Woke Language: The Left’s New Terminology | National Review: Victor Davis Hanson

Words often change their meanings as the political context demands. And what was yesterday’s orthodoxy is today’s heterodoxy and tomorrow’s heresy. So here is some of the vocabulary of the woke lexicon.
— Read on www.nationalreview.com/2020/12/a-guide-to-wokespeak/

Conservative Skepticism and the Pandemic ~ The Imaginative Conservative: David Deavel

Conservatives tend to be skeptical about the doom-and-gloom scenarios that are being presented as absolute certainties unless the country as a whole is essentially shut down for months. Many have called us “deniers” or accused us of valuing money over human life. But I believe that this skepticism is both eminently reasonable and will prove right in the long run… (essay by David Deavel)
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2020/12/conservative-skepticism-pandemic-david-deavel.html

Conservative Credo ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Barbara J. Elliott

The conservative believes that that the True, the Good, and the Beautiful are interrelated, and that all things are measured against these three transcendentals… (essay by Barbara J. Elliott)
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2020/12/conservative-credo-barbara-elliott-timeless2.html

Ala. pastor dies from COVID-19 despite following health protocols – The Christian Post: Leonardo Blair

An Alabama pastor, who urged his congregants to be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in March, is now being mourned by his family and church after he died from the virus Saturday.
— Read on www.christianpost.com/news/ala-pastor-dies-from-covid-19-despite-following-health-protocols.html