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DAILY FAVORITES from 2020: Note the dates are in reverse order with the most recent at the top of the page.

[December 25-31, 2020] My Daily Favorites will restart on Jan 1, 2021.

[December 24, 2020] The American Mind:

1. Professor John Eastman’s Response to the Latest Manifestation of Chapman Cancel Culture - https://americanmind.org/salvo/professor-john-eastmans-response-to-the-latest- manifestation-of-chapman-cancel-culture/ 2. In Defense of Stigma - https://americanmind.org/salvo/in-defense-of-stigma/

[December 23, 2020] Gatestone Institute:

1. Drug Trafficking: The Dirtiest Little Secret - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16874/mexico-border-drug-trafficking 2. The EU Needs to Stand Up for the Human Rights It Proclaims - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16871/eu-human-rights-china

[December 22, 2020] Manhattan Contrarian:

1. Your Christmas Present: Our Political Leaders Are Killing Off New York City - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-12-21-christmas-present-our-political- leaders-are-killing-off-new-york-city 2. Our Meaningless Measure of Poverty - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/annals-of- poverty/

[December 21, 2020] George Shultz:

1. The 10 most important things I’ve learned about trust over my 100 years - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/10-most-important-things-ive- learned-about-trust-over-my-100-years/ 2. George Shultz: A Century of Wisdom - https://www.hoover.org/research/george-shultz- century-wisdom

[December 20, 2020] Gatestone Institute:

1. China: The Conquest of Hollywood - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16842/china- films-hollywood-censorship 2. To Europe with Love: "Diplomats" or Terrorists from Iran's Mullahs? - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16867/iran-diplomats-terrorists-europe

[December 19, 2020] The American Prospect: 1. ‘No. No. No.’ Obama Said, but He Went On Anyway - https://prospect.org/culture/books/no-no-no-obama-said-but-he-went-on-anyway- promised-land-memoir/ 2. The Establishment Strikes Back - https://prospect.org/politics/establishment-strikes-back- aoc-versus-centrist-democrats/

[December 18, 2020] NY Post:

1. Covering for Hunter Biden: Why Americans distrust the media - https://nypost.com/2020/12/16/covering-for-hunter-biden-why-americans-distrust-the- media/ 2. This anti-cop madness would harm the homeless, too - https://nypost.com/2020/12/16/levin-rosenthal-would-harm-public-safety-homeless-with- anti-cop-bill/

[December 17, 2020] Gatestone Institute:

1. Iran's Plan to Topple Arab Leaders - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16859/iran- topple-arab-leaders 2. Iran's Mullahs Want the "Nuclear Deal", So Does Biden - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16812/iran-mullahs-want-nuclear-deal

[December 16, 2020] Law & Liberty:

1. Who Is Caesar to the Church? - https://lawliberty.org/who-is-caesar-to-the-church/ 2. The Ivy League’s Race Problem - https://lawliberty.org/the-ivy-leagues-race-problem/

[December 15, 2020] The American Patriot:

1. What is an AMERICAN Patriot? - http://www.liberator.net/articles/ClarkGary/AmericanPatriot.html 2. Why I’m Glad to Be An American - https://www.patriotacademy.com/im-glad-american/

[December 14, 2020] Pretentiousness?:

1. Is There a Doctor in the White House? Not if You Need an M.D. - https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-white-house-not-if-you-need-an-m- d-11607727380?mod=article_inline 2. CALL ME “DOKTOR” CHILL, NOT “DOCTOR” JILL - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/12/call-me-doktor-chill-not-doctor- jill.php

[December 13, 2020] American Thinker: 1. The Honor of the Legal Profession - https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/the_honor_of_the_legal_profession.ht ml 2. Free Speech vs. Discrimination: Which Should Win? - https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/free_speech_vs_discrimination_whic h_should_win.html

[December 12, 2020] Michael P. Ramirez:

1. Remote Learning - https://www.michaelpramirez.com/closed-schools-fail-kids-12-11- 20.html 2. California: Open for Business? - https://www.michaelpramirez.com/the-california- clampdown-12-08-20.html

[December 11, 2020] Hoover Institution:

1. China Deliberately Spread The Coronavirus: What Are The Strategic Consequences? - https://www.hoover.org/research/china-deliberately-spread-coronavirus-what-are- strategic-consequences 2. One Nation Under A Groove - https://www.hoover.org/research/one-nation-under-groove

[December 10, 2020] Clarence Thomas:

1. Clarence Thomas’ Road Less Traveled - https://lawliberty.org/clarence-thomass-road- less-traveled/ 2. Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in his Own Words - https://www.justicethomasmovie.com/

[December 9, 2020] NY Daily News:

1. Iran at the crossroads: Is the regime finally threatened from within? - https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-iran-at-the-crossroads-20201202- zggdbw4invbjrbuaz2ad55rkmq-story.html 2. Vaccines and the crisis in public trust - https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped- vaccines-and-the-crisis-in-public-trust-20201208-st7bp4qwdfaadl6slgfybr23ty-story.html

[December 8, 2020] National Review:

1. Journalists Turn on Free Expression - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/12/journalists-turn-on-free-expression/ 2. Our Eroding Political Norms - https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/12/17/our-eroding-political-norms/

[December 7, 2020] Pearl Harbor Day: 1. Arthur Cyr - The enduring lessons on Pearl Harbor - https://www.crescent- news.com/opinion/opinion_columnists/arthur-cyr---the-enduring-lessons-on-pearl- harbor/article_a6261098-a9d2-5570-900e-347114f19921.html 2. Our View: Pearl Harbor lessons: The unexpected is clear in the rearview mirror - https://www.havasunews.com/opinion/our-view-pearl-harbor-lessons-the-unexpected-is- clear-in-the-rearview-mirror/article_19df3d90-385f-11eb-9110-4be41b73bb9c.html

[December 6, 2020] The Babylon Bee:

1. Larry The Cable Guy Interview: Can't Cancel Mater (plus video) - https://babylonbee.com/podcast/basic/138 2. Chuck Norris Comes Out Of Closet As Even More Of A Man - https://babylonbee.com/news/chuck-norris-comes-out-of-closet-as-even-more-of-a-man

[December 5, 2020] What is Leadership?:

1. What Is Leadership? - https://www.thebalancesmb.com/leadership-definition-2948275 2. What is leadership, and who is a leader? - https://www.chieflearningofficer.com/2020/01/06/what-is-leadership-and-who-is-a- leader/

[December 4, 2020] History:

1. Polish Christians come to the aid of Polish Jews (1942) - https://www.history.com/this- day-in-history/polish-christians-come-to-the-aid-of-polish-jews 2. George Washington bids farewell to his officers (1783) - https://www.history.com/this- day-in-history/washington-bids-farewell-to-his-officers

[December 3, 2020] Law & Liberty:

1. Why Wokeism Threatens the Rule of Law - https://lawliberty.org/why-wokeism- threatens-the-rule-of-law/ 2. Alito’s Way - https://lawliberty.org/alitos-way/

[December 2, 2020] RedState:

1. Watch: James O'Keefe Releases First Round of Private Calls as CNN Threatens Legal Action: 'This May Be a Felony' - https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2020/12/01/watch- james-okeefe-releases-first-round-of-private-calls-as-cnn-threatens-legal-action-this-maybe-a-felony-n287851 2. How It's Done: Baltimore's Kim Klacik Gives a 'How to Handle Bigots 101' Lesson After Twitter Insult - https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2020/12/01/how-its-done-baltimores- kim-klacik-gives-a-how-to-handle-bigots-101-lesson-after-twitter-insult-n287655

[December 1, 2020] The Federalist: 1. Does The Postmodern Left Lack A Coherent Intellectual Foundation? - https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/30/does-the-postmodern-left-lack-a-coherent- intellectual-foundation/ 2. Apple, Nike, Coca-Cola Lobby To Preserve Slavery Of Uighurs By Communist China - https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/30/apple-nike-coca-cola-lobby-to-preserve-slavery-of- uighurs-by-communist-china/

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[November 30, 2020] Manhattan Contrarian:

1. Which To Celebrate, Pilgrims Or Native Americans? - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-11-28- hijr9k2nd0zghodf1id33wq6yvsgh5 2. Surprise: The "Smartest" People Are Actually Painfully Stupid - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-11-17-good-news-science-is-back

[November 29, 2020] Daily Touch:

1. What wrestling taught me about the free markets - https://dailytorch.com/2020/11/what- wrestling-taught-me-about-the-free-markets/ 2. How Marxism Nearly Killed the Pilgrims: The Real Story of the First Thanksgiving - https://dailytorch.com/2020/11/how-marxism-nearly-killed-the-pilgrims-the-real-story- of-the-first-thanksgiving/

[November 28, 2020] The Babylon Bee:

1. Recently Pardoned Turkey Found Dead After Claiming To Have Dirt On Hillary Clinton - https://babylonbee.com/news/recently-pardoned-turkey-found-dead-after-claiming-to- have-dirt-on-hillary-clinton 2. YouTube Removes All Cooking Videos Featuring Recipes That Serve More Than 6 - https://babylonbee.com/news/youtube-removes-instructional-thanksgiving-cooking- videos-if-featured-meal-serves-more-than-6

[November 27, 2020] The American Story:

1. Thank God for being an American (a podcast) - https://theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/thank-god-for-being-an-american/ 2. For the Troops (a podcast) - https://theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/for-the-troops/

[November 26, 2020] PowerLine:

1. AMERICA’S FIRST SOCIALIST REPUBLIC - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/11/americas-first-socialist-republic-6.php 2. THANKSGIVING DAY IN PICTURES: SPECIAL COVID EDITION - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/11/thanksgiving-day-in-pictures-special- covid-edition.php

[November 25, 2020] Vice:

1. Penguin Random House Staff Confront Publisher About New Jordan Peterson Book - https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bv3x/penguin-random-house-staff-confront-publisher- about-new-jordan-peterson-book 2. Catholics Are Fighting Among Themselves About a COVID Vaccine - https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgzykz/catholics-are-fighting-amongst-themselves- about-a-covid-vaccine

[November 24, 2020] Hugh Hewitt:

1. Strangers In A Strange Land - https://hughhewitt.com/strangers-in-a-strange-land-2/ 2. The Advent of Advent - https://hughhewitt.com/the-advent-of-advent/

[November 23, 2020] Daily Torch:

1. Kooky Covid Thanksgiving: ‘Myself and my two dogs’ - https://dailytorch.com/2020/11/kooky-covid-thanksgiving-myself-and-my-two-dogs/ 2. Cartoon: Payback - https://dailytorch.com/2020/11/payback-2/

[November 22, 2020] The Manhattan Contrarian:

1. Surprise: The "Smartest" People Are Actually Painfully Stupid - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-11-17-good-news-science-is-back 2. The Ascendancy Of The Basket Cases -- 2020 Edition - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-11-5-the-ascendancy-of-the-basket- cases-2020-edition

[November 21, 2020] Ricochet:

1. Manliness, Machiavelli, and More, with Harvey Mansfield (with audio, 61:02 minutes) - https://ricochet.com/podcast/q-and-a/manliness-machiavelli-and-more-with-harvey- mansfield/ 2. The Mysteries of Obedient Youth - https://ricochet.com/830197/the-mysteries-of- obedient-youth/

[November 20, 2020] The Churchill Project:

1. “Shall We All Commit Suicide?”: Churchill’s Scientific Imagination – Part 1 - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/churchills-scientific-imagination-2/ 2. “Shall We All Commit Suicide?”: Churchill’s Scientific Imagination – Part 2 - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/churchills-scientific-imagination/ [November 19, 2020] Simon Sinek:

1. How great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek (a TED Talk, 18:34 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4 2. This Is Why You Don't Succeed - Simon Sinek on The Millennial Generation (a YouTube video, 16:01 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNgQOHwsIbg

[November 18, 2020] RealClearBooks:

1. A Quiet Totalitarian Revolution - https://www.realclearbooks.com/articles/2020/11/16/a_quiet_totalitarian_revolution_649 853.html 2. “We Hold These Truths…” - https://www.realclearbooks.com/articles/2020/11/11/we_hold_these_truths_583704.html

[November 17, 2020] The New Criterion:

1. One hundred years of “We” - https://newcriterion.com/issues/2020/11/one-hundred- years-of-we 2. Taking leave of the socialism of fools - https://newcriterion.com/issues/2020/11/taking- leave-of-the-socialism-of-fools

[November 16, 2020] Jewish News Syndicate:

1. The significance of the al-Masri assassination - https://www.jns.org/opinion/the- significance-of-the-al-masri-assassination/ 2. The approaching storm in US-Israel relations - https://www.jns.org/opinion/the- approaching-storm-in-us-israel-relations/

[November 15, 2020] Healthy Skeptic:

1. Step Back, Take a Breath, Think About the Big Picture - https://healthy- skeptic.com/2020/11/14/step-back-take-a-breath-think-about-the-big-picture/ 2. What Would You Do? - https://healthy-skeptic.com/2020/11/13/what-would-you-do/

[November 14, 2020] New York Post Opinion section:

1. The anti-cop hypocrisy of Portland’s pols - https://nypost.com/2020/11/12/the-anti-cop- hypocrisy-of-portlands-pols/ 2. Biden-Harris aim to cripple cops nationwide in name of Black Lives Matter - https://nypost.com/2020/11/12/biden-harris-aim-to-cripple-cops-nationwide-in-name-of- black-lives-matter/

[November 13, 2020] The Gatestone Institute: 1. Arabs: "Westerners Must Stop Appeasing Islamists" - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16734/westerners-appeasing-islamists 2. The Pope's New Encyclical: A Surrender? - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16732/pope-francis-encyclical-fratelli-tutti

