Marvin Folkertsma

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Remember Victory-In-Europe Day

By Marvin Folkertsma (May 02, 2012)

December 1941 is usually remembered by Americans as that fateful month when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, thus thrusting the United States into World War II. However, consider... more

Sick Chickens and Sick Laws

By Marvin Folkertsma (Apr 16, 2012)

When President Obama made his famous declaration about how he was confident that “that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of... more

A Centennial Verdict on Progressivism (1912-2012)

By Marvin Folkertsma (Mar 12, 2012)

  Contemporary liberals fondly recall their progressive forebears from a century past, who railed against trusts and fought for social justice. Certainly, their... more

God and Man at CPAC: Facing the 2012 Election

By Marvin Folkertsma (Feb 14, 2012)

Amidst the hoopla, cheers, and ear-piercing whistles of enthusiastic approval for Republican presidential nominees at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference,... more

Remembering the Battlers of the Bulge

By Marvin Folkertsma (Jan 04, 2012)

On December 16, 1944, the men of Lieutenant Lyle Bouck’s platoon had their all-night vigil interrupted by a pre-dawn fusillade of artillery rounds from a hundred German guns,... more