Selwyn Duke's Past Articles

255 articles

It’s Time for a Greed Czar

published: March 26, 2009

With the recent passage of the 'TARP bonus' bill, it’s obvious that our politicians are finally serious about tackling the problem of greed.  It’s about time, too.  We’v...

How to Use Your Children to Annoy a Liberal

published: March 24, 2009

Since liberals place a premium on tolerance, the loving and charitable thing to do is help them develop it.  Note here that, unbeknownst to many, tolerance involves enduring something consider...

We Need Something Stronger than Steele

published: March 19, 2009

Most of us place politicians down at the level of used-car salesmen, personal injury lawyers and Hollywood actors. In fact, they’re much like actors, only, their acting is generally a bit be...

Obama Gunning for the Second Amendment

published: March 18, 2009

This will seem like a strange way to open a piece of commentary, but the gun owners who voted for Barack Obama believing he respected Second Amendment rights remind me of the bumbling Inspector Clo...

Obama: "I Am Not an Animal!"

published: March 13, 2009

Actually, Obama said, in so many words, "I am not a socialist!" in a delayed-reaction response to a question from a New York Times reporter.  That is to say, his initial answer was a...

In Defense of the White Man

published: February 25, 2009

While many believe that prejudice has diminished over time, it’s not really true. Prejudice is much like the wind: Its direction changes, and the sheltered and well-situated may not sense it,...

Giving Obama a Chance

published: February 20, 2009

Being a cerebral sort, when I ponder President Obama’s seduction of America, I think of the story of the snake and the duck. To be brief, the snake wants the duck to take him to the other si...

Defending the Pope

published: February 13, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI has found himself in a maelstrom of controversy over his lifting of the excommunication of Richard Williamson, an illegally-consecrated prelate who has downplayed the magnitude of...

Yes, Rush, I hope Obama Fails, too

published: February 02, 2009

Ever since President Obama (PBUH) dropped Rush Limbaugh's name recently, the talk-show host has figured prominently in the news.  And now he is being attacked by the mainstream press – a...

The Artificial Reality of the Matrix Media

published: January 16, 2009

A common defense of error today is to say, with due indignation, “I have a right to my opinion!” Legally this is true, given that our First Amendment is extant. But as G.K. Chesterton...

Our Bailout Culture and the Beauty of Bankruptcy

published: December 18, 2008

The story of the Prodigal Son teaches a beautiful lesson about repentance and forgiveness. As you may know, it involves a lazy, irresponsible young man who insists upon taking his share of the fam...

What percent of the electorate should actually vote?

published: December 15, 2008

There is often a profound difference between morality and legality, and, if this were a just world, a good percentage of the American left would be tried for treason.  If that seems a radical ...

The Socialist and the Stone

published: December 11, 2008

When I was still within a stones' throw of ladhood, I had an acquaintance who was essentially a socialist. I can't say for sure he proclaimed himself as such – although I believe he did &ndas...;

Race in the Third Millennium

published: November 28, 2008

Although the show was propaganda produced by leftist Norman Lear, no one could accuse “All in the Family” of not being funny.  Its protagonist, blue-collar bigot Archie Bunker, is ...

Fear and the Security Force

published: November 17, 2008

In all my life I have never seen such intense emotion surrounding a leader as that evoked by Barack Obama. Even Ronald Reagan, the Gipper himself, didn’t enjoy the kind of prostration of the...

How Barack Obama Will Ensure His Victory in 2012

published: November 13, 2008

Even before the election, with the realization that a Barack Obama presidency lay on the horizon, many saw a silver lining in the cloud that drifted into Washington, DC, from the left coast.  ...

The French First Lady: Eye Candy and Air

published: November 11, 2008

It's hard to shock a man living in a planetary insane asylum, so it doesn't raise my eyebrows when I watch a people commit suicide. Nevertheless, I had to shake my head when I read about how Barack...

Obama the Justifier

published: November 03, 2008

Election reportage is reaching a fever pitch, and one of the hottest stories concerns a recently revealed interview Barack Obama gave to Chicago Public Radio in 2001.  In it, then Illinois sta...

The Terrorist Attack of 2010

published: October 24, 2008

The date is November 9, 2010, and you turn on the radio to listen to the news over morning coffee. Economic times have been tough, and you’re not expecting much to uplift the soul. Yet, what...

Barack Obama’s Campaign of the Lie

published: October 17, 2008

Absent the ability to read minds and hearts, I can’t really tell you if Barack Obama is uniquely dishonest.  What is for certain, though, is that his campaign is uniquely deceitful. ...;

The Obama Youth

published: October 02, 2008

It really does seem that the more evil a movement is, the more likely it is to enlist children in its cause. (Well, they really do make beautiful little human shields.) Most of us have now heard ab...

Does Pro-life Now Mean Pro-libertinism?

published: September 26, 2008

At NationalPost.com , journalist David Frum has a piece in which he discusses what he perceives to be the transformation of the pro-life movement. His thesis is that the widespread acceptance of u...

Political Elections, Cultural Elections, and the Votes that Really Matter

published: September 19, 2008

To be honest, treating politics isn’t my favorite pastime.  Sure, like other commentators I do it, but it’s not something I can truly sink my teeth into.  I’ll explain w...

Is the Presidency above Obama’s Pay Grade?

published: August 27, 2008

It’s interesting to hear the euphemisms bandied about in campaigns. After Barack Obama’s and John McCain’s appearance a week ago at Saddleback Church, for instance, the former&rs...;

Why John Edwards’ Affair Matters

published: August 14, 2008

It has become a stereotypical pattern with men.  A lad with a salad-days libido has a girl in every port, plays fast and loose with feelings and breaks hearts.  Then he gets older, marrie...