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A Shift in the Black Vote

Published on February 18, 2024 By sirrahc

“[S]omething is going on and black voters are breaking with past voting patterns.” — Star Parker, president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education In the 2016 election, only 8% of Black voters supported Donald Trump. That number increased to 12% in 2020. As of a poll taken by Siena College and the New […]

Biden’s Crimes and the Loyalty of the Left

Published on January 24, 2023 By sirrahc

“[T]hey deny or downplay a mountain of misdeeds by Joe Biden, as they also did with Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Hillary Clinton.” — Jeff Davidson, columnist In a recent article, Jeff Davidson writes about the obvious Hollywood bias in the film She Said, about the New York Times investigation of Harvey Weinstein. The film […]

April Foolery

Published on March 29, 2020 By sirrahc

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 […]

Godspeed, John Glenn

Published on December 11, 2016 By sirrahc

“Zero G, and I feel fine.” — Col. John Glenn On December 8, 2016, America and the world lost a hero and, some might even say, a “living legend”, when former Marine aviator, astronaut, and U.S. Senator John Glenn passed away at the age of 95. He will be laid to rest at Arlington National […]

Immigrant Advantage in the Struggle for the American Dream

Published on January 10, 2016 By sirrahc

I came across a fascinating New York Times opinion piece a few weeks ago. That in itself is quite unusual, since I don’t read the Times, it being known for its liberal-progressive bias and me being known for my disdain for that sort of thing. But, something else I was reading apparently made note of […]

Sowell Sets Us Straight on “Trickle Down” Economics

Published on December 13, 2015 By sirrahc

This is sure to come up in the elections, especially by Hillary and Bernie, so listen up…. I always thought that “trickle down” economics was a snarky reference to some aspect of Reaganomics. Turns out, I was only half right. While prepping this post, I discovered that Ronald Reagan’s disillusioned budget director, David Stockman, later […]