Why I Won’t Give $10 to Harvard
My 30th Harvard College reunion is in October. I plan to attend to see good friends and share great memories. Harvard asked for a donation. […]
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She’s Had Her Close Up—We’ve Had Enough
If the nation weren’t already in a foul political mood, it would still be a special kind of hell to have to suffer through the […]
Pigskin Doggerel
The (Football) Star-Mangled Banner (An Anthem With Offensive Lines) Oh, say, have you seen how your ratings have dropped? Seems your viewers don’t find grownup […]
Crime, Race, and the Thin Blue Line
Four decades ago, I worked in oil and gas exploration. I was laying a seismic survey line through a community outside of Dallas when an […]
Republicans Cower in Charlottesville’s Aftermath
Last month’s events in Charlottesville have given our Republican elected officials an excellent opportunity to educate the public on the violence of the hard Left […]
Obliterating Confederate Symbols is Counterproductive
When visiting Jerusalem, I typically make my way down King George Street as I journey to the Western Wall to pray. Millions of Israelis likewise […]
Trump’s Critics Give White Supremacists the Notoriety They Crave
“Why Won’t Trump Denounce White Supremacists?” Steve Hayes asks in a Weekly Standard essay published shortly after the president’s first statement about the Charlottesville ugliness. […]
It’s Not Trump They Hate—It’s Us!
A storm gathers over the United States, threatening to inundate the very foundations of our civic edifice. In the heat of recriminations over the events […]
The Kristol Crackup
In a Venn diagram of NeverTrump conservatives and anti-Trump liberals, a photo of Bill Kristol would appropriately fill the growing intersection of the two. Like […]
Who Was Really at Fault in Charlottesville?
Almost everything about the Charlottesville riot was disgraceful except the conduct of the president. The move to take down the statue of General Robert E. […]
President Trump Was Right the First Time
President Trump was roundly criticized over the weekend for failing to call out neo-nazis and the Ku Klux Klan by name in his first statement […]
‘I Think Continually of Those Who Are Truly Great’
To Removers of Monuments Those impassive, silent guardians – will their gaze no longer shame you? Have they been forever banished? Are you sure? Can […]
Trump’s Error: Failing to Follow the Left’s Talking Points
As I watched President Trump’s initial reaction to the violence in Charlottesville from Bedminster, New Jersey, I felt proud of our nation’s new leader. At […]
McAuliffe’s Progressive Government Riot
For over a century, police and military have been used successfully to contain possible violence between demonstrators and their opponents in our communities. Everyone knows […]
How O.J. Simpson’s Murder Trial Cemented Tribal Politics
O.J. Simpson is slated to be released from a Nevada state prison in October after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence for a sports […]
Fake Hate Crime: A Poem
These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent […]
Fake News Sure Didn’t Start With Trump
Contrary to the narrative of Donald Trump’s friends and foes alike, the phenomenon of “fake news” long precedes the 2016 presidential election, even if the […]
Mitch Landrieu: Monument Man for a Lost Cause
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has made a much-heralded case for removal of four Confederate monuments he suddenly found the cause of great evils. “The […]
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Ridiculous ‘100 Days’ Report
The Southern Poverty Law Center is at it again. At the hundred-day mark of President Trump’s administration, the center has released a report that purports […]
Last Chance for France
This most unique society, which evolved gradually over millennia, with each successive generation safeguarding and conveying to future generations the distinctive patrimony of its peoplehood, […]