[November 12, 2020] City Journal:

1. Police Departments on the Brink - https://www.city-journal.org/police-departments-on- the-brink 2. The Biden Threat to Law Enforcement - https://www.city-journal.org/biden-threat-to- law-enforcement

[November 11, 2020] Veterans Day opinions:

1. Veterans Day: A sobering reminder that freedom isn’t free - https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/11/10/21558924/veterans-day-utah-armistice-day- world-war-1-francis-fukuyama 2. This Veterans Day, Make Sure the Vets in Your Life Know They Are Not Alone - https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2020/11/10/veterans-day-make-sure-vets- your-life-know-they-are-not-alone.html

[November 10, 2020] Ace of Spades:

1. Leaked Fox News Internal Ratings Show "Catastrophic" Loss of Audience - http://ace.mu.nu/archives/391200.php 2. Barr Orders DOJ to Investigate "Substantial Allegations" of Voter Fraud - http://ace.mu.nu/archives/391201.php

[November 9, 2020] Articles banned on Facebook:

1. MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD IN WISCONSIN? [UPDATED] - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/11/massive-voter-fraud-in-wisconsin.php 2. VOTER FRAUD IN PENNSYLVANIA - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/11/voter-fraud-in-pennsylvania.php

[November 8, 2020] Law & Liberty:

1. “Treating” Evil - https://lawliberty.org/treating-evil/ 2. Critical Race Training or Civil Rights Law: We Can’t Have Both - https://lawliberty.org/critical-race-theory-or-civil-rights-law-we-cant-have-both/

[November 7, 2020] Victor Davis Hanson:

1. 2020 election's lesson -- the liberal mega-rich are warning politicians - https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2020-election-lesson-liberal-mega-rich-politicians- victor-davis-hanson 2. The Disinformationists - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/11/the- disinformationists/

[November 6, 2020] The Babylon Bee:

1. Study Finds Babylon Bee More Accurate Than 100% Of Pollsters - https://babylonbee.com/news/study-finds-babylon-bee-more-accurate-than-100-of- pollsters 2. Florida Recount Finally Wraps Up, Al Gore Declared President - https://babylonbee.com/news/florida-recount-finally-wraps-up-al-gore-declared-president

[November 5, 2020] City Journal:

1. Colorblind California - https://www.city-journal.org/california-voters-reject-proposition- 16-racial-quotas 2. The Winner? It Might Be the Administrative State - https://www.city-journal.org/real- election-winner-might-be-administrative-state

[November 4, 2020] Post-Election Day in the U.S.:

1. Media has a meltdown as Biden fails to deliver a landslide - https://nypost.com/2020/11/04/media-has-a-meltdown-as-biden-fails-to-deliver-a- landslide/ 2. Google searches for ‘fries,’ ‘liquor stores’ hit all-time high - https://nypost.com/2020/11/04/searches-for-fries-and-liquor-stores-soar-on-google- during-election/

[November 3, 2020] Middle East Forum:

1. Trump vs. Biden on Islam - https://www.meforum.org/61727/trump-and-biden-on-islam 2. How the Trump Plan Makes Peace Possible - https://www.meforum.org/61460/how-the- trump-plan-makes-peace-possible

[November 2, 2020] By Thomas-Sowell:

1. Black Education Matters - https://www.creators.com/read/thomas-sowell/10/20/black- education-matters 2. No Cause for Alarm - https://www.city-journal.org/wells-fargo-discrimination-fallacy

[November 1, 2020] Middle East Forum:

1. The Arc of Victory Is Bending Back - https://www.meforum.org/61714/the-arc-of- victory-is-bending-back 2. Erdoğan Needs New Enemies - https://www.meforum.org/61420/erdogan-needs-new- enemies ------

[October 31, 2020] NY Post:

1. Glenn Greenwald exits Intercept, damning the lockstep liberal media - https://nypost.com/2020/10/29/glenn-greenwald-exits-intercept-damning-the-lockstep- liberal-media/ 2. France’s Macron stands tall for free speech and civilization - https://nypost.com/2020/10/30/frances-macron-stands-tall-for-free-speech-and- civilization/

[October 30, 2020] PowerLineBlog:

1. THE FIRST HONEST DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAMPAIGN AD (satire) - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/the-first-honest-democratic-party- campaign-ad.php 2. THE AD CNN WOULDN’T RUN (reality) - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/the-ad-cnn-wouldnt-run.php

[October 29, 2020] The Pipeline:

1. The Lockdown Archipelago - https://the-pipeline.org/the-lockdown-archipelago/ 2. We Really Might Always Have Paris - https://the-pipeline.org/we-really-might-always- have-paris/

[October 28, 2020] The Federalist:

1. The Hunter Biden Scandal Has Exposed The Corporate Press’s Corruption And Condescension - https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/27/the-hunter-biden-scandal-has- exposed-the-corporate-presss-corruption-and-condescension/ 2. Biden Family Whistleblower: Joe Biden Is ‘Compromised’ By Communist China - https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/27/biden-family-whistleblower-joe-biden-is- compromised-by-communist-china/

[October 27, 2020] City Journal:

1. Unfriending Free Speech - https://www.city-journal.org/gatekeepers-free-speech 2. Two Universes - https://www.city-journal.org/two-universes

[October 26, 2020] American Greatness:

1. A Reading List for the Right to Match the Times - https://amgreatness.com/2020/10/25/a- reading-list-for-the-right-to-match-the-times/ 2. What an American One-Party System Would Really Look Like - https://amgreatness.com/2020/10/25/what-an-american-one-party-system-would-really- look-like/ [October 25, 2020] PJ Media:

1. The Hunter Biden Corruption Scandal Is a Reckoning for the Legacy Media - https://pjmedia.com/columns/tyler-o-neil/2020/10/23/the-hunter-biden-corruption- scandal-is-a-reckoning-for-the-legacy-media-n1081621 2. Biden is Wrong: U.S. Didn’t Have a Good Relationship With Hitler — But the New York Times Did - https://pjmedia.com/election/robert-spencer/2020/10/24/biden-is- wrong-u-s-didnt-have-a-good-relationship-with-hitler-but-the-new-york-times-did- n1084607

[October 24, 2020] The Spectator:

1. My week with the baying antifa mob - https://spectator.us/week-portland-baying-antifa- mob/ 2. Chris Pratt is a role model for other celebrities - https://spectator.us/chris-pratt-role- model-celebrities-politics/

[October 23, 2020] PowerLineBlog:

1. THOUGHTS FROM THE AMMO LINE (23 October 2020) - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/thoughts-from-the-ammo-line-347.php 2. THOUGHTS FROM THE AMMO LINE (16 October 2020) - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/thoughts-from-the-ammo-line-346.php

[October 22, 2020] New York Post:

1. Meet your (Chinese) Facebook censors - https://nypost.com/2020/10/20/meet-your- chinese-facebook-censors/ 2. Turkey leads new atrocities against Armenians - https://nypost.com/2020/10/21/turkey- leads-new-atrocities-against-armenians/

[October 21, 2020] Quillette:

1. The Coming Post-COVID Global Order - https://quillette.com/2020/10/19/the-coming- post-covid-global-order/ 2. Slack Wars: Corporate America’s Woke Insurgency - https://quillette.com/2020/10/16/slack-wars-corporate-americas-woke-insurgency/

[October 20, 2020] The City Journal:

1. The New Segregation - https://www.city-journal.org/seattle-race-segregated-diversity- trainings 2. Conformity to a Lie - https://www.city-journal.org/academia-systemic-racism

[October 19, 2020] Victor Davis Hanson: 1. The Unapologetic Bias of the American Left - https://amgreatness.com/2020/10/18/the- unapologetic-bias-of-the-american-left/ 2. Victor Davis Hanson Book Dissects WWII - https://amgreatness.com/2018/01/11/victor- davis-hanson-book-dissects-wwii/

[October 18, 2020] Gatestone Institute:

1. France: Death to Free Speech - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16655/france-death-to- free-speech 2. The End of Appeasement in Britain? - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16591/appeasement-britain

[October 17, 2020] Is "liberalism" doomed?

1. Liberal Totalitarianism on Campus - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/16/liberal_totalitarianism_on_campus _144472.html 2. Stop Being Shocked - https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/stop-being- shocked

[October 16, 2020] Law & Liberty Book Reviews:

1. Reading in the Age of Distraction (book review) - https://lawliberty.org/book- review/reading-in-the-age-of-distraction/ 2. Nationalism, Eastern European Style (book review) - https://lawliberty.org/book- review/nationalism-eastern-european-style/

[October 15, 2020] Twitter and Facebook censorship:

1. TED CRUZ WANTS TO KNOW - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/ted-cruz-wants-to-know-2.php 2. Senator Ted Cruz's letter to Twitter about censorship - https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1316469906779627520/photo/1

[October 14, 2020] More about the craziness of our times:

1. MEMO TO NEW YORK TIMES: 1984 WAS NOT A HOW-TO BOOK. - https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/memo-to-new-york-times-1984-was-not-a-how-to-book/ 2. Ted Cruz Eviscerates Sheldon Whitehouse on 'Citizens United' and Dark Money - https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/10/13/ted-cruz-eviscerates- sheldon-whitehouse-on-citizens-united-and-dark-money-n1045367

[October 13, 2020] The Blaze:

1. Horowitz: Minneapolis residents scared to leave their homes as city on the brink - https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-minneapolis-residents-scared-crime 2. Horowitz: CDC study: 85% of COVID-19 cases in July were people who often or always wear masks - https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-cdc-study-covid-masks

[October 12, 2020] Happy Columbus Day:

1. Happy Columbus Day — say it loud, say it proud - https://nypost.com/2020/10/11/happy- columbus-day-say-it-loud-say-it-proud/ 2. Columbus Day haters are missing the entire point of the holiday - https://nypost.com/2019/10/12/columbus-day-haters-are-missing-the-entire-point-of-the- holiday/

[October 11, 2020] The Aspen Beat:

1. Is Judge Barrett too Catholic for Pope Francis? - https://theaspenbeat.com/2020/09/27/is- judge-barrett-too-catholic-for-pope-francis/ 2. Michael Jordan had a dad - https://theaspenbeat.com/2020/08/31/michael-jordan-had-a- dad/

[October 10, 2020] The Washington Examiner:

1. A Crisis That Hasn’t Happened - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly- standard/a-crisis-that-hasnt-happened 2. Frankenstein at 200 - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly- standard/frankenstein-at-200-morgan-library-exhibition-review

[October 9, 2020] The Churchill Project:

1. Great Contemporaries: Orde Wingate – “A Man of the Highest Quality” - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/wingate-great-contemporary/ 2. Gary Scott Smith on Churchill’s Duty and Destiny, Life, and Faith - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/smith-duty-destiny/

[October 8, 2020] Hollywood in Toto:

1. Hyper-political Hollywood gives us little reason to return to theaters - https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2020/10/06/toto-hyper-political-hollywood-gives- us-little-reason-to-return-to-theaters/ 2. Stop Being Afraid of Hollywood Bullies - https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/nick- searcy-interview-directing-justified/

[October 7, 2020] Literary Review:

1. The View from Beijing (book review) - https://literaryreview.co.uk/the-view-from- beijing 2. With a Nudge & a Wink (book review) - https://literaryreview.co.uk/with-a-nudge-a- wink [October 6, 2020] Heather MacDonald:

1. Against Fear - https://www.city-journal.org/trump-coronavirus-diagnosis-models- positive-masculinity 2. Fearless Thinking in an Age of Conformity (a Podcast, 34:24 minutes) - https://www.city-journal.org/fearless-thinking-in-age-of-conformity

[October 5, 2020] The Federalist:

1. Seeking American Lessons From China’s Revolutionary Past - https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/02/seeking-american-lessons-from-chinas- revolutionary-past/ 2. Forced Denunciations And ‘Sensitivity Training’ Mimic Communist Brainwashing Tactics - https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/02/forced-denunciations-and-sensitivity- training-mimic-communist-brainwashing-tactics/

[October 4, 2020] Reason:

1. California Is a Cautionary Tale for America - https://reason.com/2020/10/02/california- is-a-cautionary-tale-for-america/ 2. Who Watches the Government's Watchdogs? - https://reason.com/2020/10/02/who- watches-the-governments-watchdogs-as-their-agencies-grow-in-power/

[October 3, 2020] PowerLineBlog:

1. THE WEEK IN PICTURES: POST-DEBATE EDITION - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/the-week-in-pictures-post-debate- edition-2.php 2. A CASE STUDY IN PUNITIVE LIBERALISM - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/a-case-study-in-punitive- liberalism.php

[October 2, 2020] RealClearPolitics:

1. Why I'm Leaving California - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/30/why_im_leaving_california_14433 2.html 2. James Burnham’s Analysis of Leftist Revolutionaries Speaks to Today’s Crisis - https://www.realclearhistory.com/articles/2020/10/02/james_burnhams_analysis_of_leftis t_revolutionaries_speaks_to_todays_crisis_579376.html

[October 1, 2020] The Federalist:

1. Why Most Public Schools’ Online Learning Is Setting Up American Kids To Fail - https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/01/why-most-public-schools-online-learning-is-setting- up-american-kids-to-fail/ 2. If The University Of Chicago Is No. 1 For Free Speech, Free Speech On Campus Barely Exists - https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/01/if-the-university-of-chicago-is-no-1-for- free-speech-free-speech-on-campus-barely-exists/

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[September 30, 2020] National Review:

