If there is one thing I think we all can agree on this political season it is this: November can’t come soon enough. With that in mind, I took a break from work and politics before flying home this past week and managed to watch an old movie favorite; “Casablanca,” which contains one of the […]
Dennis Lund: For once, Gov. Brown made right call on Manson follower
It’s hard to believe it has been almost 50 years since the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders of 1969. Unfortunately we are reminded of these murders on too regular of a basis. They were again in the news recently when Gov. Jerry Brown overruled the parole board’s recommendation to release Leslie Van Houten, one of many Manson […]
Dennis Lund: And they wonder why we are angry?
Human nature tells us that everyone experiences anger, to some degree or level. What needs to be understood are the triggering and venting mechanisms and how those factors play into today’s politics. We are told that the current rise of Donald Trump is the result of the classic “Angry White Male” syndrome. But that is […]
Dennis Lund: Zygotes are not a cash crop
NOT TOO LONG AGO in a discussion about abortion, I heard an “abortion on demand” proponent use the word “zygote” to describe the human life that grows inside a womb. This was, of course, a life she was advocating be extinguished based solely on the choice of the mother. I was momentarily puzzled. It was […]
Dennis Lund: Can we talk honestly about immigration?
RECENT IMPOLITIC COMMENTS BY DONALD TRUMP raised the topic of illegal immigration to new levels — and, to no one’s surprise, resulted in Trump’s excoriation by the open borders crowd. His mouth later got him into more trouble with his remarks regarding Sen. John McCain, remarks that essentially removed him from further consideration for the […]
Dennis Lund: The need for a Convention of the States
OUR FREEDOM WAS WON AT THE COST OF BLOOD by men desirous of liberty unconstrained by tyrannical authority, and responding to unacceptable tyranny from a malevolent king. Once liberty was gained, the choice was made to decentralize power so as to not fall under the will of a single or limited power. Men like Madison, […]
Dennis Lund: When you get ‘that call,’ you instinctively know
Oh my memory it does not lie Of the beauty of the days gone by The beauty of the days gone by It brings a longing to my soul To contemplate my own true self And keep me young as I grow old — Van Morrison THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN THE PHONE RINGS and you just […]
Dennis Lund: When did Taqiyah become de facto policy of the left?
Taqiyah: The practice of concealing one’s beliefs and foregoing ordinary religious duties when under threat of death or injury. — www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/011-taqiyya.htm IN THE ISLAMIC FAITH, deception, either Taqiyah or Kitman — in Islamic jurisprudence, the art of making ambiguous or deceptive statements — is permitted under certain very specific circumstances. As words evolve their original […]
Dennis Lund: Before starting work on those gallows for the Gang of 47 …
AFTER 47 GOP SENATORS sent an open letter to the leaders of Iran, Democrats and the media went into high dudgeon with a level of outrage rarely seen. “TRAITORS!” blasted the front page the New York Daily News. Over at the Washington Post, Dana Milbank was only slightly more reserved, saying it was “true that […]
Notes from 30,000 Feet: From tolerating intolerance to the return of desalination
“We have no desire to attend any event sponsored by your organization and its narrow beliefs steeped in religious bigotry and intolerance.” — Joint response by PRIDE, NARAL and the WSSA to a Radio Christi invitation IN MY TRAVELS I ENJOY READING COLUMNS, letters or articles in various cities to learn differing perspectives. A column […]