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Gone Fishing…
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Earth Day Irony: Climate Activists Behaving Like Arsonists and Firefighters
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
First Earth Day Former Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) conceived Earth Day as a day of awareness in the late 1960s. He responded to the alarming pollution spreading carelessly across America, marking a pivotal moment in our environmental history. The country celebrated its first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. The environmental practices it inaugurated have since become… Read more.
Pope Francis is Dead. Did JD Vance Kill Him?
Monday, April 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The media will publish his obituary widely and commentators will discuss it exhaustively. So only vanity could compel me to add more. Therefore, I shall limit my tribute to one final meeting Francis had on his last day. It speaks volumes about his papacy. US VP JD Vance was reportedly the last outsider to visit… Read more.
Happy Easter Monday
Monday, April 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Legacy of colonialism Colonialism was untenable. However, the British introduced a few customs that are still heartily observed throughout their former colonies in the Caribbean. Civil service, public education, and public holidays figure most prominently in this respect. Their beneficial impact is something I can vouch for personally. But today, I’m paying homage to one of the holidays the British introduced. … Read more.
20 for 20: The iPINIONS Archive of Vanguard Commentary
Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
For over 20 years, I’ve been writing vanguard commentary — tackling global issues long before they reached the mainstream. From social media and politics to sports and entertainment, my posts didn’t follow the headlines. They forecasted them. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who has published more informed commentary on a more eclectic array of… Read more.
Christians Too Often Make Christ’s Crucifixion and Resurrection Seem in Vain
Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It looks like these evangelical leaders are praying for God to bless and protect Trump. In fact, they’re praying for Trump to recognize and enrich them. Not since the lost Israelites worshiped that Golden Calf have religious people so brazenly forsaken God. These evangelicals sold their souls to a Mammon — all for tax cuts… Read more.
Excuse Me, Gary Kasparov, I Coined “Putinization.” Show Some Attribution!
Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
On April 17, The Atlantic published a provocative essay by former world chess champion Garry Kasparov titled “The Putinization of America.” Arguably, The Atlantic lifted the idea for that title from an essay by New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser, published just weeks earlier (on February 20) under the headline “Trump’s Putinization of America.” Kasparov… Read more.
My Good Friday Sermon
Friday, April 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Good Friday: My childhood rituals I grew up the son of an evangelical preacher man. But the Holy Spirit was no match for my Adamic nature. Which is why I found so many things in my childhood dispiriting. Most dispiriting was having to listen to the same sermon over and over again. Especially knowing my father… Read more.
Sen. Van Hollen ‘Cory Bookers’ to El Salvador to Rescue Garcia…
Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Democrats are facing mounting pressure to “do something!” Even red states are echoing that rallying cry. That’s why AOC and Bernie drew a MAGA-size crowd of 12,000 in Idaho on their anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy tour. This pressure explains why Sen. Van Hollen flew to El Salvador yesterday to talk to officials about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Of… Read more.
Harvard Refuses to Obey Trump’s MAGA Demands
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Trump tries to dictate admissions, hiring, curriculum, and conduct Harvard refused to obey the Trump administration’s demands to implement MAGA policies masquerading as antisemitism reforms. In retribution, Trump froze $2 billion in federal funding. This wasn’t a recommendation. It was an ultimatum. Never mind that Trump is notorious for hosting Holocaust deniers and amplifying antisemitic… Read more.