In 1921, Greenwood saw about 35 blocks of homes and businesses destroyed in a race riot that evolved into a race war, and finally into a massacre. It is not known exactly how many were killed in the conflagration. ...

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Today marks the 250th anniversary of the “Boston Tea Party,” when 342 chests — with nearly 100,000 pounds of tea — were dumped by the Sons of Liberty off three ships in Boston Harbor, on December 16, 1773. That event touched off a series of actions and reactions that led eventually the 13 British Colonies ...

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Progressive legislators from the cities of Oklahoma’s two premier universities condemned Gov. Kevin Stitt’s executive order curtailing the use of DEI in higher education. ...

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A recent fundraiser in Oklahoma illustrates that the goal of opening political party primaries to non-members of the party is to move Republican officeholders more to the left — or as they put it, more “moderate.” Three political personalities prominent in Oklahoma were featured in the Monday edition of the Oklahoman newspaper. (The Oklahoman itself ...

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With the announcement last week that Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) is not running for reelection, it is now obvious that “No Labels” and similar groups other groups such as “Third Way” are not “centrist” groups, but are actually more in line with progressive causes and the Democratic Party. Third Way co-founder Matt Bennett is “sad” ...

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The Germans experienced terrible hyperinflation that paved the way for the rise of the Nazis. We should view this as a cautionary tale....

The moderators from Fox Business appeared to believe their job was to represent the Democratic Party. ...

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It may be an old playbook, but as every good football coach knows, as long as the play is working, you keep using it. In this case, the “playbook” of what some call the War Party is to dismiss anyone who dares to question America’s intervention in the Russia-Ukraine War as “siding with Putin.” This ...

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The pundits will no doubt declare a “winner” of the Republican presidential candidates’ debate held Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but those who would like to see a constitutionalist, pro-limited-government candidate leading the Republican ticket are likely to be disappointed. Entering the debate hosted by Fox News, Governor Ron DeSantis was the front-runner of everyone ...

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In the legendary story of the Trojan Horse, Mycenean Greeks defeated the city of Troy by offering them a wooden horse. Once the “gift” was brought inside the city walls, later in the night Greek soldiers came out of the horse, and opened the gates for other Greeks who poured into the city and conquered ...

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