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Canada on ice - 2/17/25 by Earick Ward February 17, 2025 by Earick Ward The Canadian people need to understand that it is not Canada or the Canadian people that we oppose, but leftism. More
President’s Day and America’s 5 best presidents - 2/17/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 17, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. In this author’s opinion, anyway. More
MAHA: HHS's RFK, Jr. gets off to an impressive start - 2/16/25 by Monica Showalter February 16, 2025 by Monica Showalter Vaccine-injury registries, ending government-paid junk food, finding ways to help farmers -- RFK, Jr. has gotten to work. More
The prosecutors noisily resigning over Eric Adams’ dropped charges are hypocrites - 2/16/25 by Jack Hellner February 16, 2025 by Jack Hellner For more than a decade, they’ve done nothing as the Obama and Biden administrations consistently ignored blatant political corruption. More
A 1974 federal law forces the President to avoid efficiency and cost savings - 2/16/25 by Everett Brunson February 16, 2025 by Everett Brunson Congress can act to change this, so the big question is whether Congress will act to save taxpayers money. More
Removing discrimination from education: A two-week challenge - 2/16/25 by Anony Mee February 16, 2025 by Anony Mee Libs of TikTok, Chris Rufo, school board warriors, worried parents: It’s up to you More
EU elites pan Vance’s speech, welcome terror and dissolution - 2/16/25 by Eric Utter February 16, 2025 by Eric Utter One called Vance's speech "silly and immature." More
The unitary executive: A conservative vision for restoring constitutional order - 2/16/25 by Ronald Beaty February 16, 2025 by Ronald Beaty And it’s not just because we like Trump. It’s a return to a more authentic American government. More
They didn’t know they were revolutionaries. Do you? - 2/16/25 by M. Walter February 16, 2025 by M. Walter We are living in interesting times. More
Frontrunner for chancellor of Germany attacks Elon Musk - 2/16/25 by Eric Utter February 16, 2025 by Eric Utter Where does he get off? More
New Jersey bans safe, effective ammunition - 2/16/25 by Mike McDaniel February 16, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Their ignorance is often funny, but in this case it’s deadly—to the innocent. More
Resistance: Sheryl Crow sells her Tesla! - 2/16/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 16, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. If it makes you happy, Sheryl... More
Reza Pahlavi at CPAC? Big mistake - 2/16/25 by Majid Rafizadeh February 16, 2025 by Majid Rafizadeh A conference that cherishes democratic values should not have the son of the deposed Shah of Iran as a speaker. More
How to free the hostages peacefully - 2/16/25 by Sha'i ben-Tekoa February 16, 2025 by Sha'i ben-Tekoa Once one understands the Islamic-Arab culture, a ready solution presents itself. More
False claims: universities can't make them anymore - 2/16/25 by Mike McDaniel February 16, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Republican, constitutional, government has come at long last to destroy “our democracy.” More
The auditors are coming! The auditors are coming! - 2/16/25 by Mark C. Ross February 16, 2025 by Mark C. Ross Isn’t it about time the government take some of its own taxpayer-torturing medicine? More
The big shrink - 2/16/25 by James S. Fay February 16, 2025 by James S. Fay The battle is underway to create a permanently leaner government. More
Rep. Sara Jacobs says the quiet part out loud about USAID - 2/15/25 by Monica Showalter February 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter USAID seems to be full of thieves.   More
Meghan and Harry Markle's Archewell found to be funneling cash to Democrats -report - 2/15/25 by Monica Showalter February 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter Are they taking USAID, too? More
The jihad is back in Germany and Austria - 2/15/25 by Andrea Widburg February 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It’s ironic that these nations, having rid themselves of Jews, now die at the hands of the Jews’ other enemy. More
Massachusetts’s coming economic explosion and the American pursuit of happiness - 2/15/25 by Andrea Widburg February 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Despite all its educational institutions, Massachusetts has completely failed the Founders’ test for wisdom. More
The next scandal - 2/15/25 by Earick Ward February 15, 2025 by Earick Ward Trump's task is to 'milei' the federal leviathan and restore our republic. More
Old Democrats yell at cloud - 2/15/25 by William Sullivan February 15, 2025 by William Sullivan Democrats are howling mad about DOGE's elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer money, saving billions. Why are they so apoplectic? More
‘The Last of the Democrats’ - 2/15/25 by Rick McDowell February 15, 2025 by Rick McDowell Like the Mohicans of 1757, the woke Democrats of 2025 are on the verge of extinction. More
More like Stalin than Washington - 2/15/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 15, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The U.S. media sure loved Fidel Castro when he first came on the scene. More
