(C. Edmund Wright) For a couple of years, my wife and I escaped Obama’s America by owning a Pacific Ocean hotel in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. The irony was that in supposedly socialist Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega’s government left us alone far more than government did in the supposedly free country of the United States of Obama.
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The Confucius Institutes: A Study in Subversion
(Carole Hornsby Haynes) Even in the final hours of his administration, President Trump was working to stop China’s infiltration of American education. He proposed a rule to force schools to publicly disclose their connection with the Confucius Institutes and classrooms or lose certification for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. On January 26, “President” Biden revoked that rule. Now Democrats have voted to give federal relief money to educational institutions that partner with the Chinese Communist Party.
The Dirty Little Secret of Cancel Culture
(Tim O’Brien) Cancel culture isn’t a singular thing. It’s a collection of strategies and tactics, each designed to use the power of the collective against the individual. Typically, the cancel mob starts with some attacks on Twitter or Facebook. This could escalate into dramatic and accusatory videos on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, and then goes on from there. Sooner or later, and this is the goal, the news media gets involved, validating those attacks by taking them as legitimate.
A Fifty-Year History of Anti-Patriotism in the United States
(E. Jeffrey Ludwig) Patriotism is under attack. The idea of the cultural Marxists on the left is to replace traditional patriotism with a different vision of the meaning of American nationalism from the vision that has obtained since 1776, although that traditional understanding and vision of the USA has gone through modifications over decades. Unwillingness to say the Pledge of Allegiance or even to stand for the Pledge is not a first step in that direction, but part of an endgame toward a revised understanding of what America is and what its role is in history. The readers of this article should not be surprised if legislation for a revised American flag is offered in the halls of Congress in the near future.
A Short Course in ‘Fake Tribalism’ for MAGAs
(Christopher Chantrill) After the fiasco of January 6 and the semi-fiasco of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), some people like Jackie Gingrich Cushman are calling for moderation. Even Robert Stacy McCain is wondering “Why is tribalism in America now asserting itself in such toxic and ferocious ways?”
Biden’s Military Transgender Policy Will Inflict Massive Damage on Our Military
(James S. Corum) Joe Biden’s order rescinding President Trump’s ban on transgender servicemen will quickly impact the military, propelling it into a downward recruiting and retention spiral not seen since the era of the hapless Jimmy Carter.
When American Lawyers Are Taught to Hate America
(Eileen F. Toplansky) It is no longer a surprise why so many American students have come to despise their own country. The latest example of deliberate misinformation comes from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF). Claiming that “informed citizens are better citizens,” the NJSBF issued a May 20, 2020 article titled “Explaining the Roots of Institutional Racism.”
A Look at What the Russian Media Think of Joe Biden
(Lynn Corum) Bear in mind two things. First of all, many Russians recall the 1980s, when their country was ruled by decrepit, aging Politburo hacks, hastening the demise of the Soviet Union. Those same Russians also recall the 1990s, when the United States, it is felt, imposed a level of democracy and capitalism upon Russia that was ever lacking in America itself, leading to chaos and bankruptcy.
American Christianity Is Anything But Corrupt
(Seth Grossman) Several weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times published an opinion piece entitled “The ferocious last gasps of the religion of Christian America,” which was widely reprinted in other newspapers. The piece is based on the false premise that America in the past embraced a “corrupted” version of Christianity that was built on intolerance, violence, and “white, male, heterosexual dominance.” It falsely claims that this corrupted “American Christianity” caused the violence at the Capitol and is an evil and dangerous force that is not dying fast enough.
The ‘Insurrection Hallucination’ and How We Got There
(Clarice Feldman) It’s no secret the media has lots of ways to gaslight you. One of those is failing to report significant happenings.
It’s a Big Club, and You Ain’t in it
(Brian C. Joondeph) One of comedian George Carlin’s more notable quotes, pointing out a reality of American life is, “It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it.” His words are a simple commentary on the ruling class, the elites, the cabal, the establishment, or the deep state, whatever you prefer to call the Big Club.
The ‘Tells’ of the Deep State Poker Players
(Christopher Chantrill) I’ve never been much of a poker player, but I understand that expert players can read the “tell” on their opponents’ faces. Maybe I’m wrong, but I think the “tell” on the actions of our Democratic friends informs us that they are afraid.
Trump: In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
(Brian C. Joondeph) March weather, according to folklore, comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, although late March often has its share of nasty winter storms where I live. Donald Trump’s presidency has followed a similar pattern.
Why are Democrats Pushing Impeachment?
(Anthony J. Ciani) President Trump is now Donald Trump, so why are Democrats demanding another impeachment? Add to that, Trump is already out of office, the Chief Justice will not preside, and 45 senators have already objected to the questionable legality of the proceedings. Is it pettiness, or is there another motive?
Why the Left Must Destroy a Patriotic American Ethos
(Paul Krause) During the past year, we have witnessed an assault on our cultural heritage and history; the anti-American iconoclasm that gripped the activist economy throughout the United States is now a force of absolute desecration that will erase our entire history and heritage if given the chance. First, they came for the Confederate monuments under the bullhorn of racism. Quietly supported by mainstream conservatism, these same anti-American iconoclasts just as quickly turned against Lincoln, Grant, and other Union war heroes, much to the consternation of mainstream conservatives too blind, willfully or ignorantly, to see what the war against our art is about.