1. A fervently anti-Trump prosecutor unwittingly shows how bogus ‘Russiagate’ was. - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/09/robert-mueller-investigation-andrew- weissmann-book/ 2. Vaccine Scare Tactics Are a Threat to Public Health - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/09/coronavirus-vaccine-scare-tactics-threat- public-health/

[September 29, 2020] The American Story (podcasts):

1. Catching Excellence (about famous football coach Vince Lombardi) - https://theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/catching-excellence/ 2. The Real American Revolution (about America and what's it about) - https://theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/the-real-american-revolution/

[September 28, 2020] The Spectator:

1. 1619, 1776 and all that - https://spectator.us/1619-1776-commission-americans/ 2. Letters from the politically homeless - https://spectator.us/letters-politically-homeless- election-swing-voters/

[September 27, 2020] A little Sunday morning humor from The Babylon Bee:

1. Chevrolet Releases California-Compliant Horse And Buggy - https://babylonbee.com/news/california-to-replace-cars-with-new-greener-horse-drawn- carriages 2. Joel Osteen Invites Hunter Biden To Give Sermon On Living Your Best Life Now - https://babylonbee.com/news/joel-osteen-invites-hunter-biden-to-speak-at-lakewood- church

[September 26, 2020] From the Federalist:

1. Why We Can’t Have A Good Society Without Freedom - https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/26/why-we-cant-have-a-good-society-without-freedom/ 2. Hollywood Struggles To Overcome The Pandemic, As Well As Its Own Woke Agenda - https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/25/hollywood-struggles-to-overcome-the-pandemic-as- well-as-its-own-woke-agenda/

[September 25, 2020] From Law & Liberty: 1. Lennonist Revolution - https://lawliberty.org/lennonist-revolution/ 2. Talking about a Constitutional Restoration - https://lawliberty.org/talking-about-a- constitutional-restoration/

[September 24, 2020] Victor Davis Hanson at the Jewish World Review:

1. Civilization requires collective common sense - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0920/hanson092420.php3 2. The news as we once knew it is dead - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0920/hanson091720.php3

[September 23, 2020] Book Reviews from Law & Liberty:

1. Divorcing from China? - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/divorcing-from-china/ 2. Cromwell’s Revolution - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/cromwells-revolution/

[September 22, 2020] From the Manhattan Contrarian:

1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, And Her Replacement - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-9-19-ruth-bader-ginsburg-and-her- replacement 2. Climate Change Apocalypse: "Permanently Immunized From Falsification" - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-9-17-climate-change-apocalypse- permanently-immunized-from-falsification

[September 21, 2020] From Quillette:

1. Down the 1619 Project’s Memory Hole - https://quillette.com/2020/09/19/down-the- 1619-projects-memory-hole/ 2. Then They Came for Beethoven - https://quillette.com/2020/09/19/then-they-came-for- beethoven/

[September 20, 2020] Are we getting dumber? From the New York Post:

1. Millennial and Gen Z Holocaust survey spells doom for our democracy - https://nypost.com/2020/09/19/millennial-and-gen-z-holocaust-survey-spells-doom-for- our-democracy/ 2. US colleges are getting outsmarted by a whole new method of teaching - https://nypost.com/2020/09/19/colleges-are-getting-outsmarted-by-a-new-method-of- teaching/

[September 19, 2020] More on Joe Biden's mental decline:

1. TRUMP AND BIDEN COME TO MINNESOTA [UPDATED] - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/09/trump-and-biden-come-to- minnesota.php 2. Tracking Biden’s Mental Decline - https://spectator.org/biden-cognitive-problems-aging- dementia/

[September 18, 2020] From PowerLineBlog:

1. PRINCETON’S “SYSTEMIC RACISM” CAPTURES THE GOVERNMENT’S ATTENTION - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/09/princetons-systemic- racism-captures-the-governments-attention.php 2. PRINCETON’S PRESIDENT COPS TO RUNNING A SYSTEMICALLY RACIST UNIVERSITY - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/09/princetons-president- cops-to-running-a-systemically-racist-university.php

[September 17, 2020] Comments on the recent peace deals made by the UAE, Bahrain, and Israel:

1. Trump’s peace deal shows that moving US Embassy to Jerusalem was game-changer - https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/trumps-peace-deal-shows-us-embassy-in-jerusalem-is- game-changer/ 2. A HISTORIC DAY (2) - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/09/a-historic- day-2.php

[September 15 & 16, 2020] Daily Favorites were lost due to website crash.

[September 14, 2020] From The New Criterion:

1. The importance of T. E. Lawrence - https://newcriterion.com/issues/1991/9/the- importance-of-te-lawrence 2. Gray mists & ancient stones (book exert) - https://newcriterion.com/issues/2020/9/gray- mists-ancient-stones

[September 13, 2020] From Townhall:

1. Why More Americans Distrusts the Experts - https://townhall.com/columnists/gilgutknecht/2020/09/13/why-more-americans-distrusts- the-experts-n2576111 2. EXCLUSIVE: AG Barr Rips National Media as a ‘Collection of Liars’ Over Riot Coverage - https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/09/11/exclusive-ag-barr-rips- national-media-as-a-collection-of-liars-over-riot-coverage-n2576070

[September 12, 2020] From the Hoover Institution:

1. What Islamists and ‘Wokeists’ Have in Common - https://www.wsj.com/articles/what- islamists-and-wokeists-have-in-common-11599779507 2. The California Brownout Disaster Is Manmade - https://www.hoover.org/research/california-brownout-disaster-manmade [September 11, 2020] Comments on the 9/11 Anniversary:

1. Take a step back from 2020’s troubles to recall the horrors, heroes of 9/11 - https://nypost.com/2020/09/10/take-a-step-back-from-2020s-troubles-to-recall-the- horrors-heroes-of-9-11/ 2. Defense Secretary Esper: Since Sept. 11 attacks, our heroic military has successfully fought terrorism - https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sept-11-defense-department-mark- esper

[September 10, 2020] The abortion debate heats up!

1. The History of American Evangelicals’ Opposition to Abortion Is Long - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/09/evangelical-opposition-abortion-deep-roots/ 2. How Did Evangelicals and Republicans Come to Want to Ban Abortion? - https://arcdigital.media/how-did-evangelicals-and-republicans-come-to-oppose-abortion- dcd4ac56c333

[September 9, 2020] From The National Interest:

1. Power-Hungry Turkey May Push the Eastern Mediterranean Into an Armed Conflict - https://nationalinterest.org/feature/power-hungry-turkey-may-push-eastern- mediterranean-armed-conflict-168266 2. China vs. America: A New Cold War Means New Great Power Blocs - https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/china-vs-america-new-cold-war-means-new- great-power-blocs-168480

[September 8, 2020] From the Claremont Review of Books:

1. The Price of the 1980s - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-price-of-the-1980s/ 2. The Law That Ate the Constitution - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-law-that- ate-the-constitution/

[September 7, 2020] From Ricochet:

1. Liege of the King, Son of the Revolutionary: The Marquis de La Fayette and Defining America - https://ricochet.com/799992/liege-of-the-king-son-of-the-revolutionary-the- marquis-de-la-fayette-and-defining-america-quote-of-the-day/ 2. What Is Legal, Moral, Beyond the Tipping Point? - https://ricochet.com/799877/what-is- legal-moral-beyond-the-tipping-point/

[September 6, 2020] From Literary Review:

1. Crocodile Diplomacy - https://literaryreview.co.uk/crocodile-diplomacy 2. Stemming the Brain Drain - https://literaryreview.co.uk/stemming-the-brain-drain

[September 5, 2020] From Law & Liberty: 1. The Temptations of Power - https://lawliberty.org/temptations-power/ 2. The Pragmatic Case for a Unitary Executive - https://lawliberty.org/the-pragmatic-case- for-a-unitary-executive/

[September 4, 2020] From Defense of Democracies:

1. U.S. Needs a New ICC Strategy - https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2020/09/03/us-needs-a- new-icc-strategy/ 2. Iran Nuclear Challenge Looms for the Next U.S. President - https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2020/09/02/iran-nuclear-challenge-for-next-us-president/

[September 3, 2020] Claremont Review of Books:

1. Merit and Misery (book review) - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/merit-and-misery/ 2. Reuniting Church and State (book review) - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/reuniting-church-and-state/

[September 2, 2020] The NFL panders to Social Justice warriors:

1. NFL will display social justice statements in the end zone of every stadium this season - https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/football-team/nfl-will-display-social-justice- statements-end-zone-every-stadium-season 2. THE NFL TAKES A KNEE - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/09/the-nfl- takes-a-knee.php

[September 1, 2020] From Hugh Hewitt:

1. A Weekend Without Civilization - https://www.hughhewitt.com/a-weekend-without- civilization/ 2. Seek Justice - https://www.hughhewitt.com/seek-justice/

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[August 31, 2020] From American Greatness:

1. Cultural Suicide Is Painless - https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/30/cultural-suicide-is- painless/ 2. Do Young Lives Matter? - https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/30/do-young-lives-matter/

[August 30, 2020] From Hillsdale College Imprimis:

1. American Sports Are Letting Down America - https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/american- sports-letting-america/ 2. Four Months of Unprecedented Government Malfeasance - https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/four-months-unprecedented-government-malfeasance/ [August 29, 2020] No articles today.

[August 28, 2020] From the City Journal:

1. Boycotting Themselves Out of Business? - https://www.city-journal.org/nba-mlb- boycott-black-lives-matter 2. The Fed Can’t Fix Racial Inequality - https://www.city-journal.org/the-fed-cannot-fix- racial-inequality

[August 27, 2020] From the Gatestone Institute:

1. Appeasement: The European Sickness - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16393/appeasement-europe 2. The Mullahs and Hezbollah, Lords of Drug Smuggling - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16332/iran-hezbollah-drug-smuggling

[August 26, 2020] A little history to remember from The History Channel:

1. 19th Amendment adopted - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/19th- amendment-adopted 2. Democratic convention besieged by protesters - https://www.history.com/this-day-in- history/democratic-convention-besieged-by-protesters

[August 25, 2020] From Law & Liberty:

1. World War II, Pacifist Elites, and Tyranny - https://lawliberty.org/forum/world-war-ii- pacifist-elites-and-tyranny/ 2. “America First” Pays Off in the Middle East - https://lawliberty.org/america-first-pays- off-in-the-middle-east/

[August 24, 2020] From the Ricochet:

1. Fishing and the Watts Riots - https://ricochet.com/793862/group-writing-fishing-and-the- watts-riots/ 2. What Would John Adams Think of Us Now? - https://ricochet.com/794467/john-adams- would-puke/

[August 23, 2020] Two book reviews from National Review:

1. The Curious Case of ‘Havana Syndrome’ (book review) - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/book-review-havana-syndrome-new-theory- illness-among-american-diplomats-cuba/ 2. Shakespeare’s Lost Son (book review) - https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/09/07/shakespeares-lost-son/

[August 22, 2020] From The American Spectator: 1. ‘We, the People’ Have a Duty to Stop the Violence - https://spectator.org/we-the-people- vote/ 2. What’s Happening in America Borders on the Unbelievable - https://spectator.org/whats- happening-in-america-borders-on-the-unbelievable/

[August 21, 2020] From The Federalist:

1. Goodyear Stock Price Nosedives After Company Endorses ‘Black Lives Matter,’ Bans Employees From Saying ‘Blue Lives Matter’ - https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/19/goodyear-stock-price-nosedives-after-company- endorses-black-lives-matter-bans-employees-from-saying-blue-lives-matter/ 2. No Matter How Much The New York Times Pumps Polyamory, It’s Not Good For Kids - https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/21/no-matter-how-much-the-new-york-times-pumps- polyamory-its-not-good-for-kids/

[August 20, 2020] From The Claremont Institute:

1. Ancient and Modern Liberty (book review) - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/ancient-and-modern-liberty/ 2. A Delicate Tapestry (book review) - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/a-delicate- tapestry/

[August 19, 2020] From PowerLineBlog.com:

1. ANTIFA IS EVIL - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/08/antifa-is-evil.php 2. REBELLION IN BALTIMORE - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/08/rebellion-in-baltimore.php

[August 18, 2020] A couple of humorous articles from The Babylon Bee:

1. Old Man By Pond Starting To Suspect Ducks Only Like Him For His Food - https://babylonbee.com/news/old-man-by-pond-suspects-ducks-only-like-him-for-his- food 2. Brilliant Trump Puts Himself On All Postage Stamps, Forcing Democrats To Push For Abolishing USPS - https://babylonbee.com/news/brilliant-trump-puts-himself-on-all- postage-stamps-forcing-democrats-to-abolish-the-usps

[August 17, 2020] From Law & Liberty:

1. A Justice for Our Time - https://lawliberty.org/a-justice-for-our-time/ 2. Against History-as-Nightmare - https://lawliberty.org/against-history-as-nightmare/

[August 16, 2020] From the New York Post opinion section: 1. Yale can’t discriminate against Jews and Asians and expect taxpayer money - https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/yale-cant-discriminate-against-jews-and-asians-and- expect-taxpayer-money/ 2. How NYC championed broken windows policing and threw it away - https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/how-nyc-used-then-tore-up-broken-windows-policing- goodwin/

[August 15, 2020] From the Manhattan Contrarian:

1. The Latest Round Of Affirmative Action Initiatives Will Be No More Successful Than Prior Rounds - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-8-14-the-coming-round- of-affirmative-action-will-be-no-more-successful-than-prior-rounds 2. Chicago, Circling The Drain - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-8-11- chicago-circling-the-drain

[August 14, 2020] From PowerLineBlog:

1. HAS THE COLLEGE DEATH SPIRAL STARTED? - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/08/has-the-college-death-spiral- started.php 2. THE COLLEGE DEATH SPIRAL, CHAPTER 2 - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/08/the-college-death-spiral-chapter-2.php

[August 13, 2020] The Claremont Review of Books:

1. The Left Side of History - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-left-side-of-history/ 2. God, Man, and the Constitution - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/god-man-and-the- constitution/

[August 12, 2020] From PJ Media:

1. The Man Dies, but the Radical Chic Remains - https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2020/06/28/the-man-dies-but-the-logo-remains- n583471 2. Anti-Racist Racists - https://pjmedia.com/columns/john-stossel/2020/08/12/anti-racist- racists-n777085

[August 11, 2020] A little reinforcing on leadership traits:

1. 10 Awesome Tips for Being a Better Leader - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238747 2. 20 Leadership Experts Share Their Best Leadership Tip - https://www.inc.com/john- brandon/20-leadership-experts-share-their-best-leadership-tip.html

[August 10, 2020] From the Aspen Beat: 1. A brief history of merit and its abolition - https://theaspenbeat.com/2020/07/26/a-brief- history-of-merit-and-its-abolition/ 2. Let Portland and Seattle burn - https://theaspenbeat.com/2020/07/31/let-portland-and- seattle-burn/

[August 9, 2020] Had a great time with our Boy Scouts. Here are today's two articles, so, thanks for your patience:

1. A Brief Excursion into Hero Worship - https://ricochet.com/790262/a-brief-excursion- into-hero-worship/ 2. Marie’s Quilt Flag - https://ricochet.com/790397/maries-quilt-flag/

[August 4-8, 2020] I will be camping with Boy Scouts these days. Thanks for coming to my website for insights.

