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 […]
Confederate Monument At Gettysburg Confederate statues and symbols are being torn down and destroyed all over the country. Recently I read that some people are calling for the removal of Confederate monuments from the fields at Gettysburg. How sad. Do they wish to erase history? Was the Union army fighting against ghosts? It […]
Seventy-two summers ago I met Ann. I remember the first time I met her. It was the summer of 1948 and the location was St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Carolina Beach, North Carolina. She was an extraordinarily beautiful young woman, but it was only a reflection of the beauty within. I do not know how I […]
Several months ago I ventured to enter a post on a political opinion site. The board had been set up by academics (primarily college undergraduates), and most of the contributors were of a decidedly liberal bent; but I assumed the site was open for the honest exchange of ideas. I soon discovered otherwise. My […]
