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News of the Week (May 5th, 2019)

  News of the Week for May 5th, 2019

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Firing Line Friday: The Problem of Illegal Aliens

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      The question of illegal aliens has been debated for decades. Rather than blind rhetoric, a sober discussion on … Continue reading

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Quick Takes – Gender Madness: Coerced Speech; Illegal Speech; “Family Violence” Speech

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Say the magic words, or else!      First, a little censorship:      Carrying … Continue reading

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Victims of Communism Day, 2019

     Today is Victims of Communism Day. It is also “May Day”, where “useful idiots” march and demonstrate in free countries, while those who have to actually live under Communism are made to march lest they face dire consequences.      With the … Continue reading

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NHS Not Down With Down’s Syndrome

     We are, unfortunately, familiar with the U.K.’s National Health Servie (NHS) and their “Liverpool Care Pathway” that involves intentionally starving/dehydrating patients, including babies, to death. Sadly, it seems starvation in the NHS is far more endemic than that: A man … Continue reading

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News of the Week (April 28th, 2019)

  News of the Week for Apr. 28th, 2019

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Quick Takes – South African Land Grab: Just Kidding; Actually Not Kidding; Seriously Not Yours Anymore

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on. The focus this time: All Your Farm Are Belong To Us      First, a little soothing, … Continue reading

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Aryan Environmentalism Redux

     Why does it not come as a surprise that an indoctrinated youth calling for collective action to protect the sacred environment hail from a rather “Aryan” nation (for now)… “Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg says time is running out … Continue reading

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Libraries Are Tools of Racist Oppression… or Something…

     It has long been clear that the Progressive Left believe everything is racist (or sexist or homophobic or &c.). Yes, even libraries are tools of racist oppression! “If you look at any United States library’s collection, especially those in higher … Continue reading

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First They Came For The Drinking Straws

     California, where banning plastic straws is all the rage, and where there have been serious attempts to ban everything from printed receipts to the internal combustion engine, is not pushing forward with an initiative to make it illegal for hotels … Continue reading

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