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My previous blog post focused on three anniversaries that took place over the course of the past week; specifically, the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks and the Benghazi terror attack, and the first anniversary of the derailment of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings with decades-old, vague sexual assault allegations.   Since all three of those anniversaries brought back a lot of bad memories, I decided it might make sense to focus on an anniversary that people across America can look forward to celebrating as well as two personal anniversaries. This week, I celebrated three special anniversaries. All Americans should join me in celebrating the first anniversary, Constitution Day. 232 years ago today, representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies signed the nation’s founding document at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.   As a testament to the Founders’ wisdom and vision, the Constitution has demonstrated an incredible resiliency. As I explained in one of my ve...

Last year, in honor of Thanksgiving, I compiled a list of ten things that I was thankful for.   My life has changed quite a bit since then; therefore, this year’s list looks a bit different than last year’s.   1.       My internship at the National Journalism Center : As I wrote about earlier this year, I had a very exciting opportunity to participate in the National Journalism Center ’s Spring 2018 Internship.   In addition to meeting quite a few famous people and making some new friends, I got to experience life in “the swamp” as well as experiencing a healthy degree of independent living for the first time in my life.   I still have plenty of souvenirs from my time in “the swamp,” including signed copies of Brian Kilmeade’s book Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans and David Bossie’s book that he co-wrote with Corey Lewandowski, Let Trump Be Trump .   I also walked away with roughly a dozen business cards and some ...

The #MeToo movement began late last year when many well-known women emerged with accusations of sexual misconduct against powerful men in the wake of Hollywood Producer and Major Democratic Donor Harvey Weinstein’s fall from grace.   Many of these allegations turned out to be true, others turned out to have no factual basis behind them.   Last week, fashion designer Kate Spade and chef-turned-TV personality Anthony Bourdain committed suicide.   The suicides of these high-profile individuals should highlight the fact that fame and fortune do not necessarily serve as an antidote to the symptoms that often lead people to commit suicide; namely nihilism and despair. According to blogger Matt Walsh, “We live in an empty culture. We have fled from God, from meaning, from purpose, and the suicide epidemic is a direct result. People are wallowing in despair, believing that there is no transcendent truth or beauty to be found in life.”   Those looking for cures for...

I know I speak for many when I say I’m glad I’m not in school anymore.   As much as I enjoyed spending 13 years of my life working 6 ½ hour days and enjoying two months off every year, it’s nice to know that I now have the complete freedom to advance conservatism without fear of receiving lower grades than my liberal peers, even if that means working 365 days a year.   For a very long time, conservatives have recognized that a left-wing bias plagues Academia, which has a more enormous influence on the lives of children than ever before as the intact, grounded nuclear family continues to become the exception rather than the rule.   Liberals have spent the past half-century working diligently to remove all references to God from public school.   Apparently fearing that the legislative branch would not graciously pass their anti-God agenda into law, liberals ran to the Courts.   The Warren Court , arguably the most progressive Supreme Court in United States...