Sporting news: Curt Schilling; John Madden
Football icon John Madden was beloved; pitcher Curt Schilling isn’t. Here, I make the case for both of them. (Links to full pieces embedded in the headlines.) John Madden’s Raiders […]
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Random: Facebook, lawsuits, and the need for political seriousness
Foreign threats should make U.S. leaders search for unity (Jan. 3): The Jan. 2 Washington Examiner headline “China unveils plan to ‘take over’ Latin America” should focus attention. That bracing […]
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Connecticut’s Commie-Symp Senator
Two columns on a shameful event by Connecticut’s Richard Blumenthal, ignored by the establishment media (link to full columns embedded in headlines)… Blumenthal openly celebrates with Communist Party (Dec. 15): […]
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Pearl Harbor showed American character
(Dec. 7) Japanese Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto never actually said he worried his nation had “awakened a sleeping giant ” when it attacked Pearl Harbor 80 years ago in Hawaii. History should […]
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Bob Dole’s final message stressed principled compromise
(Dec. 9) n U.S. Sen. Bob Dole’s final public message before he died on Dec. 5, he provided a lesson in civics that too few in today’s politics are willing […]
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On Thanksgiving, remember these OTHER Founders
(Nov. 26) In the conservative spirit of William F. Buckley asserting that “ gratitude ” for our national blessings should be a year-round and lifelong attitude, not just an afterthought […]
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R.I.P. to golf’s great Elder statesman
(Nov. 29) Here’s a tip of the visor to Lee Elder , the golfer who died November 28 at age 87. He was not a superstar, but he was a […]
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On abortion case, liberal justices hurt their own ‘legitimacy’
(Official editorial on the abortion case by the Washington Examiner, Dec. 5) To listen to the liberal justices, one would think the Supreme Court’s job is not to uphold the […]
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Vulgar to virtue: A case study
(Nov. 15) The degraded nature of public discussion these days surely owes much to people feeling as if they aren’t being heard when they try to speak up respectfully. Last […]
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Twitter-banned, live on Saturday night
(Nov. 1) Twitter, you ignorant slut. The randomness, humorlessness, and cultural tone-deafness of Twitter’s censors is a sight (or maybe a site?) to behold. My Twitter account has been suspended […]
