by Walter E. Marchand, MD, Battalion Surgeon, US Army 4th Infantry Division, Later Fort Meade Veterans Hospital June 6, 1944 D day is here! – D day has begun, how will it end? We are now close to the German…
by Duke Doering On June 5, 1944 American and allied Soldiers, many from the South Dakota National Guard, liberated Rome, which had been under German control. This was one of the most important victories for the Allies since the United…
Social media censorship simply makes conservative opinion disappear, rallying with television to make people think within the narrow mindset called liberal status quo. Support the site you’re now on. The time will come when it’ll be taken down. I…
The real tragedy in the recent municipal riots wasn’t the unexpected death of wrongdoer George Floyd. How could police have known that this dangerous-looking giant had an invisible respiratory problem? Rioters were itching for an excuse to unleash their appetites. …
(Picture shows Berkeley law enforcement back in the 1960s, already labeled “pigs,” armed really with batons, obviously not up to turning back any mob, violent or otherwise. “Show of force” becomes an empty gesture. Later, the Hell’s Angels were…
Opening tourist attractions and the Sturgis Rally means business as usual for summertime Black Hills. People have fun, and some here make lots of money. Just as it should be. But the people will be coming from other states and…
Memorial Day is our Nation’s solemn reminder that freedom is never free. It is a moment of collective reflection on the noble sacrifices of those who gave the last measure of devotion in service of our ideals and in the…
Public discussions of the coronavirus agree that we must “follow science” first and foremost. The names of Galileo, Newton, and Einstein immediately come to mind. They looked for the enduring laws of nature to get beyond error-prone and self-serving human…
Is South Dakota using its rural political muscle to the max? Will neighboring Colorado and Minnesota take back their Christian conservative legacy from Democratic Party extremists? This is a unique opportunity during COVID-19 to get motivationally energized: a free, no-strings,…
The social upheaval brought about by the coronavirus can easily serve as an epilogue for The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties, which Christopher Caldwell published just before the full-scale outbreak of the pandemic. It details “The Roots of…