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The Republican Revolution at 25 – What Did It Give Us?0
- History
- November 8, 2019
Ending decades of futility, Republican politicians, led by Minority Whip Newt Gingrich, gained control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 mid-term elections. The Contract with America enabled Republicans to pick up 54 seats in Congress and eight seats in the Senate, power the party had not experienced for roughly 40 years. Twenty-five years
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The Forgotten Destruction of Jewish Homes During ‘Kristallnacht’0
- History
- November 8, 2019
Every November, communities around the world hold remembrances on the anniversary of the Nazis’ brutal assault on the Jews during “Kristallnacht.” Also known as “the Night of Broken Glass,” it’s one of the most closely scrutinized events in the history of Nazi Germany. Dozens of books have been published about the hours between Nov. 9
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Four Reasons Why Socialism Is Becoming More Popular0
- Culture
- November 8, 2019
The newfound openness of large numbers of Americans to socialism is, by now, a well-documented phenomenon. According to a Gallup poll from earlier this year, 43 percent of Americans now believe that some form of socialism would be good thing, in contrast to 51 percent who are still against it. A Harris poll found that four in ten Americans prefer socialism
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Cohabitation: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places?0
- November 8, 2019
Pew Research recently released a new study on the state of marriage and cohabitation in the U.S. I boldly flew in for a look. I should have braced myself first. Like so many other time-tested practices these days, marriage is in a state of decline. Meanwhile, cohabitation rates continue to rise. As the chart below
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Why D.C. Is a Real Life Mordor0
- Culture
- November 7, 2019
Congressman Thomas Massie has been in office for seven years now, but he still retains a strong connection to the Kentucky farmland that raised him. Despite leaving the Bluegrass State for MIT, Massie apparently never felt comfortable on the East Coast. He eventually sold a multi-million dollar company, moving back to Kentucky with his wife
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The Fall of the Wall and the Rise of Political Correctness0
- Culture
- November 7, 2019
Thirty years ago this month, there occurred one of those amazing historical moments that stunned the world. The Berlin Wall ceased to exist: On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin’s Communist Party announced a change in his city’s relations with the West. Starting at midnight
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I Am a Witness to Brainwashing in Public Schools0
- Culture
- November 7, 2019
According to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s (VOC) fourth “Annual Report on US Attitudes Toward Socialism, Communism, and Collectivism,” today’s youth is quite fond of political-economic systems that have resulted in more than 100 million deaths over the past century. At the same time, these misguided youths are increasingly hostile toward the political-economic system
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Climategate: Ten Years Later0
- Culture
- November 7, 2019
This month marks the tenth anniversary of “Climategate” – the release of thousands of emails to and from climate scientists who had been (and still are) collaborating and colluding to create a manmade climate crisis that exists in their minds and computer models, but not in the real world. The scandal should have ended climate
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10 ‘Subversive’ Jokes to Land You in an East German Prison0
- Culture
- November 7, 2019
Making fun of politicians is an American tradition. Some jokes cross lines of good taste; some are unfair or unfunny. Good taste and humor aside, Americans take it for granted that we can poke fun at politicians and our leaders. What’s the difference between Obama and God? God doesn’t think he is Obama. What does
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