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Jihad denial is suicidal

“Shout ‘Allahu Akbar,’ because this strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers.” Who knew hijacker Mohammed Atta’s parting words, discovered in his journal after the 9/11 attacks, would become a national punchline?

Cut taxes, Reagan-style

What hasn’t happened this week? It started on Monday with special counsel Robert Mueller’s opening round of indictments, chief of which were charges of fraud and money laundering against Donald Trump’s former campaign manager and shifty big-time lobbyist, Paul Manafort.

Brennan truly was a ‘beloved priest’

The stories reporting the death of Father Joseph Brennan characterized him as a “beloved priest” of the Diocese of Lafayette. It is an apt characterization. He was a counselor to saints and a friend to sinners. “He had a real knack for finding the lost sheep,” Father Curtis Mallet said.

This week’s profiles in political courage!

\Arizona Republican Jeff Flake proudly stood before America and crowed, “Mr. President, I rise today to address a matter that has been much on my mind, at a moment when it seems that our democracy is more defined by our discord and our dysfunction than it is by our values and our principles.”

GOP Congress must remember why it was elected

“I’ve never seen anything quite like it,” said a political-insider friend of mine as we sipped coffee. “What is it?” I said. “Several members of the Republican-controlled House and Senate are suffering from a rare form of memory loss.

JFK assassination controversy still rages

After almost 54 years, the controversy about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy still rages today. The question at the center of the debate is the roll of Lee Harvey Oswald.

Time to end Hollywood’s creeps

We know Hollywood moguls are infamous for taking advantage of aspiring young actresses. The movie producer’s casting couch has been a “tradition” since Tinsel Town began. But Harvey Weinstein must be setting some kind of record. His sexual rap sheet gets longer every day.

Beware the rape allegation bandwagon

“#MeToo” is the social media meme of the moment. In a 24-hour period, the phrase was tweeted nearly a half million times and posted on Facebook 12 million times.

On polio and pulling together

She came home with a high temperature, feeling very ill. The next morning, her legs gave out when she tried to get out of bed. By that evening, she was so weak she could barely move. It was 1951 when polio struck her. She was 12 years old, just starting the 8th grade. The nation was in a panic then.

Personal information disappearing

Your personal information is most likely out there for criminals to use. Did you call Equifax? Did they say your information was likely not compromised? Don’t believe them.