Guest Author: Cynical Publius on the courses he would teach at Johns Hopkins if they hire him for “ideological diversity”

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It appears that Johns Hopkins University is making an effort to leaven the 100% Leftist slant of its faculty with some "conservative" additions (scare quotes mine, since this has been tried elsewhere and not succeeded). His list of courses is hilarious, and right on target. And, of course, there's a ZERO chance the university would …

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Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Nelson, Jr., of Virginia. Two views.

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Nelson was a member of what was known as the"First Families" of Virginia. Here are two different views of his story. Founding Father Thomas Nelson Jr. was born in 1738 in Yorktown to one of Virginia’s First Families. He grew up in all the trappings of wealth and prepared for taking his eventual place as …

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Human history and the human body. It’s all in how you look at it. Maybe suppressed knowledge is actually helpful. Sama Hoole enlightens us.

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This young man's hobby horse is human health, and how our conditions have changed with history. I'll bet you haven't looked at things quite this way before. Nasty, brutish and short. That is the phrase everyone reaches for to describe life before civilisation, and it may be one of the most successful pieces of propaganda …

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Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Abraham Clark of New Jersey (two takes on his life)

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For this lesser-known signer, I am reproducing two separate takes on his life. The first one is from the White House site where I have been getting my information on the other signers. The second one is from an X post that crossed my feed earlier today. Same guy, two different looks at his life …

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Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Caesar Rodney of Delaware

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I just learned today about Caesar Rodney. It seems that he had his own "Midnight Ride" for the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Caesar Rodney was born October 7, 1728 on a sprawling farm in Kent County, Delaware. After losing his father in his youth, Rodney inherited wealth and responsibility that he used for …

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Wisdom from Rush Limbaugh, on America’s Founding Principles

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September 7, 2007 "You know what happened in Philadelphia in 1776 was a miracle. Divine inspiration had to have been there. The principles may be bigger than the men who wrote "em down, but they did write them, and they were not racists, and they were not bigots, whatever else the PC crowd teaches today... …

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Ancient Thought of The Day

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https://twitter.com/oldeworldorder/status/2059772523336634848?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Human nature never changes This ancient thought from Socrates seems very pertinent for today, doesn’t it?

Unite The Kingdom Rally in London on May 16

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Yesterday, patriotic Britons from around their country journeyed to London at the behest of the new party Restore Britain, and public figure Tommy Robinson. Crowd size estimates run from 200,000 to about 300,000. Opinions vary, but the huge crowd was very well-behaved, with no incidents of violence noted. Adults, pensioners, youth, and children attended, many …

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Race-swapping characters in a movie is Racist. Sex-swapping characters in a movie is Sexist. Sexual-orientation swapping in a movie is Perverted. The Death of Hollywood.

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There has been some attention paid today, to the actions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They have, in the past few years, added some conditions to their awards process for giving out the Academy Awards. Those conditions have not helped them make better of more popular movies. Below is a good …

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