D.C. insiders may find themselves caught in the trap they set for J6ers - 2/15/25 by Andrea Widburg February 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Those planning to destroy evidence of wrongdoing are running afoul of the same law that the Biden DOJ deliberately misused against the January 6 defendants. More
Democrats, swamp-dwellers, indignant and angry at the thought of accountability - 2/15/25 by Eric Utter February 15, 2025 by Eric Utter Bureaucrats posting on various bulletin boards aren't happy. More
Oh, the weather outside is frightful! - 2/15/25 by Jack Hellner February 15, 2025 by Jack Hellner Once again, reality puts the lie to the hysterical climate predictions that the left has been using to manipulate America’s comfort, industry, and economy. More
The DOE hasn’t just been failing kids; it’s been destroying them - 2/15/25 by Andrea Widburg February 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Videos of the genuinely evil material being taught to American children will make you regret that the DOE wasn’t shut down the day after it was opened. More
A warrior's Secretary of Defense - 2/15/25 by Mike McDaniel February 15, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Former, frequently AWOL, SecDef Lloyd Austin assured us DEI, drag queens, trans, pronouns and the like were our strength and had no role in suppressing recruitment and retention. More
Changes: the President and the pop star - 2/15/25 by Mike McDaniel February 15, 2025 by Mike McDaniel America is back. More
Trump is just following Bill Clinton’s bureaucracy-cutting example - 2/15/25 by Jack Hellner February 15, 2025 by Jack Hellner Let’s not forget, Clinton oversaw a reduction in the federal workforce. More
Schadenfreude: Pampered greenie princelings set to jet into Brazil's COP30 rainforest summit advised to 'sleep under the stars' - 2/14/25 by Monica Showalter February 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter They are in for a surprise. More
An American Thinker podcast: The new paganism is worse than the original (with transcript) - 2/14/25 by Andrea Widburg February 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Many conservatives have seen that the West is reverting to paganism. However, I argue that the new paganism is worse because the new gods are worse. More
The democratization of discourse - 2/14/25 by Kevin Finn February 14, 2025 by Kevin Finn Whatever their foibles, we should be thankful for social media. More
London Bridge is falling down - 2/14/25 by Liam Calnan February 14, 2025 by Liam Calnan While all attention is focused on the dialogue between London and Washington, interesting processes are brewing in the United Kingdom. More
A hidden tax increase? - 2/14/25 by John M. Grondelski February 14, 2025 by John M. Grondelski The president has expressed interest in getting rid of the penny. But that could have painful consequences for the American people. More
Democrats’ real terror about DOGE and the Treasury - 2/14/25 by Maker S. Mark February 14, 2025 by Maker S. Mark Trump and Musk are on the threshold of uncovering the ultimate socialist nightmare. More
'Throwing gold bars off the Titanic' -- EPA chief Zeldin finds $20b slush fund that mysteriously began emptying after Biden's July debate - 2/14/25 by Monica Showalter February 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter Corruption that could be beyond what goes on in the third world.   More
USAID’s Samantha Power: From journalist to global power broker—without accountability - 2/14/25 by Charlton Allen February 14, 2025 by Charlton Allen Power was never an outsider—she was an entrenched member of the Obama-Biden foreign policy machine. More
Policy entrepreneurs raid the U.S. Treasury - 2/14/25 by Bob Bishop February 14, 2025 by Bob Bishop Exorbitant federal grants and contracts and noncompliance with IRS charity laws. More
Dems’ hair on fire as Trump’s Cabinet picks get to work - 2/14/25 by Earick Ward February 14, 2025 by Earick Ward And it’s only week four! More
The mayor singing ‘in my room’ - 2/14/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 14, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Brandon Johnson’s “gift room” shows he’s just another man of the people with fancy tastes. More
Is California turning the tide on transgenderism? - 2/14/25 by Lloyd Billingsley February 14, 2025 by Lloyd Billingsley If California wants to be a true national leader, the state should dump the trans indoctrination that divides students from each other and their own parents.  More
Biden's final gift - 2/14/25 by Ethel C. Fenig February 14, 2025 by Ethel C. Fenig January's Producer Price Index increased "more than expected."  More
The APA's transgender fails - 2/14/25 by Aida Cerundolo, M.D. February 14, 2025 by Aida Cerundolo, M.D. By promoting Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care as an “indispensable” reference, the APA is clinging to an era when clinicians surrendered evidence-based medicine to an ideology  More
