Reconciliation Monument Removed at Arlington
In a powerful statement against the idea of “reconciliation,” the federal government removed the monument to Confederate war dead on Wednesday. The monument, with no official name, has been...
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Legislation Introduced to Designate Tulsa’s Greenwood District a National Monument as Site of 1921 Race Riot
In 1921, Greenwood saw about 35 blocks of homes and businesses destroyed in a race riot that evolved into a race war, and finally into a massacre. It is...
250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
Today marks the 250th anniversary of the “Boston Tea Party,” when 342 chests — with nearly 100,000 pounds of tea — were dumped by the Sons of Liberty off...
Critics Assail Okla. Governor’s Order Against Discrimination in Universities
Progressive legislators from the cities of Oklahoma’s two premier universities condemned Gov. Kevin Stitt’s executive order curtailing the use of DEI in higher education. ...
Santa Claus in America
The modern image of Santa Claus — which has in many ways taken the place of the true meaning of Christmas in pop culture — was established in the...
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Open Primaries Touted as Way to Promote “Moderate” Republicans
A recent fundraiser in Oklahoma illustrates that the goal of opening political party primaries to non-members of the party is to move Republican officeholders more to the left —...
“No Labels” Is No Centrist Group
With the announcement last week that Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) is not running for reelection, it is now obvious that “No Labels” and similar groups other groups such as...
Who Killed Kennedy?
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy has given rise to numerous theories and speculations as alternatives to the mainstream narrative. Here we examine some of them. ...
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Germany’s Hyperinflation of 1923
The Germans experienced terrible hyperinflation that paved the way for the rise of the Nazis. We should view this as a cautionary tale. ...
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Republicans Debate Each Other and “Moderators”
The moderators from Fox Business appeared to believe their job was to represent the Democratic Party. ...
Political Lawfare
The Biden administration’s legal attacks against political opponents — particularly Donald Trump — are not unprecedented in U.S. history. ...
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War Party Calls Ramaswamy Pro-Putin
It may be an old playbook, but as every good football coach knows, as long as the play is working, you keep using it. In this case, the “playbook”...
Republican Candidates Spar for Second Place in Debate
The pundits will no doubt declare a “winner” of the Republican presidential candidates’ debate held Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but those who would like to see a constitutionalist,...
Are EVs Just a Trojan Horse?
In the legendary story of the Trojan Horse, Mycenean Greeks defeated the city of Troy by offering them a wooden horse. Once the “gift” was brought inside the city...
Evolutionary Theory and Two Trials: Scopes and Loeb-Leopold
The 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial” was not about religion vs. science. It was about whether a racist, godless, eugenicist ideology should be taught in schools. ...
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Even Indiana Jones Is Suspect to the Woke Crowd
Smithsonian magazine published an article arguing that the Indiana Jones series is based on several “myths” and perpetuates both racism and sexism. ...
Biden Falsely Tells Mother of Slain Serviceman That His Own Son Died in Iraq
President Joe Biden has continued his notorious practice of outrageous fabrications and using the misfortunes of his own family — even falsely telling the mother of a slain serviceman...
Meta Strikes Back at Canada’s New “Link Tax”
Canada's new "Online News Act" requires tech companies to compensate news organizations if they host Canadian news content on their platforms. ...
Gaetz Seeks to End Unqualified Birthright Citizenship
The legislation seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reflect the 14th Amendment’s “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” clause. ...
Reviewing the Court
This year has seen several significant rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. Here we take a look at a few of these cases. ...
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