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Media contortions protect their established narrative in Boston - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 Something dramatic and important happened yesterday in Boston, but the mainstream provided a counter narrative to mask the shame of it all. The media violated the normal rules of the TV news game – if it bleeds it leads and find a victim More

Horse manure: USC Mascot in the gun sights of the history scrubbers - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 The similarity of the mascot's name with the name of Robert E. Lee's famous mount continues the silliness. More

Venezuela's dictator bellows 'traitor' at Venezuelan maestro Dudamel - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 Socialist regimes have always been quick to hurl the arts community off the side when any criticism comes in from their direction. They've now targeted Gustavo Dudamel. More

'Eclipse mania': The dragon ate my sun - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 Get ready for the hype, the hoopla, and the silliness. More

What erasing history might just lead to... - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 Some crackling ideas for a Saturday Night Live skit, perhaps... More

Imposing 21st Century Sensibilities on 18th and 19th Century Actions - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 Perhaps the most beloved hymn of the past two centuries is Amazing Grace, but it was the product of a man who was slave trader (who later became a leading abolitionist). Will YouTube, Facebook, and Google be banning it soon? More

Hottest year on record? Not exactly - the chart shows a different story - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 As the media hype 2016 as being "the hottest year on record," a look at the standard chart data signals a very different picture. More

Remember what the wizards of smart said about Trump's budget? - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 How many plates of crow do the mainstream media want to eat? More

Donald Trump is winning...bigly - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 No one who hates him wants to admit it, but it's happening. More

A couple of thoughts about Barcelona - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 Someone messed up in the provincial government and exposed these people to such an incident. More

Do the media know what horrors they have wrought? - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 What makes these media giants deaf, dumb, and blind to the threats to their constitutional freedoms? More

What do you mean, 'Marxists'? - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 Not even Marx himself would have been too fond of the people running around today waving flags in his name. More

Two professors: USA Today readers too stupid to understand planned Confederate TV series - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 A totalitarian vision of who can and can't write about or understand slavery in America. More

Barcelona and beyond: How politicians and policy wonks play God with your life - 8/20/17 August 20, 2017 What if the modern royalty in Europe had to endure the effects of the refugee policies they force on their own people? More

Civil War Breaking Out at Fox News - 8/19/17 August 19, 2017 The events of the past week have brought the long-simmering conflict closer to the surface. The future direction of the right-of-center, fair and balanced Fox News approach to presenting the news may well be in serious doubt. More

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Terry and the (Antifa) Bandits Will Inherit the Wind Clarice Feldman It seems clear that the Democrats would happily destroy the country rather than accept losing it at the ballot box. More

If Nazis and KKK are Trump's base, how did he win the election? Brian C. Joondeph The marginal groups fomenting violence are staggeringly small and loaded with remnants of the left. It doesn't stop the left from trying to paint all supporters of President Trump as members. More

Why Are There Monuments of Confederate Soldiers? Russell Nagelkirk The short answer is that they restore grace to the fallen and bind up the wounds of a broken nation. More

The Great Robert E. Lee J. Robert Smith Robert E. Lee was a great American. He must be seen and regarded in context: a man of achievement in a unique place and moment in time. More

Et Tu, Senator Corker? Daniel John Sobieski Trump understands planning, perseverance, and the virtues and benefits of hard work, which is more than the likes of the vacationing Bob Corker understand. More

The Failure of the Communist God Michael Curtis Bolshevism is not just an ideology. It's a religion. More

Are We There Yet? Anthony J. DeBlasi The troubling disconnect between technological and human progress is an important clue about why there are so many technological incongruities in our lives. More