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By Selwyn Duke "Liberalism is a mental disorder," commentator and ex-radio host Michael Savage would say, uttering a line that became one of his book titles. Critics might label this assertion polemics designed to boost entertainment value, but it may be vindicated by research. Just consider the 2021 study finding that more than 50 percent…
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By Selwyn Duke "The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next,” the apocryphal saying goes. Given this, it’s notable that the “Left” has long controlled American education. (E.g., Democrats outnumber Republicans among college professors by almost nine to one.) But this left-wing schoolroom domination and…
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By Selwyn Duke We hear much talk today about an “attack on democracy,” and, actually, there has long been one. That is, an attack on that “democracy extended through time,” that “democracy of the dead,” to quote G.K. Chesterton, that we call tradition. Tradition, it could be said, is the glue that binds society together.…
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By Selwyn Duke Explaining why she recently left what she now calls the “malicious and dishonest” Democratic Party, Maye Musk, Elon Musk’s mother, confessed that she was “brainwashed.” She also stated that others are likewise deceived. In fact, it could be said that millions love what they think the Democratic Party is. Relatively few love what it…
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By Selwyn Duke Church-attendance habits have long been one of the best predictors of voting patterns. That is, regular attendees support Republicans by a significant margin, while those never or seldom attending break solidly Democrat. But a new study has revealed a striking exception to this rule: black American churchgoers. In fact, just the opposite as…
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By Selwyn Duke “The perfect should not be the enemy of good,” the saying goes. This comes to mind when hearing about a lamentable reality: Some pro-life Americans, upset about what many consider President Donald Trump’s “softening” abortion stance, are now reluctant to support him. Some may vote a pro-life ticket, if and where an…
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By Selwyn Duke Not long ago, France made abortion a “constitutional right.” Britain hasn’t followed suit, but it can’t because it doesn’t have a constitution. In a way, however, it’s going France one better (read: worse). Its government has just convicted a veteran and father of two for praying silently near an abortion “clinic.” The…
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By Selwyn Duke A startling political phenomenon exists, and it has never been more profound than during this election cycle. That is, if only women voted, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris would win in a landslide. If only men voted, Republican presidential nominee President Donald Trump would win in a landslide. And one issue that…
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(Image credit: Beatchoose/Wikimedia Commons) By Selwyn Duke We hear continual warnings from the Establishment and the Left (and the overlap there is profound) about “attacks on democracy.” Donald Trump, of course, is supposed to be a “threat to democracy.” Yet it all appears like projection. Why? Because the self-proclaimed “defenders of democracy” are now aiming…
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By Selwyn Duke “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party,” late President Ronald Reagan famously said, “the Democratic Party left me.” While Reagan’s departure was in 1962, more and more Americans today could echo his sentiments. For example, the #WalkAway (from the Democrats) campaign was founded by disaffected liberal Brandon Straka in 2018. Six years later,…