Democrats and their new Confederacy - 2/14/25 by Eric Utter February 14, 2025 by Eric Utter Democrats get all "states-rights" on us whenever a Republican is in the White House. More
Let’s talk about Africa, which is where tribalism takes you *UPDATED* - 2/13/25 by Andrea Widburg February 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Here’s a hint: It’s not pretty, but it’s where the Democrats’ politics of division are ultimately leading. More
It has been obvious for a long time that remote work has a negative impact on productivity - 2/13/25 by Jack Hellner February 13, 2025 by Jack Hellner It has been obvious for a long time that remote work has a negative impact on society, and makes for a less productive workforce More
All you need to know about atmospheric physics - 2/13/25 by Bill Ponton February 13, 2025 by Bill Ponton Since Al Gore first opened his mouth in a Congressional hearing in 1976 on the subject of climate, it was obvious that he was full of it. More
Telegraph: Trump’s ‘aid freeze’ officially takes its first life - 2/13/25 by Olivia Murray February 13, 2025 by Olivia Murray When you dive into the facts though, it seems like this “charity” killed somebody to make a political point. More
Trump orders Green Berets into Mexico to train local marines to crush cartels, and Mexican leaders give the green light - 2/13/25 by Monica Showalter February 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter Mr. Trump was, to say the least, persuasive. More
The Year of the Egg - 2/13/25 by Mark C. Ross February 13, 2025 by Mark C. Ross This essential food product reveals a lot about our economy. More
Clown show: Democrats vow to shut down the government, to protest Trump ... shutting down the government - 2/13/25 by Monica Showalter February 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter Shhh, goofuses, don't give Elon any ideas ...   More
Legacy media giant reportedly shifting resources from left-wing paper to promote…a conservative press - 2/13/25 by Olivia Murray February 13, 2025 by Olivia Murray It looks like the billionaire business mogul may have been red-pilled. More
Regarding the president’s power to manage the government, the Supreme Court has spoken - 2/13/25 by Andrea Widburg February 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg What it said 157 years ago applies perfectly to the situation that the president faces today. More
Boiler Up? No, kids—LAWYER UP - 2/13/25 by Charlton Allen February 13, 2025 by Charlton Allen There is no journalistic privilege that allows you to erase already-public information when the federal government is interested. More
Remember ThemToo, rainbow allies - 2/13/25 by J.B. Pensyltucky February 13, 2025 by J.B. Pensyltucky The poisonous fruits of the Sexual Revolution. More
The U.S. is still alive - 2/13/25 by Tim Mostert February 13, 2025 by Tim Mostert Stealing in the shadows requires a level of creativity that leaves a trail that can be followed, and usually leads to tears.  More
Rogue judges work to stop Trump’s executive orders - 2/13/25 by Susan Quinn February 13, 2025 by Susan Quinn Partisan backgrounds and history shine a light on these activist judges’ true agendas. More
First the noise... now the signal - 2/13/25 by Bill McCauley February 13, 2025 by Bill McCauley By willy-nilly expansion of the government´s reach, the Biden regime generated an immense amount of noise, which literally drowned out most sensible discourse.  More
A hissy fit, not a constitutional crisis - 2/13/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 13, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Going crazy on TV attacking Musk and Trump is not proof of a constitutional crisis. More
The pope barks up the wrong tree - 2/12/25 by Monica Showalter February 12, 2025 by Monica Showalter His letter to the bishops was a pretty loud shot at President Trump for restoring order at the border. He ought to be condemning the creators of mass migration. More
Finding value that others ignore is Donald Trump’s superpower - 2/12/25 by Thomas Lifson February 12, 2025 by Thomas Lifson President Trump is the master of spotting hidden value, whether in a piece of property or our nation’s sometimes hidden strengths. More
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Where Convenience Trumps Safety - 2/12/25 by Ned Cosby February 12, 2025 by Ned Cosby It’s not hard to create a safer airport, but there are a lot of people in D.C. whose egos demand a different approach to safety. More
City council of Worcester, MA votes to become an LGBTQ++ ‘sanctuary city’ - 2/12/25 by Olivia Murray February 12, 2025 by Olivia Murray Comments from the public were nearly indistinguishable from an SNL skit. More
When it takes 12 days to get your mail... - 2/12/25 by Dana Ferrell February 12, 2025 by Dana Ferrell ...the federal government might as well go back to the Pony Express. More
How much power does Elon Musk have? - 2/12/25 by Julius Sanks February 12, 2025 by Julius Sanks The answer reveals the true genius of the Trump team’s strategy. More
‘Green’ politician vying for Germany’s chancellorship makes a ridiculous spectacle trying to christen a new ship with ‘safe’ contraption - 2/12/25 by Olivia Murray February 12, 2025 by Olivia Murray Reductio ad absurdum is no longer a hypothetical when leftists are around. More
