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August 2017

August 25, 2017

Best response to the lunacy of ESPN

"It doesn't matter, but it means a lot." My resident sports aficionado. Yeah. It doesn't matter...

August 25, 2017

Only fools and Catholics think it will end with Confederate Statues

It has been going on for years. Entire generations have been raised to believe America...

August 23, 2017

Charlottesville: A Minority Opinion

Literally, a minority opinion: So there you go. There is a different approach to...

August 09, 2017

Google embraces diversity

By firing a man who dared to express opinions not in line with the latest...

July 2017

July 15, 2017

Another good day for religious liberty

Despite the hysterics, the actual courts seem to have fallen on the side of religious...

June 2017

June 23, 2017

Celebrities really need to stop joking about killing President Trump

So Johnny Depp, who more or less has been Jack Sparrow since The Black Pearl,...

June 22, 2017

In other free speech news

Frank Bruni, of the NYT, has finally thrown in the towel. To all the spoiled...

June 13, 2017

Well done Friendly Atheist

Hemant Mehta, of the Friendly Atheist, has pointed out the obvious: America belongs to traditional...

June 09, 2017

Bernie Sanders and the new religious litmus test for public service

Here, and closer to home at Patheos here. If he's saying Christians with traditional beliefs...

April 2017

April 01, 2017

Follow-up to the Great Pence Dinnergate Scandal of 2017

My wife reminded me of something from her POV regarding this silly controversy. When we...

March 2017

March 30, 2017

I agree about punishing the extortion of citizens

To vote without threat of retaliation or retribution is the American way. If you're a...

March 30, 2017

The dumb branch of the American Left speaks

Who in the world would have a problem with this? Apparently a few hellbent on...

March 29, 2017

Covering the Bathroom Bill

By the always informative Get Religion. This could come as a shock to some, but...

March 21, 2017

Deplorable

I was outraged at the Westboro Baptists and their pitchfork brigade's hateful protests. I'm as...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

The best night of Steve Harvey’s life

Bwa ha ha! I'm seldom one to crow over others' misfortunes, but it serves them...

February 02, 2017

Remember when

Liberals used to protest and demonstrate because someone wasn't allowed to speak freely? Yeah, so...

January 2017

January 11, 2017

This doesn’t surprise me

Once again I'm seeing outrage pop up about this. Apparently an MTV writer told Jeff...

December 2016

December 23, 2016

Preparing to take action against harassment

In the age of Trump. So that things like this won't happen.

December 19, 2016

Pandering to angry black men

Oh, I'm sorry. That sounds too racist. Let's try that again. Pandering to angry white...

December 19, 2016

One of the biggest threats to the future of diversity

Is an educational system encouraging students to achieve diversity with whatever means possible. We've already seen...

December 09, 2016

Why I like living in the United States

Because I don't have to worry about being charged by the government for saying things...

December 08, 2016

Yes there are bigots in America

Out of 320 million people, what did you expect? There will always be some people...

December 01, 2016

The Left’s First Amendment Problem

When it comes to Trump's threat to free speech, The Federalist keeps things in perspective....

November 2016

November 22, 2016

Why Trump Won; Case Study 3B: Multi-Cultural intolerance of the Christian West

Case in point. I get Columbus Day. After all, he's just one more former hero...

July 2016

July 07, 2016

By tolerance and diversity, we must mean something else

Anthony Arnett wrote a piece that is making the rounds. It's a fair piece and worth...