Category: Project 21 New Visions

Pardon Me, Mr. President! by Emery McClendon

Pardon Me, Mr. President! by Emery McClendon

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We often say “pardon me” after accidentally inconveniencing or offending someone. It’s also a polite expression to ask for someone to repeat something. But we now seem more accustomed to using the term pardon in the context of the power ...
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Redemption: It's Time for Trump to Pardon Model Prisoners Serving Time for Low-Level Crimes, by Council Nedd II

Redemption: It’s Time for Trump to Pardon Model Prisoners Serving Time for Low-Level Crimes, by Council Nedd II

New Visions Commentary /
Last December, President Donald Trump first exercised his power to pardon by commuting the sentence of Sholom Rubashkin. The kosher meatpacking executive received 27 years in prison for money laundering. Rubashkin’s pardon was championed by members of Congress, former attorneys ...
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Roseanne Barr, Samantha Bee and the Need for Consistency, by Jerome Danner

Roseanne Barr, Samantha Bee and the Need for Consistency, by Jerome Danner

New Visions Commentary /
Tuesday's cancellation of the comedienne Roseanne Barr's show was simultaneously surprising and not surprising, if that is at all possible. It was surprising because it was a top-ranked show with its millions of viewers, which meant dollar signs for the ...
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Jerome Danner

That Statement on Babies’ Consent to Change Diapers by the Australian ‘Sexuality Expert’ is Absurd, by Jerome Danner

New Visions Commentary /
There are times when it is quite possible that a noble idea has no actual logic to it whatsoever. So, as a theory, such an idea may look attractive. However, when a thoughtful individual mulls over the proposition, they may ...
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I'm a Cop at Heart, by Council Nedd II

I’m a Cop at Heart, by Council Nedd II

New Visions Commentary /
It took nearly five decades for me to realize the lifelong calling that law enforcement had on me. At 46 years old, I became the oldest rookie officer anyone could remember. I was once a congressional aide. I was a ...
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Kanye Isn’t The Only Black Supporting Trump: Here’s Why, by Derrick Hollie

Kanye Isn’t The Only Black Supporting Trump: Here’s Why, by Derrick Hollie

New Visions Commentary /
Kanye West surprised the American music scene last Friday by dropping a single “Ye vs. The People,” in which he and fellow rapper T.I. go back and forth about their political views. Some are calling his vocal support of President ...
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Americans Need to Hear Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' Speech Again and Again, by Jerome Danner

Americans Need to Hear Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Again and Again, by Jerome Danner

New Visions Commentary /
In life, there are times when a lesson must be repeated for understanding, growth and, ultimately, for application. The repetition could be due to an individual’s seemingly resistant nature to hearing it — and their acceptance it upon hearing it ...
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Swamp Creatures are Terrified of What Ben Carson is Doing to Clean Up HUD, by Horace Cooper

Swamp Creatures are Terrified of What Ben Carson is Doing to Clean Up HUD, by Horace Cooper

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It’s been a year since Dr. Ben Carson was confirmed as Secretary for Housing and Urban Development. For most of its existence HUD is the cabinet-level agency probably best known for management challenges and the occasional corruption scandal involving local ...
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Throwing Shade on the Second Amendment, by Stacy Washington

Throwing Shade on the Second Amendment, by Stacy Washington

New Visions Commentary /
Politically correct retailers are traveling down a road of discrimination by setting their own arbitrary age limits for purchasing guns. Since the horrible shooting last month in Parkland, Florida, age restrictions for purchasing the boogeyman of choice — the dreaded ...
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School Safety is a Common-Sense Solution, by Council Nedd II

School Safety is a Common-Sense Solution, by Council Nedd II

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America is accused of being afflicted with a “gun culture.” Yet we are always surprised – most recently in Parkland, Florida – when school shootings take our children from us. Our alleged gun culture, if it must be called that, ...
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