Month: June 2020

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More than 60 People Shot, 16 Killed, over Weekend in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago

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By AWR HAWKINS 29 Jun 2020 for Breitbart News More than 60 people were shot, 16 fatally, over the course of the weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago. On Sunday morning Breitbart News reported at least 20 had been shot in a 24-hour time-frame running from Friday at 4 p.m. to Saturday at 4 p.m. Seven people were killed during that interval. On Monday morning, NBC Chicago reported the total number of shooting victims was over 60 for the weekend, with 16 people dead. The Chicag0 Sun-Times reported one of the weekend’s fatalities was a 10-year-old girl who was “inside a Logan Square home on the … Continue reading More than 60 People Shot, 16 Killed, over Weekend in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago

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Chicago Pride March Draws Thousands Despite Mayor’s Coronavirus Rules

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By WARNER TODD HUSTON 29 Jun 2020 for Breitbart News Thousands packed the streets in Chicago for an unofficial gay pride march despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the first openly gay mayor, canceling the official annual event because of her worries over the coronavirus. Organizers insisted that the rally held in the city’s West Side Lakeview neighborhood was an attempt to “reclaim” the “grassroots” efforts to push gay pride, according to ABC 7. The gay pride parade has roots in the Windy City going back to 1972 and has taken place in the Boystown area of the city until this year, when it … Continue reading Chicago Pride March Draws Thousands Despite Mayor’s Coronavirus Rules

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American Worldview Inventory 2020 – At a Glance

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Survey: Majority of Americans No Longer See Human Life as ‘Sacred,’ Yet See Humanity as ‘Basically Good’ June 23, 2020 | By Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University As our nation’s biblical foundations continue to erode, Americans’ understanding of the fundamental nature of humanity and the value of human life is shifting significantly—with a large majority of Americans today believing that human beings are “basically good,” and less than 40% seeing human life as having intrinsic value or as being “sacred.” Although they conflict with traditional biblical teaching, these views increasingly have permeated well beyond the secular culture to … Continue reading American Worldview Inventory 2020 – At a Glance

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Dr. Atlas on coronavirus lockdowns: ‘The policy … is killing people’

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By Victor Garcia | Fox News | May 24, 2020 Coronavirus lockdowns may be “killing” just as many people as the virus because many people with serious conditions unrelated to the virus have been skipping treatment, Hoover Institution senior fellow Dr. Scott Atlas said Saturday on “Fox Report.” “I think one thing that’s not somehow receiving attention is the CDC just came out with their fatality rates,” Atlas said. “And lo and behold, they verify what people have been saying for over a month now, including my Stanford epidemiology colleagues and everyone else in the world who’s done this analysis — and that is … Continue reading Dr. Atlas on coronavirus lockdowns: ‘The policy … is killing people’

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The data is in — stop the panic and end the total isolation

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BY DR. SCOTT W. ATLAS, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR —  04/22/20 12:30 PM EDT – The Hill My cmnt: Clear back in late April we had sufficient data to stop the idiotic mass lockdowns and to take clear, calm, rational and scientific precautions to protect the very small, high risk groups (i.e., the very elderly and especially those with comorbidity issues). Dr. Atlas makes a strong point: we should have never shutdown the schools and when we finally open again this late summer kids do NOT need to wear masks (as they are at virtually no risk of harm from the virus) nor … Continue reading The data is in — stop the panic and end the total isolation

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The Good News About COVID-19 the Corporate Media Keeps Hidden

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BY STACEY LENNOX  JUN 27, 2020 6:02 PM EST for PJ Media As the pandemic panic porn continues because identified cases are rising, Dr. Fauci is back on television, and the media is once again demanding a national response. However, there is news they don’t share with you that could help reduce the already unwarranted levels of fear. Obviously, that doesn’t fit their partisan agenda. Many commentators have noted that rising case numbers are not necessarily a reason to sound the alarm. The fear with COVID-19 was always of overwhelming the hospital system. The correct numbers to look at are COVID-19 … Continue reading The Good News About COVID-19 the Corporate Media Keeps Hidden

