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  • Wrestling With Justice in the Midst of Sorrow and Loss

    Wrestling With Justice in the Midst of Sorrow and Loss0

    One year ago, I lost a friend, a good man who was driven to his untimely death by the wicked words and deeds of people determined to ruin his life if they could. People who loathed him—without knowing him in any meaningful human way—simply because he disagreed with their beliefs about political, cultural, and philosophical matters. It

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  • The Seminole Slavery Story

    The Seminole Slavery Story0

    Despite repeated claims to the contrary by American elites, slavery is not a uniquely American, or even a uniquely white enterprise. Peoples of all nations and colors have engaged in the institution throughout history. One such example is easily found in the compelling history of the Seminole people. Joseph Cotto, of Cotto/Gottfried podcast fame, has self-published an

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  • The Worst O-limp-ics Ever

    The Worst O-limp-ics Ever0

    Never have so many won so many accolades for so few real achievements on the world stage. That about sums up the Olympics 2021 — or, as I call them, the O-limp-ics 2021. Indeed, the time has come to retire the hallowed motto of the Games: “Faster, Higher, Stronger.” In our modern age, it’s: “Woker,

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  • Death by Selfie: Egotism as the Root of Our Troubles

    Death by Selfie: Egotism as the Root of Our Troubles0

    In an article at The Daily Wire, Joseph Curl reports that a 23-year-old Chinese crane operator, Xiao Qiumei, who had 100,000 followers on social media, fell 160 feet to her death while filming herself on a giant crane. She was the second woman to die in China in July by way of a fall in

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  • America’s ‘Great Leap Forward’ Into Socialism

    America’s ‘Great Leap Forward’ Into Socialism0

    Just seven weeks into his presidency, Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. Among the largest spending bills in history, it was passed without the vote of a single Republican. The plan sent direct payments of up to $1,400 to most Americans, extended a $300 per week unemployment insurance boost until Sept. 6

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  • The Attempt to Hoodwink the U.S. Into a Cold War With Russia

    The Attempt to Hoodwink the U.S. Into a Cold War With Russia0

    For years conservative movement figures have engaged in “value talk,” a rhetorical means of winning acceptance for pet causes that often have little to do with conservatism or traditional morality. Such value talk has often been used as a way of prodding Washington into foreign entanglements.  Leon Aron’s recent article for The Dispatch, “Welcome to the new Cold War”

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  • CNN and the Dating Game Killer

    CNN and the Dating Game Killer0

    On July 24 we learned that Rodney James Alcala, the so-called “The Dating Game Killer,” died at age 77 of natural causes. Alcala was given that name because in 1978 he appeared on The Dating Game television program, just at the same time he was carrying out a killing spree that included at least five known and

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  • When Parents Put Politics Ahead of Faith

    When Parents Put Politics Ahead of Faith0

    After giving a presentation on living a Catholic identity to my church group recently, a grade school teacher from a Catholic school approached me to talk. Noting how she struggles to get the kids engaged in learning about their faith, she declared that they simply aren’t interested in the subject—they are more eager to debate

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  • For What Will We Go to War With China?

    For What Will We Go to War With China?0

    In his final state of the nation speech Monday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte defended his refusal to confront China over Beijing’s seizure and fortification of his country’s islets in the South China Sea. “It will be a massacre if I go and fight a war now,” said Duterte. “We are not yet a competent and

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