea
On 09/03/2017, North Korea said it conducted its largest nuclear test so far. In a televised statement, North Korea described the underground explosion as a “perfect success in the test of a hydrogen bomb for an ICBM.” Pyongyang said “the operation of the nuclear warhead is fully guaranteed.”
The Absurd Reasoning a Clinton-Appointed Judge Used to Strike Down Sanctuary City Law
A federal judge in San Antonio appointed by President Bill Clinton, Orlando Garcia, has issued a temporary restraining order against portions of Texas’ new sanctuary city law.
America’s Melting Pot and America’s Muslims
The story of American pluralism began with the migration of Puritan separatists, who came to the New World seeking a haven where they could practice their faith as they saw fit.
And Tonight, in the Role of Harry Truman...
I’m certainly not going to suggest they look anything alike or even that they’d agree about a lot of things, but the more I listen to Donald Trump, the more I find myself thinking about Harry Truman.
Sunday, September 3, 2017
For a Day, Our Political Troubles Were Eclipsed
In Manhattan on eclipse day I had planned to go by Central Park to witness how people would react to the big celestial event. But I didn’t get there because of what I saw on Madison Avenue.
Football’s Enjoyment Is on a Fade Pattern
Autumn, which is bearing down upon us like a menacing linebacker, is, as John Keats said, a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Saturday, September 2, 2017
A Lesson From the Storm
At a time when we all too often see the worst of humanity, in Houston, Norbert and so many others showed us some of the best.
Why There Will Not Be Any Investigations of Hillary Clinton by Congress or the FBI
Now that the president and his 2016 campaign team will be tied up in a non-stop investigation about Russian collusion and anything else Mr. Mueller wants to pursue, why aren’t there any major investigations into Hillary Clinton?
100% Pro-Life
In 1992, presidential candidate Bill Clinton argued that abortion should be “safe, legal and rare.” By contrast, a March 27, 2017, article in The Washington Times was entitled, “Safe, Legal and Not So Rare,” and argued that abortion has instead become “a young woman’s rite of passage.”
Call to Prayer
President Trump signed a proclamation declaring this Sunday a National Day of Prayer.
Discarded Banana Peel Causes Racial Hysteria at Ole Miss
There is a raging controversy within the University of Mississippi’s Greek Life community regarding race relations and bananas.
Polls Questions and the Truth
I suggested earlier this week that the tide is turning when The Washington Post named antifa as the aggressor in attacking peaceful demonstrators at a free speech rally in California. But later we got the political equivalent of a tsunami.
The Statues Are Coming!
The mass hysteria that has been generated by George Soros and his paid minions would be amusing, at least in the way that zombies searching for brains in sci-fi movies are amusing, if only this were a movie. Unfortunately, this is what passes for real life in 2017 America.
Friday, September 1, 2017
Trump’s Insubordination Problem
Donald Trump told us that he’d hire the best people. He didn’t mention that he’d be unable to fire them.
Trump Takes on Taxes
President Trump addressed workers Wednesday at the Loren Cook Company in Springfield, Missouri.
The Devil’s Silence
Reflect for a moment, if you will, on a gathering of Christians in Nashville, TN, a week ago. A few hundred of the most prominent Christian leaders in the country across all denominations came together to sign what is being called “The Nashville Statement.”
Time to Drop Colleges’ Racial Quotas and Preferences
When a policy has been vigorously followed by venerable institutions for more than a generation without getting any closer to producing the desired results, perhaps there is some problem with the goal.