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Today, Ted Kennedy’s faith crumbled under the weight of (not his belly but) the truth! As one listens to the reports of the overwhelming suc...

How to deal with the "question" of Gay Marriage: I am looking forward to the first Sunday in February. In a church meeting, surrou...

Sometimes I lead a Sunday discussion for all the "old men" in my neighborhood. (High Priest Group) Believe me, age wise, this bunc...

Here are my favorite quotes from President Bush's Second Inaugural Address. I think it was wonderful - full of absolute truth. I will no...

There was a time when the soldiers of Rome would gather to swear allegiance to a new emperor; investing in him, by the strength of their swo...

J.R.R. Tolkien said his books were not allegories, rather fantastic histories. One purpose of history is to help us recognize situations, el...

Unjust, Unnecessary, and Unconstitutional. This is the mantra chanted by the anti-war crowd in their effort to de-legitimize Freedom’s curre...

"Class, Class, Class, Shut up!!!!" Am I the only one who remembers Sister Mary Elephant? As a teacher I have witnessed, even indul...

Last week I gave "my" lecture on the founding of the Roman Republic. We read about the rape of Lucretia from Livy. In the story th...

CHAPTER SIX - Third World War SYNOPSIS: This is not just WWIII but also war in the Third World. Nixon begins by admitting that the US ...

CHAPTER 5 -How We Lost the Peace SYNOPSIS: Nixon begins by asserting that our military victory of 1973 was abandoned by congress and o...

Last Friday night I ran the Extemp prep-room at the Caesar/Cicero debate tournament at North Ridge High. After sending off the last speaker ...

CHAPTER FOUR - How We Won the War SYNOPSIS: Nixon begins Chapter Four by claiming that although the United States won the Vietnam War,...