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1) “In the Time of Covid” (Matthew Hennessey, WSJ Free Expression) From the article — My guess is that decades from now, historians will look at this period and conclude that well-intended public-health officials simply overreacted to the sudden appearance of a deadly and contagious pathogen. They got the response wrong because the world was in a…

1) “The merciless mistreatment of Henry Nowak: The harrowing footage of Henry’s dying moments is a searing indictment of our bigoted, unfeeling state.” (Brendan O’Neill, spiked!) From the article — For me, the most chilling thing in the bodycam footage of Henry Nowak’s last moments of life is the cops’ cruel presumption that he is lying. As…

 1) “Under The New Global Religion of Tolerance, The Truth Must Never Trump ‘Unity’” (David Bowen, Harbinger’s Daily) From the article — We are living in an age where tolerance has become the supreme virtue of modern society. Governments promote it. Corporations market it. Schools teach it. Media platforms enforce it. Religious leaders increasingly preach it. At…

1)“America at 250: Museum or Nation?” (James Thorne, Real Clear Politics) From the article — As Oswald Spengler warned, civilizations decay when faith gives way to technique, politics becomes administration, and ruling classes lose the will to defend what made their civilization worth inheriting. The European Union offers the modern template: technocracy without vigor, regulation without…

After a conversation with a friend lately about the increasing presence and influence of A.I. on all aspects of our lives, we decided to try a couple of experiments. We thought you might find the results of interest also. Here’s the deal — we asked an A.I. program to “tell us about” 1) Vital Signs Ministries, 2) “When Swing…

1) “5 Insights from Ben Sasse as He Faces His Last Days on Earth” (Kathy Athearn, Washington Stand) From the article — Fifty-four-year-old former Nebraska senator, husband, and father of three, Ben Sasse, was tragically diagnosed only six months ago with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and told he had three to four months to live. While the…

1) “Political Violence Is Cool Now: Why do so many elites support violent extremism?” (James B. Meigs, Free Expression WSJ) From the article — All the cool kids think killing people is OK now. Or at least understandable, as long as the killer has, like, a really good reason. Few of the people who talk this way…

1) “The Larger Agenda Behind The Promotion Of Lawlessness In America” (Brandon Holthaus, Harbinger’s Daily) From the article — Author and investigative journalist Peter Schweizer has recently released a book titled Invisible Coup, which lays out a sobering thesis: immigration is being deliberately weaponized by foreign adversaries and ideological movements to destabilize the United States from within….

Among the songs in our “When Swing Was King” performances that most strongly connects with our audiences is Judy Garland’s gorgeous rendition from 1939 of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”  It is, as you well know, a hauntingly beautiful song, one that underscores the human yearning for home, beauty, innocence and wonder…for escape from a world…