Late in 1972, Uruguayan Air Force flight 571 was taking a college rugby team and family members from Montevideo, Uruguay to Santiago, Chile. It carried five crew members and 40 passengers. As the aircraft crossed the frozen Andes, the pilot made a tragic navigation error and descended towards what he thought was Pudahuel Airport. The…
Gary Wickert, General
HBO Series “Chernobyl” Overplays Nuclear Danger
The new HBO drama series “Chernobyl” may be one of the most gripping television shows in recent memory. It is a must watch and brings to life significant events in history which occurred while many of us were alive but which has been shrouded in mystery. It is an historical portrayal of the explosion and…
Evan Sayet
Trump’s lack of decorum, dignity and statesmanship
I don’t care. I can’t do without this President. He fights for America.My Leftist friends (as well as many ardent #NeverTrumpers) constantly ask me if I’m not bothered by Donald Trump’s lack of decorum. They ask if I don’t think his tweets are “beneath the dignity of the office.” Here’s my answer. We Right-thinking people…
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Educating kids to debate alarming climate claims
Important new project provides videos and short non-technical issue briefs for studentsIt’s time to challenge the steady diet of bias, false information and alarmism on climate change that students are fed in and outside of their classrooms. Science and public policy analyst Dr. David Wojick has launched an important new project to do exactly that.…
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What a Conservative Learns in College
I just graduated from St. Olaf College after receiving an education I didn’t expect. That’s because as a conservative at my small, Minnesota-based liberal arts institution, I’ve spent the last four years defending myself against personal and political attacks from professors and peers alike. The most recent example came in late April as the St.…
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The Week That Was July 13th, 2019
Group think or Bureaucratic Science: The death of exceptional journalist Christopher Booker is an unfortunate loss for those who dare think on their own. As his friend Andy Shaw relates, Booker was working on a book on Groupthink, which was based on work by psychologist Irving Janis. Booker was greatly expanding his paper on groupthink…