Casablanca: Freedom through Song, Part I
After entry of the US into WWII, Warner Brothers released the classic Casablanca (1942) starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. One...
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Feb 28, 20141 min read
"The Mortal Storm:" First, Imposed Silence, then Mandatory Enthusiasm
When power elites are pushing an agenda, the first step is to silence the opposition. Political correctness is a tool that manipulates...
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Feb 25, 20142 min read
On opinion cascades and marriage, read Doug Mainwaring today
If you wonder how the whole issue of genderless marriage took off so fast — from fringe issue to public policy in just a few years — read...
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Feb 18, 20141 min read
Communism always means too much power in the hands of too few people. Always.
When I was studying the realities of communism, especially the crimes of Stalin, I concluded that cruelty and terror are inevitable under...
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Feb 12, 20142 min read
Woody Allen, Nietzsche, and a Spider the Size of a Buick
The Federalist just published my article about Dylan Farrow’s open letter reporting that her father, the acclaimed director Woody Allen,...
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Feb 5, 20141 min read
A Yogi Berra Translation
“You can observe a lot by watching” is probably my favorite Yogi Berra quote. Of course, you can read a list of Yogiisms if you’re in...
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Jan 30, 20142 min read
Watch this film clip: "The Honecker Joke"
Everyone should watch this scene from the academy award winning film The Lives of Others to feel chilling effect of political correctness...
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Jan 24, 20141 min read
When friends must meet in secret: Hollywood's "Friends of Abe"
Here’s something worth reading in The New York Times. The IRS has demanded website access that would expose the membership list of...
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Jan 23, 20141 min read
How to avoid the spiral of silence? First, understand it.
Let’s take in this quote: “The climate of opinion depends on who talks and who keeps quiet.” Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (1916-2010) wrote...
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Jan 21, 20142 min read
Don't drink the PC water. It's poison.
Human beings are always trying to figure out how other people perceive them. Are they in? Or are they out? Will they be accepted by...
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Jan 17, 20142 min read