Are the Gazans tired of winning yet? - 2/12/25 by Deborah C. Tyler February 12, 2025 by Deborah C. Tyler Maybe it’s time for this wretched people to move on. More
Melting down over DOGE - 2/12/25 by Jack Hellner February 12, 2025 by Jack Hellner It is astonishing what the media and other Democrats get outraged about and what they don’t. More
Massive fraud is exposed by Musk and Trump and the left is furiously melting down! Does this not reveal their consciousness of guilt? - 2/12/25 by Patricia McCarthy February 12, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy The gravy train is coming to an end. More
Our Conservative Climate Caucus - 2/12/25 by Bill Ponton February 12, 2025 by Bill Ponton “Republicans” working to dilute Trump’s war against taxpayer-funded progressive energy scams. More
Will POTUS be happy with SCOTUS? - 2/12/25 by Bill Hansmann February 12, 2025 by Bill Hansmann It is reprehensible that Supreme Court justices can be ideology-driven, progressive activists in the manner Sotomayor, Kagan, and Brown have shown themselves to be.  More
Why do we treat murdering a pregnant woman differently from abortion? - 2/12/25 by Helen Louise Herndon February 12, 2025 by Helen Louise Herndon For justice to be just, the two actions should be treated in the same way. More
Learning about Abe - 2/12/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 12, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Lincoln was the closest thing to indispensable in U.S. history. More
Liz Cheney’s never-ending farewell tour: now featuring JD Vance - 2/12/25 by Charlton Allen February 12, 2025 by Charlton Allen At some point, Liz must accept reality: The GOP has moved on. More
When the state walks the picket line - 2/11/25 by John Woods February 11, 2025 by John Woods Say goodbye to even more of Oregon’s businesses. More
Is Taylor Swift the next ‘Brandon’? - 2/11/25 by W.A. Eliot February 11, 2025 by W.A. Eliot A bout of booing at the Super Bowl on Sunday got mainstream commentators all squirmy. More
Report: FEMA mismanaged $8.1B in COVID grants - 2/11/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney February 11, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney Our government at work... More
Constitutional rights mean nothing in ‘family court’ - 2/11/25 by Maureen Steele February 11, 2025 by Maureen Steele The agency is often called ‘Child Protective Services.’ But it’s really a government-sanctioned human-trafficking racket. More
Does President Trump have to come over there to Los Angeles, again? - 2/11/25 by Monica Showalter February 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter The clowns running the show in the City of Angels have now prioritized Olympic construction above fire-victim reconstruction. More
The Feds’ ‘fork in the road’ offer is a blessing in disguise - 2/11/25 by Susan Quinn February 11, 2025 by Susan Quinn The brouhaha is not really about the offer itself, but about the meaning it has for each employee: many employees think the government owes them lifetime employment. More
Vatican wades into U.S. politics prescribing USAID policy positions for President Trump - 2/11/25 by Monica Showalter February 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter They seem to think U.S. taxpayer money is their money. More
Democrat threatens to shut down the government if Elon Musk and DOGE continue to ‘undermine the American people’ - 2/11/25 by Olivia Murray February 11, 2025 by Olivia Murray Do they realize he’s working for free? More
About that Super Bowl halftime show - 2/11/25 by Jim Davis February 11, 2025 by Jim Davis Halftime shows are business decisions in an increasingly brutal ratings war. More
Canadian church butchers the Lord’s Prayer - 2/11/25 by Eric Utter February 11, 2025 by Eric Utter Disgusting and sacrilegious. More
Liz Cheney’s never-ending farewell tour: now featuring Elon Musk - 2/11/25 by Charlton Allen February 11, 2025 by Charlton Allen Just when you think Liz Cheney has finally run out of ways to humiliate herself, she finds a new one. More
There is no Execulative Branch - 2/11/25 by John M. Grondelski February 11, 2025 by John M. Grondelski A lot of anti-Musk rhetoric depends on a truncated vision of separation of powers that envisions an “Execulative” branch – a executive branch agency managed by Congressional fiat.  There’s no such thing, in pure or mutated form. More
Trump is just the tip of the iceberg - 2/11/25 by Mark C. Ross February 11, 2025 by Mark C. Ross Why didn’t freedom-loving Americans rise up against this tyranny long ago?  More
I was a serf for the CFPB - 2/11/25 by Jonathan Barnes February 11, 2025 by Jonathan Barnes How the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "protected" federal contractors.  More
Bring back the bands and cheerleaders - 2/11/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 11, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Another Super Bowl, another worthless halftime show.  More
