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  • A Wolf, A Dog, and the Declaration of Independence

    A Wolf, A Dog, and the Declaration of Independence0

    One afternoon a wolf who had eaten nothing for two days met a dog from a nearby farm. The dog was big and well fed, and the wolf complimented him on his healthy appearance. “Come with me, Cousin,” the dog said, “and we’ll put some meat on your bones. You’ll get all the food you

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  • What Americans Often Forget

    What Americans Often Forget0

    Our nation’s birthday is approaching once again, along with the celebrations which have accompanied the holiday for so many years. In recent years, however, Independence Day celebrations are often overshadowed by bickering over race or class. With this in mind, I’d like to share a story from my classroom years ago. As a former teacher

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  • Scarlett Laughs

    Scarlett Laughs0

    Strong, female characters are all the rage in Hollywood these days. In “The Force Awakens,” J.J. Abrams merely remade the 1977 “Star Wars” with a skinny girl playing Luke Skywalker. Of course, if you dare to dislike this new genre of movies you are sexist, because strong, female characters! There’s even a study “proving” those who dislike the

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  • Nike: Taking Colin Kaepernick’s PC Advice Once Again?

    Nike: Taking Colin Kaepernick’s PC Advice Once Again?0

    You’d think Nike would have learned by now to avoid Colin Kaepernick’s advice like the plague. After all, it was Kaepernick’s ad for Nike that caused a number of mocking knockoff memes on social media, provoked a boycott of the company, and sent the stock plunging in September of 2018.   Believe in something, even if

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  • All Out of Bootstraps

    All Out of Bootstraps0

    Somewhere along the line, the Republican Party earned itself the moniker of the “Stupid Party.” It has become painfully obvious, for example, that most congressional Republicans don’t want to repeal Obamacare. “And if that is the case,” as Byron York wisely asks, “the question is, why are Republicans trying?” Well, for show, naturally; but also, because they

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  • Why Didn’t the Founders Abolish Slavery?

    Why Didn’t the Founders Abolish Slavery?1

    Reparations for slavery have reemerged as a hotbed issue in the 2020 election, raising the question of why the Founding Fathers did not abolish slavery when starting their new country. Many of the Founders – including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton – opposed the practice. They denounced slavery in the original draft of the

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