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Honestly, I’ve never been a big fan of practical jokes — at least, not when played on me. Don’t like the attention or appreciate the embarrassment, and it’s all the worse when things get damaged or need to be cleaned afterward. But, some people enjoy them. With April Fools’ Day (April 1) fast approaching, I […]
From Dennis Prager’s Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph, this week’s post is from the section on Islam and Islamism. Prager examines the Palestinian refugee problem and its real function within the Muslim obsession with destroying the Jewish State of Israel. You may be surprised… “Much of the Islamic […]
“People commit crimes all the time without knowing it. It’s impossible to know what sort of behavior is criminal.” — Rafael Mangual, Manhattan Institute (a conservative think tank) Let’s play a game. Have you ever… walked a dog on a leash longer than 6 feet while on federal property? lied to your boss over the […]
Have you ever heard of Fundacja En Arche (i.e., the Origins Foundation) in Poland? They are much like a young Discovery Institute, in that they deal with Darwinism, intelligent design, and the relevant scientific and philosophical issues. A lot of what they do is translate ID-friendly books (e.g., Darwin on Trial, Darwin’s Black Box, Signature […]
This week I offer another citation about Leftism from Dennis Prager’s Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph, in which he addresses a particular apparent inconsistency between the values and actions of those on the Left. Good questions, helpful answers. “Another revealing example of the moral confusion of the Left […]
“Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one, except February alone, which has twenty-eight rain or shine, except for leap year, 29.” — traditional mnemonic verse (though, there are variations) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably realize that 2020 is a “leap year”, since February will have […]
“The Left-wing assault on God and religion, specifically Christianity, has left Europe morally weakened and secularism has bred a crushing materialist ennui.” — Dennis Prager Back in Jan. 2013, I bought Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph (2012), a book by conservative radio talk show host and writer Dennis […]
We continue last week’s citation from an April 2019 speech at Hillsdale College given by Trent England, EVP and the David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. In the previous post, England gave historical background on the creation of the U.S. Electoral College, then discussed several protections and advantages […]
Why not a national popular vote for president? That’s the question a lot of Americans are asking these days, and it’s the one addressed by Trent England in a speech last April at Hillsdale College.* England is EVP and the David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, where he […]
Something got me thinking about guardian angels the other day. Don’t know what it was. But, it made me wonder about the source material. How did this (sub)doctrine originate? What Bible verses are invoked? Are there other sources of information? Does everyone have a “guardian angel”? So, I did some digging around… Just to be […]
