Free Republic

In May 2018, Jussie Smollett appeared as the narrator and correspondent in an episode of the Epix documentary series “America Divided” that explored the subject of hate crimes, specifically lynching, in the state of Tennessee. Now that the “Empire” actor has been charged with filing a false police report and Chicago police are convinced he staged his own hate attack because he was “dissatisfied with his salary,” Smollett’s involvement in the show is cast in a different light. “When the news initially came out, we were horrified by the story and for myself, it’s hard to get away from the...

The present and future ownership of America, and indeed her existence, are in serious dispute. Our nation is more divided than ever in my thus far seventy-six years of life. That augurs well neither for our future as a nation nor for those of us who want our country back. Asking "Pretty please, Kind Masters, may we have our country back?" won't help. Robert Frost tried to read a poem he had written for JFK's inauguration but was unable to do so. He had difficulties due to the bright sun and his age. It was a cold and sunny day in 1961...