Category Archives: commentary

Black Portland Police Officer Shocked at Racist Things Said to Him by BLM Protestors

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

A black Portland police officer sat down for an interview to share his experiences covering Black Lives Matter protests every evening in Portland for the past few months. He has some very strong feelings about what he has been seeing … Continue reading →

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Is Science Our One True Source of Finding Truth?

Posted on May 13, 2020 by

We are hearing, especially in the midst of the COVID crisis, that science is the only true and reliable means of finding truth. But is this true? Ironically, the statement itself is not one of science but philosophy, even religion. … Continue reading →

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My New Installation at the Met

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

As sure as I’m an artist, I must object to all art that has come before. I refuse to be apart of it. Continue reading →

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Pro-Lifers, Senator Gillibrand Equates You With Racists and Anti-Semites

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

  This is just one more example among many of how extremist and tone-deaf leading abortion advocates are. Yesterday, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told (watch video here) the editorial board of the Des Moines Register, I think there are … Continue reading →

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No, Coal Miners and Mary Poppins are Not Racists

Posted on January 31, 2019 by

The latest installment in “Reality is Getting Crazier Than the Onion” involves coal miners and Mary Poppins. Word is, they are both racists. A man named Rashaad Thomas has an editorial over at azcentral.com about being traumatically triggered while out … Continue reading →

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The Toxic Manhood Gillette Commercial: Helpful, Horrid or Hokey?

Posted on January 21, 2019 by

It’s been getting a great deal of buzz with a host of varying opinions. It’s a new Gillette commercial showing a shotgun spatter of males acting in all sorts of bad ways, as thuggish bullies, cat-callers and body-grabbers. It’s the … Continue reading →

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The Trick to Understanding the Totally Contrary Truths of Trump

Posted on December 28, 2018 by

Ever since a particular evening in early November 2016, nearly eveyone on the Left and many on the Right have been atomically gobstopped at how America could elect the man it did for President. How could so many Americans be … Continue reading →

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A Most Wonderful Christmas Meeting

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

Our reading at Mass yesterday was from Luke 1:39-45. It’s a wonderful and too little appreciated part of the Christmas story. If you were asked “Who was the first person, besides Mary herself, to welcome Jesus and announce His coming?” … Continue reading →

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The Most Telling Outcome from the 2018 Mid-Terms

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

There is was no blue wave last night. There was no red wave. As most midterm elections are, last night was largely a national thumbs up or down on President Trump. Was he a winner or a loser?  Of course … Continue reading →

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My Quick Take on the Ford/Kavanaugh Hearings

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

I watched every bit of the Senate Judiciary Hearings and testimony of Professor Ford and Judge Kavanaugh today with great interest. (I was supposed to be working on a book deadline!) I thought Professor Ford was very compelling in telling … Continue reading →

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