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John Surdu 
What is Hate Speech? John R. “Buck” Surdu and Dan Davis Everything is considered “hate crimes” or “hate speech” these days, if not considered “insurrection.” In the deep recesses of my mind, I recall when federal hate crime laws were being debated that some Congressmen objected because the definition of a “hate crime” was ambiguous, …
After the tragic school shooting in Texas this week, the Leftist blamestorming was predictable. Few, however, are willing to take on the real issue: the Left has successfully removed all moral compasses from our culture, and then we wonder why people act immorally.
Biden: A Whole of Government Disgrace This week several polls indicated that only 39% of the population approved of President Biden’s performance. He pushed through the $1.5 TRILLION leftist pork spending bill that has helped fuel record inflation. Biden proudly proclaims that on his first day in office he signed a bunch of executive orders …
Signs of Wokeness Metastasizing in the US Military John R. “Buck” Surdu I have often complained that the Left has worked to vilify, destroy, or give away everything in which I believe. To the left “patriotism” has become a dirty word. The Left is working to destroy our government, our institutions, and traditional middle-class family …
This week Politico reported that a Leftist clerk within the Supreme Court leaked a pre-decisional document indicating that a majority of the Justices were prepared to overturn the infamous Rowe vs. Wade decision. Never in not-so-recent memory has such a pre-decisional document been leaked. We have now added the Supreme Court to the long list …
I am sorry that I am behind my deadline for this week’s article. It was a really busy week at work that involved international travel and late nights. I have several articles in draft, but none ready for public consumption this morning. To hopefully compensate, I would like to suggest that you take a look …
(I have been republishing this old article, because when AFNN changed hosts, these articles have become difficult to reach. I have done only limited updating and editing.) Part 6: Concluding Thoughts In Part 1 of this multi-part article, I asserted that we are becoming two distinctly different Dis-United States. One is an America based on …
Part 5: Divisive Lies of Institutional Racism and The Republic vs. Communism In Part 1 of this multi-part article, I asserted that we are becoming two distinctly different Dis-United States. One is an America based on our Constitution, institutions, law and order, freedoms, common view of civics, commonly interpreted history, and common culture. The other …
Gender Identity is a Harmful Cancer The Democrats and the Left (and I am being redundant) have become the party of Marxism, indoctrination, and pedophilia. The Left has an unhealthy and deranged preoccupation with sex. This goes well beyond the freedom to practice their derangements, and has become a preoccupation with grooming children, infusing them …
Part 4: Censorship and Political Indoctrination In Part 1 of this multi-part article, I asserted that we are becoming two distinctly different Dis-United States. One is an America based on our Constitution, institutions, law and order, freedoms, common view of civics, commonly interpreted history, and common culture. The other is an America transformed into a …
Part 3: Breakdown of Law and Order and Weaponizing Once-Trusted Institutions In Part 1 of this multi-part article, I asserted that we are becoming two distinctly different Dis-United States. One is an America based on our Constitution, institutions, law and order, freedoms, common view of civics, commonly interpreted history, and common culture. The other is …
Part 2: A Clash of Cultures and Government Oppression (I am republishing these articles that were lost when AFNN moved to the new platform. I am updating them only slightly.) In Part 1 of this multi-part article, I asserted that we are becoming two distinctly different Dis-United States. One is an America based on our …
(This article is being republished on AFNN since we moved to this new platform, because the old posts are difficult to locate anymore. I have updated it slightly.) Part 1: Redrawing Boundaries, Refugee Migration, and Disunity This multi-part article will not attempt to make a case for or against secession. There is a part of …
Disney needs to focus on its core mission of providing wholesome entertainment that reflects traditional middle class family values. Disney, get back to work, not back to woke! I have to say that adults can do what they want, but I don’t understand the unhealthy leftist fascination with sex and sexualizing children. The theme parks …
Forgiving Student Loans is a Really Bad Idea John R. “Buck” Surdu and Dan Davis This week the Leftists and other purveyors of victimhood are at it again, arguing that student loans should be forgiven and abrogated. John Stossel produced an excellent video on this subject. These eighteen-year-olds, supposedly adults, signed a piece of paper …
Changes are needed to the structure of student loans, but loan forgiveness is not the answer. As with most government created problems, the solution to student loan woes is to excise the government from involvement in them. According to PolitiFact, Just 58% of Americans say a four-year degree is worth the price, according to a …
The information overload and 24-hour new cycle combine to leave the citizen little choice on ways to understand and evaluate claims and counterclaims. Personal attacks and unsupported claims stand in the stead of careful quantification and civil discourse.
More and more high school students are expressing a lack of interest in attending four-year schools. They often cite student debt as a reason. Really that is about cost vs. value. There are many paths to successful lives and careers that do not involve enduring four years of political indoctrination. The move away from four-year colleges is healthy.
There is a saying that sometimes what’s old is new again. Lately, I have come to believe that so-called “progressives” have become so progressive that they have become “regressive.” There is a saying that sometimes what’s old is new again. This is particularly true in fashion. I keep waiting for those knit ties I …
As I predicted some weeks ago in an article on this site, Russia has invaded the Ukraine. Also, as I predicted, the European nations have provided about as much help to the Ukraine as they provided to Poland in 1939 — practically none. A friend in Australia recently wrote, “I don’t know about you, but …