Never have so few done so little to have so much - 2/10/25 by Brad Lena February 10, 2025 by Brad Lena While most Americans are busy celebrating themselves, few consider the small number of workers who make America’s exceptional bounty possible. More
Larry Summers and four other Democrat Treasury secretaries come out together to howl about DOGE - 2/10/25 by Monica Showalter February 10, 2025 by Monica Showalter Where were they when all the fraud that DOGE has uncovered was going on? More
Calculus is the heart of applied mathematics, but US students aren’t prepared for it - 2/10/25 by Molly Slag February 10, 2025 by Molly Slag Unless young students learn the predicate mathematics for calculus, our nation will grind to a halt. More
Democrats decry Trump’s cancellation of ‘green’ subsidies because he’s ending a ‘low-cost’ industry - 2/10/25 by Olivia Murray February 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray More proof that the left can’t grasp even the most basic of concepts. More
Presidential character matters - 2/10/25 by Nodrog Snave February 10, 2025 by Nodrog Snave Voters know who President Trump is, what he stands for, and what he’ll do. And they know that he and Vance, unlike the Democrats, aren’t crazy. More
Anti-white propagandists spread disinformation to spur race wars in South Africa - 2/10/25 by Olivia Murray February 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray Yet they can’t seem to figure out why white farmers own the farms. More
The Democrats sowed the wind and are reaping the whirlwind - 2/10/25 by Steve Bowden February 10, 2025 by Steve Bowden They have no one to blame but themselves for Trump’s and Musk’s actions. More
Air traffic controllers: DC plane crash caused by ‘immunity program’ and ‘hiring practices’ - 2/10/25 by Olivia Murray February 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray Progressivism = murder. More
Country as home - 2/10/25 by John M. Grondelski February 10, 2025 by John M. Grondelski As debates over immigration, immigration levels, and the proper national response to illegal immigration continue to roil America, perhaps we need to get back to basic reason. More
Legos called ‘heteronormative,’ problematic - 2/10/25 by Eric Utter February 10, 2025 by Eric Utter A British museum is cautioning its visitors to not view a Lego display as "the norm." More
President Trump addresses his largest TV audience ever during an interview before the Super Bowl yesterday - 2/10/25 by Peter Barry Chowka February 10, 2025 by Peter Barry Chowka As always, he made some news as he answered questions from FOX News’s Bret Baier. More
Lawfare 2.0: A New York judge launches a coup - 2/10/25 by S. David Sultzer February 10, 2025 by S. David Sultzer The only way for Trump to vindicate the Constitution is to declare that the judge’s order is null and void and ask the House to impeach the judge.      More
Politically bipolar - 2/10/25 by Bill Guild February 10, 2025 by Bill Guild How is it that Democrats and progressives can ignore illegal and immoral actions within their own party and fixate on denouncing the perfectly legal and moral actions of Republicans and MAGA supporters? More
My experience with USAID and Israel - 2/10/25 by Gary Schiff February 10, 2025 by Gary Schiff It isn’t just USAID that needs oversight and program review.  More
Marco Rubio, not Obama, on Cuba - 2/10/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 10, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Don't expect Secretary Marco Rubio to visit Havana and watch a ball game with Raul Castro. More
Homeland Security Secretary Noem accuses FBI of leaking news of ICE raids to the press - 2/9/25 by Monica Showalter February 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter Kash Patel, call your office. More
Rathergate at 21 - 2/9/25 by Mike McDaniel February 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel "Dan Rather deserves only ridicule, contempt, and scorn." More
Revisiting Benghazi - 2/9/25 by Jim Davis February 9, 2025 by Jim Davis Bad judgment from Obama and Hillary to the point of treason. More
The Second Amendment: new Trumpian opportunities - 2/9/25 by Mike McDaniel February 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel For the first time in many years, there is real potential to pass laws that would enhance individual liberty.  More
DOGE is killing the DemBorg - 2/9/25 by Andrea Widburg February 9, 2025 by Andrea Widburg What DOGE is doing isn’t about saving money; it’s about ending the Democrat party. More
I am a Jordanian Palestinian and I support Trump’s settlement plans for Gazans - 2/9/25 by Mudar Zahran February 9, 2025 by Mudar Zahran It offers a path to peace, stability, and reconciliation with our Israeli brothers and sisters. More
Musk's minions - 2/9/25 by Susan Quinn February 9, 2025 by Susan Quinn The left is making them out to be snot-nosed teenagers with no knowledge of government. More
After the failures of lawfare, a leftist judge plows forward to new heights of judicial overreach - 2/9/25 by Monica Showalter February 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter The speared shark is thrashing. More
