The Last Full Measure of Devotion


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Memorial Day, and the way we remember our fallen troops, defines today’s great ideological divide.

Unemployment and the Immigration Glut


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Coming to do the work Americans want to do.

Robin Hood: A Conservative Hero


It’s popular these days for conservatives to criticize the defender of the poor and the oppressed, Robin Hood. Hood, they say, is nothing more than a socialist pretending to be a hero. He is, if you will, Karl Marx with a bow and couple of arrows. He steels from the wealthy and gives to the [...]

Greenie Copycats Give Kudos to Republican Governors


They say imitation is the best form of flattery. If that’s so, then the greenies over at This is Ecocide give kudos to the Republican Governors Association and their work toward throwing the Left out of office in November.
This is Ecocide acts as a front group for Polly Higgins’ company in search of half-a-trillion dollars in venture capital and government subsidies to solarpower the Sahara.
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David Irving: Anti-Semite & Holocaust Denier


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In his bestselling 1977 work, Hitler’s War, historian David Irving sought to present history “through Hitler’s eyes,” claiming that although Hitler was a “powerful and relentless military commander,” he was also a “lax and indecisive political leader.” Hitler’s War ultimately laid the basis for Irving’s lifelong claim that Hitler knew nothing of the Holocaust. It was during the 1980s that [...]

History as Indictment


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How selective filtering of history undermines American society and Western civilization.

The Limits of Power


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Why did some slave masters pay certain slaves throughout history?

National “Insulting to Women” Day … Thanks But No Thanks


Today is National Administrative Professional’s Day.  There is much that bothers me about this.  This “holiday” started in 1952 as Secretary’s Day, and was designed to recognize the work of secretaries, administrative assistants, receptionists, and other administrative support professionals.
This has to be the most misguided and sexist holiday ever.  Regardless of the ridiculous fact [...]

Contracting with the Enemy


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How General Electric defied the international community to do business with Iran.

Montcoal and the Permanence of Risk


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What the West Virginia mining tragedy teaches about the perils of industry and government overreach.