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The Darkness Drops Again
By Lincoln E. Steed
Those words come from William Butler Yeats 1919 poem “The Second Coming.” He wrote it immediately after the Great War—expected to be, hoped to be, by many, the last war. (So...
Is There a Future for Fusionism?
By Stephanie Slade
In the years since the Cold War, conservatives have lost sight of the relationship between liberty and personal responsibility.
There's a well-worn tale about modern American conservatism: It says that the...
The Civil Rights Movement I Was a Part of Has Been Betrayed by a Twisted Progressive Ideology
By Bob Woodson
The civil rights movement was about giving everyone an opportunity to succeed and treating everyone fairly.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. envisioned a just and equitable America, in which citizens treated...
Only Tolerance Can Save Us From Political Fanatics
By J.D. Tuccille
With ideological crusades replacing theological battles, we will again have to learn to live and let live.
Religion, we've been warned, divides us and leads to conflict. It stands to reason, then, that...
Mandatory Behavior – Rights in a Pandemic
By Clifford R. Goldstein
Government accommodation of religious practices has been an enduring pillar of American liberty. In Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida (1987), the U.S. Supreme Court (8-1) said that: “This Court...
Americans Abandoning Free Speech Better Brace for the Consequences
By J.D. Tuccille
Government will happily suppress misinformation in favor of misinformation of its own.
In the panicked aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the powers-that-be dusted off wish lists of surveillance-state powers and began monitoring...
Some Dental Treatments, and How These Affect Us Holistically
It is a truth universally acknowledged that good teeth provide us, humans, with beauty and confidence. But even with this in mind, most of us take our teeth for granted. We’ve been taught a...
Religion and Real Politics
By Mark Garavaglia
Should Americans expect their leaders to display some type of moral virtue that transcends the population in general?
Editorials published way back before the election in Christianity Today (“Trump Should Be Removed From...
Tobacco Smoking: How It Affects Your Mouth and Whole Body
“Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health.” This tagline has been in use since God-knows-when. But even with all the warning signs displayed on cigarette packs and advertisements, millions of people are still users....
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