August 2018 - The St. Croix Review

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Tuesday, 25 September 2018 12:43

Summary of August 2018

Written by Barry MacDonald

The following is a summary of the August/September 2018 issue of The St. Croix Review: Thomas Drake, in a “Letter to the Editor,” provides an example of political dysfunction in Chicago. Barry MacDonald in, “The American Spirit,” reviews the founding of The St. Croix Review, and presents Angus MacDonald, the founder, as the embodiment of the genuine American Spirit. Michael…

Published in August 2018

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:06

Editorial

Written by Barry MacDonald

We uphold American liberty, prosperity, constitutional law, and humble government. The American Spirit Barry MacDonald — Editorial My Dad, Angus MacDonald, published the first issue of The St. Croix Review in February, 1968. In 2018, The St. Croix Review is continuing to express his vision. America was turbulent in 1968. Through many long years the Left in America was sowing…

Published in August 2018

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:08

Animadversions — Bugaboos of the Chattering Class — Nativism

Michael S. Swisher

Animadversions Michael S. Swisher Michael S. Swisher is chairman of the board of Religion and Society, the foundation that publishes The St. Croix Review. Bugaboos of the Chattering Class — Nativism After populism and nationalism (discussed in the two previous columns of this series), nativism ranks prominently as a bugaboo of the chattering class. Webster defines nativism as a “policy…

Published in August 2018

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:16

Kengor Writes

Written by Paul Kengor

Kengor Writes . . . Paul Kengor Paul Kengor is a professor of political science and the executive director of the Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College. Paul Kengor is the author of God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life (2004), The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism (2007), The Judge: William P. Clark, Ronald…

Published in August 2018

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:21

A Word from London

Written by Herbert London

A Word from London Herbert London Herbert London is president of the London Center for Policy Research and is co-author with Jed Babbin of The BDS War Against Israel. The U.S.-North Korea Summit: The Devil Is in the Details (Published June 8, 2018 in The Hill.) With June 12 around the corner, the day President Trump presumably meets with Kim…

Published in August 2018

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:37

Five Nights and Eighty Thousand Steps in Paris, France — Day One

Judy Appel

Five Nights and Eighty Thousand Steps in Paris, France — Day One Judy Appel Judy Appel retired from the joy-filled rigors of teaching elementary school-age children in 1997. Ten years ago she founded the “Stillwater Scribbler’s,” a Stillwater writers’ group. Her published works include both print and digital media of her non-fiction writing. The one-hundred-year-old letter featured in this piece…

Published in August 2018

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:47

Writers for Conservatives, 72: The Wolf by the Ears — Thomas Jefferson and Slavery, by J. C. Miller

Written by Jigs Gardner

Writers for Conservatives, 71: The Wolf by the Ears — Thomas Jefferson and Slavery, by J. C. Miller Jigs Gardner Jigs Gardner is an associate editor of The St. Croix Review. Jigs Gardner writes on literature from the Adirondacks, where he may be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The title, an image used by Jefferson to express the dilemma of Southerners who…

Published in August 2018

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:51

My Harvey Weinstein Moment

Written by Jigs Gardner

My Harvey Weinstein Moment Jigs Gardner Jigs Gardner is an associate editor of The St. Croix Review. Jigs Gardner writes on literature from the Adirondacks, where he may be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. There was a time, as a senior in high school, when my career might’ve taken a turn toward fame and fortune, but alas! It was not to be.…

Published in August 2018

Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:53

August 2018 Poems

Written by Barry MacDonald

1. With the whoosh of the burner firing I look up and see a hot air balloon Floating in the air and it looks so odd Suspended in the sky and there is the Burst of flame and the rise of the balloon And the gradual drifting and there are The other balloons too peopling the Sky but the…

Published in August 2018

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