Category: News

Police Go Where the Crime Is

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 24, 2020

Are the police friend or foe? Are they necessary to preserve order, or are they unnecessarily intrusive? Do they have society’s best interest in mind, or are they racist and violent? Heather Mac Donald, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, analyzes the numbers behind these hot-topic questions.

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I Love America Too Much to Stay Silent

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 24, 2020

Nestride Yumga experienced real corruption and civil rights abuses in Africa. Then she came to America, the land of opportunity, education, and freedom. So when Black Lives Matter protests declared America guilty of systemic racism and injustice, she knew she had to defend her adoptive country.

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What’s Wrong with Wind and Solar?

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 15, 2020

Are wind, solar, and batteries the magical solutions to all our energy needs? Or do they come with too high a price? Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, analyzes the true cost — both economic and environmental

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Howard Johnson Hotel sold for $1.65-million

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 10, 2020

Click here: Howard Johnson Hotel in Burlington, Iowa, a 96-room hospitality property sold for $1.65 million.

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Catholic priest says “You cannot be Catholic & a Democrat. Period.” Texas bishop backs him up

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 9, 2020

Click here: A Wisconsin Catholic priest says,”You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat. Period,” Father Altman said in the video posted Aug. 30. “The party platform absolutely is against everything the Catholic Church teaches, so just quit pretending that you’re Catholic and vote Democrat. Repent of your support of that party and its platform or face the fires of hell.”

Father James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less Catholic Church, lashed out at Father James Martin, who participated in the Democratic National Convention.