Indiana's gubernatorial race is shaping up to be among the most consequential this year with three contenders vying for the seat instead of the usual two. The race has largely been focused on the handling (or mishandling, depending on who you ask) of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by Republican Governor Eric Holcomb. Governor... Continue Reading →
Photo by Element5 Digital on Pexels.com This election cycle has already been an incredibly unusual one, given the low quality of candidates provided by both major parties. But there is another dimension and norm being tested in Maine in 2020, and two other states, Alaska and Massachusetts, will decide whether or not they wish to... Continue Reading →
By Bob Knudsen Hello friends, it has been some time since anything has been published to this site. I got married, got busy with life, the universe, and everything, and then the 'Rona hit and 2020 happened and, well, you were there. Anywho, I am looking to start blogging here again and am looking for... Continue Reading →
This is part 3 of a multi-part series on conservatism in Orthodox Judaism. For part 1, click here. For part 2, click here. By Kristin Fleetwood In this, the third part of this series, I'd like to talk about one of the potentially tougher and more painful subjects associated with joining and then leaving a... Continue Reading →
By Jeffrey Charles After Roy Moore was defeated in Alabama’s election last week, the Democrats and liberal pundits lavished praise on the black female voters who gave Doug Jones his victory. The left celebrated these voters for ensuring that the Republicans will have a thinner majority in the Senate. It’s understandable, given the fact... Continue Reading →
By Thomas Lazo In the aftermath of any election no amount of success or failure is immune from the often baffling distortions of a partisan mind. Democrats morose after the election of Donald Trump were quick to find solace in the idea that perhaps his election would be the event that exacerbates the internal divides... Continue Reading →
By Cameron Dominy Yesterday, the worst possible outcome for the Democratic Party occurred in the state of Alabama; they won a Senate seat. Leading up to what has proven to be one of the more divisive races in American political memory, Republicans were faced with a difficult choice. Either they could back Roy Moore, who... Continue Reading →
By Allen Watson When I first went to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, I was fifteen years old. We were on a school trip and I was a freshman in high school. I really didn’t know what to expect and, to be honest, I didn’t know much about history other than what we had... Continue Reading →
By Megan Strickland Nearly a month ago, a Democratic contender with about a snowball's chance in Hades of winning Texas's First Congressional District came and sat down in my newspaper office. Texas's First District consists of some largely rural, Evangelical Christians, with backgrounds in farming, ranching, oil, gas and timber. Some of its counties are... Continue Reading →
By Allen Watson South Carolina is known as the Palmetto State, though that’s not the image that many have in their minds when they think about the area. South Carolina, for much of the rest of the country, is the state that started the Civil War, a “red” state that lingers towards the bottom in... Continue Reading →