NEA Gay and Lesbian Shift?
February 13, 2004 | by Warren Throckmorton | Topic: The Content of Character
A recent decision by The National Education Association (NEA) may signal a shift in the organization’s stance on gay and lesbian issues. Last week, the NEA quietly but officially recognized the formation of an Ex-Gay Educators’ Caucus thus acknowledging a … Read more>
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What Did You Do in the Vietnam War?
February 12, 2004 | by Earl H. Tilford | Topic: The American Story
The statue of three soldiers positioned near the Vietnam War Memorial misrepresents the typical Vietnam veteran. While the statue depicts soldiers in a rifle platoon, only a minority, about 20-percent of all Vietnam War veterans, served in such a capacity. … Read more>
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Gay Marriage Makes Strange Bedfellows
February 12, 2004 | by Warren Throckmorton | Topic: The Content of Character
Class, pop quiz. Only one question: When is a Republican for all practical purposes, a Democrat? If you said, when the someone is a Log Cabin Republican, then you ace the quiz.
So how is a Log Cabin Republican (LCR) … Read more>
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The Modern Press and George Washington
February 11, 2004 | by John A. Sparks | Topic: The Persuaders
Imagine the current members of the White House press corps being transported back in time to the presidency of George Washington. If they were to train their journalistic guns on the “father of our country,” instead of our own George … Read more>
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WMD: Wardrobes of Mass Dysfunction
February 4, 2004 | by Warren Throckmorton | Topic: The Persuaders
By now, everyone breathing has heard about Janet Jackson’s flashdance during halftime at the Super Bowl. I didn’t see it. I had checked out to the food table about the time P. Diddy came on. It was a simple choice: … Read more>
