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Most parents would agree that protecting your children from harm and doing everything possible to set them on a path of success and happiness are fundamental parental responsibilities.  From the moment our children are born, their welfare becomes an almost…

New Year’s observances blend recollections of the past, celebrations in the present, and anticipation of the future. For a variety of reasons, I’m feeling nostalgic this year. I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the decade of my childhood—the…

There is only so much action that can be taken on behalf of Susan Rice.
At some point it becomes ridiculous to waste time defending someone who has almost certainly no idea what she’s doing other than taking talking points…

The ACLU has filed a brief in support of the HHS mandate, comparing Catholics to racists.
The ACLU and the ACLU of Eastern Missouri recently filed an amicus brief supporting the mandate which requires employers to provide insurance coverage for…

Leave Race Out of It

by Larry Elder February 28, 2012

What if actor Clint Eastwood gave an interview in which he explained why, in the 2008 presidential election, he voted for John McCain: “I voted for McCain because he was white. ‘Cuz that’s why other folks vote for other people…

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Aren’t Republicans Supposed to be Colorblind?

by Larry Elder February 13, 2012

“Which of our Hispanic leaders would you consider to serve in your Cabinet?” A woman attending the last Republican debate in Florida asked this of the four Republican rivals.
Oh, for crying out loud! Ethnic-based Cabinet appointees? Do we still…

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When Will the Dream Become Reality?

by Jerry Costello January 16, 2012

Do you remember all the fussing and furor we went through when someone first suggested that we observe the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a national holiday? That someone, by the way, was Rep. John Conyers, a…

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St. Martin de Porres

by Saints Editor November 3, 2011

On May 16, 1962, Pope John XXIII, in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, made Martin de Porres the first black American saint. Martin was born on December 9, 1579, in Lima, Peru, the illegitimate son of Don…

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Speaking of Lying

by CE Editors September 23, 2009

With all the accusations about lying of late, I thought it a good idea to see what some great minds had to say on the subject.
These quotes shed some interesting light:
“A lie gets halfway around the world before…

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