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BOB BROWN: KILLING TRUTH

The Declaration of Independence cites God four times—as "Nature's God," "Creator," "Supreme Judge of the world," and"divine Providence"—to support the colonists' claims to independence and rights. The different references...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Charlie Kirk’s P*** Poor Security at Utah Valley University in Orem

I always enjoyed listening to Charlie Kirk on a local radio station in Roanoke, Virginia, after...

FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

H. BRUCE RINKER: From STEM and STEAM to ECO-STEAM: Why the Whole is Important

Years ago, during my interview for an adjunct professorship at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, I argued successfully the...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Garageology

I’ve been making a study of garages. Maybe that means I have too much time on my hands, but when I got to thinking...

CAROLINE WATKINS: Take A Facebook Fast

When I finished my work day yesterday, I opened Facebook and saw something that stirred me, but not in a very good way. I...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Making History

Well, we certainly did that on numerous fronts in the last two weeks. We found out simultaneously what awful and marvelous shape the country...

DICK BAYNTON: The Folly of Superficial Solutions

Many hold the National Rifle Association, a private organization, accountable for the proliferation of guns that kill people. Should we also hold the American...

DICK BAYNTON: Political Discourse has Become Digression and Distortion

Over the past few months I have read comments in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet suggesting that Republicans lack "moral integrity." The various...