[August 3, 2020] From Law & Liberty:

1. Remembering the War - https://lawliberty.org/forum/remembering-the-war/ 2. Irving Kristol’s Rules for Nihilists - https://lawliberty.org/irving-kristols-rules-for- nihilists/

[August 2, 2020] A bit of humor on this Sunday morning from The Babylon Bee:

1. NBA Now Requiring All Players To Stand For Chinese National Anthem - https://babylonbee.com/news/nba-requiring-players-to-stand-for-chinese-national-anthem 2. Cracker Jack Changes Name To More Politically Correct Caucasian Jack - https://babylonbee.com/news/cracker-jacks-changes-name-to-more-politically-correct- caucasian-jacks

[August 1, 2020] From Hollywood in Toto:

1. Alyssa Milano Is ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ for Spreading Lies, Hate - https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/alyssa-milano-sarah-silverman-portland-twitter-for- spreading-lies-hate/ 2. Rogen Slams Israel, Vows not to Backpedal … and then Backpedals - https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/seth-rogen-israel-lies/

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[July 31, 2020] New York City, an example of failed leadership in a time of crisis:

1. Manhattan just lost its stranglehold on white-collar workers - https://nypost.com/2020/07/29/manhattan-just-lost-its-stranglehold-on-white-collar- workers/ 2. New York City’s grim ‘most senseless shooting’ contest - https://nypost.com/2020/07/29/new-york-citys-grim-most-senseless-shooting-contest/ [July 30, 2020] The country of Turkey crossing international norms:

1. Turkey on the Warpath - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16278/turkey-warpath 2. Greece warns Turkey that they are ready for war - https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/greece-warns-turkey-that-they-are-ready-for-war/

[July 29, 2020] More opinion on Hong Kong and the Chinese takeover:

1. Decision 2020 Report: The Struggle for a Free Hong Kong - https://www.hoover.org/news/decision-2020-report-struggle-free-hong-kong 2. Hong Kong through Chinese Eyes - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/china-sees- hong-kong-through-lens-ancient-civilization/#slide-1

[July 28, 2020] From the Aspen beat:

1. A brief history of merit and its abolition - https://theaspenbeat.com/2020/07/26/a-brief- history-of-merit-and-its-abolition/ 2. I don’t miss professional sports, do you? - https://theaspenbeat.com/2020/07/13/i-dont- miss-professional-sports-do-you/

[July 27, 2020] From Law & Liberty:

1. Why the Religion Cases Matter Most - https://lawliberty.org/why-the-religion-cases- matter-most/ 2. What Originalism Conserves - https://lawliberty.org/what-originalism-conserves/

[July 26, 2020] Articles by Daniel J. Mitchell:

1. Minneapolis vs. Capitalism - https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/minneapolis-vs-capitalism/ 2. Gun Control Humor - https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/gun-control- humor-5/

[July 25, 2020] From Law & Liberty Book Review section:

1. The Restless Bones of Dante Alighieri - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/the-restless- bones-of-dante-alighieri/ 2. Who Are “We The People” Anyway? - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/who-are-we- the-people-anyway/

[July 24, 2020] The stupidity of changing a football team's name:

1. LAMEST NICKNAME IN SPORTS HISTORY - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/07/lamest-nickname-in-sports-history.php 2. The "Washington Football Team" ... how lame can you get? - https://www.redskins.com/ [July 23, 2020] From the City Journal:

1. The Media and the Virus - https://www.city-journal.org/press-coverage-of-covid-19 2. Balancing Act - https://www.city-journal.org/next-stimulus-bill-must-support-struggling- businesses

[July 22, 2020] Blogs from young people who are amazing:

1. Classical Values - http://classicalvalues.com/ 2. Maggie's Farm - http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/

[July 21, 2020] From Just the News:

1. Broken Trust? - https://justthenews.com/accountability/russia-and-ukraine- scandals/broken-trust-fbi-wanted-use-white-house-briefings-spy 2. Media Bias - https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/cnns-henderson-and-blitzer- indicate-president-trump-handling-coronavirus

[July 20, 2020] From Law & Liberty book reviews:

1. Justifying Control - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/justifying-control/ 2. Despair in a Decadent Republic - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/despair-in-a- decadent-republic/

[July 19, 2020] From the Hoover Institution:

1. The Classicist: A Winning Agenda For 2020 -https://www.hoover.org/research/classicist- winning-agenda-2020 2. The Battalion Artist - https://www.hoover.org/research/battalion-artist

[July 18, 2020] The failed saga of diversity training:

1. Obscene federal ‘diversity training’ scam prospers - https://nypost.com/2020/07/16/obscene-federal-diversity-training-scam-prospers-even- under-trump/ 2. Diversity Training Doesn’t Work - https://hbr.org/2012/03/diversity-training-doesnt-work

[July 17, 2020] The U.S. Army, Political Correctness, and Federal Funding of Political Speech:

1. Teaching hate under the guise of ‘inclusion’ — in the US Army - https://nypost.com/2020/07/16/teaching-hate-under-the-guise-of-inclusion-in-the-us- army/ 2. New initiative aims to put ‘divisive symbols’ on ‘no-fly list,' Army secretary says - https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/07/16/new-initiative-aims-to-put- divisive-symbols-on-no-fly-list-army-secretary-says/ [July 16, 2020] More on the New York Times fiasco, cowardice, ideology, and intellectual corruption:

1. Woke wolves and the cowardly leaders of liberal America - https://nypost.com/2020/07/15/woke-wolves-and-the-cowardly-leaders-of-liberal- america/ 2. The New York Times' self-inflicted fiasco - https://www.reporternews.com/story/opinion/columnists/2020/06/13/new-york-times- self-inflicted-fiasco/3175605001/

[July 15, 2020] From Law & Liberty Podcasts plus text:

1. PUBLIUS’S CONSTITUTION, NOW MORE THAN EVER - https://lawliberty.org/podcast/publiuss-constitution-now-more-than-ever/ 2. BUREAUCRACY, REGULATION, AND THE UNMANLY CONTEMPT FOR THE CONSTITUTION - https://lawliberty.org/podcast/bureaucracy-regulation-and-the- unmanly-contempt-for-politics/

[July 14, 2020] From the Federalist:

1. Federalist Radio: Ted Cruz And Michael Knowles On Censorship, TikTok, And The Chinese Communist Party (plus audio 40:59 minutes) - https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/13/federalist-radio-ted-cruz-and-michael-knowles-on- censorship-tiktok-and-the-chinese-communist-party/ 2. NBA Bans Custom Jerseys With ‘FreeHongKong,’ But Allows ‘Burn Jews’ And ‘KillCops’ - https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/13/nba-bans-custom-jerseys-with- freehongkong-but-allows-burn-jews-and-kill-cops/

[July 13, 2020] From the Hoover Institution:

1. Thomas Sowell, An Intellectual Giant - https://www.hoover.org/research/thomas-sowell- intellectual-giant 2. The Costs Of Regulation And Centralization In Health Care - https://www.hoover.org/research/costs-regulation-and-centralization-health-care-0

[July 12, 2020] A few articles from Legal Insurrection:

1. Goya Foods Faces Boycott After CEO Praises Trump, Supporters Respond With #BuycottGoya - https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/07/goya-foods-faces-boycott-after- ceo-praises-trump-supporters-respond-with-buycottgoya/ 2. Turkey’s Erdogan Signs Decree Turning Hagia Sophia into a Mosque - https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/07/turkeys-erdogan-signs-decree-turning-hagia- sophia-into-a-mosque/

[July 11, 2020] Some recent cartoons for our Saturday viewing pleasure: 1. Michael P. Ramirez Cartoons 07-10-20 Schools reopening - https://www.michaelpramirez.com/the-looming-school-year-07-10-20.html 2. Michael P. Ramirez Cartoons 07-09-20 Morona - https://www.michaelpramirez.com/disneys-morona-07-09-20.html

[July 10, 2020] Two good book reviews from Law & Liberty:

1. Understanding Dictatorship - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/understanding- dictatorship/ 2. Talk Radio, Take One - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/talk-radio-take-one/

[July 9, 2020] We need better leadership in our schools, now more than ever:

1. What Will Become of Our Schools? - https://americanmind.org/features/what-will- become-of-our-schools/ 2. COVID-19 Will Change Public Schools Forever - https://americanmind.org/features/what-will-become-of-our-schools/covid-19-will- change-public-schools-forever/

[July 8, 2020] A couple of articles regarding the COVID-19 pandemic (yes, more on it):

1. There Is An Option - https://www.hughhewitt.com/there-is-an-option/ 2. Admiral James Stavridis (USN, Ret.) On The Spread of the Virus and Necessary Name Changes - https://www.hughhewitt.com/admiral-james-stavridis-usn-ret-on-the-spread- of-the-virus-and-necessary-name-changes/

[July 7, 2020] America and China relationship:

1. America and China Are Entering the Dark Forest - https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-07-05/is-the-u-s-in-a-new-cold-war- china-has-already-declared-it 2. U.S. Relations With China (US Dept of State official position) - https://www.state.gov/u- s-relations-with-china/

[July 6, 2020] Good stories from The Federalist:

1. Three Incredible Stories Of The American Revolution You’ve Never Heard - https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/05/three-incredible-stories-of-the-american-revolution- youve-never-heard/ 2. How Churchill Saved England During The Battle Of Britain - https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/06/how-churchill-saved-england-during-the-battle-of- britain/

[July 5, 2020] A couple of excellent podcasts with different ideas from The American Mind audio: 1. The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode #24 - https://americanmind.org/audio/the-american-mind-podcast-the-roundtable-episode-24/ 2. The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode #22 - https://americanmind.org/audio/the-american-mind-podcast-the-roundtable-episode-22/

[July 4, 2020] On July 4, 1776, we began setting up the greatest opportunity for human flourishing the world has ever known:

1. This Fourth of July, why patriotism is worth defending - https://nypost.com/2019/07/03/this-fourth-of-july-why-have-we-lost-our-patriotism/ 2. Take this 4th of July to reject all the America-haters - https://nypost.com/2020/07/03/take-this-4th-of-july-to-reject-all-the-america-haters/

[July 3, 2020] A couple of interesting and a bit political articles from Ammo Grrrll:

1. THOUGHTS FROM THE AMMO LINE (July 3, 2020) - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/07/thoughts-from-the-ammo-line-331.php 2. THOUGHTS FROM THE AMMO LINE (June 26, 2020) - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/06/thoughts-from-the-ammo-line-330.php

[July 2, 2020] From City Journal:

1. Breakdown - https://www.city-journal.org/ferguson-effect-inner-cities 2. Gettysburg: Profiles in Courage - https://www.city-journal.org/remembering-the-battle- of-gettysburg

[July 1, 2020] From The Churchill Project at Hillsdale College:

1. Great Contemporaries: Sir Harold Alexander, Churchill’s Favorite General - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/alexander-great-contemporary/ 2. Churchill and the Litigious Lord Alfred: Two Trials and a Sonnet (Part 1) - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/alfred-douglas/

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[June 30, 2020] Because we should all demand free speech:

1. Free Speech and the American Regime - https://americanmind.org/feature/free-speech- and-the-american-regime/ 2. The Menace of “Hate Speech” Regulation - https://americanmind.org/features/the- menace-of-hate-speech-regulation/

[June 29, 2020] From the Jewish World Review:

1. An Underappreciated American Scholar - http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams062920.php3 2. Asking for help is not weakness - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0414/asking_for_help_is_not_weakness.php3#.Xvn QlWhKiUk

[June 28, 2020] A little humor for this Sunday morning from The Babylon Bee:

1. Cities Protecting Statues By Disguising Them As Karl Marx - https://babylonbee.com/news/cities-successfully-preserving-existing-statues-by-re- naming-them-all-karl-marx 2. Mastercard Changes Name To Equalitycard - https://babylonbee.com/news/mastercard- changes-name-to-equalitycard

