Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
Virtue, Wherefore Art Thou? The rise of Christianity buried pagan philosophy for centuries as Christianity took control of all aspects of western life. But in 1649, the Treaty of Westphalia broke Christianity’s stranglehold on western life. The treaty ended the brutally destructive Thirty Years’ War, which pit Protestants against Catholics and tore Germany and other …
We have had a discussion concerning equity and federal benefits. Any program that mandates that we will be the same, that there is equity, while it may not be racist, it is definitely restrictive to the God-given right of pursuit of happiness. We have also noted that systemic racism is an illusion used as an …
Have you noticed that many people are not affected by racism? One would think that if racism was indeed rampant, then anyone with that color of skin would be suffering from racism. Please note, there is only one race, with many colors. And how unfair is it to judge someone based on something they …
What a strange culture we are living in. Everything is being turned on its head. Good is bad and bad is good. It’s fascinating to watch and horrifying to consider the inevitable outcome of this topsy turvy society. I remember well the books and films I ingested as a child, they were full of themes …
How does a country go about setting up what it defines as its goals? What should those goals be?
One Front: Two Wars Revisited I wrote this a week after 9-11. In the 20 years since then, I’ve written over 1,000 pieces. This piece may still be the best because it was so spot on – even though the War against Islamist Totalitarian picked up the initial moniker of Global War on Terrorism instead of my …
Over the past two years Americans have been hypnotized to believe things they would never have accepted had they given the matter a little rational thought. They were conditioned to believe that whatever the Center for Disease Control said had to be true. The fact that almost none of their pronouncements actually were true or …
The rule of law allowed the US to grow exponentially. It both facilitated foreign investment in railroads and other infrastructure and provided a stable set of rules for the growing civilization. But American culture is increasingly inclined to simply ignore laws people find inconvenient. As we ignore laws, we lose respect for the rule of law and the virtues that allows American to prosper.
Will time travel become a reality in the future other than just being in Syfy movies?
Mike Rowe, the host of the TV show, “America’s Dirtiest Jobs” recently suggested that the government should be just as willing to subsidize young Americans starting a new business as it is to pay for a college education.
I was notified that our Christian homeschool co-op is being kicked out of the church building that we’ve been using to meet in. Did we do anything wrong? No. The new church leadership just doesn’t “feel” passionate about supporting homeschooling. First, a quick explanation on what a co-op is. A co-op is a group of …
The freedom of speech comes with the freedom of other people to read or listen to, or not read or listen to, what you have said. The freedom of speech also comes with the assumed risk that those who do read or listen to your words can and just might criticize what you have written …
Let’s agree upfront that no one in their right mind believes Joe Biden garnered over 81 million votes campaigning from his basement. If we can’t agree on that, then you needn’t read on, although you would benefit the most by doing so.
The cardinal virtues and courtesy are essential for a healthy society and the formulation of policies and programs that solve problems rather than creating new ones.
A solutions-based approach requires critical thinking, objective analysis, and unbiased data. Leaders need to facilitate effective discourse and dialog.
The Washington Post’s doxing of the previously anonymous creator of Twitter account “Libs of TikTok” dominated the news cycle on Tuesday. And for good reason. The expose, written by a hypocrite named Taylor Lorenz, the newspaper’s internet culture reporter, who earlier this month sobbed during an MSNBC interview about being the target of an online …
The mind is a funny thing and what we bring into our thoughts shapes them and either reinforces prejudice and bias or cleanses them. If we want to avoid the two graves of revenge, we need clear, critical thinking.
The reaction to a senior prank by students from two rival Alabama high schools has been prolific and laughable. It also demonstrates
Confucius was a pretty smart guy. His comment on revenge is spot on. We see it playing out now with the social justice movement. For many in Black Lives Matter (BLM) and other social justice organizations, the social justice movement is perhaps more about revenge than it is about justice.
