In Wind Sprints: Shorter Essays, Joseph Epstein, one of America’s great essayists, includes a piece “How I Learned to Love the Draft” in which he offered his reasons for the restoration of compulsory military service. After reading Epstein’s reasons for bringing back the draft—the exposure of young people to contemporaries from all backgrounds, a…
Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk and one of the most important Catholic writers of the 20th century. He was the author of over 60 books; the best known being The Seven Storey Mountain which is an autobiographical account of his search for faith. Published in 1948, The Seven Storey Mountain is a modern classic,…
Nick Givas Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California said President Donald Trump’s “modus operandi” is to divide America, on “State of The Union” with Jake Tapper Sunday. “Honestly, I think this president’s whole modus operandi is to divide us,” Schiff said. “He gets up in the morning with new and inventive ways to divide us….
Joe Simonson After American troops landed in Iceland in preparation for a major NATO military exercise, locals found that their visitors had drank every single beer in their capital city. According to local media reports, navy soldiers and Marines plundered Reykjavik’s bars throughout their stay during the largest NATO military drill, named Trident Juncture, since the Cold…
Tim Pearce Former President Barack Obama lamented the state of political rhetoric in the U.S. at a rally in Wisconsin on Friday, saying politicians are “just blatantly, repeatedly, baldly, shamelessly lying.” Obama traveled to Wisconsin to campaign for Democratic candidates including Sen. Tammy Baldwin, gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers and others. Obama accused Republicans of lying about healthcare,…
Peter Hasson Democratic California Rep. Jared Huffman on Friday said that Cesar Sayoc Jr., the suspect accused of sending bombs to a number of high-profile Democrats, is “right out of central casting from a Trump rally.” Huffman also said that Trump “inspires” bombs with his “bombast” and called on the president to “stop fueling toxic…
At some point you’ve probably heard an opinion of yours about morality, religion, or politics summarily dismissed with a reaction like: “You only say that because you’re a _____!” or “That’s just an excuse for _______.” Frustrating, isn’t it? If you’ve supplied reasons for your position, they don’t tackle those reasons. They just assume you’re…
If you want to be successful as a computer programmer, one of the best ways to show off your skills to prospective employers is to contribute code to open source projects. These projects, such as Firefox or the Linux Operating System, are frequently controlled by the project founders or a consortium of top developers. While…
Nick Givas Retired Marine and double amputee Joey Jones criticized college students who claimed to have post-traumatic stress disorder from President Donald Trump and called their rhetoric “disgusting,” on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday. Co-host Ainsley Earhardt cited a study where researchers surveyed students at Arizona State University after Trump’s inauguration and claimed 25 percent of students experienced higher levels of…
Joe Simons More Americans tuned into programming meant for children and young adults than CNN last week, according to numbers provided to The Daily Caller News Foundation by Fox News. CNN failed to crack the top five most popular channels from Oct. 15 to 21 and fell behind Fox News, ESPN, TBS, MSNBC and Nickelodeon. CNN…