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  • In Defense of the White Man

    By Selwyn Duke While many believe that prejudice has diminished over time, it’s not really true.  Prejudice is much like the wind: Its direction changes, and the sheltered and well-situated may not sense it, but it’s always blowing on some people somewhere.  Put literally, every age has its fashionable biases – and unfashionable people.

  • The Right: Losing the Language and Losing the Debate

    By Selwyn Duke Proposition 8 is still under legal assault in California. But whether or not traditionalists lose this battle, their loose tongues help guarantee they will lose the war. According to the left, we traditionalists just aren’t as smart as they are. We’re not college professors, 95 percent of whom are registered Democrats. We’re…

  • When Small Men Cast Big Shadows

    By Selwyn Duke "When small men cast big shadows, it's a sign that the sun is about to set." — Lin Yutang When I read the above proverb, I can't help but think about our time.  Can anyone deny that we have become the land where small men cast big shadows?  Think about it.  The…

  • Big Brother is Watching You: A “Camera on Every Corner”

    By Selwyn Duke If you know anything about Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley, you may understand that he is one of the truly odious characters on the American political scene.  He is the quintessence of a leftist: Ever ready to wax sanctimonious, act paternalistically, and micromanage people lives while being thoroughly corrupt in his own.

  • Is Anyone Smart Enough to Micromanage an Economy?

    The always-perspicacious economics professor Walter Williams' latest column contains an excellent explanation of why it is impossible for anyone, no matter how brilliant, to micromanage an economy.  What he says is something wise people know instinctively, but, nevertheless, it's worth a read.  If nothing else, it may provide you with another way to explain the…

  • Giving Obama a Chance

    By Selwyn Duke Being a cerebral sort, when I ponder President Obama’s seduction of America, I think of the story of the snake and the duck.  To be brief, the snake wants the duck to take him to the other side of a creek, but the duck is reluctant.  He says, “But when we get…

  • Our Topsy-turvy world: Invaders Awarded Money in Suit Against American Citizen

    By Selwyn Duke In keeping with the practice of arresting parents who spank ill-behaved brats and having taxpayers subsidize borrowers who can't live within their means, a rancher has just been punished for defending his own property.  Writes Reuters:

  • Alert: Obama Threatens Keyes and other Eligibility Plaintiffs

    This is message from Alan Keyes about how Barack Obama is targeting for destruction those who seek the truth about his birth records.  Read it, and then please spread the word. Thought for Today As many of you know, I am party to one of the lawsuits seeking evidence that would help to establish, one…

  • Media Bias Against Traditional Values

    By Selwyn Duke We’re used to seeing quarterbacks pummeled at the Super Bowl, but this year something else was sacked: a pro-life message featuring Barack Obama. Although NBC had originally agreed to run the commercial, it subsequently balked, stating that it wasn’t going to air advocacy ads. Read the rest here.

  • The Threat of Islam http://youtube.com/v/8789NMWZ9EIThis is a video that seeks to demonstrate the consequences of allowing Islam to make inroads into a nation. It presents examples of civilizations whose populations are some percent Moslem (e.g., 5, 10, 25, 50 percent) and the social effects associated with each percentage. A critic could accuse it of being…