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2024 echoes the book ‘1984’

2024 echoes the book ‘1984’

2024 echoes the book ‘1984’

EDITOR ’S NOTE: Dennis Prager is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Victor Joecks.The book “1984” is supposed to be a warning. Today’s leftists are using it as an instruction manual.
How not to pick a Jew for vice president

How not to pick a Jew for vice president

How not to pick a Jew for vice president

EDITOR ’S NOTE: Laura Hollis is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Ben Shapiro.Last week, Kamala Harris chose her vice presidential running mate.She could have picked the wildly popular, semi-moderate swing state governor from Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro.
National media conversation needs to change

National media conversation needs to change

National media conversation needs to change

Wholly unable to defend their actual record on pressing issues such as stagnating wages, soaring inflation, violent crime and mass illegal immigration, the Biden-Harris regime and its fourth-estate stenographers have deflected by ginning up hysteria over a random old TV clip from vice presidential...

Extending kindness to staff

After a combined (Texas and Washington) 23-year education career, I have discovered it is not in my best interest financially to remain with the Lampasas Independent School District, LISD.
What has happened to true journalism?

What has happened to true journalism?

What has happened to true journalism?

When I worked at the University of Illinois, I had the good fortune to befriend Ron Yates, who was at the time the dean of the College of Communications (later the College of Media).
A great GOP convention -- with one big mistake

A great GOP convention -- with one big mistake

A great GOP convention -- with one big mistake

Ihave attended about a half-dozen national conventions, Republican and Democratic, and watched at least a dozen more. And I can say two things: 1) They have generally bored me, and 2) The 2024 Republican National Convention didn’t. The RNC not only held my interest, it moved me emotionally.
The bloodless coup won’t end well for the Democratic Party

The bloodless coup won’t end well for the Democratic Party

The bloodless coup won’t end well for the Democratic Party

The Democratic Party ruling class’ bloodless coup of their own democratically elected presidential nominee, who also happens to be the nominal sitting president of the United States, is one of the most astonishing political developments of my lifetime.
The deceived vs. the indoctrinated

The deceived vs. the indoctrinated

The deceived vs. the indoctrinated

The American public has been subjected to massive propaganda efforts by both our government and our media for years. It’s important to understand the impact this has on the current presidential campaign.That starts with understanding the difference between deception and indoctrination.
The chosen one: thoughts on J.D. Vance

The chosen one: thoughts on J.D. Vance

The chosen one: thoughts on J.D. Vance

Ithink it was 2019 when I first interacted with Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). I had just finished my judicial clerkship and begun my career in media. J.D., just a few years older than me, was already a bestselling author and a tech venture capitalist.