"I thought you knew enough Elvish at least to know dún-adan : Man of the West, Númenórean." ― Bilbo Baggins "The West"...

I'm sure you've heard of Ms. Sarsour, if not before today than following her speech at the Islamic Society of North America . She w...

After a pleasant evening of shooting off fireworks and other explosives -- the highlight of the evening was some for-entertainment-only mort...

Remember what we celebrate .

The EU is tightening restrictions. In return, the Czech Republic is considering adopting its own version of our Second Amendment .

I rely on the Catholic Church to hold the moral center. On this occasion they've lost their way . That's a big problem: if they d...

They reference Grace O'Malley , who was an impressive Irish leader around the time of Elizabeth I.

What happens if you put an obviously African-American name like "Jamal" on an application instead of a white-sounding name? Fewer...

Following a unanimous SCOTUS rejection of all the lower courts that had ruled on Trump's travel ban, the thing finally went into effect....

Flanked by legendary astronauts including Buzz Aldrin, President Trump announced the reformation of the National Space Council . It is task...

A rather cheerful piece of history on some ancient Celtic mythology .

Vox says that one of the most important issues is why Americans pay so much for care that costs less elsewhere . One reason why: America...

This is not the NRA I thought I knew. The old concept was always that an armed citizenry could hedge against government tyranny. That...

A philosophically-trained writer at the Federalist says it's because we view the government's power as far more necessary to life ...

I mean, eight percent is better than nothing , but a promise is a promise.

Russian propaganda is an interesting phenomenon. We see little of it here in the West, just a small subset that is shaped to fit in with ou...

A fine Celtic piece that will make some of you feel right at home.

AVI has a good piece on the famous designer's early travels . I have nothing of value to add to what he says, but I do have a relevant ...

Naturally we have to hear this lecture from our new favorite professor at the University of Colorado Boulder.