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  • The Morality of Economics

    By Selwyn Duke Like everyone else, I pen my share of pieces about politics. Yet it’s not my favorite topic, as I have an issue with weighty matters. But it’s not that I tend toward frivolity – it’s that politics just isn’t important enough. 

  • Duke’s Reponse to Loving, Angry Atheists

    By Selwyn Duke The great G.K. Chesterton once said, "Really, there are only two kinds of people: those who accept dogmas and know it, and those who accept dogmas and don’t know it."  If you want to read the musings of those in the latter category, you need look no further than the hostile postings…

  • Atheist Richard Dawkins’ Fairytale Thinking

    By Selwyn Duke If ever there was a man who was out of his depth, it’s biologist Richard Dawkins.  For those who don’t know, Dawkins is a standard bearer for the atheist movement.  He travels around the world arguing against faith, intelligent design, and just about anything indicating even in some tangential way that something…

  • JBS Piece: Sex, the Modern World and Fuddy-duddies

    By Selwyn Duke Imagine you see a nutritionist for dietary advice, and, instead of rendering counsel based on his best understanding of the laws of health, he simply prescribes what’s popular. Says he, “People ate different things years ago, but they weren’t ‘cool’; here’s what is in today.”

  • The Left’s Closet Contempt for the Constitution

    By Selwyn Duke There is a big difference between leftists’ contempt for the Bible and that which they harbor for the Constitution.

  • Political Elections, Cultural Elections, and the Votes that Really Matter

    By Selwyn Duke To be honest, treating politics isn’t my favorite pastime. Sure, like other commentators I do it, but it’s not something I can truly sink my teeth into. I’ll explain why momentarily. This election season, my pen has directed many slings and arrows Barack Obama’s way. I criticized John McCain, too, but that…

  • Catcher in the Rye No Longer Cool

    By Selwyn Duke Like many alive today, I had to read The Catcher in the Rye in high school.  I can’t really say I learned much from the book, although, just to be fair, I must point out that I wasn’t exactly a dedicated student at the time.  But the work was supposed to be…

  • Written in the Eternal Constitution

    This article originally appeared in the April 14, 2008 issue of The New American magazine. By Selwyn Duke Sixty years before Christ's birth, great orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero watched plaintively as his republic faded before his eyes and Julius Caesar became the first Roman emperor. As today, some felt betrayed by their leaders,…

  • Nation of the Apes

    By Selwyn Duke It’s ironic, but a country perhaps best known for bullfighting is taking the lead on “animal rights,” as Spain has approved a resolution that could ultimately grant apes legal rights. Reports timesonline.co.uk:

  • Reader Email: Fellow Journalist Takes Issue with “War on Boys” Piece

    By Selwyn Duke Mr. Duke: Thanks for your essay, "The war on boys: Where feminists and men’s rights activists go wrong" and for drawing attention to this issue. I’m writing to say that, in my opinion, you’re off base in saying that schools lack discipline and are all about "feel-good schemes."