A vile new low for Hamas: Their torturous release of three Israeli hostages - 2/9/25 by Monica Showalter February 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter They starved them and filled them with false hopes. More
Trump and DOGE vs. Democrats, the Deep State, the corporate media, and a lone judge - 2/9/25 by Eric Utter February 9, 2025 by Eric Utter This is the Crime of the Century. More
Memories of Super Bowl XVIII - 2/9/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 9, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The Super Bowl is on, which calls to mind some great football games it has produced. More
Trump imposes sanity on a green EV market - 2/9/25 by Mike McDaniel February 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel The Electric Vehicle (EV) doom loop has been closing for several years. More
Ibram X. Kendi: last of the race hustlers? - 2/9/25 by Mike McDaniel February 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel It turns out, like so many professors of “studies,” Kendi was, at best, a poor and unproductive scholar. More
Kristi Noem: not all hat and no cattle - 2/9/25 by Mike McDaniel February 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel What a difference an election, and a few weeks, makes. More
Is Trump criminalizing 'trans identity'? - 2/9/25 by Mike McDaniel February 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel There is no such thing as “trans rights.” More
Leftism and mental health - 2/8/25 by Noel S. Williams February 8, 2025 by Noel S. Williams In short: a bad mixture. More
Late stage Trump Derangement Syndrome and reverse psychology - 2/8/25 by Mike McDaniel February 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel One of the apparent symptoms of late-stage Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is susceptibility to blatantly obvious reverse psychology. More
Big Balls (and the other DOGE guy) are back on the job - 2/8/25 by Monica Showalter February 8, 2025 by Monica Showalter The DOGE team member with bad tweets was brought back, while the other one, known as Big Balls, confounded the mainstream media. More
We know who was in charge of America...or do we? - 2/8/25 by Mike McDaniel February 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel One thing is certain: if we ever do discover the truth, it’s going to be stranger than fiction. More
Harry, the drug-using one-time prince, can stay, but Trump had the perfect Parthian shot - 2/8/25 by Andrea Widburg February 8, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It was a typically Trumpian solution—both pragmatic and cutting. More
High time for the posse to round up the bad guys - 2/8/25 by Albin Sadar February 8, 2025 by Albin Sadar Trump is doing exactly what we elected him to do, and the beauty is that he’s using the left’s own institutions against them. More
A 22nd-century history book on our ‘fascist’ age - 2/8/25 by John M. Grondelski February 8, 2025 by John M. Grondelski What might a leftist expect the history books of the future to say about Trump and Musk? More
How to make US education great again: Replace the management - 2/8/25 by Matthew G. Andersson February 8, 2025 by Matthew G. Andersson In the private sector, when a company is failing, the remedy is either liquidation or a hostile takeover. It’s the same here. More
‘Don’ Wick: The Democrats killed his dog - 2/8/25 by Andrea Widburg February 8, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The Democrats did very bad—and criminal—things directly to Donald Trump, and he’s bringing justice back to them. More
Israel’s righteous case for the death penalty - 2/8/25 by Adina Kutnicki February 8, 2025 by Adina Kutnicki The most fiery storm in the public square shouldn’t be all that fiery. More
The radioactive Mark Milley - 2/8/25 by Mike McDaniel February 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Circa 2025, we’ve come to a place where a compromised general was pardoned by an equally compromised POTUS. More
Just how bad was USAID? Tucker takes a deep dive with former State Dept cyber guy Mike Benz - 2/8/25 by Monica Showalter February 8, 2025 by Monica Showalter It's an eye opener. More
The Democrats need to get Trump out of their heads - 2/8/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 8, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The party is faltering and Trump keeps dominating politics. It may be like that for a while. More
President Donald Trump is back and workers have jobs! - 2/8/25 by Ethel C. Fenig February 8, 2025 by Ethel C. Fenig The Golden Era of America is off and running. More
Tone deaf, anonymous FBI agents sue - 2/8/25 by Mike McDaniel February 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Most of those agents aren’t proud of what they did. More
Leftists in a tailspin, and USAID is the hill to die on? - 2/7/25 by D. Parker February 7, 2025 by D. Parker What better gift could the left have handed its conservative opposition? More
Assessing Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ proposal - 2/7/25 by Robert L. Maginnis February 7, 2025 by Robert L. Maginnis Whether it’s a Trumpian bluff or he’s being serious, the suggestion requires careful attention. More
