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Firing Line Friday: The Death Penalty

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With the recent botched execution in Tennessee, let us look back half-a-century when the question of the death … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Should HUAC Be Abolished?

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Originally formed to investigate National Socialism infiltrating America, and then more famously used to investigate Communist infiltration, the … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Ten Years of Firing Line: 1966-1976

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Half-a-century ago Firing Line celebrated it’s ten year anniversary, and explained the laudable purpose behind it: “Our aim … Continue reading →

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Happy Constitution Day!

     The Constitution of the United States of America is one of the crowning achievements of mankind. It was a distillation of the Anglo-American tradition and heritage set as the Law of the Land and sets the rules above the rulers. … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Madness In The Anglosphere: Censoring Parliamentary Hearings in Australia; Free Speech A Weapon Of War In New Zealand; Nurses Refusing To Treat Racists In The U.K.

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: America went right where the rest went wrong.      First, a little … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Role of the Church Militant

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      The role of the church in politics, and specific political policies and goals, has been a bipartisan element, … Continue reading →

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All Your Internet Are Belong To Texas

Texas’ age verification laws for naughty sites are now being legally applies to not just Texas, but to the entire world. “In Travis County, Texas, a judge has frozen motherless.com, the .com domain of a foreign pornography operator, taking it … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Deep Throat and the First Amendment

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      With the sudden push to ID check everyone over concerns of naughty websites this past year, let us … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: The Playboy Philosophy

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      The question of public morality and sexual mores in society is hardly a new one, and the debate … Continue reading →

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Digital Big Brother Demands Your Diploma, Mortgage, and Employer

     Yet another state will demand that, in order to access some of the internet, you hand over your digital papers. “Missouri wants to see your ID before you can look at legal content, and it is selling that demand as … Continue reading →

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