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Most immigrants come to America because of our values of individualism, freedoms, and rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They want to become Americans with those values. They want to become a part of our culture. But what about Muslims and their Islamic ideology? Do they want to become part of America? Consider the following. At an Islamic Conference in Arlington, Texas, Scholars Karim Abu Zaid and Uthman Ibn Farooq: “Islam will Rule the World; Our Goal is for America to Become a Muslim Country.” May 23, 2026 Recent Events of Muslim activities With the acquiescence of many elected officials, college administrators, and industry and organization leaders …

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In discussing immigration, I got this response. “But why do you support open borders? Don’t you see this border crisis we have? We can’t support more illegal immigration! It has to be legal! There are not enough jobs here as it is! And what about the welfare costs? We don’t have a country if we don’t have a border! It’s called national sovereignty! Plus, immigrants are stealing our jobs!” These are all important issues. There IS a border crisis, but forcibly returning immigrants and building a wall will NOT solve it. Regardless of cries to “Kick them out” and “Keep them out,” returning illegal immigrants and building a wall between …

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Many issues of the day concern the concept of “rights.” Most of us are familiar with the three rights named in the Declaration of Independence – the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But now we hear of a plethora of rights – the right to a free education, the right to healthcare, the right to an abortion, the right to a living wage, the right not to be offended, and so on. To have an intelligible discussion of any of these, it is important to define what is meant by a “right” and what is the source of rights. Only then can you decide whether a …

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Student loan forgiveness is an issue of integrity Just as a bridge needs physical integrity to function properly, so you need ethical integrity to function properly. In both cases, when integrity is breached, disaster is the result. Putting aside the government’s role in creating outlandishly high college tuition through tuition subsidies, and why the government should not be in the student loan business in the first place, what is the morality of student loan forgiveness? Facts of student loans The facts are that you borrowed money from the government. That is, you borrowed money from me and the other American taxpayers, and you promised to pay it back. Regardless of …

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Over and over it continues to happen where Islam adherents kill Jews and other “non-believers,” the most recent atrocity being on October 7, 2023, with Hamas killing over a thousand Israelis and foreign nationals. This, following August 2022, when Islam reared its ugly head in the attempted murder of author Salman Rushdie because he dared (over 30 years ago) to criticize Islam. And now Harry Potter author JK Rowling is receiving threats for her support of him. When is the world going to wake up to acknowledge that ISLAM IS EVIL! Evils committed in the name of Islam The continuing terrors conducted by Islamic jihadists are a major concern in …

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WHAT??? Critical Race Theory activists say that America is a white supremacist society! … White racism is inevitable! … If you deny you are a racist, then you are a racist! … America is racist! … Individualism is racist! … Meritocracy is racist! We are hearing these slogans and others like them more and more from Critical Race Theory advocates and activists. What is Critical Race Theory? Is it a benign passing fad, or is it something we should really be concerned about? First, a definition of racism, so you know what I mean by the term. Racism is judging people on their race, and more generally on things over …

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