Peace – You can’t have it without the strength to enforce it – An Allegory

Birds of pray: Doves released in the Vatican as a gesture of peace are immediately ATTACKED by vicious seagull and crow.

  • Tens of thousands of people were watching in St Peter’s Square
  • Seagull and a large black crow swept down on the doves today
  • They had been set free from open window of the Apostolic Palace

Read more HERE.

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Bill Whittle & Larry Arnn Discuss Education, and Common Core

Bill Whittle is joined by the President of Hillsdale College, Dr. Larry Arnn. Hillsdale College is the only college in the nation to accept no government funding, whether it be Federal or State money. The College still holds true to the old notions of a real liberal arts education, teaching the classics and educating about the higher things, like our Greco-Roman heritage.

Hillsdale College is a ‘Trustee of Modern Man’s Intellectual and Spiritual Inheritance’

Hillsdale also sponsors on-line courses free of charge for any who wish to learn.  They recently added a series on Economics.  If you would like to learn more about Hillsdale, click Here.

Detroit police chief: Legal gun owners can deter crime

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Detroit News

Detroit— If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Thursday.
Urban police chiefs are typically in favor of gun control or reluctant to discuss the issue, but Craig on Thursday was candid about how he’s changed his mind.
“When we look at the good community members who have concealed weapons permits, the likelihood they’ll shoot is based on a lack of confidence in this Police Department,” Craig said at a press conference at police headquarters, adding that he thinks more Detroit citizens feel safer, thanks in part to a 7 percent drop in violent crime in 2013.
Craig said he started believing that legal gun owners can deter crime when he became police chief in Portland, Maine, in 2009.
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The Journey Of The Hero

I just finished Bill Whittle’s latest essay, ShardsShards was written from the heart to each of us.  If you are wondering what you can do in the face of overwhelming evil, you may find the answer there.  If you feel that all is lost, you may find some inspiration and hope there.
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