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About White Privilege

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Wayne Allyn Root|Posted: Jun 28, 2020 12:01 AM for Townhall.com My cmnt: Wayne says below what I have told my own children. Nobody handed me nor my family on either side anything because we were white. My maternal grandfather arrived in Texas from the Czech Republic in the early 1900s on a cattle boat (which is what it sounds like) and picked cotton alongside poor whites and blacks to earn a living. He did not speak a word of English and being Roman Catholic he was not welcomed with open arms. My maternal grandmother was sent here around the same … Continue reading Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About White Privilege

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Why one strategist is actually encouraged by a spike in new U.S. coronavirus cases

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Published: June 27, 2020 at 7:51 a.m. ET – for Market Watch By Steve Goldstein My cmnt: The Covid-19 reaction has always been illogical. Shutting down America (and the rest of the world) was the biggest man-made disaster since WWII. The virus was always affecting mostly the very elderly and already sick. These people could have and should have been quarantined (which that idiot governor of NY Cuomo did NOT do) and the rest of the population left alone. Letting the herd immunity develop as we do every year with virulent flu was and remains the best and only policy. … Continue reading Why one strategist is actually encouraged by a spike in new U.S. coronavirus cases

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Millennial Drops Support For Socialism After Learning How Hard It Is To Get Avocado Toast In Venezuela

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The Babylon Bee – Sept 1, 2018 RIVERDALE, NY—31-year-old Darlene Austin has always been an avid supporter of socialism, but she recently had an eye-opening experience. “At a vegan cafe, I met a guy from Venezuela,” Austin explained. “I asked him about how great it must be to live in a country working to end economic inequality, but then he went into a long diatribe about oppression, poverty, and murder.” Austin admitted she didn’t listen to much of it since she always knew that socialism would have “a few bumps along the way.” But then the man said something that … Continue reading Millennial Drops Support For Socialism After Learning How Hard It Is To Get Avocado Toast In Venezuela

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These are the sexual-assault allegations against Bill Clinton

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Four women over the past few decades have publicly accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault or harassment. One woman accused Clinton of raping her. Amid ongoing national attention on issues of sexual assault and workplace harassment, Democrats and others on the left are beginning to reexamine their response to the allegations against Clinton. by Eliza Relman Jun 4, 2018, 12:04 PM – for Business Insider President Bill Clinton’s decision to lie under oath about his consensual affair with the White House intern Monica Lewinsky almost forced him from the presidency. My cmnt: Let’s be clear here. By democrat definition if there … Continue reading These are the sexual-assault allegations against Bill Clinton

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Biden Campaign Hires Interpreter To Translate His Speeches Into English

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The Babylon Bee – May 15, 2020 My cmnt: This is more than just bogus and sad – this is bizarre. Joe Biden is obviously suffering from senile dementia. We are not blaming him for losing his cognitive faculties we are blaming the democrat/media establishment for shamelessly using him for their own ends. This is the 1979 film Being There and Chauncey Gardner coming to life. The dems are actually going to try to elect a completely incompetent, incoherent boob to the office of the presidency of the United States! I mean Clinton the First was a boob and a … Continue reading Biden Campaign Hires Interpreter To Translate His Speeches Into English

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Instagrammers invade private New Zealand ‘infinity’ pools

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The owners of an idyllic west coast property are at their wits’ end trying to stop hundreds of young instagrammers caught on motion sensor cameras trampling their land, bathing in their clifftop pools and taking photos on a dangerous cliff edge. Melanie Reid reports Melanie Reid – June 20, 2020 Melanie Reid is Newsroom’s lead current affairs and investigations journalist My Cmnt: I have included this article because it touches on the riots, protests and violence we have (and are) witnessing at the same time in America. The debate is not really about police brutality (which statistically is nearly nonexistent) nor … Continue reading Instagrammers invade private New Zealand ‘infinity’ pools

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Black Fathers Matter

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Katie Kieffer|Posted: Jun 22, 2020 12:01 AM – for Townhall.com Fathers matter. A child without a good father figure grows up with a disadvantage that cannot be erased by money, education or fame. Activists claim that whites and police are primarily responsible for holding blacks back. In truth, black father figures are the foremost differentiating factor in their offspring’s quality of life. 69 percent of black children are born to unmarried mothers, according to the latest data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In contrast, the CDC reports that 28 percent of non-Hispanic whites are born to unmarried … Continue reading Black Fathers Matter

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Why I will never support BLM

