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“When everything is seen as relevant to politics, than politics has in fact become totalitarian.” ~ Bernard Crick
My youngest son just turned four a few days ago, and someone at church asked him how old he was. He very confidently replied, “Four, but I’m almost five.”
Recommended reading:
“The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors” by the late Naval historian James D. Hornfischer.
Not sure there will ever again be a more David vs. Goliath story on the high seas.
A beautiful tribute to the heroic men of Taffy 3, who defied overwhelming odds
My 9-year-old son just asked me “why are the Rays wearing gas station jerseys?”
Definitely my kid. 😂
“Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm:
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.”
—Jan Struther
"The Last Stand of Fox Company" by Bob Drury and Tom Calvin about so many of our Marines being completely surrounded at the Chosin Reservoir.
Brutal to read given the totally horrendous -40 temperatures and waves of suicidal enemy charges. Mad respect to those men.
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Rob Hall argues that elected office needs people from every walk of life, including doctors, engineers, teachers, nurses, firefighters, and others who bring real-world experience to public service.
There haven't been this many people pointing out that the Titanic never turned around since April 1912.
The Hoover Institution described the 1990s as a “great gubernatorial revival,” when governors spearheaded ambitious reforms to welfare, education, and public safety rather than waiting for a Congress.
It can happen again.
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"The American Founders understood human nature much better than many of our contemporary political leaders understand or care about constitutional government today."
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My three-year-old son has been hanging out with his mom too much again because he just asked me if he could Amazon something.
There really needs to be a special smug tax.
United Airlines CEO calls for national wealth tax, inheritance taxes approaching 100% foxbusiness.com/fox-news-tra…
One of the interesting things about living in North Carolina is that you actually get very good at familiarizing and placing all the regional New York accents.
The other day I was like “that’s definitely Long Island” and then a few minutes later: “She’s definitely from Brooklyn.”