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ROBERT L. MARONIC: There Is No Need For A U.S. Ground War In Venezuela

The easiest way to overthrow Nicolás Maduro, the narco-terrorist dictator of Venezuela, is to finance an insurgency. That would allow the oppressed people and disaffected military of Venezuela to overthrow this Hugo Chavez...

SCOTT DREYER: Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today, and along with Canadians in October, are the only people on...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Pocahontas Reframed and Thanksgiving

I just returned from the 9th annual Pocahontas Reframed film festival 2025 in Richmond, VA,...

SCOTT DREYER: “Forgive Me When I Whine”

This poem, of unclear authorship, reportedly comes from the dark Great Depression days of the...

BOB BROWN: Recent Sale of Brooklyn Bridge, Part Two

In 2025, America’s fertility rate reaches a historic low, while Muslim and Arab communities maintain...

DEVOTIONAL: “Trust The Women”

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Sens. Warner/Kaine Show At Greenway Bridge A Distraction From Looming Crises

The visit from Virginia’s two Democrat Senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, at Roanoke’s Smith Park and their announcement of $2.5 million in federal...

MIKE KEELER: Welcome To Taxation Nation

You’re probably pretty grumpy right about now. And I’m here to explain why. The Founding Fathers were apprehensive from the beginning. They had just broken...

SERWAN ZANGANA: Democrats Approved Disastrous 2021 U.S Exit From Afghanistan But Now Scapegoat Trump

Unsurprisingly and again, former President Donald Trump is being blamed for another chaotic failure of President Joe Biden. In a brief statement to reporters...

SCOT BELLAVIA: Quitting a Book

I used to think it was virtuous to finish every book I started. You know the advice: “Always finish what you start.” This was...

DEVOTIONAL: Jesus’ 7 Sayings From The Cross (6 & 7)

“It is finished!” --John 19:30 (NIV) “Into Your hands I commit My spirit.”  -- Luke 23:46 (NIV) Today is Good Friday, the day Christians commemorate the...