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By Ryan Scott Bomberger  Posted June 5, 2020 – in Radiance.Life/BLM Every life unjustly killed deserves justice. In the cause to make things right, I will not join a movement that has nearly everything wrong. More innocent lives have now been killed (#BlueLivesMatter, too) since these predominantly violent protests began over George Floyd’s horrific death. What about the black lives killed in this nationwide chaos? Do they matter? “Well, you don’t have to agree with everything. Just pick out the good things in the #BlackLivesMatter movement,” I’m told. Really? Let’s apply that same logic to another example. I’ve been repeatedly approached to partner with New … Continue reading Why I will never support BLM

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Lessons From the Past

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The minimum wage laws help union workers and hurt entry-level Blacks Thomas Sowell|Posted: Jan 28, 2019 2:00 PM – for Townhall.com Seventy-one years ago this month — in January 1948 — a black, 17-year-old high school dropout left home. The last grade he had completed was the 9th grade. He had no skills, little experience, and not a lot of maturity. Yet he was able to find jobs to support himself, to a far greater extent than someone similar can find jobs today. I know because I was that black 17-year-old. And, decades later, I did research on economic conditions … Continue reading Lessons From the Past

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Intellectuals and Race: Part IV

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Dr. Thomas Sowell – Mar 15, 2013 – for Townhall.com Editor’s note: This is Part IV in a series. Part I can be found here. Part II can be found here. Part III can be found here Among the many irrational ideas about racial and ethnic groups that have polarized societies over the centuries and around the world, few have been more irrational and counterproductive than the current dogmas of multiculturalism. Intellectuals who imagine that they are helping racial or ethnic groups that lag behind by redefining their lags out of existence with multicultural rhetoric are in fact leading them … Continue reading Intellectuals and Race: Part IV

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Intellectuals and Race: Part III

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Dr. Thomas Sowell – Mar 14, 2013 – for Townhall.com Editor’s note: This is Part III in a series. Part I can be found here. Part II can be found here. The desire of intellectuals for some grand theory that will explain complex patterns with some solitary and simple factor has produced many ideas that do not stand up under scrutiny, but which have nevertheless had widespread acceptance — and sometimes catastrophic consequences — in countries around the world. The theory of genetic determinism which dominated the early 20th century led to many harmful consequences, ranging from racial segregation and discrimination … Continue reading Intellectuals and Race: Part III

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Intellectuals and Race: Part II

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Dr. Thomas Sowell – Mar 13, 2013 – for Townhall.com Editor’s note: This is Part II in a series. Part I can be found here. Once we recognize that large differences in achievement among races, nations and civilizations have been the rule, not the exception, throughout recorded history, there is at least some hope of rational thought — and perhaps even some constructive efforts to help everyone advance. Even such a British patriot as Winston Churchill said, “We owe London to Rome” — an acknowledgement that Roman conquerors created Britain’s most famous city, at a time when the ancient Britons … Continue reading Intellectuals and Race: Part II

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Intellectuals and Race: Part I

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Thomas Sowell Mar 12, 2013 for Townhall.com There are so many fallacies about race that it would be hard to say which is the most ridiculous. However, one fallacy behind many other fallacies is the notion that there is something unusual about different races being unequally represented in various institutions, careers or at different income or achievement levels. A hundred years ago, the fact that people from different racial backgrounds had very different rates of success in education, in the economy and in other endeavors, was taken as proof that some races were genetically superior to others. Some races were … Continue reading Intellectuals and Race: Part I

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White Privilege?

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White supremacy and white privilege are used by the Left to produce white guilt which results in white, elite liberals doing and saying things that are detrimental to all people. Black Lives Matter is an example of using white guilt to achieve Marxist goals. Condemning all police as racist is an example of using limited, unusual events in a dishonest manner to achieve political ends. No people group have any history of accepting and trusting other people groups simply because all of us are people. All people groups which share a common language, culture, religion, morphology, color or race place … Continue reading White Privilege?

