State Department Strips Soul Out of ‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry
The U.S. State Department is Destroying “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry.
Culture
Ned Claybrook On Promiscuity and Female Equality
Widely available birth control and for a time, abortion on demand, has contributed to a culture of sex without consequence. Is that really female equality?
“Assault Rifle” and Remembering When Gun Control Was at Least Remotely Rational
A curious mutation in gun control activism occurred during the last few decades, whence began a fixation on something dubbed the “assault rifle.”
Where the Boys Are
**************************************************************************************************** Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 By Ian Fisher and Rachel Donadio He defined a conservative course for the Roman Catholic Church, but his papacy was noted for his struggle with the clergy sexual abuse scandal and for his unexpected resignation. Boy Scouts, Catholic dioceses find haven from …
Leftist Priorities
Leftist Priorities; The Covid-19 virus has killed over one million Americans, disrupting our economy causing shutdowns of many small businesses.
Excess Deaths And The Jab
Contrary to what the mainstream news and censors, like Google, Facebook and others, want you to hear, there are correlations between that “Jab” and all those excess deaths. The reason I decided to write this is because, yesterday, while driving through all the rain in the flood prone part of southern Kentucky to …
The Globalist Scourge
Before the term globalism became popular with those who claim to be smarter than we are, the world was a much happier place. America was America, Europe was Europe. The rest of the world was the rest of the world. People make choices. We expected and loved to vive la différence. It was not a …
New Year’s Nightmares
Each New Year is a time of reflection, new plans, ambitions, and hope. Not happening this year. When I “liked to died” with Covid Pneumonia last year, I was impressed with how easily our time ends.
Can America Survive Our Snowflake Population?
When the next tyrant comes for their property and their life, the snowflakes are going to get a harsh lesson in the realities of survival of the fittest.
Do we Belong to Different Classes?
I am Joe Heaton and I approve of this message… You say we belong to different classes, sir? Truly I agree. As it was and as it were, let me tell you what that means to me. You look down upon my friends and you look down upon me. You think that wealth means …
Christmas
Once upon a time, long ago, Christmas toys were fun and simple. That day has passed to the detriment of grandparents, parents and children everywhere.
2022 Winners And Losers
It’s hard to believe 2022 has come to a merciful end. It’s even harder to believe there were any winners, but there were. Of course, the share of losers is legion. Let’s have a look.
Contrails, Chemtrails and Rabbit Holes
Contrails, Chemtrails and Rabbit Holes are visible evidence of a government plot, a conspiracy, to poison the entire planet.
America’s Hunger Games
America’s Hunger Games Biden Nuclear Energy Secretary A Scene from The Hunger Games Samuel Brinton “I’m more than just a piece in their Games.” The Hunger Games In 2012 Americans flocked to the theater to witness the airing of a new dystopian film called The Hunger Games. In this post-apocalyptic feature, there are twelve districts …
Helen Gym Flaherty and Broken Windows
I had started on this story ten days ago, but had dropped it. It sat in my ‘drafts’ queue for a bit, until I say this tweet from Helen Gym Flaherty,¹ formerly a Philadelphia city councilwoman, and now a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Mayor: But while the longtime activist who is typically aligned …
West Point’s Worldview
West Point’s Worldview; There is a moral aspect to leadership. Even in the evil business of war there is a moral aspect to every life and death decision. Formerly, the United States Army was grounded in a consensus Judeo-Christian culture. It had a moral-ethical basis which could be traced to words written in the Holy Bible. …
True North
True North When You Start One Degree Off Course You End Up Lost In 1995 I was in a leadership course in Camp Ball, Louisiana, and was required to complete a land navigation course to graduate. As someone who grew up in the open spaces of Montana, I was not ready to cut through the …
No New Year’s Resolutions For Me
No, do not look to me for New Year’s resolutions, this year or any year. I quit playing that foolish game decades ago. Oh, yes, at one time I would earnestly write down all the things that I was going to do improve myself and my environment, and I actually thought that there was a …
Die Hard Is Most Definitely a Christmas Movie
Let’s dive into a debate that has been raging for 34 years without a satisfactory resolution. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?
Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXVII
Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXVII; May all your Christmases be bright (as long as incandescent bulbs aren’t used to brighten it.