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Skip to comments. Last Days of America? Our Founding Father's Warnings to Last Day's America NCCS/IFB ^ | 6/2/20 | Earl Taylor Jr. Posted on 06/02/2020 6:45:41 AM PDT by The Ignorant Fisherman One of the most remarkable observations in the study of history is the caution and warnings that…

Definition of "Executive Order" An "executive order" (Black's Law Dictionary), is "an order issued by or on behalf of the President, intended to direct or instruct the actions of agencies or government officials, or to set policies for the executive branch to follow". Executive Order, is not a Law. It…

In the midst of outrage and shock over the death of George Floyd, many Americans want to respond in a way that will bring about positive change—they just don’t know how.  Sophia Nelson, commentator and author of the book “E Pluribus One: Reclaiming Our Founders’ Vision for a United America,”…

This article originally appeared in the Medium publication An Injustice! on May 31, 2020. Some mornings I wake up afraid to look at the latest daily headlines. I put it off until I no longer can delay the inevitable. Then I take a deep breath and brace myself. Lately, it’s…

Dozens of Secret Service agents were reportedly injured by violent rioters near the White House as the rioters threw objects and burned American flags late on Sunday evening, which occurred after the Lincoln Memorial was vandalized hours earlier.“More than 50 Secret Service agents were injured, fires set by rioters blazed…

The following guest post was written by Barbara Bair, curator of literature, culture and the arts in the Library’s Manuscript Division. May is the month of Walt Whitman’s birth and also of Memorial Day, when the nation is asked to pause and delve mindfully into remembrance of past wars and service…

2000 Years of Disbelief: Robert Green Ingersoll May 25, 2020 James A. Haught By James A. Haught This is the fifteenth segment of a series on renowned skeptics throughout history. These profiles are drawn from 2000 Years of Disbelief: Famous People With the Courage to Doubt, Prometheus Books, 1996. No…

Today is Memorial Day, the day on which we honor the men and women who have given their lives for our country for 245 years. Alternatively, if you're the New York Times' editorial board, this is the day on which you call the American military a white supremacist institution.  It's a mean and silly…

History, literature, film, and scripture are loaded with stories and examples of redemption. Buddhism gives us the story of Aṅgulimāla, a pathological mass-murderer who became a follower of the Buddha and went on to be enshrined as a “patron saint” of childbirth in South and Southeast Asia. Rick Blaine, the…

Skip to comments. Ransomware gang asks $42m from NY law firm, threatens to leak dirt on Trump ZDNet.com ^ | 05/15/2020 | Catalin Cimpanu Posted on 05/15/2020 3:29:19 PM PDT by aimhigh The criminal group behind the REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware is extorting a New York-based law firm, threatening to release…