USAID: Your tax dollars at work…for Hezbollah? - 2/7/25 by Charlton Allen February 7, 2025 by Charlton Allen Exclusive: The degrees of separation between USAID money and terrorism are almost nonexistent. More
Another one: Former USAID contractor turned WSJ reporter takes another doxx-like swing at DOGE engineer - 2/7/25 by Monica Showalter February 7, 2025 by Monica Showalter They are pummelling DOGE and have forced a young engineer out based on some years-ago bad tweets that were deleted. More
Staring inflation in the face - 2/7/25 by Mark C. Ross February 7, 2025 by Mark C. Ross To really understand inflation, it’s important for us to kill some common misconceptions. More
A relationship Israel can’t afford to ignore - 2/7/25 by Vladimir Khanin February 7, 2025 by Vladimir Khanin This country, little known to Americans, could make or break Israel’s success. More
Trump is serious about the Gaza plan because he already has a roadmap - 2/7/25 by Andrea Widburg February 7, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Yes, the proposal is a negotiating tool, but Trump also envisions the U.S. as a project manager, and his son-in-law gave him the plan he will follow. More
The glitter of America's golden era - 2/7/25 by Stephen Helgesen February 7, 2025 by Stephen Helgesen There may be hidden opportunities even in the downside of President Trump's tariffs. More
Follow the money: USAID’s $53 million problem - 2/7/25 by Charlton Allen February 7, 2025 by Charlton Allen It looks like the Wuhan lab alone took home more than $50 million in taxpayer dollars. More
Michigan state representative gets sterilized because she’s afraid Trump might ban contraception products - 2/7/25 by Eric Utter February 7, 2025 by Eric Utter Is that such a bad thing? More
Maybe CBS stands for Clearly Bull Sh*t - 2/7/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 7, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Does anyone doubt now that CBS was in the tank for VP Kamala Harris? More
Fake insurance courtesy of Newsom’s California - 2/7/25 by Philip A. Fitzpatrick February 7, 2025 by Philip A. Fitzpatrick California's FAIR state fire insurance plan lives up to Gavin Newsom's reputation for sheer incompetence.  More
The rise of Gen Z - 2/7/25 by Earick Ward February 7, 2025 by Earick Ward Donald Trump is ushering in a generation of new talent. More
The paradox of Trump’s love affair with Evangelical Christians - 2/7/25 by Peter Olsson February 7, 2025 by Peter Olsson Why do so many evangelical Christians love and support Trump?  More
Progs and Dems keep going with the ‘Trump is controversial’ schtick - 2/7/25 by Jack Hellner February 7, 2025 by Jack Hellner Since there seems to be so much confusion about Trump’s policies and positions, here’s a list: More
Too many of America’s schoolchildren are being taught to hate Jews - 2/6/25 by Molly Slag February 6, 2025 by Molly Slag Humans have the innate capacity to hate, but it must be cultivated—and progressives are cultivating antisemitism as hard as they can. More
Long Island's Nassau County defies lawless agendas of sanctuary cities - 2/6/25 by Susan Quinn February 6, 2025 by Susan Quinn The tide is turning. More
Free citizens have a unalienable right to ownership - 2/6/25 by Jay Davidson February 6, 2025 by Jay Davidson Since we pay for every single federal expenditure, should citizens not question its effectiveness and efficacy? More
Trump’s Gaza plan within international law - 2/6/25 by Frank Friday February 6, 2025 by Frank Friday The Middle East is becoming a very different place, and it’s about time. More
Democrat voters: From where do they all come? - 2/6/25 by J.A. Frascino February 6, 2025 by J.A. Frascino It’s a fatal attraction. More
Needed: A name and shame law! - 2/6/25 by M. Walter February 6, 2025 by M. Walter This USAID scandal really should be the last straw. More
USAID helped fund the ‘Soros prosecutors’ - 2/6/25 by Andrea Widburg February 6, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The people who have allowed crime to destroy America’s cities and who went after Trump got a boost from tax dollars funneled through USAID. More
Bernie Sanders’s hysterical ‘onesies’ rant displayed his animus for free speech - 2/6/25 by John Klar February 6, 2025 by John Klar The speech policing of the left is not yet in the rearview mirror. More
The USAID boondoggle: fully exposed and unraveling - 2/6/25 by Charlton Allen February 6, 2025 by Charlton Allen USAID is a creature of executive order, and the duly elected president has every right and every authority to shut it down. More
A story about The Babe in Cuba - 2/6/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 6, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Cuba did Babe Ruth a lot of good. More
I wish Rush were alive to see what’s happening - 2/6/25 by Bill Hansmann February 6, 2025 by Bill Hansmann During the wilderness years of the Obama regime, the sound of his voice was often the only thing that kept us going.  More
Common sense and the coming storm: Trump and Musk vs. the Leviathan - 2/6/25 by Eric Utter February 6, 2025 by Eric Utter President Trump is executing the “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once” strategy -- and it is breathtaking to behold More
