Politics

What the American Founders Meant by Equality 3
- Politics, History
- November 4, 2022
The Declaration of Independence famously proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” Thanks in part to that prestigious endorsement, “equality” has become a widely held social ideal. But what most modern-day egalitarians promote is far removed from the kind of equality that the authors of the Declaration were referring to. Many today invoke “equality” to
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Supreme Court Poised to Strike Down Racial Preferences 3
- Politics, Education
- November 3, 2022
Lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are exposing the crude and dehumanizing racial sorting that goes on in the admissions offices at elite universities. The application form asks young people to check a box identifying themselves as either “(1) Asian, (2) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, (3) Hispanic, (4) White, (5)
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It’s Official: We’re Living in an Asylum 10
- Politics, Culture
- November 2, 2022
“Meanwhile in Britain: Transwoman Uses ‘Her’ Penis to Play Keyboard on Live Television.” That title for Peter Caddle’s Oct. 23rd article brought a storm of laughter, which I needed. Those few words not only display the rot in our culture, but they’re also just downright funny. The story itself, which describes the antics of Jordan
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Who Really Shut Down Our Businesses and Schools?5
- Politics, Education
- November 2, 2022
A big issue that has emerged in the final days of the midterm election campaigns is the lockdowns of our schools and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The public saw with the abysmal test scores of our children the severe and lasting damage done. Voters are angry, and they should be. Lockdowns were a tragic
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Judge Blocks New York’s Ban on Guns in Church—for Now 0
- Politics, Religion
- October 28, 2022
A federal judge last week stopped New York state officials from enforcing the part of a new gun law that bans firearms from places of worship, at least temporarily. The Oct. 20 ruling is a small but important Second Amendment victory for New Yorkers and advocates of self-defense in a state that largely has been hostile to
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Beware Mama Bears 5
- Politics, Education, Family
- October 27, 2022
The Presbyterian church where I once taught homeschoolers was located in a suburban neighborhood of Asheville filled with medium-sized houses and well-tended yards. And with its broad lawn and surrounding woods, the church was a place of tranquility. Except when the bears decided to pay a visit. Black bears roam much of western North Carolina,
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