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  • The Dead Will Have Their Say

    The Dead Will Have Their Say2

    In his classic work Orthodoxy, G.K. Chesterton penned these profound words about tradition: Tradition is only democracy extended through time. … Tradition may be defined as an extension of the franchise. Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit

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  • The DC Statehood Power Grab

    The DC Statehood Power Grab0

    “How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg?” asked President Abraham Lincoln, who answered his own question: “Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn’t make it a leg.” And Congress’ saying that D.C. is a state would equally contradict truth and reality, as our nation’s capital lacks

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  • The Day the Praetorian Guard Went Batsh*t Crazy

    The Day the Praetorian Guard Went Batsh*t Crazy0

    There’s a saying: It’s good to be the king. Tell that to Publius Helvius Pertinax Augustus. Pertinax came to power following the assassination of Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius whose reign was marred by erratic behavior, which included the slaughter of nobles and mass bloodshed in the Colosseum. (Commodus enjoyed fighting in the arena

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  • The Daunte Wright Shooting and Demographic Shift

    The Daunte Wright Shooting and Demographic Shift0

    Riots have kicked off again in Minneapolis, this time touched off by an apparently accidental police shooting of an unarmed 20-year-old black man, Daunte Wright, who was attempting to flee police in his vehicle. Nighttime curfews have been imposed across the city but have been routinely ignored by groups of protestors, who are peaceful by

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  • The Data Back up Denzel Washington’s Point About Fatherlessness

    The Data Back up Denzel Washington’s Point About Fatherlessness0

    Americans are finding out that Hollywood *ahem* is infamous for many things. Being supportive of the traditional family structure, however, is not one of them. It is for that reason that actor Denzel Washington’s recent comments on fatherhood are interesting. Speaking about his role as a defense lawyer in the newly released film Roman J.

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  • The Darker Side of the Celebrated Stonewall Riots

    The Darker Side of the Celebrated Stonewall Riots0

    The Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969 were a great, good thing that signaled the beginning of the LGBTQ social and cultural movement, and only positive things flow from them—or so the narrative goes. The “gay liberation” rioters are our heroes and heroines, and  police, government, and traditional public opinion, on the other hand, are

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