During the meeting with Parkland students at the White House on Wednesday President Trump said arming teachers is a step that can be taken to make schools less-attractive targets for attackers. He said that as things stand, attackers have nothing … Continue reading
Category: Society & Culture
What Socialism and Seventh-day Adventists Have in Common
Why’s it so hard to get rid of socialism? Consider the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Seventh-day Adventist Church formed out of the movement known today as the Millerites. In 1831, a Baptist convert, William Miller, was asked … Continue reading
Bill Maher’s Misdiagnosis of America’s Mental Health Problem
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher argued that while the US needs improved mental health care, the US is “kind of a sick country” that is “too greedy,” and “built for money.” Maher said, “When I … Continue reading
Why Are Shootings Only at Government-Run Schools?
After the Florida school shooting, all you’re going to read and hear are, “Why haven’t we banned guns yet?” or, “When will the madness stop?” Advocates of gun control relentlessly ask these questions not because they know gun bans will … Continue reading
Feminist Business School Seeks to Eradicate Individualism, Merit and Competition
The Feminist Business School, founded by Evergreen State College graduate Jennifer Armbrust, teaches that capitalism is an “economy that values masculine traits” such as “meritocracy,” “competition,” and “individualism.” Actually, meritocracy, competition and individualism are not valuable because “capitalism” likes them. … Continue reading
Media Swooning Over North Korea: More Reason to Loathe NBC, CNN & Co.
Jeremy Hunt of Fox News writes: American mainstream media outlets delivered plenty of propaganda on North Korea’s behalf this weekend. Somehow, as Kim Jong Un’s totalitarian regime continues to starve, torture and murder its own people—western news outlets are mesmerized … Continue reading
Why Due Process Died and Who Killed It
President Trump appeared to weigh in on the resignation of two White House staffers accused of domestic abuse Saturday, bemoaning that lives are being destroyed by “a mere allegation.” “Peoples [sic] lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere … Continue reading
Not on MY Fifth Avenue!
Wealthy New Yorkers are furious that Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to open a homeless shelter in their ritzy Manhattan neighborhood. Dozens of wealthy residents packed into a community meeting to voice their anger over the decision to move 150 … Continue reading
Virtue-Signaling Alert: “Bigot” is the New “Racist”
Leftist types have worn out the word “racist”. Even they know it. That’s why they’re starting to use the word “bigot”. That’s because the term “racism” has lost its punch. They have used it so often that it has worn … Continue reading
What a Pro-Liberty Movement in Iran (Yes, Iran) Could Mean for America
A few weeks ago, Iranians tried to rebel against their government. While on the surface Iran’s problems may have little to do with America’s, consider the following from an excellent article by the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE): A dangerous … Continue reading
What’s Up With the Super Bowl Rioting in Philadelphia?
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — It was a celebration like none other in Center City and throughout Philadelphia after the Eagles won their first Super Bowl Championship. But there were fans who took the celebration too far Sunday night, causing damage in … Continue reading
The “Unbearable Smugness” of Elites Hits an Iceberg
In an unusually honest commentary two days after the [2016] election, CBS’s Will Rahn admitted that he and his colleagues “spent months mocking the people who had a better sense of what was going on.” This, said Rahn, was “symptomatic … Continue reading