This past week, dear reader, you may have noticed the kerfuffle in the news about Simone Biles, especially if you’ve been following the Tokyo Olympics. Biles, a many-time national and world champion gymnast from Columbus, Ohio, has set enough new marks of excellence for American gymnasts that some pre-Olympics commentary mentioned her as the greatest […]
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A Message From A Christian Mother
19 Jul 2021
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) recently published a song titled “A Message From The Gay Community.” The group has received criticism for their apparent efforts to “teach[ing] young people to speak out against anti-LGBTQ hate” (Statement from GLAAD’s President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in support of San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus). In […]
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Rad Dad
20 Jun 2021
Statistically, it is very likely that my Dad is cooler than your Dad. He is a Fire Chief in a small town, and based on that fact alone he scores more cool points than many other men could every dream of. That’s not to say your Dad has no value; just that my Dad is […]
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Religious liberty advocates won another victory at the United States Supreme Court on Thursday. In a 9-0 decision, the Court ruled, in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, the city could not discriminate against Catholic Social Services by forcing it to place foster children with same-sex couples. The grounds were limited, so the win was not […]
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Common Sense Violence Control
20 Apr 2021
Americans have seen a significant increase in violent crime last year despite many years of steady decline. Unfortunately, this year is on pace to keep the numbers up. Of course, some high profile recent events have brought the discussion to a national level, and many Americans are genuinely wrestling with different policy options to help […]
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“Lawrence! What like Lawrence of Arabia?” So bellows Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the opening moments of Full Metal Jacket. But no, not this time, Gunny. It’s Trevor Lawrence, rather, who we’re discussing today. Football fans with any modicum of attention to the game will be familiar with his name and likely even more familiar with […]
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The Equality Act and Religious Freedom
25 Feb 2021
The Equality Act is a direct attack on religious liberty. The legislation, now working its way through the House, stands little chance of becoming law, but if passed, it would amend elements of the Civil Rights Act to include “sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity)” as a protected legal class, alongside race, color, religion, […]
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I’ve missed theaters this year. I saw Christopher Nolan’s Tenet earlier, but I’ve grown accustomed to a steady diet of Sour Patch, comfortable seats, and creative expression. Habits though, like ideas, have consequences. Many of my trips to the cinema over the years have been tiny investments in an economic and cultural system empowering a […]
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How today’s politicians fail basic math
07 Sep 2020
You need to start by reading Brian Riedl’s excellent post from last week over at National Review Online, How the Far Left Fails Basic Math, as it’s my jumping off point. One of my key frustrations with the socialist/progressivist domination of the Democratic Party is their complete disconnect with reality in what they propose to […]
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If you are looking for explosions, capes, or fingernail-gnawing intensity, neither The Assistant nor A Hidden Life* are for you. Instead of action, you get detailed compositions; instead of snappy dialogue, you get characters at the moral crossroads. While different in topic, scope, and the particular Beelzebub’s lurking unseen, the two films share a deliberate […]
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