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January 22, 2023
“Given ’em Hell Harry:” Reflections on Plain Speaking President Harry S Truman
Today I am posting about one of my favorite presidents: Harry S. Truman. And I’m not even a Democrat. Of course, I doubt if Truman would even recognize today’s Democrat Party. It has moved so near to socialism as to be almost undistinguishable from that habitually failed governmental system and ...
January 15, 2023
Aphorisms and Adages to Help You Get Through the Day
A friend sent me this list of aphorisms and adages the other day, and each one had such a ring of truth about it that I decided to share it with my followers and others who read my blog. But just what is an aphorism? And what’s an adage? Well, ...
January 9, 2023
One person’s “hate speech” is another person’s “free speech”
Let me say right off: I do not believe in the idea of hate speech. One person’s “hate speech” is another person’s “free speech.” In that regard, the American Civil Liberties Union and I are in 100 percent agreement. More on the ACLU later. In a previous post, I talked ...
January 5, 2023
Can America Survive Our Snowflake Population?
Today I am sharing a post by John Green, a fellow columnist at the America Free News Network. He examines America’s burgeoning “snowflake” population—mostly young men and boys who he says are “weak of body, mind, and spirit.” The fact that 71 percent of America’s 17- to 24-year-olds were ineligible for military service due to lack of education, ...
January 3, 2023
Gallup: Americans gloomy about 2023! Are you surprised?
Today I am reprinting a Gallup poll that shows most Americans have a pessimistic and gloomy outlook about 2023. Why am I not surprised by that? What is there to be optimistic about? Inflation continues unabated; our border is a sieve, with millions of people flooding into our country illegally ...
January 1, 2023
It’s 2023 & Time to Challenge Incessant COVID Lies
For almost three years, we have been bombarded with misinformation, misperception, and one lie after another when it comes to our seemingly never-ending battle with the COVID-19 virus and its apparently endless variants. First, we were told cloth face masks didn’t work when it comes to avoiding infection from COVID. ...
December 20, 2022
16 numbers that shaped 2022
I am sharing this look back at 2022 that I received from USAFacts. It is a numbers-driven, all-angles look back at 2022. Here are some highlights. This has been a year of rising prices, the war in Ukraine, landmark Supreme Court decisions, and delayed flights. The nation still averages thousands ...
December 19, 2022
How the Media are Brainwashing Us to Believe the “Woke New Normal”
There is an old maxim that goes: “Figures lie, and liars figure.” What follows is an excellent example of that adage. We are constantly bombarded by images, commentaries, and dodgy statistics about our nation that do not reflect demographic or social reality. Watch movies, TV series, and television commercials critically ...
December 11, 2022
A Lesson on Gun Control from Wounded Knee
Recently I received an e-mail reminding me that December 29 will be the 131st Anniversary of the murder of 297 Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. These Native Americans, in their winter camp, were murdered on Dec. 29, 1891, by federal ...
December 8, 2022
A Life Behind the Lens: Val Mazzenga’s Incredible Journey as a Photojournalist
During my 27-year career with the Chicago Tribune, I rubbed elbows with some of the best journalists in the world. Anthony “Val” Mazzenga, my friend and colleague at the Tribune, was one of those. Val passed away on December 2, and with his death, one of the greatest careers ever ...
