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Memorial Day 2023: Remembering the Fallen

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(Once again, I am sharing The Honor Project, a Memorial Day 2023 event of The Travis Manion Foundation that will inspire you). People continually express in the comments how concerned they are for our country. I can only tell you that I look daily for evidence that America is full of people who love their country. Regardless of how dire circumstances appear, I still believe that Americans will rise to the challenge.  The Honor Project Here is one example that made my day and hopefully yours. I was listening to an interview with a guest from the Travis Manion Foundation. She was talking about The Honor Project, which remembers the names of our fallen soldiers and encourages loved ones to share their stories. They are mobilizing volunteers to visit our national heroes buried at Arlington National Cemetery this Memorial Day weekend on behalf of their families and friends. Obviously, families want to visit the final resting place of their fallen loved ones, but not everyone can …

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Why People Fall For Socialism

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Our young people (and many adults) fall for socialism because they haven’t been taught to think for themselves. They naively believe the government will be an annual daddy that will provide for them. They never have to grow up to be discerning, responsible adults. Instead, they adopt groupthink and surrender to the very authoritarian power that young people despise. What They Believe About Socialism How do we combat this thinking that permeates American society? Know what they believe about socialist ideology: -Personal liberation to do as you please (“Love your neighbor as you love yourself” is nowhere to be found in this socialism “liberation.” -Freedom from the “oppressors” (There are always authorities above you in life; leftist oppressors are the worst kind). -Social transformation (In other words, defining deviancy down, as in “criminals go free and victims pay; moral laxity, as in honoring any and all sexual proclivities as normal). -Replace faith, family, …

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Memorial Day 2023: Remembering the Fallen

(Once again, I am sharing The Honor Project, a Memorial Day 2023 event of The Travis Manion Foundation that will inspire you). People continually express in the comments how concerned they are for our country. I can only tell you that I look daily for evidence that America is full of people who love their […]

Why People Fall For Socialism

Our young people (and many adults) fall for socialism because they haven’t been taught to think for themselves. They naively believe the government will be an annual daddy that will provide for them. They never have to grow up to be discerning, responsible adults. Instead, they adopt groupthink and surrender to the very authoritarian power […]

Self Government: Has America Failed?

Is the American experiment in self government a failure? If yes, it’s because We the People grew remiss in our responsibility to guard our liberty. We voted for politicians who surrendered their obligation to care for our constitutional republic, and we gave it to unelected bureaucrats.  If not, we consider the daily misuse of our […]

Mother’s Day: Every Mother Has a Story

We all have a mother. Mother’s Day is a day that we can celebrate the gift of life we all have been given, no matter the circumstances. Life is a gift. Every mother has a story. Here is a portion of my motherhood story: Forty-three years ago, I was in a doctor’s office. I clearly […]

Epidemic of Loneliness

Are you lonely? Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, the Surgeon General of the United States, published a detailed report called “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.” Did you catch that? It’s an epidemic of loneliness?  Supposedly, one in every two Americans was lonely pre-pandemic. Now, it’s worse. This is a citizenship issue, so let’s talk about it. […]

Consistency Is Key In Being American

I am humbled and truly impressed that our Founders understood the need to tolerate each other’s differences but united on a common goal: to build the United States of America on sound principles that work when practiced with consistency. As an illustration, have you ever heard of a 3 yr old’s basketball team? I went […]

Title 42, Immigration, and You

My niece, who is American, lives and works in Europe. She has been dating a young man and wants to bring him to the United States to meet her parents. That was impossible until the announcement that Title 42 will be lifted for foreigners, along with pandemic restrictions. My sister is elated at the prospect […]

What Is Truth?

Ever since Pilate asked Christ, “What is truth?” ( https://biblia.com/bible/esv/john/18/33-38,) the question still reverberates through every civilization and generation. My father-in-law used to say that all of life is a search for the truth. That is where we find ourselves today. We are faced with cultural drift that expects, even demands, we believe up is […]

News, Facts, Opinion

Are opinion journalists allowed to have an opinion when reporting the news? This is a sticking point in American discourse this week. Let’s explore this question. If born before 1975, you may remember news as just the news. In other words, just the facts without editorial comment. The consumer was expected to draw their conclusion […]