There is Nothing Sensible About Common-Sense Gun Laws
Using “common sense” to describe the gun laws under discussion is about as misleading as using “affordable care” to describe Obamacare.
US, Allies Fly Fighter Jets Amid North Korea Tensions
I guess the ole saying is true “when it rains it pours”. Russia seems to be at the front of the line when it should really be China to watch. China is an opportunist when it comes to its use of distractions. China has long threatened to make a move against Taiwan. We need to …
You Will Comply, or We’ll Starve Your Children!
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture Stacy Dean said, “Whether you are grocery shopping, standing in line at the school cafeteria, or picking up food from a food bank, you should be able to do so without fear of discrimination. No one should be denied access to nutritious food simply because …
What Hath the CCP Wrought? (Part I)
America’s China policy objectives have been flawed for decades, resulting in the ascendancy of a hyper-aggressive People’s Republic of China
GM Official Bragged About Electric Car, Then Reporter Forced Her to Admit Where Charging Electricity Comes From
The left has spent the last few months trying to shame Americans into buying electric vehicles. On Tuesday, Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat, bragged to colleagues during a Senate Finance Committee hearing about driving her electric car from her home state to Washington, D.C., unconcerned about the price at the pump. She said, “[I] …
They Thought We Wouldn’t Notice: Leftist Fire Bombers Now Face Drastically Reduced Sentences Under Biden Admin
New York City attorneys Colinford Mattis, 34, and Urooj Rahman, 33, were arrested for tossing a Molotov cocktail into a parked police car in Brooklyn on May 30, 2020, during the riots that swept the country following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer, which had occurred five days …
Racism: 4 of 4; How Did Systemic Racism Start?
World history is marred with slavery. The Egyptians and Babylonians enslaved the Jews. The Greeks and Romans had slaves captured in battle. Nomad cultures in the Middle East, Africa and America resulted in the enslavement of captured tribes. There is an old adage, to the victors go the spoils. The spoils were put to death …
The Gold Standard For Secure Elections
It only makes sense to determine the eligibility of prospective voters.
First Time in History: All Patients in 100% Remission in Cancer Treatment Early Trial
The medical community is abuzz over the results of a small, but extremely promising experimental drug trial in which all twelve rectal cancer patients achieved remission within six months. The trial was conducted by oncologists at the highly revered Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The New York Times reported the cancer had “vanished” in …
Michael Sussmann – Further Evidence of an Ailing Criminal Justice System
When the law is no longer equally applied, a person’s future no longer depends on their own behavior, but on the whims of judges, juries, and prosecutors. Where does it end?
Racism: Is Systemic Racism In Schools? (3 of 4)
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 …
What Is It We Are Missing? Why?
Looking at what appears to continually go on in DC, and often at state and city governments that tend to cause a little, sometimes a lot of indigestion, is something that is in dire need of replenishing. The missing ingredient is “Excellence.” Compare and contrast two recent presidents and you will see one who strove …
The Left Loves to Blame Republicans for the Actions of the Democratic Base
Adopted Philadelphian Amanda Marcotte doesn’t normally write about the City of Brotherly Love, but with the gang gun battle on Sunday, even she had to pay attention. From Salon: U.S. gun laws are causing mayhem and mass murder — and Republicans couldn’t be more thrilled Crappy gun laws cause our crime problems. But Republicans blame …
USMA Class of 1972, Proud and True, 50 Years After (Part 1 of 3)
The West Point Class of 1972 entered at the height of the Vietnam War. We went, expecting to fight in Vietnam, when our generation and America was split in two. The War ended when the author was in winter Ranger School.
Gun Control Costs Lives – Dozens Butchered at Church Where Guns Were Completely Outlawed
A horrific massacre occurred at a Nigerian church on Sunday morning. Armed terrorists killed at least 50 parishioners and injured dozens more after they opened fire at St. Francis Catholic Church, where worshippers had gathered to celebrate Pentecost. The church is located in the southwestern town of Owo in Ondo State. Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa, …
Racism: 2 of 4, Is All Racism Equal?
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 …
The Stoics Today
What were the lessons of the Stoics, why were they critical in Admiral Stockdale’s survival as a POW, and what can they tell us today?
Remember
“Go tell to Sparta, thou who passest by, that here, obedient to her laws, we lie.”
– Simonides
Ask Google and a Veteran the Importance of June 6, You’ll Get Two Radically Different Answers
One doesn’t have to be a history buff to understand the significance of June 6, the anniversary of the Allied liberation of Europe in 1944. The D-Day landings in Normandy, France, amounted to the largest amphibious assault ever executed in military history. It marked the start of the two-month-long Battle of Normandy and the eventual liberation …