Why not let the Afrikaners in? - 2/6/25 by Mike Konrad February 6, 2025 by Mike Konrad Only a small summary of history is needed. More
The great grift - 2/6/25 by Blaine L. Pardoe February 6, 2025 by Blaine L. Pardoe Thanks to President Trump’s DOGE efforts, we are being alerted to fraud and misuse of government funds on a scale that is unprecedented.  More
Restoring the FBI’s mission: a plan for reform - 2/6/25 by Charlton Allen February 6, 2025 by Charlton Allen Upon confirmation, Director Patel will have the chance to lead the most significant transformation in the Bureau’s history. More
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Trump is Closing the Border. Now What About Legal Immigration? Brian C. Joondeph If crossing America’s border illegally is so easy, why is it so hard to do it legally? More
Government Downsizing and the Left’s Instinctive Outcry John F. Di Leo Federal employee reductions are a necessary step, too long postponed, in the effort to return America to the City on a Hill that it was meant to be. More
Democrats Prepare for the Big House Kevin Finn Politicians and bureaucrats may be searching for ways to cover their tracks before they leave their positions or if they believe they may soon be investigated for their past activities. More
Who is the Real Unelected President? Christopher Chantrill As usual, liberal Democrats have it all wrong. More
Democrat Hypocrisy on Born-Alive Care James Zumwalt We extend the right to life to a wounded criminal despite having broken the law -- why not then for the innocent life of an aborted live-birth child who has survived a failed effort to kill it?  More
The Myth of Income Inequality William Manning Bernie Sanders loves to pound the table about this, but the fact is that America’s problems are far removed from ‘income inequality.’ More

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Canada on ice - 2/17/25 by Earick Ward February 17, 2025 by Earick Ward The Canadian people need to understand that it is not Canada or the Canadian people that we oppose, but leftism. More
President’s Day and America’s 5 best presidents - 2/17/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 17, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. In this author’s opinion, anyway. More
MAHA: HHS's RFK, Jr. gets off to an impressive start - 2/16/25 by Monica Showalter February 16, 2025 by Monica Showalter Vaccine-injury registries, ending government-paid junk food, finding ways to help farmers -- RFK, Jr. has gotten to work. More
The prosecutors noisily resigning over Eric Adams’ dropped charges are hypocrites - 2/16/25 by Jack Hellner February 16, 2025 by Jack Hellner For more than a decade, they’ve done nothing as the Obama and Biden administrations consistently ignored blatant political corruption. More
A 1974 federal law forces the President to avoid efficiency and cost savings - 2/16/25 by Everett Brunson February 16, 2025 by Everett Brunson Congress can act to change this, so the big question is whether Congress will act to save taxpayers money. More
Removing discrimination from education: A two-week challenge - 2/16/25 by Anony Mee February 16, 2025 by Anony Mee Libs of TikTok, Chris Rufo, school board warriors, worried parents: It’s up to you More
EU elites pan Vance’s speech, welcome terror and dissolution - 2/16/25 by Eric Utter February 16, 2025 by Eric Utter One called Vance's speech "silly and immature." More
The unitary executive: A conservative vision for restoring constitutional order - 2/16/25 by Ronald Beaty February 16, 2025 by Ronald Beaty And it’s not just because we like Trump. It’s a return to a more authentic American government. More
They didn’t know they were revolutionaries. Do you? - 2/16/25 by M. Walter February 16, 2025 by M. Walter We are living in interesting times. More
Frontrunner for chancellor of Germany attacks Elon Musk - 2/16/25 by Eric Utter February 16, 2025 by Eric Utter Where does he get off? More
New Jersey bans safe, effective ammunition - 2/16/25 by Mike McDaniel February 16, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Their ignorance is often funny, but in this case it’s deadly—to the innocent. More
Resistance: Sheryl Crow sells her Tesla! - 2/16/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. February 16, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. If it makes you happy, Sheryl... More
Reza Pahlavi at CPAC? Big mistake - 2/16/25 by Majid Rafizadeh February 16, 2025 by Majid Rafizadeh A conference that cherishes democratic values should not have the son of the deposed Shah of Iran as a speaker. More
How to free the hostages peacefully - 2/16/25 by Sha'i ben-Tekoa February 16, 2025 by Sha'i ben-Tekoa Once one understands the Islamic-Arab culture, a ready solution presents itself. More
False claims: universities can't make them anymore - 2/16/25 by Mike McDaniel February 16, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Republican, constitutional, government has come at long last to destroy “our democracy.” More
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