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Articles by: Paul Kengor

Nativity vs. Occupiers

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. I recently strolled down Grant Street in...

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On Vaclav Havel and Chris Hitchens

Editor’s note: This article first appeared at The American Spectator today. Vaclav Havel is dead. Among other forces and powers,...

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More Recollections from Deer Seasons Past

Last week I wrote an article on Deer Season a half century ago, focusing on my grandmother’s town in the...

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Deer Season Half a Century Ago

This week hunters across America storm the woods loaded for deer. For yet another indication of how times have changed,...

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An Occupy Wall Street Thanksgiving

Editor’s note: A longer version of this article first appeared at TheBlaze.com. Last week, a deranged malefactor was arrested at...

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When Wall Street Erupted

Editor’s note: A shorter version of this article first appeared in today’s issue of USA Today. As the indignation of...

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No Regrets: Frank Kravetz' Story

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "Just existing became what was important," says...

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Death of a Bad Dude

In the 1980s, I was an unrefined adolescent from blue-collar Butler, Pennsylvania. I knew nothing and cared nothing about politics....

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