South Dakota’s US Senator John Thune will be prominent in the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee next term, most likely as chairman. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reminds us that “He would take on the new position as residents…
Yes, competency-based education is quite appropriate for the learning disabled, but should that model be applied to the population at large? For centuries, education was pitched to students in the top half, so what will be the…
A recent Associated Press article begins with a dire warning: “As states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic deaths.” It’s one thing…
To people back home, V-J Day meant that fathers, sons, brothers, and uncles would finally be returning home. American troops around the world dreaded the prospect of invading the Japanese homeland, especially when the end of the war in Europe…
Life Magazine‘s “World War II Erupts: Color Photos from the Invasion of Poland, 1939” hints at the diplomatic charade that preceded the outbreak of World War II: On September 1, 1939, one week after Nazi Germany and…
Belligerent countries don’t always like the public relations problems that come with naked aggression, so they’ll contrive an incident and stage a false attack by an adversary. In the Ukraine these days, it’s not always clear (despite…
The German public broadcasting miniseries Generation War recounts the story of five friends who meet again in 1941 before World War II sends them in different directions on the Eastern Front. The three 90-minute films stand out for the realistic…
The “advanced welfare states of western Europe” can still put on a nostalgic front for tourists, warns US sociologist Charles Murray, but the moral compass of the Continent has eroded almost beyond repair. For…
by Duke Doering Governor George Mickelson and the Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Harold Sykora held a joint press conference in Pierre, SD on August 24, 1990. The purpose was to announce that the 57th Transportation Detachment, the…
Mainstream media has the power to go beyond just reporting the news. Public opinion is shaped and galvanized. Yes, politicians are part of the public, watching the same coverage night after night. Polls determine campaign strategies and rhetoric. …