Commentary Given the left’s recent push to redefine concepts such as “privilege” and “victimhood, let’s take a moment to examine the lives of two very different Americans. Consider Shelby Steele, whose paternal grandfather was born a slave. His father was a truck driver with a third-grade education, and his mother was a social worker. Steele…
The UN Promotes Abortion as a ‘God-Given Right’
Commentary In the 2021 Commission on the Status of Women conference held at the United Nations in New York City, the UN unveiled a renewed strategy for advancing “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.” In an event called, “Reclaiming Gender Justice: Countering National, Regional, and Global Backlashes,” Ib Peterson, deputy executive director of the UN Population…
Socialist Security
Commentary Social Security is the third rail of U.S. politics. President Joe Biden has recently made great hay out of Rep. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) daring to even hint that this sacred program could be altered in any way, manner, shape, or form. Nor have the Republicans dared to challenge our president on this matter. Instead,…
Disobeying Valid Laws: When Is It Justified
Commentary In 1970, the Sydney Morning Herald published an article entitled “How should we react to unjust laws?” The author, Ilmar Tammelo, argued that defiance of an allegedly “unjust” law leads to “awkward practical consequences” because “on critically important occasions, it may be extremely difficult to ascertain what is just and what is unjust.” In…
Is Fox News Inadvertently Responsible for the ‘Trump Bump’ in Polls?
Commentary Axios is reporting a “Trump Bump” in the polls for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Indeed, this seems to be true since the 45th president has jumped up significantly in four of the most recent polls against his putatively most important opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has yet to declare his candidacy but…
Good Bills That Would Help California
March 1, 2023
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Commentary Among the 2,632 new bills introduced this year in the California Legislature by the Feb. 17 deadline, there actually are some good ones. Here are three: Assembly Bill 1128 is by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles). It’s a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) and state Sens. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Lena…
A Middle Eastern Veteran’s Struggle With His Own Community
Commentary My squad drives along MSR (main supply route) Dover, en-route to Camp Anaconda. I stand in the gunner’s position, wearing my face mask and goggles. Dust hit my face as sweat from the desert heat trickled down my face and back. I wore a 50-pound IBA (individual body armor) with extra ammo, my M-16…
‘Housewife’ From 1934: A Pre-Code Crossover
Commentary “Housewife” is a 1934 film starring George Brent, Ann Dvorak, and a young Bette Davis. To be accurate, all three of the lead actors are young here, but Bette is noticeably more youthful than in her later, more famous roles. Movies from the early 1930s have a distinct style, and they offer fascinating insight…
The Case for CryptoCurrency
Commentary Most people have heard about cryptocurrency. If you listen to Warren Buffet’s partner Charlie Munger, you would have heard it is a fraud. My own problem with cryptocurrency is it’s all promises with no delivery. No one has built anything useful yet. When you talk to proponents of cryptocurrency, they will regale you with…
Why Psychology Is Failing Men
Commentary Daniel de Visé, a writer for The Hill, recently discussed the United States’ crisis of masculinity. “More than 60 percent of young men are single,” he noted, “nearly twice the rate of unattached young women.” This gap, he warned, signals “a larger breakdown in the social, romantic and sexual life of the American male.” He’s right. It…
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