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The Orwellian University

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by Frank Furedi / October 13, 2016 for Prospect Magazine UK “Speech codes are now littered with words that are ambiguous and opaque” The first time I was told off for using “inappropriate language,” I thought my colleague was joking. We were university professors and speaking freely should come with the territory. But during the past decade, campus speech has increasingly been taken over by a vocabulary of doublespeak. In his essay “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell identified the problem: “In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible… Thus political language has … Continue reading The Orwellian University

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Chris Cuomo Knew He Had COVID-19, Still Risked Infecting Others by Violating Quarantine

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By JOHN NOLTE 22 Apr 2020 for Breitbart News My cmnt: This was published in April when everyone was still under the impression that having the coronavirus was a terrible thing. Even tho’ some of us did NOT believe that, idiots or propagandists at CNN, like Fredo here, did believe it or pretend to believe it and panicked everyone with their daily ‘reporting’ about it. I point this out not just because of the hypocrisy of the Left but because they are so blatant in their hypocrisy. Even when they are caught redhanded they deny, deny, deny. I want to … Continue reading Chris Cuomo Knew He Had COVID-19, Still Risked Infecting Others by Violating Quarantine

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Who’s being hospitalized for Covid-19 in New York

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PUBLISHED WED, MAY 6 2020 12:25 PM EDT UPDATED THU, MAY 7 202011:22 AM EDT – CNBC My cmnt: Of course Gramma was right! Go OUTSIDE and get some fresh air – it’ll be good for you. The WORST thing to do in a viral event is to hole up at HOME. Sunshine KILLS viruses and air dissipates them to where they die or are harmless. Telling us to shelter at HOME, isolate, stay inside – is the worst thing you could do. Cuomo says it’s ‘shocking’ most new coronavirus hospitalizations are people who had been staying home “If you notice, … Continue reading Who’s being hospitalized for Covid-19 in New York

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The Six Pillars of Character

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My cmnt: Checking the LPS website at least up until 2017 these guidelines were still in use. They may still be incorporated in the LPS pedagogy or not. If not, they should be, but knowing the ethical direction of our country’s cultural shift it would not surprise me if they have been quietly set aside. Trustworthiness Be honest • Don’t deceive, cheat or steal • Be reliable — do what you say you’ll do • Have the courage to do the right thing • Build a good reputation • Be loyal — stand by your family, friends and country  Respect … Continue reading The Six Pillars of Character

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J K Rowling is not transphobic: people who menstruate are women

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Is it transphobic to say women get periods? Don’t be daft, says Ella Whelan According to the latest Twitter meltdown, using the shorthand of ‘women’ when referring to ‘people who menstruate’ is not just pedantic, it’s transphobic – it doesn’t include the gender non-binary individuals who have periods. An article arguing for greater investment in menstrual health and hygiene in developing countries post Covid-19 used the term ‘people who menstruate’ instead of women. And, as it was rather obvious that the article was talking about women (even using a picture of a woman leading a workshop on menstruation in Kenya) British author JK … Continue reading J K Rowling is not transphobic: people who menstruate are women

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Democrats blasted for ‘virtue signaling’ by wearing African sashes during George Floyd tribute

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by Emma Colton, Social Media Manager  | June 09, 2020 12:17 PM |The Washington Examiner Democratic lawmakers wearing Ghanaian kente sashes during a tribute to George Floyd were mocked online for the move. A group of Democrats, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, knelt in the Capitol building on Monday for nearly nine minutes, the amount of time then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee to Floyd’s neck before he died. The lawmakers were also wearing kente sashes, a textile from Ghana known for its unique patterns and representation of West African culture. Twitter users from the black … Continue reading Democrats blasted for ‘virtue signaling’ by wearing African sashes during George Floyd tribute

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Earth Day at 50: Progress, Not Politics, Cleaned Up America

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by Steve Milloy – for Real Clear Politics  June 2020 Environmental activists decreed in 1970 that April 22 was to be commemorated as Earth Day. Fifty years later, if you listen to these activists, especially as they are fog-horned by the mainstream media, you might get the impression that our environment is in more jeopardy than ever. Is this true?  Let’s stipulate that post-World War II America was much dirtier than 2020 America. Industrial cities were beset with smog. Pollution in rivers caught fire. Waste dumps weren’t always managed well. Not much thought was given to use and exposure to … Continue reading Earth Day at 50: Progress, Not Politics, Cleaned Up America

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ADAD letter to President Trump

