Matt Welch at Reason writes about a new political alliance between so-called libertarian Justin Amash and a new group of "McCain Republicans" formed by Rick Wilson, John Weaver and Jeff Timmer calling themselves "The Lincoln Project". Wilson, author of the 2018...
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Thanksgiving: The Forgotten History of America’s Thanksgiving and What It Commemorates
Thanksgiving is the oldest national holiday in the United States. However, it’s observation is not a continuous presence in American history. While the celebration of Thanksgiving predates even the founding of the nation, it was proclaimed by George Washington, then...
News Roundup 11/22/19
US News Tennessee is refusing to test DNA that could prove a man, who has already been executed, is innocent. [Link] The Department of Defense awarded $49 million in grants to 91 colleges. [Link] The House passes the Hong Kong Human Rights Bill blocking some weapon...
Yes, Virginia, There Is A Deep State And It’s Feeding The Anti-POTUS Mob
The prepared statement of the latest UkraineGate whistle-blower is well worth the read. It tells you all you need to know about why the Deep State apparatchiks are coming out of the woodwork in a massive assault on America’s duly elected president. They are deathly...
Sanctions, Deployments & Tanker Attacks: A Timeline of Recent US-Iran Hostilities
As US relations with Iran plumb new depths in the wake of Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the JCPOA, it’s easy to lose track of the seemingly endless series of new sanctions, troop deployments and explosions in and around the Persian Gulf in recent months. In...
State Gun Control in America: A Historic Guide to Major State Gun Control Laws and Acts
The Second Amendment guarantees American citizens the right to bear arms, but both federal and state governments determine how citizens may legally exercise that right. And while both federal and state gun control laws regularly change, laws at the state level change...
Federal Gun Control in America: A Historic Guide to Major Federal Gun Control Laws and Acts
For Americans, the crux of gun control laws has been how to disarm dangerous individuals without disarming the public at large. Ever-present in this quest is the question of how the perception of danger should impact guaranteed freedoms protected within the Bill of...
Capital Punishment’s Sockdolager
Asa’s story is the quintessential tale of rags to riches coupled with a class-defying love affair. A rural “savage” who’s left a wealthy estate by a distant family member, only to run up against envious schemers from polite society, Asa falls in love with a poor...
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