[June 27, 2020] Some intellectual and entertaining musings of Mark Steyn:

1. The Wheels of Justice Grind... - https://www.steynonline.com/10405/the-wheels-of- justice-grind 2. Revolt of the Know-Nothings - https://www.steynonline.com/10404/revolt-of-the-know- nothings

[June 26, 2020] A few words about the value of persistence:

1. 5 Reasons Why Having Persistence Pays Off - https://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/5- reasons-persistence-pays-off/ 2. Why Persistence Pays Off - https://www.amanet.org/articles/why-persistence-pays-off/

[June 25, 2020] A few videos on the "warrior mindset:"

1. How to Develop a BODY & MINDSET of a WARRIOR! (a YouTube video, 14:33 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdrKPN3wiGw 2. HOW TO HAVE A WARRIOR MINDSET - MOTIVATION (a YouTube video, 2:58 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnsN3sfhuqg

[June 24, 2020] Articles by Victor Davis Hanson:

1. The Triumph of the Country Mouse - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/06/protests- urban-chaos-americans-will-seek-to-avoid-big-cities/ 2. Not-So-Retiring Retired Military Leaders - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/06/not-so-retiring-retired-military-leaders/

[June 23, 2020] Some ideas on the best leadership books out there:

1. The 9 Best Leadership Books of 2020 - https://www.thebalancecareers.com/best- leadership-books-4156971 2. Best Leadership Books: 8 Essential Reads You Need In Your Library - https://www.forbes.com/sites/micahsolomon/2019/06/22/best-leadership- books/#756071421fa0 [June 22, 2020] From the Gatestone Institute:

1. A Brief History of Antifa: Part I - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16104/antifa-history 2. The Palestinians No One Tells You About - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16125/palestinians-iraq

[June 21, 2020] From City Journal:

1. China Weaponizes Civil Society - https://www.city-journal.org/communist-china- weaponizes-civil-society 2. Pater Familiar - https://www.city-journal.org/reflections-on-modern-fatherhood

[June 20, 2020] On new news, insanity, and misdirected feelings:

1. The CHAZ Stands Alone - https://amgreatness.com/2020/06/18/the-chaz-stands-alone/ 2. Counsel of the Woke - https://www.city-journal.org/beware-the-progressive-scientific- alliance

[June 19, 2020] Crazy stuff in the news from PowerLineBlog:

1. NO CHIEFS IN DULUTH - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/06/no- chiefs-in-duluth.php 2. ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER FACES DUBIOUS MURDER CHARGE - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/06/atlanta-police-officer-faces-dubious- murder-charge.php

[June 18, 2020] Twitter and other social media censoring free speech:

1. Sen. Tom Cotton: Twitter tried to censor me – and they lost - https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/twitter-tried-censor-me-they-lost-sen-tom-cotton 2. How to force social media to respect free speech — or pay big - https://nypost.com/2020/06/14/how-to-force-social-media-to-respect-free-speech-or-pay- big/

[June 17, 2020] From the City Journal:

1. Distrust Is Infectious, Too - https://www.city-journal.org/public-health-credibility 2. Censorship Spiral - https://www.city-journal.org/self-censorship-deadly-to-vibrant- culture

[June 16, 2020] Is college worth the time and the indoctrination?

1. Hiring: Non-College Graduates ONLY - https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/college-elite 2. 42 up-and-coming careers that don’t require a 4-year college degree (and 10 to avoid) - https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/great-careers-without-college-degree/ [June 15, 2020] From the website Reason:

1. The 1793 Project Unmasked - https://reason.com/2020/06/12/protesters-activists-shor- floyd-1793-project/ 2. How Not To Build a Transpartisan Coalition for Police Reform - https://reason.com/2020/06/12/how-not-to-build-a-transpartisan-coalition-for-police- reform/

[June 14, 2020] From Reporting by Matt Taibbi:

1. The American Press Is Destroying Itself - https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-news-media- is-destroying-itself 2. Where did policing go wrong? - https://taibbi.substack.com/p/where-did-policing-go- wrong

[June 13, 2020] What is "real" leadership?:

1. 7 Ways To Tell The Difference Between Real Leadership and Good Management - https://www.lifehack.org/articles/work/7-ways-tell-the-difference-between-real- leadership-and-good-management.html 2. What Real Leadership Looks Like - https://www.forbes.com/sites/ccl/2011/12/21/what- real-leadership-looks-like/#d6cd34313f7d

[June 12, 2020] Betrayal, the worst of sins:

1. The Betrayal of Trust - https://townhall.com/capitol- voices/congressmantommcclintock/2020/06/11/the-betrayal-of-trust-n2570483 2. This Is Why Betrayal Hurts So Much - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201507/is-why-betrayal- hurts-so-much

[June 11, 2020] From Knowledge is Good:

1. Lessons From 1968 - https://knowledgeisgood.net/2020/06/11/lessons-from-1968/ 2. Keeping America Skeered - https://knowledgeisgood.net/2020/05/23/keeping-america- skeered/

[June 10, 2020] Another view from Hugh Hewitt:

1. It Is Too Late – The Monster Is Loose - https://www.hughhewitt.com/it-is-too-late-the- monster-is-loose/ 2. The Reign of Hatred - https://www.hughhewitt.com/the-reign-of-hatred/

[June 9, 2020] From the City Journal: 1. They Blinded Us With “Science” - https://www.city-journal.org/covid-19-questionable- expert-guidance 2. Why We Need the Police - https://www.city-journal.org/why-we-need-the-police

[June 8, 2020] Two book reviews from Law & Liberty:

1. A Protestant Integralism? (book review) - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/a- protestant-integralism/ 2. Local Democracy, Elite Preferences (book review) - https://lawliberty.org/book- review/local-democracy-elite-preferences/

[June 7, 2020] From The Churchill Project at Hillsdale College:

1. “The Art of the Possible”: Churchill, South Africa, and Apartheid (Part 1) - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/south-africa-apartheid-1902-09/ 2. “What Purpose History?” an Analysis of Churchill and Caesar as Writers of History - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/churchill-caesar-literary/

[June 6, 2020] The most famous battle of the 20th century, D-Day June 6, 1944:

1. D-Day: June 6, 1944 - https://www.army.mil/d-day/ 2. D-Day 76th Anniversary Virtual Commemoration - https://www.dday.org/

[June 5, 2020] From The Washington Free Beacon:

1. American Civilization and Its Discontents - https://freebeacon.com/columns/american- civilization-and-its-discontents/ 2. Iran, Russia Smuggling Weapons to Libyan Terror Factions - https://freebeacon.com/national-security/iran-russia-smuggling-weapons-to-libyan-terror- factions/

[June 4, 2020] Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China:

1. The Tiananmen Square Massacre: From China's Authoritarian Roots to the Iconic "Tank Man" - https://ammo.com/articles/tiananmen-square-massacre-china-chinese- authoritarian-roots-tank-man 2. Tiananmen Square Protests - https://www.history.com/topics/china/tiananmen-square

[June 3, 2020] Teaching leadership to children:

1. Leadership and children - https://extension.psu.edu/programs/betterkidcare/early-care/tip- pages/all/leadership-and-children 2. 15 Tips for Instilling Leadership Skills in Children - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241619 [June 2, 2020] From American Greatness:

1. Fee ‘Fa’ Foes Fum: ‘Antifa’ Is a Sub-Nazi Organization - https://amgreatness.com/2020/06/01/fee-fa-foes-fum-antifa-is-a-sub-nazi-organization/ 2. How to Hold China Accountable: Build Our Own Stuff - https://amgreatness.com/2020/05/20/how-to-hold-china-accountable-build-our-own-stuff/

[June 1, 2020] From the City Journal:

1. Responding to Mobs - https://www.city-journal.org/nypd-responding-to-mobs 2. Minneapolis Burning - https://www.city-journal.org/george-floyd-minneapolis-riots

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[May 31, 2020] More on American Cities burning:

1. Appeals for Calm as Sprawling Protests Threaten to Spiral Out of Control - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/appeals-for-calm-as-sprawling-protests-threaten-to- spiral-out-of-control/ar-BB14NDzV?li=BBnb7Kz 2. Protests over police killings rage in dozens of US cities - https://apnews.com/c743eaecd9a5948a4576565b12e3230d

[May 30, 2020] From Mark Steyn Online:

1. Locked Down but Looting - https://www.steynonline.com/10318/locked-down-but- looting 2. The Supreme Ayatollahs of Expertistan - https://www.steynonline.com/10317/the- supreme-ayatollahs-of-expertistan

[May 29, 2020] Two book reviews from Law & Liberty:

1. Religious Liberty in a Hostile Age (book review) - https://lawliberty.org/book- review/religious-liberty-in-a-hostile-age/ 2. Restoring the Dignity of Politics (book review) - https://lawliberty.org/book- review/restoring-the-dignity-of-politics/

[May 28, 2020] This is what failure looks like, from PowerLineBlog:

1. MINNEAPOLIS MELTDOWN - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/05/minneapolis-meltdown.php 2. DEATH IN MINNEAPOLIS REVIVES #BLACKLIVESMATTER - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/05/death-in-minneapolis-revives- blacklivesmatter.php

[May 27, 2020] From the Hoover Institution: 1. The Importance of Institutions, with Yuval Levin - https://www.hoover.org/research/importance-institutions-yuval-levin-1 2. Ordering Moments In History - https://www.hoover.org/research/ordering-moments- history

[May 26, 2020] From Law & Liberty:

1. Remembering Patton (the movie) - https://lawliberty.org/remembering-patton/ 2. Boys, Sex, and the Path to Manhood - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/boys-sex-and- the-path-to-manhood/

[May 25, 2020] Memorial Day:

1. AMERICA’S HONOR - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/05/americas- honor-8.php 2. Pride in past valor: a vital theme of Memorial Day - https://nypost.com/2020/05/24/pride- in-past-valor-a-vital-theme-of-memorial-day/

[May 24, 2020] From the City Journal:

1. The Other Great War - https://www.city-journal.org/kipling-the-irish-guards-in-the-great- war 2. The Tradition Goes On - https://www.city-journal.org/hazleton-pennsylvania-memorial- day-traditions-endure

[May 23, 2020] From Commentary Magazine:

1. Hong Kong, China, and the 21st Century’s Ideological Battlefield - https://www.commentarymagazine.com/noah-rothman/hong-kong-china-and-the-21st- centurys-ideological-battlefield/ 2. My Gallant Gal - https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/terry-teachout/losing-a- loved-one-during-a-pandemic/

[May 22, 2020] From the City Journal:

1. Academic Descent - https://www.city-journal.org/american-universities-prize-ideology- over-ideas 2. Clarence Thomas: the Movie - https://www.city-journal.org/clarence-thomas-created- equal

[May 21, 2020] Articles by Victor Davis Hanson in Jewish World Review:

1. Across the wide, growing American divide - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0520/hanson052120.php3 2. The cult of Western shaming - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0120/hanson013020.php3 [May 20, 2020] From The Globe and Mail:

1. To stay hidden or to brave fear? What ancient Athens can teach us about the COVID-19 pandemic - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-to-stay-hidden-or-to-brave- fear-what-ancient-athens-can-teach-us/ 2. Let’s admit it – online education is a pale shadow of the real thing - https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-lets-admit-it-online-education-is-a- pale-shadow-of-the-real-thing/

[May 19, 2020] Some of my recent favorite cartoons from the Michael P. Ramirez collection:

1. The Back Seat of COVID-19 (Michael Ramirez cartoon) - https://www.michaelpramirez.com/the-political-back-seat-of-covid-19-05-18-20.html 2. Unfriendly Skies (Michael Ramirez cartoon) - https://www.michaelpramirez.com/unfriendly-skies-05-14-20.html

[May 18, 2020] Simple leadership lessons from a couple of good articles:

1. 11 Leadership Lessons Learned - https://beleaderly.com/11-leadership-lessons-learned-2/ 2. 6 Essential Leadership Lessons Learned from Experience - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201812/6-essential- leadership-lessons-learned-experience

[May 17, 2020] From The American Story:

1. The Legacy of Wounded Knee - https://theamericanstorypodcast.org/op-ed/the-legacy-of- wounded-knee/ 2. The Man of Steel (podcast 7:17 minutes) - https://theamericanstorypodcast.org/episode/the-man-of-steel/

[May 16, 2020] From the City Journal:

1. The Unexamined Model Is Not Worth Trusting - https://www.city- journal.org/coronavirus-model-driven-decision-making 2. The Value of Liberty—Ancient and Modern - https://www.city-journal.org/benjamin- constant-value-of-liberty

[May 15, 2020] From a new website I discovered; the Legal Insurrection:

1. Dan Crenshaw: Maybe College Students Will Laugh at Microaggressions After Pandemic - https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/05/dan-crenshaw-maybe-college-students-will- laugh-at-microaggressions-after-pandemic/ 2. Coronavirus Crisis Could Present New Challenges for Free Speech on Campus - https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/05/coronavirus-crisis-could-present-new-challenges- for-free-speech-on-campus/ [May 14, 2020] More from Victor Davis Hanson in the Jewish World Review:

1. Losing our fears, in war and plague - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0520/hanson051420.php3 2. Pandemic is but one of America's security concerns - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0420/hanson042320.php3

[May 13, 2020] Two reviews on Ambrose's book about Gen. Dwight Eisenhower:

