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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Curt Mills) - Five Years On From Biden’s Finest Hour

The 46th president paid an enormous political price—the beginning of the end of his presidency—to do the right thing by leaving Afghanistan. The post Five Years On From Biden’s Finest Hour appeared first on The American Conservative .

Politics Politics Five Years On From Biden’s Finest Hour The 46th president paid an enormous political price—the beginning of the end of his presidency—to do the right thing by leaving Afghanistan. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images At 4:53 PM, Kabul time, on August 29, 2021—while Americans were enduring a putrid summer hunkered down at home amid Covid’s “Delta wave” —a U.S. unmanned drone (then a relatively unheard-of technology) bombarded a 1996 white Toyota Corolla. United States Central Command (CENTCOM) killed 10 people, including seven children.  It…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Nikos Mohammadi) - What Vance Sees in Huey Long

The Kingfish is a worthy model for right-wing populists. The post What Vance Sees in Huey Long appeared first on The American Conservative .

History What Vance Sees in Huey Long The Kingfish is a worthy model for right-wing populists. At a steel plant in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio last week, J.D. Vance invoked the memory of a “great Southern populist.”  “His name was Huey Long,” the vice president said, “and he once said ‘Every Man a King’ was the goal of his political program.”  Noting that Long—the Depression-era Louisiana governor and U.S. senator popularly known as the Kingfish—was “an interesting guy, kind of a crazy guy,” Vance connected his program with the Trump administration’s agenda: But no man is a king if their castle is…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Evie Solheim) - How the Other Half Homeschools

A record number of American parents are finding that the most affordable “good school” is in their own home. The post How the Other Half Homeschools appeared first on The American Conservative .

Education Education How the Other Half Homeschools A record number of American parents are finding that the most affordable “good school” is in their own home. Photo by Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images Earlier this summer, while reading Skipping School: A History of American Homeschooling and How It Went Mainstream by historian Dixie Dillon Lane, I wrote the following note in the margins: “Will opposition to homeschooling become a luxury belief domiciled among elites?” At the time, the note was just a hasty thought scribbled down with no particular…Open

YOUTUBE (CNN) - Son of US couple who narrowly escaped Nepal flood: 'Grateful for the miracle'

The son of an American couple who survived the devastating floods in Nepal is preparing to reunite with his parents. Looking ahead to the reunion, his mother told CNN, "I'm going to hug them and cry because I am an emotional mama." Her son, Vikram Ravi, reflected on the harrowing ordeal, telling Brianna Keilar, "I'm just thankful that I was able to hear her tell me that she's okay, rather than having to go look for her."