Selwyn Duke's Past Articles

115 articles

In Praise of a Do-nothing Congress

published: January 23, 2012

Here’s a question: how can we expect to have small government if we condemn Congress for not growing it? It’s always a disturbing experience when you’re accosted with a picture...

If Republicans Want to Win, They Must Rebrand “Capitalism”

published: January 23, 2012

One of the simplest rhetorical truths is that the side that defines the vocabulary of a debate wins the debate. Yet, amazingly, we still see experienced conservative politicians with access to...

The Myth of Bad Republican Candidates

published: January 13, 2012

Repeat a big Democrat talking point often enough, and it becomes the truth. There is a certain liberal narrative that has recently filtered down to many independents and even some conservative...

What Conservatives and the GOP Dare Not Say about Immigration

published: January 08, 2012

In a recent election piece, pundit Ann Coulter identified illegal migration as one of the two most important issues of our time. She writes that if we fail at halting it, “the country wi...

Upset about Big Brother’s Ban on Incandescent Bulbs? Buy a Heatball!

published: December 31, 2011

Many of you know that in a few days the federal ban on conventional incandescent light bulbs will go into effect. And while House Republicans included a provision in a recent spending bill that wil...

Will Newt Gingrich Win the Republican Nomination?

published: November 08, 2011

If slow and steady really does win the race, Newt Gingrich could well end up being the Republican nominee for president. Thus far, this campaign season has been defined by flash-in-the-pan fortune...

The Tax Plan that’s Better than Cain’s, Perry’s or Gingrich’s

published: November 01, 2011

Bold tax reform is front and center this campaign season. First Herman Cain made waves and poll headway with his 9-9-9 tax plan, which involves national 9-percent taxes on personal and corporate in...

Clinton’s Cackling at Cain Takes the Cake

published: October 25, 2011

Upon watching footage of Hillary Clinton mocking Herman Cain in Afghan president Hamid Karzai’s presence, one could wonder: would she really want to stack her accomplishments up against Cain&...

Political Persecution in Maricopa County

published: October 16, 2011

When we think of political persecution, places such as Tiananmen Square may come to mind. Increasingly, however, this tool of tyranny is coming to our shores – and it is not made in Chin...

“The Black US Attorney Has Common Cause with the Black Criminal”

published: October 09, 2011

According to Department of Justice whistleblower J. Christian Adams, AG Eric Holder has a certain something in his wallet. It is a quotation – and he has carried it for decades. It ...

How Conservative Candidates Can Give Us a RINO Nominee

published: October 08, 2011

While I certainly understand the frustration of those who complain of RINO primary rise, it’s important to accept the reality of how it happens. It is not, as some would say, a matter of...

“Why do Women always….?”: Generalizations and the Building Blocks of Reality

published: October 03, 2011

Recently I wrote an article about women’s tendency to support statist candidates. As my emails attest, it was met with quite a positive response. Yet, not surprisingly, there was al...

Morgan Freeman is a Prejudiced Man

published: September 28, 2011

When someone insists on making negative judgments about a group, in the face of numerous facts saying otherwise, what do you call it? As most already know, actor Morgan Freeman recently made headl...

The Security Sex

published: September 21, 2011

We have all heard about the sex gap in voting patterns. This is the phenomenon whereby, in every election, women are far more likely to support liberal candidates than men are. For instan...

That Presidential Look: The Bad, the Beautiful and Voting-booth Realities

published: September 18, 2011

While there was more than one reason why John McCain was a long shot to win the 2008 general election, a big one was something almost no one talked seriously about: appearance. That is to say, whe...

When Love Was a Warm Toy Gun

published: September 15, 2011

In a way, commercials can tell you more about how we’ve changed than history books. The other day I came across the above 1960s TV commercial on YouTube; it’s for a toy set called ...

My Solution: How to Restore Freedom of Association and End Government Tyranny

published: September 03, 2011

Unfortunately, many Americans have become inured to the trampling of freedom of association. You can work your fingers to the bone starting a business, and the government becomes a partner tha...

President Downgrade

published: August 14, 2011

When Barack Obama promised change that would transform America, most never suspected that he would make history by presiding over the nation’s first-ever credit downgrade. But, well, yes &nda...

The Myth of White Privilege

published: July 30, 2011

Something must be wrong. My finances are in shambles; mainstream newspapers won’t publish my pieces; and, no matter how much I try to convince Fox News that they need male eye candy as well, ...

Three-monkey Authorities Ignoring another Black-on-white “Hate Crime”

published: July 24, 2011

Like the three monkeys who see, hear and speak no evil, our authorities seem intent on ignoring the true nature of yet another black-on-white racial attack.  In the New York City subway this p...

MediaMatters Takes another Shot at Stirring Up Anti-Truth Outrage

published: July 16, 2011

It really is a shame when a media watchdog has a twisted nose that mistakes putrescence for floral aroma – and vice versa.In a piece published Monday, self-proclaimed media watcher MediaMatte...

Noam Chomsky Gets Half a Clue

published: July 06, 2011

Of all idiots, none is so useful as he who can masquerade as a genius. MIT linguistics professor Noam Chomsky recently denounced Hugo Chavez, accusing the Venezuelan strongman of making an “...

Politically Correct Washington Supreme Court Overturns Murder Conviction

published: June 13, 2011

In 2007, Kevin L. Monday Jr. was convicted for the murder of Francisco Green and received 64 years in prison. The incident ad been caught on a 3-minute video recording shot by a street perform...

Dalai Lama: “I am a Marxist”

published: June 12, 2011

There is no better way to proclaim your lack of spiritual and philosophical depth than by, two decades after the fall of communism, disclosing that you’re Marxist. Yet this is precisely what ...

The American Flag Is “Offensive” in Schools Now

published: May 17, 2011

Increasingly, it seems that the American flag is joining toy guns and dodgeball on the banned-from-school list. And the latest story on this front involves The Butterfield Elementary in Orange...