1. The Supreme Commander – A 50 Year Review - https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2020/05/09/the_supreme_commander__a_50_ year_review_115264.html 2. Book Review: The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower by Stephen E. Ambrose - https://blogcritics.org/book-review-the-supreme-commander-the1/

[May 12, 2020] The Truth and what it means to you:

1. Unbearable Truths About Our Current Political Moment - https://amgreatness.com/2020/05/10/unbearable-truths-about-our-current-political- moment/ 2. Jordan Peterson's Message About Truth Will Affect Your Everyday Life - https://www.theodysseyonline.com/the-power-of-telling-the-truth

[May 11, 2020] The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam 1969:

1. Bloody 10-day battle at “Hamburger Hill” begins - https://www.history.com/this-day-in- history/paratroopers-battle-for-hamburger-hill 2. Why the Battle for Hamburger Hill Was So Controversial - https://www.history.com/news/hamburger-hill-controversy

[May 10, 2020] Happy Mothers' Day:

1. Mother's Day has a new meaning during coronavirus pandemic | Opinion - https://www.floridatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/05/08/mothers-day-has-new-meaning- during-coronavirus/3090867001/ 2. Mother-daughter nurses who had coronavirus get a ‘drive-by’ thank you from coworkers - https://nypost.com/2020/05/09/mother-daughter-nurses-who-had-coronavirus-get-drive- by-thank-you/

[May 9, 2020] Some basic lessons in leadership:

1. Why Victory in Europe Day still matters 75 years later - https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/05/08/why-victory-in-europe- day-still-matters-75-years-later/ 2. Reflections on Victory in Europe Day 2020 - https://waspuk.co.uk/reflections-ve-day- 2020/

[May 7, 2020] From The Tablet:

1. A Mighty Empire Brought Down by Plague - https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts- letters/articles/luttwak-kyle-harper-fate-of-rome 2. It Takes a Hamlet - https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/food/articles/catskills-takes-a- hamlet

[May 6, 2020] Notes on Churchill from The Churchill Project:

1. Social Reform in a Changing World: Churchill’s Battle with Socialism - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/churchill-social-reform/ 2. What did Winston Churchill mean when he said, “Man is Spirit”? - https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/man-is-spirit/

[May 5, 2020] George Marshall (U.S. General, Secretary of State, and Nobel Peace Prize winner):

1. WHAT GEORGE MARSHALL SAID ABOUT LEADERSHIP - https://www.marshallfoundation.org/marshall/george-marshall-said-leadership/ 2. George Marshall (quotes) - https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Marshall

[May 4, 2020] Leadership in times of an emergency. Is it different?:

1. Leadership in Emergencies - http://www.leadershipexpert.co.uk/leadership- emergencies.html 2. Effective medical leadership in times of emergency: a perspective - https://disastermilitarymedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40696-016-0013-8

[May 3, 2020] Two short highly-viewed films worth viewing. Just a little something different:

1. The Gunfighter | A Short Film by Eric Kissack (narrated by Nick Offerman) (a YouTube video, 8:49 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWs4WA--eKU 2. Toyland | Oscar - Best Live Action Short Film | A Short Film by Jochen Alexander Freydank (a YouTube video, 13:55 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwrySjp4J9Q

[May 2, 2020] From Law & Liberty: 1. The Strange Rise of Bourgeois Bolshevism - https://lawliberty.org/forum/the-strange- rise-of-bourgeois-bolshevism/ 2. Cato the Younger: Roman Citizen - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/cato-the-younger- roman-citizen/

[May 1, 2020] A little humor on this Friday from the Babylon Bee:

1. Inspiring: Celebrities Spell Out 'We're All In This Together' With Their Yachts - https://babylonbee.com/news/inspiring-celebrities-spell-out-were-all-in-this-together- with-their-yachts 2. Media Now Just Offering Daily Update On Few Remaining Celebrities Not Embroiled In Scandals - https://babylonbee.com/news/media-now-just-offering-daily-update-on-few- remaining-celebrities-not-embroiled-in-scandals

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[April 30, 2020] Modern painting in the era of the pandemic quarantine:

1. My Quarantine: Obsessed with Oil Painting - https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2020/04/29/my-quarantine-obsessed-with-oil-painting/ 2. Creation in Confinement: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration - https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2020/04/28/creation-in-confinement-art-in-the-age-of- mass-incarceration/

[April 29, 2020] As expected, there is some disagreement as to the greatest leaders of all time:

1. Leadership and 10 Great Leaders from History - https://www.industryleadersmagazine.com/leadership-and-10-great-leaders-from-history/ 2. The Most Important Leaders In World History - https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked- list/the-most-important-leaders-in-world-history

[April 28, 2020] Recent articles on famous leader styles:

1. Leadership Qualities, Skills, and Styles of Elon Musk - https://www.thestrategywatch.com/leadership-qualities-skills-styles-elon-musk/ 2. 10 Leadership Lessons That Warren Buffett Taught Us - https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-leadership-lessons-that-warren-buffett- taught.html

[April 27, 2020] From Quillette:

1. Easy Rider: 50 Years Looking for America—A Review - https://quillette.com/2020/04/21/easy-rider-50-years-looking-for-america-a-review/ 2. The Purpose of Imaginative Fiction - https://quillette.com/2020/04/27/the-purpose-of- imaginative-fiction/ [April 26, 2020] A couple of interesting "lawyerly" articles from Law & Liberty:

1. Property and the Pursuit of Virtue - https://lawliberty.org/property-and-the-pursuit-of- virtue/ 2. The Chevron Doctrine’s Shrinking Domain - https://lawliberty.org/the-chevron- doctrines-shrinking-domain/

[April 25, 2020] Why are we fascinated by North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un?:

1. Kim Jong Un evacuated from Pyongyang, reports say - https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/04/24/Kim-Jong-Un-evacuated- from-Pyongyang-reports-say/5221587734862/ 2. Kim Jong Un may have left North Korean capital as health rumors swirl - https://nypost.com/2020/04/24/kim-jong-un-may-have-left-pyongyang-as-health-rumors- swirl/

[April 24, 2020] Two recent videos by Victor David Hanson:

1. WWI and the Lessons for Today - Victor David Hanson (a YouTube video, 1:04:10 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBzMANLQ9dQ 2. COVID-19 by Victor David Hanson (a YouTube video, 50:01 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK43a--m4g0

[April 23, 2020] From the Hoover Institution:

1. How To Explain The Western Way Of War - https://www.hoover.org/research/how- explain-western-way-war 2. Cold War 2: Episode 4 (video, 58:30 minutes) - https://www.hoover.org/research/cold- war-2

[April 22, 2020] Think strategic! Lessons from the Korean War:

1. 3 Lessons From The Korean War For Handling Today’s North Korean Aggression - https://thefederalist.com/2017/04/26/3-lessons-korean-war-handling-todays-north- korean-aggression/ 2. What We Learned From the Korean War - https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/what-we-learned-from-the- korean-war/278016/

[April 21, 2020] More on today's main article - the 1942 RAF Raid on Paris:

1. Daring Solo Beaufighter Raid - Paris 1942 (a YouTube video, 5:53 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM3HTl6oSSU 2. Ce pilote anglais a largué un drapeau français sur l'Arc de Triomphe pour troller les nazis (in French but has great photos) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-3EJPSN-Cg [April 20, 2020] Some leadership lessons of Abraham Lincoln viewed in a different way:

1. 7 Life-Changing Leadership Lessons From Lincoln - https://www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/7- life-changing-leadership-lessons-from-lincoln.html 2. The leadership journey of Abraham Lincoln - https://www.mckinsey.com/featured- insights/leadership/the-leadership-journey-of-abraham-lincoln

[April 19, 2020] Prof. Jordan Peterson answering some basic questions on life:

1. How To Know Yourself | Jordan Peterson | Best Life Advice (YouTube video, 10:10 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gdHZ3wDiZc&t=229s 2. What should you aim for in life? (YouTube video, 20:50 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI_tyAduoJo&t=448s

[April 18, 2020] Two good resources on "lessons learned":

1. A Guide to Capturing Lessons Learned - https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPlanning/partnering/cpc/Documents/ Capturing_Lessons_Learned_Final.pdf 2. How to Facilitate an Effective Lessons Learned Discussion - http://www.veriscopepm.com/2012/02/19/how-to-facilitate-an-effective-lessons-learned- discussio/

[April 17, 2020] The value of military working dogs:

1. Inside story of Cairo, the dog that helped catch Osama bin Laden - https://nypost.com/2020/04/16/inside-story-of-cairo-the-dog-that-helped-catch-osama- bin-laden/ 2. Sergeant Rex: The Unbreakable Bond Between a Marine and His Military Working Dog - https://www.amazon.com/Sergeant-Rex-Unbreakable-Between- Military/dp/B00FM202RW/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sergeant+rex&qid=158712 5417&sr=8-1

[April 16, 2020] A little about heroes:

1. What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler (a YouTube video, 4:33 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhk4N9A0oCA 2. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (Video, 4:45 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWcASV2sey0

[April 15, 2020] More on the way forward after the pandemic:

1. Coronavirus Lessons: Fact and Reason vs. Paranoia and Fear - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/15/coronavirus_lessons_fact_and_reas on_vs_paranoia_and_fear_.html 2. A Time for Statesmanship - https://americanmind.org/essays/a-time-for-statesmanship/ [April 14, 2020] If you've never heard of Weird Al, then read this article:

1. The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/magazine/weird-al-yankovic.html 2. "Weird Al" Yankovic Turns "One More Minute" into a Social Distancing Anthem (YouTube video, 5:37 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrq2bRvvG8E

[April 13, 2020] The fall of Western higher education:

1. Higher Ed Is Crumbling - https://lawliberty.org/book-review/higher-ed-is-crumbling/ 2. The Breakdown of Higher Education (forthcoming book preview) - https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/breakdown-higher-education/

[April 12, 2020] More on the COVID-19 pandemic from The Hastings Center:

1. Pandemics: The Ethics of Mandatory and Voluntary Interventions - https://www.thehastingscenter.org/briefingbook/pandemic/ 2. When It Comes to Rationing, Disability Rights Law Prohibits More than Prejudice - https://www.thehastingscenter.org/when-it-comes-to-rationing-disability-rights-law- prohibits-more-than-prejudice/

[April 11, 2020] Is the Democratic West devolving into "strong-man rule"?

1. Pandemic and the Consent of the Governed - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/coronavirus-consent-governed-authoritarian- overreach-unnecessary/ 2. Coronavirus: Elderly Europeans Denied Treatment - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15870/coronavirus-elderly-abandoned

[April 10, 2020] A little humor from the Babylon Bee this Friday:

1. Biden Cuts Hole In Mask So He Can Still Sniff People's Hair - https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-cuts-holes-in-medical-mask-so-he-can-still-sniff- people 2. Bernie Tests Negative For President - https://babylonbee.com/news/bernie-tests-negative- for-president

[April 9, 2020] The world looks at the World Health Organization as a patsy for China:

1. Unmasking WHO as a China apologist: Devine - https://nypost.com/2020/04/08/unmasking-who-as-a-china-apologist-devine/ 2. U.S. Funds World Health Organization That Boot-Licks China, With Deadly Results - https://thefederalist.com/2020/03/17/u-s-funds-world-health-organization-that-boot-licks- china-with-deadly-results/

[April 8, 2020] From PowerLineBlog: 1. MS. STUCKEY REPORTS - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/04/ms- stuckey-observes.php 2. MID-WEEK IN PICTURES: HALFWAY POINT EDITION? - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/04/mid-week-in-pictures-halfway-point- edition.php

[April 7, 2020] From American Greatness:

1. Corona Meltdowns - https://amgreatness.com/2020/04/05/corona-meltdowns/#top 2. How Not to Manage a Crisis: Lessons From COVID-19 - https://amgreatness.com/2020/04/06/how-not-to-manage-a-crisis-lessons-from-covid-19/

[April 6, 2020] From Law & Liberty:

1. Progressivism and the Historians - https://lawliberty.org/progressivism-and-the- historians/ 2. The State of Originalism - https://lawliberty.org/the-state-of-originalism/

[April 5, 2020] Should we even bother with blaming people for the Coronavirus?

1. So many to blame for coronavirus crisis, so don’t bother: Goodwin - https://nypost.com/2020/04/04/so-many-to-blame-for-coronavirus-crisis-so-dont-bother- goodwin/ 2. Coronavirus: Who’s to blame? - https://ourdailybread.org/coronavirus-whos-to-blame/

[April 4, 2020] What will be the long-term impact of the pandemic ?

