Politics

By Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic - The Left in this country is increasingly deranged.  They have long adopted the tactics of shouting down adversaries and engaging in street thuggery.  Not all Leftists approve of such tactics, but, as perusing almost any Leftist web site demonstrates, Leftist activists cheer on these measures.

By Joseph Pronechen, EWTN News - As the United States (celebrates) its 242nd birthday, God Bless America, The Star-Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful, America (My Country ’Tis of Thee), the Battle Hymn of the Republic and others will be sung from coast to coast with great gusto… some of these anthems do much more than stir patriotic emotions; they reflect the religious roots of the country and her inhabitants’ dependence on and gratitude to God for all of America’s blessings….

By Victor Davis Hanson, The Patriot Post - The Trump agenda enrages the Left in much the same manner that Obamacare, the Obama tax hikes, Obama’s liberal Supreme Court picks and the Iran nuclear deal goaded the Right… Yet the current progressive meltdown is about more than just political differences. The outrage is mostly about power — or rather, the utter and unexpected loss of it.

By Ken Blackwell, CNSNews - Today, America dominates the globe. It’s easy to forget that the United States almost didn’t exist… In 1776, a rag-tag group of British colonists met in Philadelphia. Resistance to British exactions had begun more than a decade before. Armed resistance broke out the previous year…