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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bill Clinton’s Shameful Congratulations Of Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani – Part I

Far-left Democratic Socialist and Queens three-term assemblyman, Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic primary on June 24, possibly to become the next New York City mayor on November 4. The charismatic candidate...

BOB BROWN: What is Real?

Often, an old song plays in my mind. I cannot identify the situations that bring...

FRED FIRST: Spiders I Have Worn

I see now how often what I chose to write about in my haphazard weekly...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Does Putin Consider Ukraine Russian Territory? If So, U.S. Negotiations Are In Trouble

President Putin, aka Vladimir the Terrible, is a second-world money-mongering autocrat, who commands the largest...

ANDY PITZER: Not-So-Trivial Geography

The absence of geography courses in American elementary and secondary school curriculums these days is...

On Dogs and Devotion

Sabrina and I heard of a Black Labrador noted to be sitting by a mailbox. He did not belong to the family who resided...

VMI and The Citadel – A True Band of Brothers

I am a Citadel graduate, class of '69 (I may look like class of 1869, but trust me, it's 1969). You notice I use...

Roanoker Wins Alaskan Fishing Tournament:

When Roanoke local Rusty Pugh landed a promotion from his company this summer, he didn’t know that salmon fishing would be part of his...

Reality Sets In

It seems that the hype of football season began in early June. Headlines appeared touting the expected prowess of various teams, most notably UVA...

A Conservative Plan for Renewing our Nation: Part 3

The engine of economic growth in a nation must come from commerce; the exchange of goods and services between buyers and sellers. Trade must...

The Passing of a Pigeon

This is the year for two notable, and related, anniversaries. As we observe the 200th birthday of the national anthem of the United States, “The...