Opinions

Honoring our veterans

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On Veterans Day, we honor all those who have served in defense of our nation. This remembrance began in 1919 as a commemoration of Armistice Day, marking the cessation of hostilities in World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Originally established to honor the memory of the veterans who gave their lives during that war, Armistice Day became Veterans Day by an act of Congress in 1954 to celebrate all veterans who have served our nation.

An ending, but not the end

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When I first started writing newspaper editorials and columns for the Los Angeles Daily News in November 1992, I learned that “-30-” (pronounced “dash thirty dash”) was the journalist’s code for letting an editor know where your copy ended. Most media historians believe the typesetting mark originated when news was filed by telegraph. Western Union’s famous mid-19th-century 92 Code of numerical shorthand signals lists the meaning of “-30-” as: “No more -- the end.”

At the edge of winter -- a crucial election affects national security

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During the next week, the American people will go to the polls in an extraordinary opportunity to decide the future for our country. “We the People” will determine which political party will lead the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the 100 members of the U.S. Senate.

Is the red wave back?

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In the dog days of summer, as President Joe Biden’s average approval rating plummeted to historic lows amid an intense flurry of national setbacks, policy blunders and rhetorical “gaffes” (otherwise known as senility), most in the punditry class began to predict an imminent “red wave” of Republican electoral dominance in November’s midterm elections.

Explaining conservatism II: why the Left hates it

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Since at least the World War II generation, most parents who held conservative values either did not think they had to teach their children those values or simply did not know how to do so. Most still don’t. If asked to define conservative values, most conservatives will be tongue-tied.” That’s what I wrote in Part I in explaining why I am writing “Explaining Conservativism.” I discussed the preeminent value of conservativism freedom, and the preeminent freedom -- of speech. In Part II, I will discuss an equally important conservative value: Conservativism conserves. Conservativism attempts to conserve the best of the past -- the best art, literature and music, the best standards, values and wisdom. Conservativism then passes the best on to every succeeding generation.

Hillary Clinton’s new campaign

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Former Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York was out campaigning again last week, but this time it was not for the presidency of the United States. It was for an amendment proposed to the California state constitution that would create a “right” to abortion.

Explaining conservatism

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There are a number of reasons many young people shy away from conservatism. The most obvious is that they have been exposed only to left-wing values -- from elementary school through graduate school, in the movies, on television, on social media and now even at Disneyland.