Although I like bowling, the last time I was at a bowling alley was in 1994, when I broke up with a girlfriend. No guns, no violence, just a broken …
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The use of the term “fake news” has not had the effect that many analysts have desired. I first heard the term in relation to the rise of spam news …
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Low Incarceration Rates Does Not Automatically Mean Low Crime Rates
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperIt’s well-established with empirical evidence that President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” created a permanent subclass of poor, disadvantaged people, dependent on the government for subsistence. These people’s plight, caught …
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Regardless of which political party you belong, I think we can probably all agree that requiring a fee to exercise a right is just wrong, discriminatory, and unconstitutional. Let’s take voting …
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The Middle East — A Way Forward (Part Three)
by Jon Harrisby Jon HarrisLt. Gen. Austin Scott Miller has been chosen as the next commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. He is the 17th commander to oversee Afghanistan operations. Troops that deploy to …
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Debate, as it was conducted “then” and as it is conducted now, is a stark reminder of our degraded civility. “Then” is any time before heresy became a national religion …
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The Supposed Super Russian Jet Fighter
by Morgan Deaneby Morgan DeaneQuietly over the holidays, the Russians made a key decision regarding the Sukhoi Su-57. This is Russia’s fifth- generation aircraft that will enter service in 2019 and eventually be an …
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Gun Store Owner ‘Resists’ State’s New Gun Law
by Steve Pomperby Steve PomperThe left loves it when people “resist” until the defiance is against something they support. In this case, a suburban- Seattle gun store owner is resisting Washington State’s new gun …
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The Middle East — Afghanistan: Coming Home Long Overdue (Part Two)
by Jon Harrisby Jon HarrisAs we enter 2019, the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan has gone on for almost two decades. Think about that for a moment. But our involvement in Afghanistan goes back even farther. Our …
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History Versus Hardware: The Russian T-14 Tank
by Morgan Deaneby Morgan DeaneThe T-14 Armata tank is making news as a fearsome machine that should raise concern among the allies and their aging tank forces. But two examples from history and a …