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Once Upon a Time the Government Encouraged Real Men 12
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, History, Uncategorized
- September 7, 2022
The last week of summer found me on Minnesota’s North Shore, enjoying the waves of Lake Superior, and the woods and rocky cliffs that surround the world’s largest body of fresh water. But these natural beauties weren’t the only thing that caught my eye. As I made my way back home, I stopped at a
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Waking Up in the Middle of the Night of Totalitarianism 7
- Culture, History, International, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- September 2, 2022
Sometimes events converge in my life and explode into revelation. A few weeks ago, I edited an interview with Elizabeth Spalding, one of the founders and now the director of the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C. About this same time, I read Under a Cruel Star, Heda Kovály’s account of life in Czechoslovakia
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When You’re Headed the Wrong Way, Turn Around 17
- Culture, History, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- August 29, 2022
Eighty-five percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, an AP-NORC survey found in June. Large majorities disapproved of the current administration’s handling of the pandemic, gun policy, and the economy. If we look at the road we have traveled to arrive at this point, we find that the GPS for
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Is ‘Autocracy’ America’s Mortal Enemy?1
- International, Politics, Uncategorized
- August 23, 2022
In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden declared to the nation and world: “We are engaged anew in a great battle for freedom. A battle between democracy and autocracy.” On her trip to Taiwan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi echoed Biden: “Today, the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy. America’s determination
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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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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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