The source of the Left's outrage. The old definition of a Puritan is a person who is constantly worried that somewhere, someone is having a good time. The new definition of a “Progressive” should be a person who worries that somewhere, someone is trying to kill terrorists. Rachel Maddow fit the bill last night on MSNBC. Maddow mentioned a new wrinkle in the covert CIA concept that … [Read more...]
When Gerald Ford famously stumbled, “There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe” in 1976, he could have had the work of Archbishop Karol Wojtyla in mind. The former president meant to indicate the people of the Warsaw Pact did not embrace the atheistic Soviet leadership – a fact, the CIA noted, that sprung from the peoples’ abiding religious faith. Pope John Paul II did more … [Read more...]
I am proud to say this article was read by William F. Buckley Jr. personally. Upon reading it, he sent a very kind personal letter to me, which remains one of my most cherished possessions. This article was excerpted in the August 9, 2004, hard copy issue of National Review. An edited online version may be seen here, although in the print copy, mine was the first article excerpted.... -- … [Read more...]
Below is the first article I ever wrote for FrontPage Magazine, an assignment to cover the lies behind the 1965 Immigration Act. The original essay I submitted stuck to that topic; however, the editor asked that I add more information about the groups that favored the bill -- "Jews, Catholics, Communists." After quick research I added another a few examples and turned in my final draft. The … [Read more...]
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Jeane Kirkpatrick, RIP
For many of us, December 7 has another reason to live in infamy. Last Thursday, Ronald Reagan’s first ambassador to the United Nations, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, passed away at the age of 80. A tireless exponent of the truth, even when in environs as hostile as international diplomacy, she perfectly reflected her president's wishes and her nation's consensus. Her rhetoric “took everyone by … [Read more...]