1. Social distancing is going to get darker - https://theweek.com/articles/906434/social- distancing-going-darker 2. When it's over, will we be the same America? - https://www.wnd.com/2020/04/will- america/

[April 3, 2020] Rising crime and progressive/leftist ideology:

1. Philadelphia’s Only Surging Industry - https://www.city-journal.org/covid-19- philadelphia-crime-spike 2. Progressive Policy Drives Rising Crime in New York - https://www.judicialwatch.org/investigative-bulletin/progressive-policy-drives-rising- crime-in-new-york/

[April 2, 2020] Articles by Victor Davis Hanson:

1. America still a global leader even in a time of crisis - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0420/hanson040220.php3 2. Some Coronavirus Humility - https://www.city-journal.org/coronavirus-pandemic- humility [April 1, 2020] Media bias continues unabated:

1. The New York Times Embarrasses Itself - https://freebeacon.com/media/new-york-times- correction- fail/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email 2. KIRK: CPAC Coronavirus Coverage Exposes Media Bias - https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/18/kirk-cpac-coronavirus-coverage-exposes-media-bias/

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[March 31, 2020] Heroes of the Coronavirus Pandemic:

1. I work at a grocery store, and people keep thanking me. Am I a hero now? - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0320/grocery_store_hero.php3 2. Nurses Have Become The Unsung Heroes Of The Coronavirus Crisis, Risking Their Lives For Others - https://www.littlethings.com/nurses-heroes-coronavirus/

[March 30, 2020] A couple of articles by Victor Davis Hanson:

1. Viral Prerequisites and Nationalist Lessons in Time of Plague - https://amgreatness.com/2020/03/29/viral-prerequisites-and-nationalist-lessons-in-time- of-plague/ 2. The Virus is Not Invincible, But It’s Exposing Who’s Irreplaceable - https://amgreatness.com/2020/03/22/the-virus-is-not-invincible-but-its-exposing-whos- irreplaceable/

[March 29, 2020] What is an "essential" business?:

1. The Risk of Exempting Marijuana Businesses During COVID-19 Closures - https://www.hudson.org/research/15868-the-risk-of-exempting-marijuana-businesses- during-covid-19-closures 2. NJ gun dealers are not considered an essential business — and they’re not happy about it - https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/nj-gun-dealers-are-not-considered-an-essential- business-and-theyre-not-happy-about-it/

[March 28, 2020] Lessons from New York's Governor Cuomo on how not to be a leader:

1. Cuomo Deserves No Plaudits for His Handling of Crisis - https://amgreatness.com/2020/03/26/cuomo-deserves-no-plaudits-for-his-handling-of- crisis/ 2. Cuomo’s going to have to improvise after being disappointed by federal relief bill - https://nypost.com/2020/03/27/cuomos-going-to-have-to-improvise-after-being- disappointed-by-federal-relief-bill/

[March 27, 2020] From National Review: 1. The Political Media Are Failing America - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/coronavirus-crisis-political-media-failing- america/ 2. America Doesn’t Need One Strategy for Coronavirus; It Needs Many - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-america-needs-many- strategies-not-just-one/#slide-1

[March 26, 2020] From the American Mind:

1. The Chinese Communist Party v America - https://americanmind.org/features/the- coronacrisis-and-our-future-discontents/the-chinese-communist-party-v-america/ 2. The Coronacrisis And Our Future Discontents - https://americanmind.org/features/the- coronacrisis-and-our-future-discontents/

[March 25, 2020] From Mark Steyn Online:

1. Pitching the Wuhan - https://www.steynonline.com/10142/pitching-the-wuhan 2. The New Spanish Inquisition - https://www.steynonline.com/10138/the-new-spanish- inquisition

[March 24, 3030] From City Journal:

1. The Empire of Lies - https://www.city-journal.org/html/empire-lies-13006.html 2. Moving Past the Quarantine - https://www.city-journal.org/covid-19-moving-past-the- quarantine

[March 23, 2020] From the Federalist:

1. The Economic Disaster Media And Washington Haven’t Begun To Notice - https://thefederalist.com/2020/03/23/the-economic-disaster-media-and-washington- havent-begun-to-notice/ 2. Will The Costs Of A Great Depression Outweigh The Risks Of Coronavirus? - https://thefederalist.com/2020/03/19/will-the-costs-of-a-great-depression-outweigh-the- risks-of-coronavirus/

[March 22, 2020] A few lessons from our European friends:

1. European Union: The End? - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15774/european-union- the-end 2. Our ‘Brexit’ from the Roman Empire - https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/16/our- brexit-from-the-roman-empire/

[March 21, 2020] From our friends at PowerLineBlog:

1. THE DAY’S DUMBEST COMMENT… - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/03/the-days-dumbest-comment.php 2. THE WEEK IN PICTURES: MARTIAL LAW EDITION - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/03/the-week-in-pictures-martial-law- edition.php

[March 20, 2020] From Spectator USA:

1. We are about to find out how robust civilization is - https://spectator.us/about-find- robust-civilization/ 2. Millennials will be the death of us - https://spectator.us/millennials-boomers-coronavirus- social-distancing/

[March 19, 2020] From Hollywood in Toto:

1. HBO’s ‘After Truth’ Perfectly Captures Why Journalism is Dying - https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/after-truth-hbo-review/ 2. Nick Searcy: Stop Being Afraid of Hollywood Bullies - https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/nick-searcy-interview-directing-justified/

[March 18, 2020] From The American Spectator:

1. Apocalypse No - https://spectator.org/apocalypse-no/ 2. Good Panic and Bad - https://spectator.org/good-panic-and-bad/

[March 17, 2020] Panic over the Coronavirus is harmful:

1. Panic Never Helped Any Pandemic And Won’t Start Now - https://issuesinsights.com/2020/03/16/panic-never-helped-any-pandemic-and-wont-start- now/ 2. Some Coronavirus Humility - https://www.city-journal.org/coronavirus-pandemic- humility

[March 16, 2020] From the very un-PC Manhattan Contrarian lost somewhere undisclosed in a rural location:

1. Environmentally Incorrect Tips For Dealing With The Coronavirus - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-3-15-manhattan-contrarian-tips-for- dealing-with-the-coronavirus 2. The Real New York Times, Or A Parody? - https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2020-3-8-the-real-new-york-times-or-a- parody

[March 15, 2020] More recent updates on the Coronavirus panic (or precautions):

1. The Infectious Pestilence Did Reign - https://slate.com/culture/2020/03/shakespeare- plague-influence-hot-hand-ben-cohen.amp 2. Coronavirus: Europe on Lockdown - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15737/coronavirus-europe-lockdown

[March 14, 2020] A bit on the Coronavirus in Iran:

1. THE CORONAVIRUS IN IRAN - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/03/the-coronavirus-in-iran.php 2. Coronavirus burial pits so vast they're visible from space - https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/iran-coronavirus-outbreak- graves/?itid=hp_ed-picks_iran-0312%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

[March 13, 2020] A little about Joe Biden:

1. Joe Biden Is China’s Choice for President - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/joe-biden-is-chinas-choice-for-president/ 2. What the History of Small-State Presidential Candidates Tells Us about Biden’s Chances - https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/joe-biden-campaign-small-state-presidential- candidates-have-terrible-track-records/

[March 12, 2020] From the NY Post Opinion section:

1. America needs Washington to quit partisan bickering in face of coronavirus - https://nypost.com/2020/03/11/america-needs-washington-to-quit-partisan-bickering-in- face-of-coronavirus/ 2. Putin moves to keep power through 2036 — when he’ll have ruined Russia - https://nypost.com/2020/03/10/putin-moves-to-keep-power-through-2036-when-hell- have-ruined-russia/

[March 11, 2020] Update on Joe Biden in the U.S. Presidential upcoming primary:

1. Biden Takes Command of Race, Winning Four States Including Michigan - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/biden-takes-command-of-race- winning-four-states-including-michigan/ar-BB110ZE4?pfr=1 2. Biden’s biggest problem: His candidacy relies totally on Obama nostalgia - https://nypost.com/2020/03/10/bidens-biggest-problem-his-candidacy-relies-totally-on- obama-nostalgia/

[March 10, 2020] From American Greatness:

1. The Greatest Fear Is Fear Itself - https://amgreatness.com/2020/03/09/the-greatest-fear-is- fear-itself/ 2. The Humanity of a Fetus and the Inhumanity of Our Abortion Politics - https://amgreatness.com/2020/03/07/the-humanity-of-a-fetus-and-the-inhumanity-of-our- abortion-politics/

[March 9, 2020] From The New Criterion: 1. Margaret Thatcher’s traitors - https://newcriterion.com/issues/2020/3/margaret-thatchers- traitors 2. A wild & dangerous effervescence - https://newcriterion.com/issues/2020/3/a-wild- dangerous-effervescence

[March 8, 2020] From the Quillette:

1. I’ve Been Fired. If You Value Academic Freedom, That Should Worry You - https://quillette.com/2020/03/06/ive-been-fired-if-you-value-academic-freedom-that- should-worry-you/ 2. The Decline of the Great American Family Saga - https://quillette.com/2020/02/28/the- decline-of-the-great-american-family-saga/

[March 7, 2020] A little humor from the Babylon Bee:

1. Brian Williams To Host New Game Show 'Are You Smarter Than A Journalist?' - https://babylonbee.com/news/brian-williams-to-host-new-game-show-are-you-smarter- than-a-journalist 2. Other Candidates Beg Warren Not To Endorse Them - https://babylonbee.com/news/other-candidates-beg-warren-not-to-endorse-them

[March 6, 2020] From the Claremont Review of Books:

1. The Price of the 1980s - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-price-of-the-1980s/ 2. The Law That Ate the Constitution - https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-law-that- ate-the-constitution/

[March 5, 2020] From the City Journal:

1. A Self-Inflicted Crisis - https://www.city-journal.org/overregulation-of-diagnostic- testing-coronavirus 2. Fathers Behind Bars - https://www.city-journal.org/fathers-behind-bars

[March 4, 2020] Divisiveness wins again:

1. The Essence Of Marxism - https://www.hoover.org/research/essence-marxism 2. The Roots of Our Partisan Divide - https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/roots-partisan-divide/

[March 3, 2020] From the NY Post Opinion Section:

1. Bernie Sanders would be the most ‘godless’ president since Jefferson - https://nypost.com/2020/03/02/bernie-sanders-would-be-the-most-godless-president- since-jefferson/ 2. Joe Biden’s titanic challenge and other commentary - https://nypost.com/2020/03/02/joe- bidens-titanic-challenge-and-other-commentary/ [March 2, 2020] Weak leadership on display:

1. BLM COMES FOR KLOBUCHAR - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/03/blm-comes-for-klobuchar.php 2. THE DEEP MEANING OF JOEMENTUM - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/03/the-deep-meaning-of-joementum.php

[March 1, 2020] From Mark Steyn Online:

1. To Choose Who'll Lose - https://www.steynonline.com/10088/to-choose-wholl-lose 2. The Human Right to Be a Criminal - https://www.steynonline.com/10085/the-human- right-to-be-a-criminal

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[February 29, 2020] A couple of informative YouTube videos on Socialism:

1. How Socialism Ruined My Country (YouTube video 5:06 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKhR9i5CGkA 2. Why "Democratic" Socialism Doesn't Work (YouTube video 19:49 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XgdtHewGR0

[February 28, 2020] Why does Communism fail over and over, no matter how much it is tried?:

1. Why did communism fail, and liberal democracy prosper? Yes, it does matter - http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0220/berkowitz022820.php3 2. Why Did Communism Fail? #3 – Incentives - https://whistlinginthewind.org/2013/04/20/why-did-communism-fail-3-incentives/

[February 27, 2020] From the Middle East Forum:

1. Lessons from London: You Can't Fix Jihad - https://www.meforum.org/60477/lessons- from-london-you-cant-fix-jihad 2. Terrorism-Linked CAIR Protests Against Free Speech on Islam at U.S. Army War College — Again! - https://www.meforum.org/60472/cair-protests-against-free-speech- on-islam

[February 26, 2020] From The College Fix:

1. VIDEO: Heather Mac Donald defends due process, debunks 1-in-5 rape stat as hostile crowd shrieks in protest (a YouTube video, 20:24 minutes) - https://www.thecollegefix.com/video-heather-mac-donald-defends-due-process-debunks- 1-in-5-rape-stat-as-hostile-crowd-shrieks-in-protest/ 2. Black law scholar explains how critical race theory is a ‘dangerous and destructive ideology’ - https://www.thecollegefix.com/black-law-scholar-explains-how-critical-race- theory-is-a-dangerous-and-destructive-ideology/ [February 25, 2020] When the underdog US Olympic hockey team beat the Soviet hockey behemoth:

1. How the 1980 ‘Miracle on Ice’ taught America to be great again - https://nypost.com/2020/02/22/how-the-1980-miracle-on-ice-taught-america-to-be-great- again/ 2. Miracle on Ice Movie 1981 FULL (on YouTube 2:58:53 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vB-IhLtLi0

[February 24, 2020] A few cartoons to start off the new week:

1. Cartoon: Family Tradition - http://dailytorch.com/2019/12/cartoon-family-tradition/ 2. Cartoon: Feeling the Burn - http://dailytorch.com/2019/11/cartoon-feeling-the-burn/

[February 15-23, 2020] There will be no Daily Favorites for a few days

[February 14, 2020] Be careful to properly assess bad news:

1. After Attending a Trump Rally, I Realized Democrats Are Not Ready For 2020 - https://gen.medium.com/ive-been-a-democrat-for-20-years-here-s-what-i-experienced-at- trump-s-rally-in-new-hampshire-c69ddaaf6d07 2. As Trump rolls along, the Democratic Party is in disarray - https://bangordailynews.com/2020/02/13/opinion/contributors/as-trump-rolls-along-the- democratic-party-is-in-disarray/

[February 13, 2020] From the Hoover Institution:

1. The Diploma Dilemma - https://www.hoover.org/research/diploma-dilemma 2. Stalin and the Fate of Europe: The Postwar Struggle for Sovereignty (a book review) - https://www.hoover.org/research/stalin-and-fate-europe-postwar-struggle-sovereignty-0

[February 12, 2020] China and breaks in the communist structure:

1. China’s Communist Party Struggles to Restore Credibility After Virus Outbreak - https://www.lawliberty.org/2020/02/12/coronavirus-communist-china/ 2. Rare revolt in China in name of martyred coronavirus doctor - https://www.lucianne.com/2020/02/07/rare_revolt_in_china_in_namebrof_martyred_coro navirus_doctor_26755.html

[February 11, 2020] News analysis of today:

