The following are five simple truths. Please reflect on them. Neither you nor I are perfect. We descend from imperfect people. Those who preceded us operated under a different set of rules and ideas concerning religion, racial relationships, social classes, and sex. We can honor a historical personage for his or her contributions to […]
One of the chief distinctions between Democrat and Republican lawmakers is their different attitudes about the proper role of the central government. Most Democrats seem to believe that all wisdom emanates from Washington and tend to distrust state and local governments. On the other side, many Republicans believe that necessary governmental functions are often best […]
A few sobering statistics for Black Lives Matter supporters. Researchers at the Michigan State University and the University of Maryland created a database of 917 officer-involved fatal shootings in 2015. They recently released the results of their study. All the following statistics were based on that one year study. 55% of the victims of police […]
II owe the following thoughts to Steven Hayward, a senior resident scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkely, Hayward contributes his observations to various conservative publications. Hayward quoted a recent ABC newscast that reported “Protesters in California set fire to a courthouse, damaged a police station and assaulted officers after a peaceful […]
As you probably know, public education is largely left to state and local control, and the Federal government contributes less than 10% of public education funding in our nation. Nevertheless, that small percentage enables Congress and the Department of Education to exert a powerful influence on American public education. Private education is also affected […]
Several years ago, Colin Kaepernick, a player on the San Francisco football team, began a protest against racial injustice in America by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. He became a counter-culture hero. Now, several years later, the kneeling protest has been taken up by other players in the National Football League, […]
I do not trust the Black Lives Matter movement. I believe that the organization is led by a coterie of anti-Christian Marxists. Everyone agrees that black lives matter, as do the lives of whites, American Indians, Asians, etc. Most Americans also agree that blacks have been unfairly treated by our society, and reforms must be made. […]
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Psalm 111:10 The veneer of civilization that protects us from savagery is very thin. Those ties that bond us together as a society of law abiding, rational human beings are extremely fragile. Antifa Today, in America, supporters of Antifa and BLM march our streets, […]
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Psalm 111:10 The veneer of civilization that protects us from savagery is very thin. Those ties that bond us together as a society of law abiding, rational human beings are extremely fragile. French Revolution In the 1780s France was the leading nation of continental […]
Cape Hatteras I am a Tar Heel born and bred. Though I have lived outside its borders for many years, I still love the Old North State and like to write about it. The following is a description of one of its familiar landmarks. Cape Hatteras is situated on the Outer Banks, a line […]
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