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Politicians Make Things WorseColumns Editorial Political
Home prices keep rising. One reason is that today's houses are bigger. Buyers now want more rooms, washers and dryers and air-conditioning. But even if you adjust for the improvements, houses cost more today. Why?...
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Immigration WarsColumns Editorial Political
Progressives really are trying to fundamentally transform America from our foundation in the Constitution. They want us to be just like every other socialist nation on earth ruled by a totalitarian government. So far,...
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Police TheftColumns Editorial Political
Did you know that in most of America, police can take your property, even if you did nothing wrong? They don't have to charge you with a crime. They don't have to take you to court. They can just say they suspect you of...
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Pronoun WarsColumns Editorial Political
It's us against them. Another pronoun war. At least, that's the way "us" always describes a conflict. "Them" is always everybody else. And, if you're never "us" nor "them," then you have to pick a side because there are...
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The Warmth of CollectivismColumns Editorial Political
"Replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the rich warmth of collectivism!" says my new socialist mayor. Sounds so nice... No more greedy capitalists hoarding wealth. People share. It's the socialist dream....
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My Dad's TearsColumns Editorial Political
I only saw my Dad cry once. Seeing tears running down his face bothered and confused me. We were watching television. I was just an elementary school kid and hadn't understood all that had gone on the week before. On...
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Hollywood vs. IndividualismColumns Editorial Political
Many popular movies make a constructive point: If you work hard enough and push through tough times, you can achieve your dreams. In "The Pursuit of Happyness," a struggling father tells his son, "Don't let anyone tell...
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Unfortunate Radical ReactionsColumns Editorial Political
As Americans shift into prolific identity groups, the rest of us find ourselves rolling our eyes and shaking our heads a lot. "Why did he say that? Didn't he know?" Social constructs excuse reactions that used to be...
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Doomed?Columns Editorial Political
While campaigning, President Donald Trump said, 'We're a nation in decline.' Now that he's president, the left agrees. 'We are witnessing the collapse and implosion of the American empire,' says Cornell West. Are the...
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What a Mess. Stay TunedColumns Editorial Political
What a mess! Now we have to pick sides again. Now we have to blame the other side again for what they started. It is their fault, you know. If they hadn't done that in the first place, we wouldn't have had to fix...
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Socialism vs. CapitalismColumns Editorial Political
People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation poll says, 'College students prefer socialism to capitalism.' Why? Because they believe absurd myths. Like the claim that the Soviet Union 'wasn't real socialism.'...
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The More Things Change WhateverColumns Editorial Political
As I write this 'end of the year/beginning of the year' column, please remember President Biden still had one month left in his term at this time last year. Frankly, it's too daunting to think about 'Bidenomics' and all...
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Christmas from the BeginningColumns Editorial
by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” “Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God...
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Government Control in the Digital AgeEditorial
Politicians push government IDs. In a TSA announcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sternly warns, “You will need a REAL ID to travel by air or visit federal buildings.” European politicians go much...
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New Year's Resolutions, Predictions & Prayers for 2026Columns Editorial
Resolutions, predictions, hopes and other thoughts as this New Year arrives. May God keep, protect and bless American military personnel standing sentry tonight on posts and ships across the globe, wishing they were...
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Father of LightsColumns Editorial
Father of lights by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette I’ve been comforted by God’s Word. Around 835 B.C. Joel wrote the Word God had given him about the end times and judgement. After describing the good and...
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Wikipedia Evil?Columns Editorial
Wikipedia is “Wokepedia,” complains Elon Musk. That’s because it’s become so left-wing. “It’s designed to push an ideological agenda that you can’t see,” says journalist Ashley Rindsberg in my new video....
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Invoking the Monroe DoctrineColumns Editorial Political
Invoking the Monroe Doctrine by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette On December 2, 1823, President James Monroe declared his famous foreign policy during his annual message to Congress. In essence the Monroe Doctrine...
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Disparate ImpactColumns Editorial
Google settled a racial bias lawsuit for $50 million. Merrill Lynch paid $20 million. Maryland taxpayers will have to pay $3 million to make a racial discrimination suit go away. “This is ridiculous! Taxpayers should...
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Imaginary friends todayColumns Editorial
Imaginary friends today by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette I’ve heard all the stories, the good and the bad about AI, i.e. Artificial Intelligence. At least I’ve heard a lot of stories about AI, and I’m...
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Thanksgiving SocialismColumns Editorial
People are turning to socialism. Twothirds of Americans ages 18-29 hold a “favorable view” of it. New York just elected a “proud socialist” mayor. My video explains why his ideas would make things worse. Of...
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Miracles Among UsColumns Editorial
Miracles among us by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Holidays have a way of making us think about things in different ways. Thanksgiving makes us thankful for even the most mundane things we normally take for...
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Free SpeechColumns Editorial
FREE SPEECH by John Stossel Thursday, November 27, 2025 Page A3 MAGNOLIA GAZETTE after our company. It was brutal!” Whoever is in power likes to use that power to shut the other side up. In America, no government has...
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Red Bellied LionsColumns Editorial
Red Bellied Lions by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette We teach students how to give speeches. Actually, we teach them a lot more than that, but at the end of the semester each student must give an informative and...
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