1. Britain’s Criminal-Justice Frivolity - https://www.city-journal.org/terrorist-stabbing- british-criminal-justice-policy 2. Political correctness at 2020 Oscars exposes Hollywood’s hypocrisy - https://nypost.com/2020/02/10/political-correctness-at-2020-oscars-exposes-hollywoods- hypocrisy/ [February 10, 2020] From Law & Liberty:

1. “Woke” Lawyering and the Rule of Law Don’t Mix - https://www.lawliberty.org/liberty- forum/woke-lawyering-and-the-rule-of-law-dont-mix/ 2. No Policy, No Strategy, No End? - https://www.lawliberty.org/2020/02/06/no-policy-no- strategy-no-end/

[February 9, 2020] From the American Thinker:

1. Putin’s Auschwitz Disinformation - https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/putins_auschwitz_disinformation.htm l 2. Britain and the Brexit Problem - https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/02/britain_and_the_brexit_problem.html

[February 8, 2020] Lt Col Vindman fired from his job on the National Security Council; a decision that was overdue:

1. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman fired by National Security Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwTbQUPgOiQ 2. WATCH: Alexander Vindman refuses to give information that could identify Trump whistleblower - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooJOFrGWwsE

[February 7, 2020] From the New York Post opinion section:

1. Bloomberg’s naked bid to buy the White House is an assault on democracy - https://nypost.com/2020/02/06/bloombergs-naked-bid-to-buy-the-white-house-is-an- assault-on-democracy/ 2. John Oliver, American patriot and other commentary - https://nypost.com/2020/02/04/john-oliver-american-patriot-and-other-commentary/

[February 6, 2020] From The Aspen Beat:

1. Harvard says Asians have bad personalities; judge agrees - https://theaspenbeat.com/2020/01/26/harvard-says-asians-have-bad-personalities-judge- agrees/ 2. I’m Neandertal, I’m proud, I’m a victim and I want reparations - https://theaspenbeat.com/2020/02/04/im-neandertal-im-proud-im-a-victim-and-i-want- reparations/

[February 5, 2020] From the FrontPageMag:

1. Trump Rises to the Occasion With State of the Union Address - https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/02/trump-rises-occasion-state-union-address- joseph-klein/ 2. The Hate America Project - https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/02/dh-wednesday- lead-hate-america-project-david-horowitz/

[February 4, 2020] From the New Criterion:

1. Gertrude Himmelfarb & the Enlightenment - https://newcriterion.com/issues/2020/2/gertrude-himmelfarb-the-enlightenment 2. Cathedrals of sound - https://newcriterion.com/issues/2020/2/cathedrals-of-sound

[February 3, 2020] From The Federalist:

1. U.K. City Cancels Franklin Graham For His Crime Of Believing The Bible - https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/03/u-k-city-cancels-franklin-graham-for-his-crime-of- believing-the-bible/ 2. Inside Coronavirus Epicenter Wuhan, Chinese Fight For Life - https://thefederalist.com/2020/02/03/inside-coronavirus-epicenter-wuhan-chinese-fight- for-life/

[February 2, 2020] From Spiked:

1. A glorious victory for democracy - https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/01/31/a- glorious-victory-for-democracy/ 2. The French government is at war with the people - https://www.spiked- online.com/2020/01/31/the-french-government-is-at-war-with-the-people/

[February 1, 2020] Millennials, violence, and the fall of a new generation:

1. The Post Millennial - https://www.thepostmillennial.com/breaking-far-left-activists- antifa-swarm-nyc-multiple-arrests-made/ 2. Today saw the premiere of two videos, each with a different vision of America - https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/today_saw_the_premiere_of_two_video s_each_with_a_different_vision_of_america.html

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[January 31, 2020] From The Critic (UK):

1. Philosopher par excellence - https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/february-2020/philosopher-par- excellence/ 2. Few heirs to spare - https://thecritic.co.uk/few-heirs-to-spare/

[January 30, 2020] From First Things:

1. YALE LOSES AN INSPIRATION - https://www.firstthings.com/web- exclusives/2020/01/yale-loses-an-inspiration 2. THE BULLIES AND THAT BOOK - https://www.firstthings.com/web- exclusives/2020/01/the-bullies-and-that-book

[January 29, 2020] From American Greatness:

1. As China Carries Disease, Elites Carry Their Water - https://amgreatness.com/2020/01/28/as-china-carries-disease-elites-carry-their-water/ 2. Why Are So Many Young People Still Unhappy? - https://amgreatness.com/2020/01/28/why-are-so-many-young-people-unhappy-part-2/

[January 28, 2020] Higher education continues to ban speakers that are not politically correct:

1. Cancel culture strikes again: Banned in Maine - http://michellemalkin.com/2020/01/15/cancel-culture-strikes-again-banned-in-maine/ 2. Public University Sued for Banning Conservatives Erects Palestinian Terrorist Shrine - https://www.judicialwatch.org/corruption-chronicles/public-university-sued-for-banning- conservatives-erects-palestinian-terrorist-shrine/

[January 27, 2020] From City Journal:

1. Equity Warriors - https://www.city-journal.org/equity-movement-local-government 2. Real Men Have Manners - https://www.city-journal.org/html/real-men-have-manners- 11832.html

[January 26, 2020] China and the Coronavirus:

1. CONTAGION Coronavirus leaves 56 MILLION on lockdown in 14 cities as surgeon who treated sick becomes 41st confirmed death - https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10817933/coronavirus-deaths-lockdown-china/ 2. China scrambles to contain 'strengthening' virus - http://news.trust.org/item/20200126105121-12mxo

[January 25, 2020] From the National Review:

1. The Judicial Campaign to Silence the Federalist Society (Part 1) - https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/judicial-campaign-to-silence-federalist- society-part-1/ 2. 47 Marches Later, Roe Is Still Indefensible - https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/march-for-life-roe-v-wade-decision-still- indefensible/

[January 24, 2020] The Swedish state is in crisis; why? answer is legal immigration:

1. Sweden and its Welfare State in Crisis - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/15414/sweden-welfare-crisis 2. Sweden Close to Collapse - https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/6697/sweden-collapse [January 23, 2020] From Spectator USA:

1. Defend your friends - https://spectator.us/defend-friends-silence-decent-people/ 2. Nobody is woke - https://spectator.us/nobody-woke/

[January 22, 2020] From the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies:

1. Ending Iran’s Fictions - https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2020/01/17/ending-irans-fictions/ 2. Nikki Haley, all-American - https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2020/01/01/nikki-haley-all- american/

[January 21, 2020] Jewish Americans should be concerned about a developing trend with U.S. politicians:

1. More Than 120 Members of Congress Issue Letters of Support to Leading Anti-Israel Group - https://freebeacon.com/issues/more-than-120-members-of-congress-issue-letters- of-support-to-leading-anti-israel-group/ 2. Here’s a List of 100 Members of Congress Supporting CAIR - https://clarionproject.org/heres-a-list-of-100-members-of-congress-supporting-cair/

[January 20, 2020] Today is Martin Luther King Day and his legacy is a study in the "character" of us all:

1. Martin Luther King's last speech - the day before his assassination - https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f0a_1179859741 2. MLK holiday’s meaning too often overlooked (Editorial) - https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2020/01/mlk-holidays-meaning-too-often- overlooked-editorial.html

[January 19, 2020] Suddenly, US Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is being attacked for his "anti-American" past:

1. When Iran Took Americans Hostage, Bernie Backed Iran’s Defenders - https://www.thedailybeast.com/when-iran-took-americans-hostage-bernie-backed-irans- defenders 2. Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Regret His Support For Anti-American Communists In Nicaragua - https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2019/05/28/bernie-sanders-tries-dodge- support-anti-american-communists-nicaragua/

[January 18, 2020] What is Iran's strategy and is it backfiring?

1. The Iranian people strike back - https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/01/15/the-iranian- people-strike-back/ 2. Iran’s Middle East Strategy - https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/01/12/irans-middle-east- strategy/ [January 17, 2020] Comments on the new movie "1917":

1. The Wayfaring Soldiers of 1917 - https://www.lawliberty.org/2020/01/17/1917/ 2. 1917 (Review) - https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/1917-movie-review-2019

[January 16, 2020] The idea of citizenship:

1. Victor Davis Hanson on the Meaning of Citizenship (audio, 21:24 minutes) - https://soundcloud.com/thenewcriterion/victor-davis-hanson-on-the-meaning-of- citizenship 2. What is the Role of Citizens in Democracy? | Ambassador Stephen Mull (a YouTube video, 28:21 minutes) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_0R7TD--G0

[January 15, 2020] Christianity under attack, but why?

1. Will Trump's Pentagon stand tall when atheists attack? - https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/01/will_trumps_pentagon_stand_tall_when _atheists_attack.html 2. Christians Are Under Attack Worldwide - https://www.spencerfernando.com/2019/04/23/christians-are-under-attack-worldwide/

[January 14, 2020] More fallout from lying by the Iranian regime:

1. IRAN’S STATE NEWS ANCHOR RESIGNS - https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/01/irans-state-news-anchor-resigns.php 2. Iran vows to 'punish' those responsible for shooting down Ukrainian plane as arrests are made - https://www.foxnews.com/world/arrests-made-over-shootdown-of-ukrainian- plane-that-killed-176-people-irans-judiciary-says

[January 13, 2020] The Spectator - UK Edition:

1. Roger Scruton: A man who seemed bigger than the age - https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2020/01/roger-scruton-a-man-who-seemed-bigger-than-the- age/ 2. Benjamin Disraeli — inventor of English political fiction - https://www.spectator.co.uk/2020/01/benjamin-disraeli-inventor-of-english-political- fiction/

[January 12, 2020] The support of terrorism is not a good place to be in a free society:

1. Congressman Who Lost Legs to IED Walks to Podium to Torch Dems for Being 'Cowards' After Soleimani Hit - https://pjmedia.com/trending/congressman-who-lost- legs-to-ied-walks-to-podium-to-torch-dems-for-being-cowards-after-soleimani-hit/ 2. U.S. Journalists Mourn Death of Iranian Terrorist - https://freebeacon.com/national- security/media-mourns-suleimani/ [January 11, 2020] From the New York Post Opinion section:

1. The Times’ disgraceful smear of America’s top defense officials - https://nypost.com/2020/01/10/the-times-disgraceful-smear-of-americas-top-defense- officials/ 2. Taiwan stands up to Beijing and its insidious election interference - https://nypost.com/2020/01/09/taiwan-stands-up-to-beijing-and-its-insidious-election- interference/

[January 10, 2020] From the Jewish News Syndicate:

1. The perverse Western mourning for Qassem Soleimani - https://www.jns.org/opinion/the- perverse-western-mourning-for-qassem-soleimani/ 2. US Education Department investigating UCLA over anti-Semitism complaint - https://www.jns.org/us-education-department-investigating-ucla-over-anti-semitism- complaint/

[January 9, 2020] When senior leadership goes awry, bad things happen:

1. 3 Times The IG Report Suggests Spygate Is Worse Than We Thought - https://thefederalist.com/2020/01/07/3-times-the-ig-report-suggests-spygate-is-worse- than-we-thought/ 2. Yes, Obama Helped Fund the Iranian Regime - https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/yes-obama-helped-fund-the-iranian-regime/

[January 8, 2020] From PJ Media:

1. Returning the Future to Individuals: What the UK Election Has to Say About the 21st Century - https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/returning-the-future-to-individuals/ 2. The Morning Briefing: Not Quite World War III Edition - https://pjmedia.com/news-and- politics/the-morning-briefing-not-quite-world-war-iii-edition/

[January 7, 2020] From The New Criterion on the nation state:

1. The idea of an American nation - https://newcriterion.com/issues/2020/1/the-idea-of-an- american-nation 2. Sovereignty & its enemies - https://newcriterion.com/issues/2020/1/sovereignty-its- enemies

[January 6, 2020] American comedians, canaries in the coal mine?:

1. What Happened to Howard Stern? - https://www.city-journal.org/howard-stern 2. A George Carlin Special Too Raw After Sept. 11 Resurfaces Now - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/arts/george-carlin-raw-pre-sept-11-special- resurfaces.html [January 5, 2020] The complexity of foreign affairs:

1. Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani’s killing: 'It's impossible to overstate the significance' - https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-01-03/gen-petraeus-qasem-soleimani-s-killing-its- impossible-overstate-significance 2. An Antidote to the Iran Hysterics - https://amgreatness.com/2020/01/04/an-antidote-to- the-iran-hysterics/

[January 4, 2019] Two websites worth visiting:

1. The Independent Women's Forum - http://iwf.org/ 2. Lucianne - https://www.lucianne.com/

[January 3, 2020] A clear message to Iran but will they hear it?

1. America ‘Cannot Do a Damn Thing,’ Eh? - https://www.nysun.com/editorials/american- cannot-do-a-damn-thing-eh/90961/ 2. US Kills Qassem Soleimani - https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and- politics/296383/us-kills-qassem-soleimani

[January 2, 2020] From Law & Liberty:

1. One Nation or Bust! (UK) - https://www.lawliberty.org/2019/12/30/one-nation-or-bust/ 2. The Waning Fortunes of Classical Liberalism - https://www.lawliberty.org/2019/12/31/the-waning-fortunes-of-classical-liberalism/

[January 1, 2020] From American Greatness:

1. The Blind Prophets of 2020 - https://amgreatness.com/2019/12/31/the-blind-prophets-of- 2020/ 2. New Year’s Eve: Marxism-Lennonism Revisited - https://amgreatness.com/2019/12/31/new-years-eve-marxism-lennonism-revisited-2/

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