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The Truth of American Slavery Is in My DNA Jun. 19, 2025
With a last name like Feldkamp, I fully expected my DNA results from 23andMe to confirm what I thoug... Read More
When You Travel, Follow Your Passion Jun. 14, 2025
By Victor Block Amanda Syrowatka, a travel expert and director of the Viceroy Bali resort in Indones... Read More
The Government Failed at Fatherhood Jun. 10, 2025
The government spent decades trying to make fathers unnecessary. The failure of that experiment put ... Read More
A Final Lesson for the Class of 2025: Whether or Not You Succeed Is Largely Up to You Jun. 03, 2025
SAN DIEGO — I've given commencement speeches. Many graduates want a warm bath. But what they r... Read More
When It Comes to Biden's Health, There's A Hearty Line Between Immoral and Illegal May. 31, 2025
If you've been reading, listening to or watching the news lately, you've heard about the allegations... Read More
Spectacular Scenery Plus Native American History in the Southwest May. 18, 2025
By Candyce H. Stapen Native American land in the Southwest blooms with spectacular scenery and rewar... Read More
Unknown Washington Highlights Are Off the Beaten Path May. 17, 2025
By Victor Block More than 25 million Americans visit Washington, D.C., each year. Most come to enjoy... Read More
The Feminist War on Motherhood May. 13, 2025
If you celebrated Mother's Day, you rejected modern feminism without even knowing it. Last Sunday wa... Read More
Renaissance Festivals Return Merrymakers to the Past May. 11, 2025
By Victor Block I recently joined about 3,000 other spectators watching armor-clad horseback-riders ... Read More
Who Can Hold a Candle to Trump's Amazingness? May. 03, 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi recently congratulated President Donald Trump in a cabinet meeting, sayin... Read More
15 Truths About Immigration, Some More Uncomfortable Than Others Apr. 24, 2025
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. presidency is like a high-stakes poker game. And for President Donald Tru... Read More
The Greatest Event in Human History Apr. 18, 2025
"Eighty and six years I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong," said Polycarp, Bishop of Smyr... Read More
Can't Keep Quiet: 100 Columns and Counting Apr. 16, 2025
This is the 100th Raffel Ticket weekly column I've written. How the heck did that happen? The underl... Read More
The Evidence for Easter Apr. 15, 2025
If you think politicians make outlandish claims, consider what Christians celebrate at Easter. They ... Read More
250 Years After Paul Revere's Ride, Boston Still Stands for Liberty Apr. 09, 2025
In April 1775, Paul Revere set out on horseback from Boston to warn the patriots that the British ki... Read More
Civil Rights Leader Mattie Jones: 'You Have To Set Yourself Free' Apr. 04, 2025
Mattie Jones turned 92 at the end of March. Friends, family, state senators and our U.S. congressman... Read More
All Human Thought: Pre-AI Addition Mar. 28, 2025
In college, before becoming an English major — and therefore borderline unemployable —I ... Read More
DEI and Accessibility, Explained Mar. 03, 2025
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Across the country, right-wing groups are working to dismantle long-standing anti-discrimination pro... Read More
Lighting the Torches of Others for Women's History Month Feb. 28, 2025
Just in time for Women's History Month, there's an essay collection called "Fast Famous Women" relea... Read More
What About Building That Gaza Riviera? Feb. 26, 2025
President Donald Trump's proposal to transfer the few million Palestinian Arabs in Gaza to other Ara... Read More
