“I am unaware that any nation of the globe has hitherto organized a judicial power in the same manner as the Americans…. A more imposing judicial power was never constituted by any people.” — Alexis de Tocqueville As promised, President Trump has announced his nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the […]
As everyone knows, “wokeness” has pretty much taken over Big Entertainment, from Hollywood to pro sports to the Big Two comic book publishers, Marvel and DC. This approach is manifest by such things as forced diversity and characters & plots pushing LGBT+, feminist attitudes, and other “social justice” talking points. The result has been widely-negative […]
“Unacknowledged privilege is still privilege.” — Michael Harriot, columnist and self-described “World-renowned wypipologist” Jessica Krug is an author, professor, and “historian of politics, ideas, and cultural practices in Africa and the African Diaspora,” who has written for various academic journals and other publications. She has been described as an uber-militant activist against racism and gentrification. […]
“If I gave away everything that I have today, it would not equal 1% of what I was given when I came to this great country of ours: the gift of freedom.” — Maximo Alvarez I know some people don’t watch the national party conventions. Personally, I didn’t watch the Democrat one at all and […]
“[A]nother consequence of the over-reaction to Covid-19 has been the incredibly reckless release of violent criminals from prison. It has put the public at unnecessary risk while besmirching the memory of innocent victims and injuring their family members once again.” — Jeff Crouere, political columnist/commentator & author Apparently, while face masks, soap/sanitizer, and social-distancing are […]
Despite the Judeo-Christian beginnings of the United States of America, there are some Americans these days who want to silence and marginalize Christians. (See my last couple posts.) While claiming to be “tolerant”, many will use bullying tactics to do so. (I suspect I’m not telling you anything new, here.) Yet, some Christians seem to […]
Mikey Weinstein is at it again. Here’s what happened… The Marine Corps had some training scheduled for JAG reservists. One of the sessions was to be presented by Jay Lorenzen, a retired Air Force chaplain currently working with Cru. The lesson was supposed to be a “virtual battlefield tour of Gettysburg using a video from […]
The other day I (re-)discovered a comment that a reader named “Ian” had left on a blogpost of mine a couple months ago, and I had forgotten all about it. The blogpost itself was from 2011, in which I presented the “just one question” argument for the pro-life position. For a number of reasons, I […]
“The flag, like the Revolution it represents, was the work of many hands.” — Marla R. Miller, Betsy Ross and the Making of America (2010) When most Americans think of the first American flag, they think of upholsterer/seamstress Elizabeth Griscom “Betsy” Ross. The design attributed to her, with a circle of 13 stars within the […]
“God gives us freedom to grieve; he gives us freedom to be angry. But he doesn’t give us freedom to sin while we are grieving and while we are angry.” — Samuel Sey Lately, I’ve been getting caught up on some blogposts by Samuel Sey. You might remember the name, since I’ve quoted and linked […]
