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  • ‘Knock-Knock’: Another Dumb Idea From Our Government

    ‘Knock-Knock’: Another Dumb Idea From Our Government0

    Many of my grandkids love knock-knock jokes, but the younger members of the gang don’t quite grasp the concept. They get the “Knock-Knock” part correct, but the rest of the joke falls pancake flat, as in: “Knock-knock.” “Who’s there?” “Sally.” “Sally who?” “Sally I don’t know who.” In their defense, let me add these kids

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  • The Jan. 6 Video Cover-Up

    The Jan. 6 Video Cover-Up0

    Hide and seek should be a game for children, not for ruthless feds. But here we are. An American citizen, innocent until proven guilty, is fighting for his freedom against a government juggernaut hell-bent on framing him as a violent Jan. 6 insurrectionist. One crucial key to clearing his name, his lawyer argues, lies in

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  • Jules Verne and the Loss of American Heroism

    Jules Verne and the Loss of American Heroism0

    In the late 19th century, adventure and science fiction writer Jules Verne repeatedly praised Americans’ ingenuity, inventiveness, and strong work ethic. Both in the crafting of his characters and his descriptions of Americans generally, the French author exhibited a remarkable appreciation for this people’s attitudes and contributions to the world, sometimes to extremes. Take, for

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  • ‘Lookism’ Is the Newest Form of Bigotry

    ‘Lookism’ Is the Newest Form of Bigotry0

    Don’t look now, but “lookism” may be the next politically incorrect thing you are guilty of. The latest installment of our nation’s utopian quest, “lookism” is defined as “the discriminatory treatment of people who are considered physically unattractive.” To be sure, beauty is always culturally defined, and hard to quantify precisely, but in today’s America

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  • The Meaning of Juneteenth

    The Meaning of Juneteenth0

    Another holiday overshadowed Independence Day this year. Black Independence Day, also known as “Juneteenth,” took center stage at PBS’s annual televised Fourth of July celebration, as singer Vanessa Williams performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the de facto Black National Anthem. “It’s in celebration of the wonderful opportunity that we now have to celebrate Juneteenth,”

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  • Defiling the Sacred Dead of Gettysburg

    Defiling the Sacred Dead of Gettysburg0

    Just two hours from where I sit writing this lies a battlefield where 50,000 American men and boys were wounded, killed, captured, or went missing over the course of three days roughly 160 years ago. Several months later, that field became a cemetery dedicated by President Abraham Lincoln in his famous Gettysburg Address, and a

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  • As America Recedes, China Rises

    As America Recedes, China Rises0

    As our July Fourth celebrations were beginning, the U.S. quietly closed and abandoned Bagram Air Base, the largest American military base between the Persian Gulf and the South China Sea. Afghan looters were soon seen scavenging inside the base. The long retreat of the American Empire is underway, and this longest war is likely to

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  • The Nazis Were Stone Age Totalitarians Compared to Today’s Left

    The Nazis Were Stone Age Totalitarians Compared to Today’s Left0

    Compared to today’s woke left, Hitler’s methods for seizing power look like something out of the technological Stone Age. This statement is not to dismiss the horrors unleashed by Nazi rule. It is rather to focus attention on how much easier it is for today’s totalitarians to operate compared with their musty-looking predecessors. The fashion

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  • ‘Deny Thyself’ Is Not in Politicians’ Vocabulary

    ‘Deny Thyself’ Is Not in Politicians’ Vocabulary0

    Joe Biden calls himself a “devout Catholic.” Sorry, Joe, but your claim is bogus and your hypocrisy rank, as can be seen in the whole recent communion controversy. That Catholic bishops shouldn’t have to deny Joe Biden communion because of his support for abortion, which the church considers a grave sin, is a point correctly

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