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“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” — British philosopher Samuel Johnson, 1775. These were harsh words from a great 18th century thinker and philosopher, but they become relevant…

by Barry Hastings That's Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler, who all began their dictatorial and murderous regimes by undermining, then destroying the free press in their respective nations,…

To those who claim skeptics of Global Warming or Global Climate Change are kooks, nuts or any other words of derision, let me remind you what “science” is, and the…

by Amy Kerr Hardin “For the party in control of the map-making, the main objective is to herd the opposing party’s voters into the fewest legislative districts possible while spreading…

A college degree is now a pipe dream, an unattainable goal without the help of federal government loans. A young man came to me a few years ago and asked…

by Barry Hastings "Another mangled operation" is the only way to judge the roll-out of Trump's 'immigration plan earlier this month. A pretty poorly vetted special ops attack (claimed successful)…

“So, when you’re talking about an advanced attacker, like a nation-state, unfortunately mere disconnection of the voting machines themselves from the internet isn’t enough to stop them.” — J. Alex…