The Myth of “Banning Books”

Other than the Library of Congress, which is supposed to receive two copies of every copyrighted work, every library in the country exercises some discretion as to what books, magazines and other material to purchase and add to its collection. Discretion is what the Central Bucks School Board has mandated: Central Bucks approves contentious library …

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Chinese State Media Trumpets AOC Quote Bashing America

During a Wednesday House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on gun violence, Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told colleagues the escalation in the frequency of school shootings, which she established is unique to the U.S., is “internationally embarrassing and delegitimizing.” The congresswoman from New York asked National Education Association President Becky Pringle, “Between 2009 and 2018, how …

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Virtue, Wherefore Art Thou?

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 …

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Texas Terror

The news from Uvalde, Texas last week was horrific. A deranged man broke into a school and gunned down 19 children and two teachers. Eleven other people were wounded. Most Americans were just saddened by the cruelty and cravenness of the attack on innocent and harmless children, while an abjectly disgusting few used the deaths of innocents to push their political agenda.

Here’s the Real Reason Why Democrats Refuse to Harden Schools

  Democrats pounced on the opportunity provided by last week’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead. In their haste to enact a nationwide gun-grab, Democrats have repeatedly dismissed the common sense approach of hardening the schools. In his primetime address to Americans on Thursday night, as candles burned …

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Police Say They’ve Stopped the Latest Mass Shooter, And They Found Him Just Where You’d Expect

America has a problem. And it’s not the AR-15. Hyannis, Massachusetts, resident Justin Moreira, 29, was arrested on Saturday after threatening to shoot up a school in a Facebook post, according to WFXT-TV Boston. It should come as no surprise that police found Moreira the first place they looked – in a basement bedroom of his …

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Men Under Fire

  Capt. Blakely (Portrayed by Warner Anderson): Mr. Greenwald, there can be no more serious charge against an officer than cowardice under fire. Lt. Barney Greenwald (Portrayed by Jose Ferrier): Sir, may I make one thing clear? It is not the defense’s contention that Lieutenant Commander Queeg is a coward. Quite the contrary. The defense …

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Here’s Why Israel Almost Never Has School Shootings; Should the US Take a Hint?

As soon as news of the mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, broke last Tuesday, calls from the left for stricter gun control laws began. The reasons why that’s a terrible idea are numerous and beyond the scope of this post. Rather than using this tragedy as an opportunity to strip us …

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Celestial Mechanics and Morality – A Total Eclipse

Orbital Mechanics

  Orbital Mechanics, Image: Wikipedia We are indeed in dark times. Our government seems feckless and focused on supporting criminals, both foreign and domestic, over the concerns and rights of you and me, the average American citizen. Government printing presses whirl endlessly, printing Benjamins with reckless abandon. Inflation? What, me worry? Our revered military appears …

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Uvalde, School Security, Good Shepherds and Sheepdogs

On Tuesday, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos hopped a fence and walked through an unlocked door into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. He was armed with two modern sporting rifles. At some point, he entered a classroom, locked the door, and killed two teachers and 19 students in that classroom and an adjoining classroom before a US …

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‘It Doesn’t Exist’ – Candace Owens Takes AOC Apart Over Outright Lie About School Shootings

It took about a nanosecond for liberals to take aim at the gun lobby after news of the tragedy at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, broke on Tuesday. The gunman ended the lives of at least 19 children and two teachers before being gunned down himself by a Border Patrol agent. Few reactions, …

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