Diversity, Exclusivity and Inclusion Nonsense
Check out any professional and most college basketball teams. Their starting five, and most of their other 10 players, are black, as is 80% of the NBA. This does not come anywhere close to the diversity and inclusion sought by the nation’s social justice...
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MISSISSIPPI: The Man Behind the Mosquito Flag It took a 33-year-old Michelangelo four years to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but 26-year-old Thomas Rosete needed just five minutes to create the Mosquito Flag. Rosete is no student of vexillology. He had...
Sell the Postal Service
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” — Unofficial motto of the United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service — formerly the Post Office — is an...
How Mail-In Voting Began on Civil War Battlefields
When soldiers living in Civil War encampments wanted to cast their vote for Republican incumbent Abraham Lincoln or Democrat George McClellan in the 1864 election, most were able to follow the same steps as their parents back home. Lists of registered voters were...
Empathy and Elegance v. Policy and Performance
This week, the Democratic National Convention is being held — virtually. Normally, political conventions of both parties are a hot destination for politicos and journalists alike. The fun is not only in the nomination process but in the backroom meetings, large crowds...Obiter Dicta
War is the most horrific series of events upon which any government can engage. It is systematic, industrialized, indiscriminate killing. Read More
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NORTH CAROLINA: Low-income renters in North Carolina far outnumber affordable housing units There are only 38 affordable and available rental homes — three fewer than last year— for every 100 of Read More