The U.S.’s Nazi Imports
A Florida appeals panel recently upheld an order to deport General Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova. A former defense minister of El Salvador, Casanova is accused of gross human rights violations,...
View ArticleFaith and Courage on Hacksaw Ridge
With faith comes conviction; with conviction comes courage; with courage comes action; with action comes leadership; with leadership comes social change. That chain could easily encapsulate the main...
View ArticleReview: Dunkirk Immerses Viewers in Military Disaster
Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan’s new film about a World War II military disaster that ended up symbolizing the “never give-up spirit” of Britain, may well have established itself as the leading contender...
View ArticleReview: Darkest Hour Probes Depths of Political Courage
Darkest Hour probes the depths of political courage under overwhelming odds, focusing on the first few months of Winston Churchill‘s leadership as Prime Minister during World War II. The movie also...
View ArticlePaul Richard Theroux (1922 – 2017)
I had the distinct privilege of delivering the eulogy (with my brother Gary) at the memorial service for my late father, Paul Richard Theroux, on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home,...
View ArticleBlazing Blaster Buyback BS
As NBC News reports, presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is pushing “mandatory buybacks of certain semi-automatic weapons.” His plan would “ban weapons classified as ‘assault weapons’ as well as...
View ArticleW. Dieter Tede (1933-2019)
W. Dieter Tede (1933-2019) I was privileged to present a tribute at the memorial celebration for the life of Wolfgang Dieter Tede, on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San...
View ArticleCoronacrisis and Leviathan
In his magisterial Crisis and Leviathan, Robert Higgs shows that the growth of government in the twentieth century can largely be explained by patterns of crisis and response. These crises can be real...
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