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  • South Dakota’s Proposed Gun Ownership Mandate and Constitutional Ignorance

    By Selwyn Duke There’s no doubt that conservatives’ understanding of the Constitution surpasses that of liberals – unfortunately, though, sometimes not by much.  And a recent South Dakota bill brings this to light.

  • The Nanny Staters at Life’s Dangerous Intersections

    By Selwyn Duke Increasingly, our government reminds me of a certain old Star Trek episode.  It was titled “I, Mudd,” and in it the Enterprise explorers found themselves in the grip of seemingly perfect androids determined to serve man.  The automatons informed the crew that humans were “self-destructive,” needed their “help” and couldn’t be trusted…

  • Nullifying Federal Nullification: Time for States to Stand Tall

    By Selwyn Duke Question: Are rules meant for only one side? Are civil laws meant for citizens but not the police? Are moral laws meant for laymen but not clergy? Okay, one more: Are constitutional limitations meant for states but not the feds? Our federal government has long violated the Constitution. But blatantly unconstitutional ObamaCare…

  • Is it Time to Expand the Fairness Doctrine?

    By Selwyn Duke In keeping with the demagogue’s credo “Never let a good tragedy go to waste,” some among us are extracting as much mileage from the Jared Loughner massacre as they can.  It is being used to raise money and reduce freedom, with the latter amounting to calls for gun and speech control.  And…

  • The Lost Man Behind the Leftist Myth

    By Selwyn Duke To be frank, any exposition upon Arizona murderer Jared Lee Loughner’s life must start with a certain acknowledgment: He is not a sane man. I don’t mean this figuratively in the way public officials might use metaphor, such as when Barack Obama spoke of bringing a gun to a fight with Republicans…

  • The Great Race Deception

    By Selwyn Duke Just about two years ago, people were speaking of a new era: post-racial America. Well, it occurs to me that if we get any more post-racial, we’ll have a race war. And the latest on this front is a new exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science (MOS) called “RACE – Are…

  • Dr. Gosnell and Pennsylvania’s Legal Back-alley Abortions

    By Selwyn Duke Many have heard about Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the West Philadelphia abortionist who was just indicted for the murders of a 41-year-old woman during a botched abortion and eight babies born alive. He committed his infanticide by taking the children and severing their spines with a pair of scissors. Yet, as unbelievable as it…

  • Walking Small: The Life and Lies of Sheriff Clarence Dupnik

    By Selwyn Duke The obvious villain in the Gabrielle Giffords tragedy is the man who caused it, the very disturbed Jared Lee Loughner.  Sadly, though, there have been villains in the response to it, too – many villains.  And while it’s hard to make a pick for this Black Hat Award, one man who has…

  • The Arizona Shooting: The Left’s Prejudice and Hypocrisy on Display

    By Selwyn Duke It was wholly predictable. When the shooter of Democratic Congressman Gabrielle Giffords turned out to be a white male — one Jared Lee Loughner — it was a given that the blame gamers would use the tragedy to tarnish the right. And, sure enough, the onus is, in fact, being placed on…

  • Americans Lack Faith in Obama’s Faith

    By Selwyn Duke Increasingly, Americans might say the following about Barack Obama: “He’s definitely a man who has faith…. In what, I have no idea.” There’s good reason to wonder. Despite Obama’s claims of piety, his words and deeds speak otherwise. For example, during a trip to Indonesia, Obama told an audience that America’s motto…