Viewing the World through the Lens of History and Subsidiarity
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have unleashed destruction on Houston and Florida. I lived in Texas for four years during my undergraduate studies, so Harvey struck me particularly hard. This is the first time two category four hurricanes have hit the…
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Hawaii has always held a special place in my heart. With free plane rides from a pilot grandfather, I grew up on trips to Honolulu, and later on I fell in love with movies like Lilo and Stitch and Moana….
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They will not accept, under the name of liberty, any model of government but that which is conformable to their own opinions and ideas, and that all men must learn from the mouth of their cannon the propagation of their system. – William Pitt the Younger Over these last few months as the laughable political circus that is the Trump-Russia investigation has unfolded, a fear has been steadily growing in my mind; a fear of a possible result as this circus…
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But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother. – George Orwell (1984) Directed by: James Ponsoldt Music by: Danny Elfman Starring: Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, John Boyega, Patton Oswalt, Karen Gillan, Bill Paxton MPAA rating: PG-13 My Rating: 7 of 10 I am not normally one who does in-depth research on modern films and looks ahead to what will…
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I have been of the belief for about a year that Donald Trump will be America’s Mikhail Gorbachev. Policy-wise, he will begin to lead our country in certain directions it needs to go and he should be supported in his…
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