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President Donald J. TrumpThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 May 19, 2020 Dear Mr. President: Thousands of physicians in all specialties and from all States would like to express our gratitude for your leadership. We write to you today to express our alarm over the exponentially growing negative health consequences of the national shutdown. In medical terms, the shutdown was a mass casualty incident. During a mass casualty incident, victims are immediately triaged to black, red, yellow, or green. The first group, triage level black, includes those who require too many resources to save during a mass … Continue reading ADAD letter to President Trump

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Report: Over 80 Million Children at Risk as Coronavirus Disrupts Vaccination Schedules

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by JOSHUA CAPLAN 22 May 2020 for Breitbart News Tens of millions of children under 12 months are potentially at risk for diseases such as diphtheria and polio as the Chinese coronavirus pandemic interrupts routine vaccinations, according to data published by global public health experts on Friday. STAT News reports: Vaccine campaigns have been disrupted in at least 68 countries, according to data released by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the Sabin Vaccine Institute, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The interruptions could affect 80 million children under 1 year old in those countries. The agencies said that the disruptions are occurring at … Continue reading Report: Over 80 Million Children at Risk as Coronavirus Disrupts Vaccination Schedules

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Dr. Fauci Is Either a Liar or a Fraud

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by John Nolte June 7, 2020 for Breitbart News Mea culpa: I spent a lot of time on these here digital pages defending Dr. Anthony Fauci. Brother, was I wrong. Fauci is a stone-cold liar. And if he’s not a stone-cold liar, his only defense is that he is a fraud. Either way, shame on him … and me. For months Fauci has been everywhere, all over TV, urging Americans to lock themselves down, to abandon their jobs, their sick and dying family members, the small businesses they spent their lives getting off the ground; he urged us to drive … Continue reading Dr. Fauci Is Either a Liar or a Fraud

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If Lassie were crossed with a cantaloupe would she be melancholy?

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Just wanted to note that I invented this pun in the 1960s when I was in high school. Since then it has been plagiarized multiple times by others. Another version is: If Lassie were depressed would she be melancholy? “My melancholy is the most faithful mistress I have known; what wonder then that I love her in return.” Another lame pun from yours truly when he was in high school It was probably the last day of my junior year in high school in Mr. Stephenson’s Social Studies class. We were just killing time to reach the required ‘x’ number … Continue reading If Lassie were crossed with a cantaloupe would she be melancholy?

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NBA Announcer Suspended for ‘All Lives Matter’ Comment

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By DYLAN GWINN – 1 Jun 2020 for Breitbart News My cmnt: This is incredible. More censorship from the Left. We are living under Orwellian speech codes which is truly a frightening development. Sacramento Kings announcer Grant Napear has been placed on administrative leave by the radio station he works for, after posting “All Lives Matter” on Twitter. On Sunday, former Kings player Demarcus Cousins asked Napear for his views on the Black Lives Matter movement. In response, Napear tweeted: “All Lives Matter…Every Single One!” The phrase “All Lives Matter,” is seen as disparaging by the Black Lives Matter movement. … Continue reading NBA Announcer Suspended for ‘All Lives Matter’ Comment

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So-called Hate Crime laws hurt us all (Charlie Rogers, Matthew Shepard, Tawana Brawley, Duke Lacrosse players, Anita Hill, Jussie Smollett)

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August 2012My unpublished column on Charlie Rogers below: There was a movie in 1981 called ‘Absence of Malice’ starring Paul Newman and Sally Field.  My wife and I went to it and enjoyed the film.   It not only contained excellent actors but an intriguing plot that raised all kinds of moral and ethical questions.   The title refers to the intent of a person accused of slander or libel. In another movie ‘Legally Blonde’ starring Reese Witherspoon l first became aquainted with the term mens rea. Reese throws it out to the judge who replies that she knows what … Continue reading So-called Hate Crime laws hurt us all (Charlie Rogers, Matthew Shepard, Tawana Brawley, Duke Lacrosse players, Anita Hill, Jussie Smollett)

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Majestic Ascent: Berlinski on Darwin on Trial

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David Berlinski – November 20, 2011, 5:11 PM – Evolution News Richard Dawkins published The Blind Watchmaker in 1985. The appearance of design in nature, Dawkins argued, is an illusion. Complex biological structures may be entirely explained by random variations and natural … Continue reading Majestic Ascent: Berlinski on Darwin on Trial