Racial pride and identity have always been synonymous with being human–and should be talked about and promoted. But governments have no business collecting any such information in order to manage society. The same goes for any business or…
Voting for the Candidate Who Can Win
By: Constitution Cat My fellow Republicans were fond of telling me during the primary election season that their vote was going to the “candidate who can win”. They were less interested in the candidate’s record on the issues, commitment to…
South Dakota Won’t Forget Sacrifices of WWI Medical Officers
(October 1918: Medical Trench on Western Front) by Duke Doering Near Bois de Bantheville, France the 147th Field Artillery fought farther into the country as the World War 1 battle with Germany was nearing an end. It was…
Senate Town Hall Meeting
Gordon Howie will host a town hall meeting in Pierre on Thursday evening. The public is welcome to attend. Paid for by Gordon Howie for Senate
Critical Thinking Involves Letting the Other Side Present Its Best Case
Faculty often have their minds made up about what is good and bad. Thus teaching often involves the illogical comparison of best-case treatment of one side versus the worst-case representation of the other. We can’t forget that those we find…
ISIS Beheadings Today, but 100 Americans Executed on Wake Island in 1943
(Americans on Wake Island marched into captivity in 1941, later executed) Beheadings are a savage throwback to an aspect of war that has become more “civilized” today. The intent to cause “shock and awe” through isolated acts of excessive violence…


