As the current year’s final hours tick by, I wax nostalgic about the binder full of daily entries I have compiled since January 1st. The December 31st entry will bear the cataloged number of 43-365 and will mark the end of my 43rd volume of daily records, a personal activity which I began in the…
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Movie review: Darkest Hour
“Never, never, never give up!”—–Sir Winston Churchill I recall reading a fair amount about Winston Churchill in my secondary and post secondary history courses but most of the information contained in the required readings dealt more with his statesman’s acts as Britain’s Prime Minister and his dealings with Presidents Roosevelt and Truman. I do not…
Continue ReadingRedefining Republicanism
Oklahoma’s own Will Rogers made ample use of the Law of Holes adage “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!” There isn’t really a dearth of such common sense under that big dome on Capitol Hill. It has simply taken a back seat to political expedience or, more accurately, political survival. Republicans at…
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