Monthly Archives: July 2016

THE MORAL LIFE: THE ART OF THE CON, Part Two

{continued from the preceding post on Abyssum.org} The Political Scene July 25, 2016 Issue Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All “The Art of the Deal” made America see Trump as a charmer with an unfailing knack for business. Tony Schwartz helped … Continue reading

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THE MORAL LIFE: THE ART OF THE CON, Part One

The Political Scene THE NEWYORKER July 25, 2016 Issue Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All “The Art of the Deal” made America see Trump as a charmer with an unfailing knack for business. Tony Schwartz helped create that myth—and regrets it. … Continue reading

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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, WHAT’S THAT ???

Islam and the Decalogue Howard Kainz Saturday, July 23, 2016 I first noticed something unusual about Islam during the 1980s when I was doing research for my book, Ethics in Context. I devoted one section of the book to the … Continue reading

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EIGHT BELLS: GOP/RIP

The 8 Bells Ringing the Death Knell of the GOP 7/21/2016 – The Common Truth – Robert D. Arco   Written by my good friend, patriot, Christian and conservative – Ernie Albrecht The Delusion of the Trump Supporters Never Ceases to … Continue reading

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SELLING SHORT ON THE STOCK MARKET CAN BE A LOSING GAME; SO TOO IN POLITICS

  http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/07/time_will_vindicate_ted_cruz.html July 22, 2016 Time Will Vindicate Ted Cruz By C. Edmund Wright

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WHAT, ME WORRY ?

Trump’s Deserved Moment of Triumph This year, and this week, in Republican Party politics and in American conservatism has been about nothing but moral, intellectual, and institutional decadence. It did not happen because of Donald Trump. Donald Trump emerged because … Continue reading

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HE READ MY MIND !!!

A Vote’s Consequences and a Voter’s Conscience by  Matthew J. Franck within 2016 Election   July 22nd, 2016    THE WHITHERSPOON INSTITUTE Vote as if your ballot determines nothing whatsoever—except the shape of your own character. Recently, while I was … Continue reading

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DID THE DEMOCRATS CHOOSE DONALD TRUMP TO BE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE?

The Huffington Riposte Offering a conservative counterbalance to the extreme left-coast liberalism of The Huffington Post Friday, July 22, 2016 AMERICA’S SYSTEM OF SELECTING ITS PRESIDENT IS ESSENTIALLY, FATALLY FLAWED It has never ceased to amaze me that the geniuses … Continue reading

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LAST NIGHT’S SPEECH REMINDED ME OF ANOTHER SPEECH

Adolf Hitler – Official Speech on the Enabling Act to the Reichstag   Berlin, March 23, 1933    Ladies and Gentlemen of the German Reichstag! By agreement with the Reich Government, today the National Socialist German Workers’ Party and the … Continue reading

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PROFILE OF COURAGE AND INTEGRITY

The Morning After, Ted Cruz Isn’t Backing Down July 21, 2016 – By John Daniel Davidson @ THE FEDERALIST CLEVELAND – Fresh off his headline-grabbing non-endorsement of Donald Trump last night at the Republican National Convention, Ted Cruz defended his … Continue reading

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