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The Flag Burning Amendment and Idolatry
We are getting on to summer, and summer has always been a whacky season of the year, a time for fun and games, a time where people seem to loose their sense of seriousness and go out of their way … Continue reading
Jefferson Got It Wrong; The Relationship Between The Majority And The Minority In A Democracy
Harry Jaffa has an interesting discussion in Opinion Journal on the relationship between the majority and minority in a Democracy, especially in relationship to our efforts to help Democracy bloom in Iraq. It raises the question of what rights a … Continue reading
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Preemption vs. Deterence
In 2003, President Bush, in an address before Congress, stated, “make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them,” a statement which became known as the Bush Doctrine. This statement was later became identified … Continue reading
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On Being A Man
We have spent more than a few years, over the past few decades, discussing the role of women in society. We have women’s studies departments in the major universities, reams of books on “glass ceilings” and how to “have it … Continue reading
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Hubris
I wanted to start this by writing why I love America, and what it is about the nation that gives me hope that we can persevere in this time of war. This turned into a more difficult exercise than I … Continue reading
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Wild Bill Hickcock
WILD BILL HICKCOK Joseph G. Rosa Wild West, February 2003 James Butler Hickok’s reputation as the Old West’s premier gunfighter or “man-killer” made him a legend in his own lifetime-a distinction shared by few of his gunfighting contemporaries. Thanks to … Continue reading
Young Man Afraid Of His Horses
YOUNG MAN AFRAID OF HIS HORSES G. Sam Garr Wild West Magazine, February 2003 THE HEADLINE IN the Rapid City Daily Journal of July 16, 1893, read: “A Good Indian Gone-The Best Indian Friend to the Whites Goes to … Continue reading
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Why Did Lincoln Choose War?
Slavery can neither explain nor ultimately justify the American Civil War. This realization is unfortunately obscured because most scholars and buffs alike have usually sought a single cause for these four years of soul wrenching conflict. The early nationalist interpretation, … Continue reading
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History of Livingston Manor, New York
THE HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON MANOR The first settler in the Town of Rockland found Iroquois Indians to the north. Algonquin Indians to the South and the Lenni Lenapes located here. The pioneers had trails instead of roads. The biggest trail … Continue reading
SOCKDOLAGER – A Tale of Davey Crockett
———————————————————————– A “sockdolager” is a knock-down blow. This is a newspaper reporter’s captivating story of his unforgettable encounter with the old “Bear Hunter” from Tennessee. From The Life of Colonel David Crockett, by Edward S. Ellis (Philadelphia: Porter & … Continue reading
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