Since it's still July 31 where I live, it's not too late for me to wish Harry Potter, born on July 31, 1980, a very Happy Birthday. Over on the Wizarding World Web site, and in the app, there was a very good story ranking all of Harry's birthdays. Of course, his eleventh birthday was …
How can a word have two entirely opposite meanings, one good and one bad? Well, the word Sanction is one that does. This is a word that many people don't use at all in their day-to-day lives. But its meaning changes, depending on whether it is used as a noun, or a verb, and depending …
We all know that the movie, Gone With The Wind, was about the Civil War, and its effects on some wealthy families in the Deep South. That movie is perhaps the best-loved movie of all time, and it is forever fresh. Generations of Americans have viewed the film, on every possible screen, from huge IMAX …
I am a Harry Potter enthusiast. Big time. So, I read, and do, all things Harry Potter, including participate in the Wizarding World Web site, which used to be called Pottermore. When it was originally initiated, the Pottermore site allowed members, who were mostly kids, to essentially follow along with all the books, getting sorted …
That would be Andrew Roberts's book, Winston Churchill, Walking With Destiny, all 964 pages of it. All 964 thin, single-spaced pages. I figure it took me about six months to read it, in fits and starts. It lives on my bedside table, right where I can see it, so I just decided to push on through. …
The following post was originally issued at Ricochet.com. I advise all my readers and followers to drop by Ricochet, and consider joining if you want more excellent commentary such as this. Mark exactly offers the same advice I would give to today's young people. His life story is instructive. Young people, HEED THIS ADVICE! THE …
Continue reading Guest Blogger: Helpful Advice for Young People by Mark A.
It's been all over the news lately that some Dr. Seuss books, beloved by children and parents for decades, will be cancelled, by the Foundation that protects the author's legacy! This is ostensibly because they "display racist imagery". The Cancel Culture, which judges creations from the past by today's often-racist standards, is sweeping through Society, …
I have been a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal, both print and online editions since 1991. In the past week, I have come to doubt their editorial and news policies. We have been reminded that the News and Editorial parts of the Journal are entirely separate, and mostly that has been true. Since the …
Below is a list of companies and organizations which are attempting to Destroy President Donald Trump and his supporters. If we do not wish to live in a Leftist Communist country, we must fight back against the Big Tech, Big Media, and Big Corporate interests which are doing their level best to deny the Founding …
Welcome to Christmas time at Hogwarts Castle. Harry Potter's first Christmas at Hogwarts was perhaps his first, real Christmas of his life. He had been mistreated by his only living relatives most of the time, and had no idea of what Christmas was all about. [Editorial comment: There is no mention of anything really religious …
