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Statues Have Limitations Dec. 29, 2023
Being an American of working-class origins, I've lived most of my life among people who say "statue ... Read More
The Civil War I Grew Up With Mar. 16, 2023
WASHINGTON — With all the talk about the discovery of mass burial graves in faraway Ukraine, t... Read More
Truman Walks In, Hamilton Moves Out Oct. 05, 2022
Bye, Alexander Hamilton, you're out. Harry Truman, you're in. The gorgeous Capitol Rotunda statues ... Read More
Robert E. Lee Doesn't Deserve a Statue, But Thomas Jefferson Does Oct. 22, 2021
In New York City, a statue of Thomas Jefferson has graced the City Council chamber for 100 years. Th... Read More
What to Do About Nancy Pelosi's Pa? May. 13, 2021
Washington — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's place at the head of the mob intent on correcting th... Read More
Statues Face a Hard Look Jul. 15, 2020
WASHINGTON — Statues are all the rage as the house of American history came under fire from st... Read More
The Look of Things, Headed Toward November Jul. 14, 2020
A man of the mass entertainment world, President Donald Trump, would be familiar with vaudeville, wh... Read More
5 Arguments Against 'America Is a Racist Country' Jul. 14, 2020
The left-wing charge that America is a racist country is the greatest national libel since the Blood... Read More
Is America Good? Jul. 10, 2020
Is America good? That's the real question we have been debating these past few weeks. The answer, of... Read More
Confederate Monuments: The Problem With Politically Correct History Jul. 09, 2020
Malcolm X, as a member of the Nation of Islam, preached anti-Semitism and called the white man "devi... Read More
A 100% American Jul. 09, 2020
Washington — Many Americans, after they have been in Washington, D.C., for a few years, become... Read More
Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie Jul. 07, 2020
Help me with a provocative question. I've pondered; I've thought; I give up. The question: Why don'... Read More
The Last Confederate-Themed State Flag Fell This Week. It's Long Past Time. Jul. 03, 2020
What a great gift for America's birthday: The Confederate States of America officially, finally fell... Read More
Unfriendly Fascism Jun. 25, 2020
Washington — Now the mob is planning to tear down the statue of Theodore Roosevelt, who, may I... Read More
Systemic Ignorance Jun. 23, 2020
"Systemic racism"? I wouldn't call that America's present problem. "Systemic ignorance" comes a lot ... Read More
The Anti-Statue Mobs Undermine Democratic Norms Jun. 19, 2020
One of the cultural shocks following the death of George Floyd under a policeman's knee is the vanda... Read More
Will Churchill's Statue Be Next to Fall? Jun. 12, 2020
On Gen. George Washington's orders, the Declaration of Independence, signed in Philadelphia, was rea... Read More
Ronald Making Friends Grimace Aug. 18, 2019
Dear Annie: My family moved from Shanghai four years ago and have settled in a lovely home in Califo... Read More
Dissing the Dead in Dallas May. 28, 2019
During the walk-up to Memorial Day, with its evocations of respect for fallen warriors, hypercharged... Read More
'New And Contrite Hearts' and Other Necessary Stuff Mar. 05, 2019
Hoping for a knockout blow to battered, bedraggled remnants of the Confederate army, the starched an... Read More
