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ROBERT L. MARONIC: When The Papacy Becomes an A**

General Dwight D. Eisenhower issued a brief prayer on June 4, 1944, which was two days before D-Day. He stated,“'… The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you … let us all beseech...

BOB BROWN: While the World Slept: The Pathogens of Chaos, Part III: The Lyrical Enchantment

Several years ago, when Paul McCartney brought his legendary melodies to the foothills of Charlottesville,...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Congressional Republicans Know This War Is Going Well

I read a defeatist op-ed in the New York Times entitled," Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly." It was...

JOHNNY ROBINSON: Keep it Fun

It was a while back, maybe twenty years ago. I was setting up for an...

SERWAN ZANGANA: By Killing HB 295, VA Senate Democrats Devalue Lives of Correctional Officers

Delegate Mitchell Cornett (R-Grayson County) introduced HB 295 in this year's General Assembly. Its goal...

On Borrowed But Heavenly Time

Brandi is our bird dog. We inherited her some years back from a friend who, after owning her for a year, made the...

When War Was Understandable

In reading the history of war over the centuries there have been huge changes.  When the long bow was invented it was widely...

Does Government Accountability Operate in A Vacuum?

On Monday, April 15th, 2013, the 117th running of the Boston Marathon was the highlight of Patriot’s Day in Massachusetts, won by an...

A Day of Insanity

Well, 68 Senators had the good sense to at least talk about the gun problem; not that that guarantees results.  It may be...

A Wooden Spoon In The Cauldron of My Soul

The above title describes the effect the documentary, Girl Rising, had on me. I saw it for the first time last Friday night at...

Government 101: Why It Doesn’t Work

By its very nature, a bureaucracy discourages and suppresses creativity and innovation. Both political and commercial bureaucracies are predisposed to achieve a modicum...