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Brian E. Birdnow is a historian and teaches at a university in the St. Louis area. He is the author of Communism, Anti-Communism And The Federal Courts In Missouri 1952-1958: The Trial of the St. Louis Five.
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Brian Birdnow (May 22, 2012)
Fred Eckert is a prototypical unsung hero of the conservative movement. Eckert paid his political dues in upstate New York in 1968, organizing local Republican support for... more
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Brian Birdnow (Apr 14, 2012)
Maureen Dowd is a woman of many talents. She is, of course, a New York Times featured columnist, a Pulitzer Prize winning commentator, and the liberals acknowledged Queen... more
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Brian Birdnow (Apr 03, 2012)
Many commentators and editorialists have examined President Barack Obama’s now-famous remark that “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon... more
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Brian Birdnow (Mar 03, 2012)
“We are not the same. I equate Republicans’ political views with thoughtlessness, intolerance and narcissism. They’re neither kind nor empathetic.” The preceding words... more
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Brian Birdnow (Feb 22, 2012)
Regular readers of Townhall may have noticed a column penned last week by this writer questioning the easy expectations of many observers that most liberal Catholics will... more
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Brian Birdnow (Feb 14, 2012)
The current discontent concerning President Obama’s ham-handed decision to force
Catholic hospitals, schools, and charities to provide birth control and abortion pills for... more
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Brian Birdnow (Jan 18, 2012)
Mainstream media hostility to the Republican Party is certainly nothing new, or at least not novel enough to lose any sleep over. The media narrative of the GOP as the... more
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Brian Birdnow (Jan 03, 2012)
Last week, after Christmas had passed and the public had begun crossing the last days of 2011 off of their calendars, the economists all chimed in with their year-end... more