Highest U.S. Inflation Rate in 40 Years—Since 1982!

  Yes, you may have heard some of this already, but read it anyway. The overall U.S. inflation rate in the U.S. rose 7% in 2021, marking the highest rate of inflation in 40 years! Inflation in 1982 was incredibly high, with credit card interest over 20%, it all but killed the real estate...

Court Case Filed to Save Calhoun Monument

The John C. Calhoun statue may have new life breathed into it staying in Charleston, but it's a breath and a prayer.   A Charleston-based organization is asking for the support of the general public in raising funds to save the John C. Calhoun monument of that city from being placed into the...

Southern Generals Remembered: Lee—Jackson Day

General's Lee & Jackson are annually commemorated throughout the Southern states in memory of the most famous of Southern Generals. The U.S. Post Office commemorated the birthdays of the Generals known as Lee---Jackson Day with a stamp bearing their likeness in 1937.   A federal holiday...

Military Documents Prove Fauci Lied to Congress

Dr. Anthony Fauci accused Sen. Rand Paul during a Senate hearing on the coronavirus that 'You are not listening,' Military documents from DARPA indicate that Dr. Fauci was lying when he said that there was no gain of function conspiracy between the military agency and the NIAID headed by Fauci....

Candidates Line Up to Oppose Rice in District—7

  Twelve of thirteen candidates running for the Congressional District 7 seat are Republicans vying for the Republican held seat.   Congressman Tom Rice (R-Myrtle Beach) cast a vote to impeach the 45th President, Donald J. Trump, over the events of January 6th, 2021. That vote has caused...

Historical Ignorance Creates Division

Confederate soldier Robert E. Lee on his horse Traveler.   We call the war of 1861 the Civil War. But is that right? A civil war is a struggle between two or more entities trying to take over the central government. Confederate President Jefferson Davis no more sought to take over Washington,...

Where Have All the Christopher Columbus Statues Gone?

A statue of Christopher Columbus sculpted by Estelle Hampton Frierson and Stavros Alexander Chrysostomides was ordered removed by former mayor Steven Benjamin. During the process the  statue was  damaged and dismembered. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.   In 1786, Columbia, South Carolina, became...

Democrat Pascoe Addresses Greenville GOP

First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe addressed the Greenville County GOP about corruption in the statehouse. Most of his attention was directed at Republicans who have crossed the line. Photo Michael Reed.   It has been said that truth is stranger than fiction. Indeed, that maxim held true in...

Founding Fathers got it right!

Man’s fallen nature is a universal truth.   Federalist Papers: No. 51 describes the Founder’s desire and understanding of governments and how if certain provisions aren’t made known, protective measures not codified that inevitably the usurpation of individual’s liberty, naturally those...

“Wokeness” Smothering Truth That Kills Many

A 19th century illustration titled The Hottentot Venus in the Salon of the Duchess of Berry, by Sebastien Coeure. The Venus was an enslaved woman named Sara Baartman who was displayed in exhibitions in England and France. Sabrina Strings explains in her book The Black Body how this helped...

“Dear Dave” Column: Budgeting for Car Repair

    Budgeting for car repair costs   Dear Dave, I am following your plan, and recently became debt-free, but I have a question. When doing a monthly budget, should I figure in a specific category for car repairs and maintenance, or just use my emergency fund? Ashleigh   Dear...

Live Until You’re Out of Smoke!

Life is for living! "Don't live with regrets" says book author Bonnie Ware. Photo courtesy exumguides.   A short book written by Australian Bonnie Ware in 2012, has been translated into 27 languages, and reminds us of our own mortality and what life is really all about. Ware chronicled some...

“Fear Itself” is Now America’s Great Problem

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Photo courtesy The Guardian.   On March 4, 1933, incoming President Franklin Roosevelt delivered one of the most famous inaugural addresses in history. The nation had plunged into what became known as the great depression, with unemployment skyrocketing,...

Inaccurate Information Gets Past Editors

As much as newspapers, magazines and various publications seek to bring accuracy and the truth to the public, at times that jewel escapes the fact checkers. An error was reported in an article written by Freddy Hill published January 5, 2022, in The Standard concerning Critical Race Theory and...

