Month: December 2020

The Battle of Athens, Tennessee

On August 1-2, 1946, some Americans, brutalized by their county government, used armed force as a last resort to overturn it. These Americans wanted honest open elections. For years they had asked for state or federal election monitors to prevent…

Confiscation Clock 1 Minute Closer to Midnite

Second Amendment Threat Is Growing  Blatant level of threats even without final election results increases tensions. President Trump and the nation are waiting to see the results of the Georgia election, to know who will control the U.S. Senate, and…

Education Was A Gift From Christians

Whether we look at the Puritans…  of the seventeenth century, or their descendants of the eighteenth century, or those who framed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, we see that their political programs were the rather clear reflection of…

Reproductive Justice is a Sham

Ever since Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke received her fifteen minutes of fame a few years back at the congressional hearings on the Affordable Care Act, we’ve been hearing a lot about “reproductive justice.” It’s a rather queer pairing of…

America’s Historical Ignorance

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the darling of the new socialist Democrats in this country, recently referred to the three branches of government. She said, they are the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. John Roberts, call your office.…

Herd Mentality

When I was growing up my elders always offered useful advice such as:  if you lie with dogs you’re going to get fleas; it’s better to let people think you’re ignorant than open your mouth and prove them right; a…