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SCOT BELLAVIA: God in the Library

Talking to strangers about God is a muscle I don’t work very often. But I try to take the opportunity when it comes up. A few weeks ago, I was...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part IV

As Gabrielle Fahmy wrote in the Post, "in its most recent platform, the group blasts...

BOB BROWN: The Smell of Combat

Consider the psychological cost incurred by the men and women in our military. They give...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Antisemite Zohran Mamdani Will Be An Economic Disaster For New York City – Part III

I read an article in the New York Post on August 24 written by Gabrielle Fahmy entitled,...

SCOTT DREYER: VA Voter Guide

This is the voter guide from the Faith & Freedom Coalition. As I've done door knocking...

Believing What You Know Ain’t So

I came across this Mark Twain quote on faith in a predictably circuitous fashion. For some reason, I recently searched for two professors I...

Sentinel Crows

One winter several years ago I noticed that every day, after I had filled my bird feeders, a flock of crows would come to...

The Primacy of Elder Trees

In late January, Bart Bouricius, a long-time friend and colleague in Costa Rica called me to report two exciting news items. He had just...

Inequality: By Default or Design?

The first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, made public on July 4, 1776, refers to the “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.”...

Taking My Place Upon The Dusty Shelf

It is an honor beyond comment to have The Roanoke Academy of Medicine determine I should receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Looking back, there is...

Time to Gather Your Tax Forms

Now that the endless flyers promoting post-Christmas bargains are dwindling in the mail box, the vacant space is being filled with large envelops with...