Opinion Forum

Have a Happy, Reflective, and Fruitful Fourth of July

July 4th, 2011

By Dan Miller Our history can guide our future if we will that it do so. Here are some words from a Fourth of July speech given by Theodore Roosevelt to the citizens of Dickinson, in the Dakotas, back in 1886. Dickinson had a population of about seven hundred but many from other communities came […]

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: fourth of july, government, idealism, independence, Roosevelt, speech
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Celebrity Worship for Wisdom, Fun, and Edification

January 18th, 2011

By Dan Miller Celebrities and the MSM are awesome! And occasionally fatal. Here is a fascinating article about celebrity health tips: “In an annual list of what it sees as the year’s worst abuses against science, the Sense About Science (SAS) campaign group debunked diet and exercise suggestions made by actors, pop stars and others […]

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Tags: celebrities, elites, Fey, Obama, Palin, PC, progressives, Roosevelt, wisdom
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Stop Memorializing a Monster

July 21st, 2010

By Trevor Dane The Bust of Joseph Stalin at the National D-Day Memorial Museum Has to Go On average, over 15 million tourists descend on Washington, DC each year to walk among the hundreds of inspiring and precisely sculpted monuments honoring many of America’s most historically famous political and cultural leaders. Of course, Washington DC […]

Articles written by Trevor Dane
Tags: bust, Churchill, D Day, dictator, memorial, monument, Roosevelt, Stalin
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