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A Socialist by Any Other Name . . .

By Selwyn Duke

One of the consequences of being right in an age of lies is that it brands you as a radical.  Remember that being an extremist doesn't mean you're wrong, but simply that your views deviate greatly from those of the mainstream.  If you say that 2+2=4 in a land where everyone else insists it's 5, you'll be labeled a radical.  The same is true if you assert that a certain society of men is full of wolves when everyone else believes they're sheep.

Supreme Nonsense

By Selwyn Duke

If you asked people what the role of a Supreme Court Justice was, most wouldn't know the answer.  I experienced this with a former acquaintance of mine, a septuagenarian millionaire who probably would have been thought sophisticated by most.  He did know that such justices rule on law, but when I asked on what basis they were supposed to do so, he responded, "Well . . . based on how they feel."  In light of this widespread ignorance, it's not surprising that our courts get away with a wholesale violation of their oath of office.

Environmentalists Orchestrating Our Oil Woes

By Selwyn Duke

One of the very best columnists on the journalistic scene is Walter Williams.  His articles aren't filled with flowery prose or esoteric terms (like esoteric!); they just cut to the heart of the matter and provide simple, reasoned analysis.  In fact, I can hardly think of an instance where he has written something with which I disagree.  Every piece is a home run, including this one, about how Congress, at the behest of environmentalist extremists, is largely responsible for our high oil prices.

Reader Email: Choosing Obama Based on Race is Fine

By Selwyn Duke

Today I'm responding to a reader who is quite dismissive about the truth regarding race and Barack Obama.  He is A.F. and writes:

JBS Piece: The Real Discrimination Causing the Male/Female Wage Gap

By Selwyn Duke

We all know about the lifespan gap between the sexes that favors women. Now, what if I said it was due to discrimination, that it obviously means men’s health issues are ignored by a callous, misandristic society; thus, government must intervene to balance the scales.

Obama's Chivalry

By Selwyn Duke

So Barack Obama has just issued a warning: Lay off my wife!  Upset about the attacks on his unpatrio . . . oh, sorry, I mean, his better half, he said:

The Sexes: Wage Gap or Truth Gap?

By Selwyn Duke

Hillary Clinton recently scored political points talking about that infamous wage gap between the sexes.  This inspired Carey Roberts -- a writer who mainly focuses on issues relating to feminism -- to pen a piece exploring the notion that this gap is attributable to discrimination.  Roberts makes an excellent point as one of his opening salvos:

When Will We Admit the Truth About Barack Obama?

By Selwyn Duke

If you interview someone for a job, you’ll expect him to tell you what you want to hear. There’ll be a façade, and his darker side will remain well-hidden. Now, let’s say a requirement for the job is that the applicant likes children, and he does his best Captain Kangaroo. But then you find out he has a job history of indifference to and perhaps even abuse of them and that, during unguarded moments, he has expressed disdain for them. What will you believe, what he tries to sell you or history and hair-down revelations?

Does Bill Want Hill to Lose?

By Selwyn Duke

Writing at The Loft, Cheri Jacobus posits the theory that Bill Clinton's missteps during the campaign are not missteps at all, but part of a Machiavellian strategy to ensure his wife's defeat.  In making her case, Jacobus writes:

Clinton Wins Pa. -- What Were We Talking about?

By Selwyn Duke

So Hillary Clinton has won Pennsylvania, which means the media will have something to talk about for the next week at least.  Really, though, this is much ado about nothing; I mean, for approximately the last couple of months, her chances of winning the nomination have been between slim and none, and slim just . . . well, you know the rest (yes, I know it's clichéd)