City Council Votes to Sell Confederate Statue

The monument in Charlottesville, Virginia commemorating Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and his service to the citizens and Commonwealth of Virginia. Photo courtesy of Cvillepedia.   The Charlottesville, Virginia, City Council has voted to sell the "Stonewall" Jackson monument that was taken...

U.S. Population Older & Growing Despite Lower Fertility

  The latest statistical data and estimates from the United Nations shows that as of January 1, 2022, the United States has a current population of 334,805,269. According to the same UN data that number is up from 331,002,651 on January 1, 2020. The U.S. population crossed the 200 million...

Progressive Group-Think Fracturing America

Leftists in America insist there is "white privilege" among all white people when that is clearly not the case. The accusations are merely another tactic in the battle for control of society using critical race theory communist tactics.   With the Rittenhouse trial and verdict, Americans were...

Progressive Hype Versus Truth of the Dobbs Abortion Case

Will SCOTUS overturn Roe v Wade? The court is expected to rule on this case in June of 2022. Photo courtesy  Local News Alerts.   As most Americans are aware, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization abortion case. The Court will...

Charlottesville Update: Melting Down Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee Statue to be Melted. Photo credit: Axios.com   The Marxist leftists have taken over the entire historical landscape of the South since President Biden, Kamala Harris and the Democratic neo-fascists have joined together to control America's entire governmental structure in 2021....

Roe v Wade and Choice

Since 1973, a battle has been raging in America over a basic topic of when does life actually begin. Ask any child of a pregnant woman what's in Mommy's tummy and they will answer immediately: "It's a baby".     Roe v. Wade (RvW) majority opinion by Justice Harry Blackmun was rife with...

Pearl Harbor, Facebook and FreedomSource University

USS Oklahoma pictured December 7, 1941. Photo courtesy US Navy Archives.   Regular readers of the STANDARD may know I have never been an early adapter of technology. When I use something, it is because it has amplified my abilities and reduced the time needed to accomplish a task. It has...

Unconstitutional, Yet Legal?

Governments, appointed and elected leaders are chipping away at the secured unalienable rights guaranteed by the US Constitution by introducing laws that don't stand a lawful litmus test. Photo courtesy Quia.   Is the US Government preparing to forcefully Quarantine unvaccinated citizens?...

Rittenhouse Case About More Than “Not Guilty”

Kyle Rittenhouse immediately following jury decision in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Photo courtesy Lynnwood Times.   After deliberation for three weeks the jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, November 19th. Judge Bruce Schroeder asked the jury if they had reached a verdict in the...

The Attitude of Thanksgiving

Aaron and Hur holding up the Hands of Moses. Illustration in the public domain.   Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. —- Psalms 95:2   We read of Moses and others lifting up arms and hands in prayer and praise unto the LORD in...

Christianity vs Evolution

Photo courtesy Pinterest.   When a Christian talks to an atheist about origins of life, the atheist will always tell you that you need to follow the science and stop your faith in God. What you need to do at that point is say: It takes more faith to believe in evolution than it does to...

CDC Planning Relocation Camps for “High Risk”

Americans are in for a surprise if they think the current state of affairs is only to prevent disease. As hard as it may be to believe that it could take place there may be much more nefarious scenarios to appear. If the documents didn't say so this would be easy to pass off as "conspiracy theory"...

War on the Unvaccinated – a History Lesson?

YOUR PAPERS PLEASE! Reminiscent of NAZI Germany in the 1930's, this week Austria and Germany imposed travel restrictions and began checking "vaccine passports" to discover unvaccinated persons. Above: An Austrian police vaccination passport check point to prevent 'illegal' movement throughout the...

Whistleblower: Pilot Died Following Covid Vaccine

Military pilots are responsible for getting equipment, crew and men to their destination. Now a whistleblower says mandated vaccines may be a security risk putting lives in jeopardy. Photo courtesy MySanAntonio.   If ever there was a reason for halting required mandates for vaccines until...

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