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Riding the Underground with Winston Churchill 4
- Culture, History, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- August 15, 2022
Five minutes and 47 seconds. That’s the length of the scene when Prime Minister Winston Churchill avails himself of the Underground, also called the Tube, in the film Darkest Hour (2017), a brief and fictitious cinematic interlude, yes, but one bulging with messages for us today. On boarding the carriage, as the English call it,
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Minneapolis Schools Will Lay Off White Teachers First 2
- Education, Politics
- August 15, 2022
The Minneapolis Public Schools have adopted a race-based layoff provision that violates the Constitution and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. “A Minneapolis teachers union contract stipulates that white teachers will be laid off or reassigned before “educators of color” in the event Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) needs to reduce staff,” reports Alpha News:
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The ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Will Do Almost Nothing That Joe Manchin Says It Will 2
- Economics, Politics, Uncategorized
- August 15, 2022
In a major reversal, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D–WV) struck a deal with Senator Chuck Schumer (D–NY) to enact a major climate, entitlement, and tax bill. This legislation has been praised by President Biden, Al Gore, and other proponents of highly progressive policies. Dubbed the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” Senate Democrats voted to pass
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Standing on Principles, Protecting Our Children 4
- Education, Culture, Family, Politics
- August 12, 2022
We’ve heard a lot about parents demanding the removal of inappropriate books from schools lately—particularly those depicting sex acts between minors and promoting hatred of police—a trend which will likely escalate as we get into the school year. And as that trend escalates, attacks on these same parents for being “intolerant” will likely escalate as
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Remembering One of Stalin’s Forgotten Killing Sprees 3
- History, Politics, Uncategorized
- August 12, 2022
Power kills. Absolute power kills too many to count. Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin spoke with personal authority on the subject when he famously said, “A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.” To write about any one or more massacres for which Stalin was responsible, one must first answer the question, “Which
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A Man Without a Country? … Not Quite Yet 6
- Culture, Literature, Western Civilization
- August 11, 2022
In January 1978, Kris and I were married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin—admittedly not the most propitious time weather-wise for a wedding. We’d saved our money, enabling us to honeymoon in Europe, spending a month with a friend in Switzerland and then traveling as cheaply as possible to Italy and France. One example of the times and
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