“The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.” –  President John Fitzgerald Kennedy One wonders how this philosophy could ever […]

Sad news about the passing of a dear man back east.  I learned that Mr. John Shaw, aged 92 years, died earlier this month.  Mr. Shaw was an intelligent, insightful, […]

Springtime for Socialism?

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked political observers with a 15-point victory in New York’s 14th Congressional District (Bronx and Queens) primary over Congressional Representative Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent who was the […]

Silly Season in the Senate...

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Even before President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh for the position of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the opposition decided to cue Judy Collins. Following the dictates […]

No Greater Love...

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Countless folks from around the globe are celebrating the happy news that a boys soccer team, 12 players and their coach, have been rescued in Thailand.  Each child has a […]

Fake (But Accurate) News?

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The President repeatedly lambastes negative press coverage about him as “fake news.”  Journalists blanch at the effrontery.  And then proceed to give the President additional ammunition with which to fire […]

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Insofar as the Israeli/Palestinian “problem” has lasted longer than the lives of most individuals reading this article, at this point any hopes for an eventual peace between the two are, […]

The Pulitzer Prizes Sit Shiva

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The folks at The Pulitzer Prizes have provided a respectful online memorial for the late Dr. Charles Krauthammer.   They note, “In honor of his life, we are publishing Krauthammer’s 1987 […]

RIP, Dr. Charles Krauthammer

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American society lost a powerful voice for principled conservatism and upstanding civility earlier today.  Pulitzer prize-winning political columnist, Dr. Charles Krauthammer, has died.  His departure came after he provided notice […]

Roe v. Wade at 45

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty […]

RIP, Dr. King

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A model of civil discourse, you told our nation that your dream was “deeply rooted in the American Dream.”  May the work to make that dream a reality continue…   […]

Putting President Trump on the Couch

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Washington is buzzing this week about Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, a new “tell all” book from columnist Michael Wolff.  Credit the author, his publisher and the many […]