Author: Alan Webber
MORE ABOUT WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL ADDRESS
In his July 19th commentary, Alan pointed out how George Washington’s Farewell Address deserves to stand beside Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address because its timeless warnings about national unity, partisan division, constitutional government, personal virtue, public…
PREVIEW – SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE WHITE CITY
Sherlock Holmes vs. H. H. Holmes – Only One Will Outwit the Other For the first time, I’m inviting readers of Webber’s Whipping Post to preview my upcoming novel. Below are the first…
MORE POT SHOTS FROM AN OLD SOT
Touching the third rail again… One-hundred-eleven (111). That’s the number of times former Director of NIAID Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth Amendment during a recent congressional hearing. Pleading the Fifth is a constitutional…
THE LAST BROADCAST
THE LAST BROADCAST Tom awoke to the alarm he had set for an early Sunday tee time. Unfortunately, rain had pounded the roof all night and, according to the weather app on his…
ELECTION INTEGRITY IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR REPUBLIC
The 2020 election marked a turning point in American politics. It showed serious problems in our election system that should worry every citizen, regardless of their political party. My concerns are not based solely…
THE GREATEST AMERICAN ADDRESS NOBODY HAS READ
If you were to ask Americans to name the greatest speech in our nation’s history, many would probably choose Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. As a devoted admirer of Lincoln, I would be hard pressed…
A SPACE IN TIME – CHAPTER 10
The following morning Lincoln arose and looked out the window onto the front lawn. The first thing he noticed was a throng of people standing a hundred yards away being held back by a…
ILLINOIS RESIDENTS ARE REACHING THEIR BREAKING POINT
As a small business owner employing 20 hardworking Illinoisans, I’ve reached the point where I wonder how much longer businesses like mine can survive under the policies coming out of Springfield. Every year, it…
TWO VIRGINIANS. TWO ARMIES. TWO DIFFERENT LEGACIES History remembers Robert E. Lee as the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Over the past twenty-five years, several Lee statues have been removed…
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