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Have you read Joe Biden’s tax plan?

Among the biggest headlines this past week were House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to frequent a hair salon and an Atlantic article quoting anonymous sources claiming President Donald Trump disparaged the military.  The headlines are often distractions, lacking in substance. Very few articles have been written about presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden’s tax plan. We […]

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Politics

The age of Eisenhower: the real Camelot period?

John F. Kennedy’s tenure as president is sometimes referred to as the age of Camelot, but I think that many of us with a more conservative or Judeo-Christian viewpoint view the 50s as being more deserving of that title. I think that view is often incorrect, although understandable. I recently wanted to learn more about […]

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Faith

Seeing the Creator first

I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. (Psalm 34:1) When we stop to ponder the beauty of creation — whether a cardinal, or a hydrangea or any other creation — let’s not just appreciate the beauty. Let’s also ponder the magnificence of the Artist who created them. When […]

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Inside the mind of the founder of modern conservatism

William F. Buckley, Jr. is a fascinating character. In some ways, he and Martin Luther are two of the most fascinating characters to me in the past 500 years.  They have some similarities. I realize this can be an odd statement on the surface, considering that Buckley was Catholic while Martin Luther castigated the Catholic […]

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Politics

No, David French, that’s not how federalism works

“In my view the federal government has a right to enforce the Constitution, which means to protect the Constitutional right of all citizens. If the cause of the riot was the denial of Constitutional rights to any group of citizens, I believe if need be the federal government should protect the rights of those citizens […]