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Censoring Great Art: Foolish and Fascistic
Hysteria over symbols of the Confederacy and the South has now reached the level of insanity. Apple banned images of the Dixie flag in Civil War computer games, for instance. Meanwhile, many books, games and videos about World War II still use the swastika. Does this mean the Confederacy is now deemed worse than the genocidal Nazis? Worst of all, film critic...
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America, Not Dylann Roof, Should Be Forgiven
In an expression of extraordinary magnanimity, relatives of the black church members murdered in Charleston, S.C., arose one after the other to tell Dylann Roof, the murderer of their loved ones, that they forgive him. That I do not agree with what they did in no way diminishes my ability to be moved by their […]
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The nine saints of Charleston
The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in D.C. is celebrating its 175th anniversary as the parish in the center of the nation’s capital. Mass has been celebrated in the current church since 1895. The cathedral has stood through war and peace, through World War I and the Depression, through Pearl Harbor and 9/11, and it has been the place where many great...
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The Left Rejects Painful Truths: Left-Right Differences, Part IV
Here’s a difference between Left and Right that is rarely noted despite the fact that it is at least as important as any other and even explains many of the other differences. At the core of left-wing thought is a rejection of painful realities, the rejection of what the French call les faits de la […]
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Hillary’s Backward Looking, Avoidance Campaign
by Brian Fahy & Garrett Fahy
Greece’s continuing economic woes threaten to send the European Union into chaos. China creates islands in the South China Sea on which to build military bases to threaten our allies. ISIS claims more of Iraq and the White House contemplates another influx – don’t call it surge – of “military advisors” and bases to...
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How Rice as Running Mate Could Power Victory
Imagine Republicans running against Hillary with the slogan: “Not your grandmother’s GOP.” If they choose a young leader, Scott Walker or Marco Rubio for president, and Condaleezza Rice for Vice President, that slogan emphasizes that tired charges of Republican racism no longer work. It also emphasizes the GOP youthfulness advantage: the grandmother in...
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GOP Ticket Needs a Woman: Which One?
For two reasons, Republicans must select a female nominee for Vice President. First, because a woman can play the attack-dog role against Hillary without backlash about sexism and, second, because the GOP must win a decisive majority of white females for any chance of victory. But which female leaders to consider? Kelly Ayotte is youthful and charismatic, but...
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The Key Target of Hillary’s Campaign: White Women
Despite recent setbacks, Hillary Clinton’s campaign remains serenely confident of victory because of their candidate’s strength among one crucial group in the electorate: white women. Actually, Hillary doesn’t even need a majority of this group; she just needs to come within ten points of the GOP candidate. In 2012, Romney won white women by a landslide...
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‘Does It Do Good?’ vs. ‘Does It Feel Good?’ Left-Right Differences: Part III
A fundamental difference between the left and right concerns how each assesses public policies. The right asks, “Does it do good?” The left asks a different question. One example is the minimum wage. In 1987, The New York Times editorialized against any minimum wage. The title of the editorial said it all — “The Right […]
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Attorneys general are the first line of defense
Martha’s Vineyard is a surprising venue for a gathering of the Republican Attorneys General Association (or “RAGA,” as it’s affectionately known), but given the ubiquity of political surveillance these days, perhaps a geographical head fake is good operational security.
Not that a DNC tracker would have been surprised by much they heard...
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Media Distortions Fuel Spike in Murders
The month of May saw tragic spikes in murder rates in Baltimore, New York, Chicago and other big cities—an alarming reversal of nearly 30 years of progress in reducing violent crime. Irresponsible media coverage of police-tensions with the black community combined with demagogic posing by leftist politicians and agitators to raise the levels of urban...
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G.O.P. Debates Shouldn’t Be Limited to 10
Fox News made the unfortunate decision to limit the first Republican debate, scheduled for two months from now, to 10 participants, based on their standing in national polls.
This will exclude some worthy contenders on a flimsy basis—including a candidate with 4% support, while a rival with 3% is excluded. Given that the margin of error in most polls—their...
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Differences Between Left and Right, Part II: Battling Society vs. Battling Yourself
The difference between Right and Left addressed in this column concerns a fundamentally different method that each utilizes in order to improve society. Conservatives believe that the way to a better world is almost always through moral improvement of the individual — by each person doing battle with his own moral defects. It is true […]
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Congress’s shameful Patriot Act brinksmanship
The four-mile stretch of beach from 55th Street in Newport Beach, California, to the end of the Huntington Beach Pier may be the happiest and zaniest place on earth on Saturday mornings. It certainly was this past weekend, with an Olympic-distance triathlon, the “Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge,” a vast women’s volleyball tournament and the...
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Differences Between Left and Right: Part I
Most Americans hold either liberal or conservative positions on most matters. In many instances, however, they would be hard pressed to explain their position or the position they oppose. But if you can’t explain both sides, how do you know you’re right? At the very least, you need to understand both the liberal and conservative […]
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Students Say Bush Is Even Worse Than Stalin
A recent study asked 7,000 university students in 37 countries to evaluate 40 names to choose the greatest heroes and villains in world history.
On the positive side, respondents chose Albert Einstein as the leading hero of all-time; Jesus Christ ranked sixth. On the negative side, Adolph Hitler earned the greatest villain title, with Osama Bin Laden and Saddam...
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