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Opinion

Despite it all I’m still a patriot

Editorials and columns

On the eve of our nation's 249th birthday, a Gallup poll finds that only 58% of Americans feel "extremely" or "very" proud of their country. This is a new low in the 25 years Gallup has been asking this question, and the reasons are not hard to divine. We are led by a monomaniacal vulgarian who ...

What the 12-day war hath wrought

Editorials and columns

Not many people today remember the exhilaration so many Americans felt after Israel's victory in the Six-Day War in June 1967. The liberal folks around me at work and law school then had been frustrated and puzzled at the lack of progress being made in Vietnam by the 448,000 U.S. troops ...

Contrast reveals the light of hope in Christ

Editorials and columns

One of the key moments in life is when you finally think you’ve met the right person, and you are seriously contemplating getting married. For anyone who has been married for any length of time, it’s pretty fun to reflect back on those early moments in your relationship and think back to ...

The joy of Banana Ball

Editorials and columns

Major League Baseball is currently debating various rules changes to improve the game, when what it really needs is more players wearing capes and doing back flips. That, at least, is the lesson of Savannah Bananas, the barnstorming team that has come up with a madcap version of baseball ...