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What Can History Teach About War?
An outstanding essay by Victor Davis Hanson is currently up on PJ Media here and here. It is a two-part (so far) study of the history of wars, and the interplay of Greek tragedy – victory leading to...
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Back by popular request: Fathers of Daughters
[This was originally posted right after the 2008 election. It has stirred considerable interest, so here it is again. The “friend of mine” referred to is Mister Ben Finiti.] A friend of mine used to...
View ArticleNEA and The Party: The NCLB Saga
You probably read the story: “NEA Slams Obama’s School Reform Plan”. This is a type of story that occurs predictably after every election: “Supporters unhappy with something ‘their’ president...
View ArticleOne Sermon, One Sunday; Sen. Obama in Church
As I ponder Barack Obama sitting in church listening to his pastor’s hate-filled sermons, I cannot help but think of my mother. I imagine her sitting in the next pew. I know what she would have...
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A friend of mine used to theorize that all conservatism, and therefore all defense of society, rests on the fathers of daughters – FODs, as he called them. He explained that it is only when one has...
View ArticleObama’s NEA-Style Summit
I have just read the description of President Obama’s Financial Responsibility Summit (if I got the name right). It was disturbingly familiar. It was an NEA conference writ large (or at least...
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