John P. Warren, In a galaxy not so long ago and not so far away, Hillary Rodham began her long and ambitious political journey. By all accounts, she was idealistic and passionate, not unlike so many others in that time of war and upheaval. Although she entered Wellesley a young woman of new privilege, and
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Independence Day Is The Civilian’s Patriotic Holiday
Jayme Metzgar, At many parades and gatherings, the Fourth of July looks like another all-purpose, vaguely military holiday. Up your game. If you’re an American with a social media account, you probably didn’t get through this past Memorial Day without seeing a meme that looked something like this: A few of these holiday-explaining memes were
˜We the Prisoners’: The Demise of the Fourth Amendment
John W. Whitehead, The Rutherford Institute “Our carceral state banishes American citizens to a gray wasteland far beyond the promises and protections the government grants its other citizens… When the doors finally close and one finds oneself facing banishment to the carceral state—the years, the walls, the rules, the guards, the inmates—reactions vary. Some experience
Brain-eating amoeba causes closure of N. Carolina waterpark, after 18-yo girl dies
A North Carolina waterpark has closed after a teen girl was killed by a brain-eating amoeba. The 18-year-old got the death disease while taking part in a whitewater rafting. Authorities said Lauren Seitz was exposed to the amoeba at the US National Whitewater Center (USNWC) when she was riding a raft that overturned. “Initial test results
Obama Smart Gun Push Could Conflict With Constitutional Rights, Legal Expert Says
Fred Lucas | Daily Signal “Smart” firearms present numerous safety and constitutional issues. President Barack Obama plans to make smart gun technology a primary part of his push to control firearms, but an expert warns that the new high-tech weaponry poses a danger to constitutional rights—and he’s not talking about the Second Amendment. In April,
Donald Trump Gives The Speech Republicans Have Been Waiting 20 Years To Hear
Donald Trump did what Republicans have begged their presidential candidate to do for months — lay out the case, from A to Z, against Hillary Clinton. Trump didn’t hold back in a blistering speech Wednesday. He went through chapter and verse of every criticism — based in fact or conspiracy theory — against the Clintons.
Far from still racist, America is the world’s most inclusive nation
David Horowitz, The biggest racial lie. Let’s begin with two statements on race — one that is offensive and false, the other self-evidently true. Taken together, they illuminate the toxic state of the national dialogue on race. The false statement is that America is a racist country or, in its unhinged version: America is a “white
Walter E. Williams: You Are What You Say You Are
Last year, I declared myself a springbok trapped in a human body. A springbok is a highly agile individual who is among the “least concern” species and resides in the southeastern part of the African continent. With such a declaration, some people will suggest that I am suffering from a condition known as species dysphoria,