By Earl Starbuck As I grow older my appreciation for the wisdom of my parents increases. As the United States descend daily further into madness, I find myself torn between being glad they aren’t here to be angered and tormented by the tragedy, wickedness, and vicious idiocy of the times, and a strong desire to …
By Al Benson Jr. There was a good article on Liberty Nation recently about how the political left … “desperately wants to keep parents from homeschooling their children.” The article stated that: “What happens when parents realize the public school system isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and start seeking other alternatives? Ever since …
By Daniel B. Rundquist A mosquito gently lands on my thigh as I sit on my deck enjoying a glass of lemonade. I slap it. Did I just kill a mosquito, or was it one of the genetically modified mosquitoes that are all the rage these days? Was I just injected by some synthetic protein …
By PapalZouaveHistory Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, five days after the Civil war ended. Initially, the conspirators had only planned to capture President Lincoln and exchange him for thousands of Confederate POWs, but the plot fell through. A month later a successful assassination was carried out instead. Twelve days later, the assassin …
By John on Teams St. Joseph’s in Gaston County is the oldest standing Catholic church in North Carolina. It was the first Catholic church west of Raleigh and was funded by William Gaston, N.C. Supreme Court justice and author of our state song “The Old North State.” Twenty years ago, the late Fr. Carl was …
By Grizz The American Chestnut was once the most important and valuable tree in eastern North America. Now, it is nearly extinct. This is the story of how an invasive species killed off this special tree and, in the process, helped exterminate self-sufficient agrarian life in Appalachia. The American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a hardwood …
Editor’s note: Historian Dr. Brion McClanahan once wrote, “To many Americans, a myth denotes a lie, a fairy tale that cannot be proven. But myths are the foundation of much of our historical consciousness.” This is precisely why reformers, re-educators, and renovationists want to destroy them. Therefore, I say, never forget. By Walt Garlington Southern …
By “Bellator Dei” “Americans ruin Orthodoxy – especially those backwards white Southern redneck ones!” Such are the cries of the critics within and without the Church. Oddly enough, this criticism comes from two distinct and disparate camps. The first and most insidious one are the Progressive/Leftist oriented “cradle” believers , as well as converts, who …
By Earl Starbuck The vast majority of Federal laws are unconstitutional and should, therefore, be nullified. Such has been my position for several years. When I share this position with other people, the response is generally one of flummoxed confusion or of derisive dismissal; I might just as well have declared myself the King of …
By Carl Jones I was watching a British movie recently about some British soldiers during WW II who were trapped behind enemy lines and trying to get to Dunkirk. The movie, as I said, was made in Britain by a British production company, and throughout the movie the soldiers frequently used the word “ain’t.” This …