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China, Communism, Racism, and Viruses

Mar 19, 2020

We need some realism on the Chinese Communists and their role in this virus:

Let me make a few things quite clear. One, Communists have never cared about people. Communists are only concerned about power. And the Chinese communist rulers

The Intersection of the State and Coronavirus

Mar 16, 2020

The Coronavirus is changing the way the state interacts with the people – both good and bad:

As numerous governments around the world are now taking various steps to help curb the spread of Coronavirus, there have been all sorts

We live in interesting times with the American election year upon us:

Let me preface this piece by making the following explanation. Some of you here or on the social media may have noticed that I have been running with

Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America:

If Bernie Sanders wins the Democratic nomination and goes on to beat Donald Trump in November, we will have our very first full-blown socialist (actually, Communist)

When the Left Lectures Us On Right and Wrong

Feb 10, 2020

The sanctimonious and duplicitous left just loves to moralise and preach at us:

Here are two things you can always count on: One, the secular left loves to moralise, take the moral high ground, and tell us how we ought

Getting Back To What Made Us Great

Feb 9, 2020

As the West continues to decline, what will it take to turn things around?

As the days grow ever darker in the West, the battles are intensifying. And they are being fought on every level: the political, the cultural, the

Trump Triumphant, the Dems Defeated

Feb 6, 2020

Pelosi’s outlandish temper tantrum fully illustrates where the US Dems are at:

I could just as easily have called this piece, “Hotheads, Handshakes, and Hypocrisy”. It would have been equally accurate and relevant. All up, it has been a very

I was previously quite cautious about Trump, but I am more supportive now. What changed?

Things certainly can change, and even go full circle! Four years ago I was losing friends, getting hated on, and being abused by many folks

The Lunatic Left On Full Display

Feb 2, 2020

The loony left can’t get any worse – can it?

Sometimes you just gotta ask: have secular leftists gone completely mad, or are they just plain evil? Sadly, it seems that far too many of them are both. How else

Unprecedented prolife activities in the US:

Three things happened this week that have never happened before in the US. One, the Trump Administration issued an official prolife proclamation. Two, Trump attended the annual March for Life – the first time

Roger Scruton, RIP

Jan 13, 2020

A few thoughts on the passing of the remarkable Sir Roger Scruton

It was not my intention to write a piece on the great Roger Scruton when I learned that he had just passed away on Sunday. But when a

Climate Action, Statism, Democracy and Freedom

Jan 12, 2020

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

Last century C. S. Lewis made this important observation: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the

As the State Grows the Church Shrinks

Jan 8, 2020

The growth of the state usually means the demise of the church:

A few days ago I penned yet another piece seeking to make the case for Christian social and political involvement. Unlike some believers who think that Christians should

The Left’s War on Scott Morrison

Jan 6, 2020

Time to get real about Morrison Derangement Syndrome:

Let’s get real here: the media-led war against the Australian Prime Minister has nothing to do with bushfires and everything to do with the left and its long-running war against Christians and

On Australia’s Bushfires

Jan 3, 2020

How are we to think about the horrific fires in Australia?

The attention of much of the world is now on the deadly firestorms ravaging so many parts of Australia. I was not planning on writing about this, and that

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

On the US Democrat Nominees

We live in interesting times with the American election year upon us:

Socialism in America

Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America:

When the Left Lectures Us On Right and Wrong

The sanctimonious and duplicitous left just loves to moralise and preach at us:

Getting Back To What Made Us Great

As the West continues to decline, what will it take to turn things around?

Trump Triumphant, the Dems Defeated

Pelosi’s outlandish temper tantrum fully illustrates where the US Dems are at:

On Trump For POTUS in 2020

I was previously quite cautious about Trump, but I am more supportive now. What changed?

The Lunatic Left On Full Display

The loony left can’t get any worse – can it?

America, Trump and Abortion

Unprecedented prolife activities in the US:

Roger Scruton, RIP

A few thoughts on the passing of the remarkable Sir Roger Scruton

Climate Action, Statism, Democracy and Freedom

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

As the State Grows the Church Shrinks

The growth of the state usually means the demise of the church:

The Left’s War on Scott Morrison

Time to get real about Morrison Derangement Syndrome:

On Australia’s Bushfires

How are we to think about the horrific fires in Australia?

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We have a health crisis, and a political and economic crisis. Both need to be treated carefully:

We need some realism on the Chinese Communists and their role in this virus:

The Coronavirus is changing the way the state interacts with the people – both good and bad:

The powers of the state can expand exponentially during times of crisis:

We live in interesting times with the American election year upon us:

Bernie Sanders is not the first person to try to establish socialism in America:

With Sanders and CO pushing socialism, we need to again make the case for its viable alternative:

The sanctimonious and duplicitous left just loves to moralise and preach at us:

As the West continues to decline, what will it take to turn things around?

Pelosi’s outlandish temper tantrum fully illustrates where the US Dems are at:

Trump’s State of the Union address was a very important speech indeed:

I was previously quite cautious about Trump, but I am more supportive now. What changed?

The loony left can’t get any worse – can it?

Unprecedented prolife activities in the US:

A few thoughts on the passing of the remarkable Sir Roger Scruton

Grandiose green policies usually increase the power of the State while taking away our freedoms:

The growth of the state usually means the demise of the church:

Is political and social involvement part of the gospel?

Time to get real about Morrison Derangement Syndrome:

How are we to think about the horrific fires in Australia?

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