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France takes a stab at fiscal reform - 7/16/25 by Thomas Kolbe July 16, 2025 by Thomas Kolbe French Prime Minister François Bayrou has unveiled an austerity package aimed at preventing the collapse of France’s deteriorating public finances. The political resistance was immediate. More
The labor crisis isn’t about laziness -- it’s about mismatch - 7/16/25 by Larry Alton July 16, 2025 by Larry Alton Blaming workers for a broken system misses the point.  More
Behold the naked emperor - 7/16/25 by Mark C. Ross July 16, 2025 by Mark C. Ross Skepticism of those who rule over us is embedded in human nature.  More
It's hard to de-hoax some Democrats - 7/16/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 16, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Some people have reported seeing Elvis eating breakfast at a Denny's in Nashville.  More
Psst! Elon! Trump has slashed inflation and cut the deficit by about a third - 7/15/25 by Monica Showalter July 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter More
Stolen valor and gaslighting: Tim Kennedy (kind of) clears the air, admits he seriously ‘misstated’ his military service - 7/15/25 by Olivia Murray July 15, 2025 by Olivia Murray He wonders why we would think he had a Bronze Star with valor…after he said that he had a Bronze Star with valor. More
Crushing the leftists’ woke riot - 7/15/25 by Texas Hughes July 15, 2025 by Texas Hughes A relentless pursuit of truth and morality is what’s going to win this war. More
Even when Trump is wrong, it’s for the right reasons - 7/15/25 by Noel S. Williams July 15, 2025 by Noel S. Williams President Trump hilariously interjected himself into the Chelsea soccer team’s celebrations after they won the Club World Cup soccer tournament last Sunday, and revealed he doesn’t really know much about soccer history. More
How do we explain the left’s hatred of America and their undying affection for criminal illegals? - 7/15/25 by Patricia McCarthy July 15, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy There can no longer be any doubt that the Democrat party not only hates America as founded, they mean to re-imagine our nation. More
Two new polls show a Democrat party in deep trouble - 7/15/25 by M. Walter July 15, 2025 by M. Walter What these polls are telling the Democrats is exactly what they do not want to hear:  change or die.  They look to be leaning towards the latter. More
New Jersey bills would have failing state babysit homeschoolers - 7/15/25 by Sam Sorbo July 15, 2025 by Sam Sorbo While lawmakers high-five over “protecting” kids, they’re ignoring their own dumpster fire of a system. More
Leftist orgs’ cure for ‘climate anxiety’ is worse than the disease - 7/15/25 by Mike Feuz July 15, 2025 by Mike Feuz What’s the best way for kids to overcome this alleged mental health issue? There’s the real way, and then there’s the left’s way. More
The prospects for a secular revival in the Middle East - 7/15/25 by Bill Ponton July 15, 2025 by Bill Ponton With Islam, one can preserve a society in amber for a while, but as Atatürk and the other secular nationalists discovered a century ago, it is not sustainable. More
L.A. stories - 7/15/25 by Eric Utter July 15, 2025 by Eric Utter It is the ultimate “eff you!” to residents, a two-handed slap in the face that beggars belief. Not just the free cash for illegals .... More
Trump’s tariffs require no more than a period of adjustment - 7/15/25 by Martin Marcus July 15, 2025 by Martin Marcus There are two types of countries: China and not China. More
Is it wrong to arrest ‘non-criminal’ illegals? - 7/15/25 by John M. Grondelski July 15, 2025 by John M. Grondelski Can we agree to call out the game supporters of illegal aliens are playing? More
Dissonance in the Green Valhalla: German Workers Break the Climate Silence - 7/15/25 by Thomas Kolbe July 15, 2025 by Thomas Kolbe A group of German industrial labor representatives has broken ranks to fiercely criticize Berlin’s climate policy.  More
Time to woo suburban woman voters - 7/15/25 by James C. Bates July 15, 2025 by James C. Bates It’s time to focus in on, appeal to, and woo suburban women voters with a somewhat more tempered approach.  More
Maybe Gavin needs a different message - 7/15/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 15, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Gavin Newson's heart is still in San Francisco but don't expect those voters who live between D.C. and the Bay Area to have much sympathy. More
When read carefully, the New York Times may have admitted that Biden pardons are illegitimate - 7/14/25 by Andrea Widburg July 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg When people who can write well don’t, they’re often hiding something. More
Smarter phones, dumber people - 7/14/25 by Eric Utter July 14, 2025 by Eric Utter We are writing ourselves out of our own stories. More
Trump stands by Bondi amid controversy and MAGA discontent over Epstein files - 7/14/25 by Daniel C. Green July 14, 2025 by Daniel C. Green Why is Ghislaine Maxwell in prison if there is no list of clients to speak of? More
Electricity rations hit Dutch citizens as government goes ‘green’ - 7/14/25 by Olivia Murray July 14, 2025 by Olivia Murray I’d say we don’t have to live like this, but progressive votes count just as much as ours. More
Angels and divine interventions - 7/14/25 by Lynne Lechter July 14, 2025 by Lynne Lechter In Judaism, it is believed that angels exist in human form ... here are my experiences. More
Facts to ponder while most of the media peddles Democrat talking points to destroy Trump and Republicans and to elect Democrats - 7/14/25 by Jack Hellner July 14, 2025 by Jack Hellner Most people posing as journalists must have had their curiosity gene removed. More
On Bastille Day, we must distinguish the American Revolution from the French Revolution - 7/14/25 by S. David Sultzer July 14, 2025 by S. David Sultzer These two revolutions, one for individual liberty and the other for socialism, are still being fought today. More
Newsom trolls Vance on Disney trip; the internet has thoughts - 7/14/25 by Jim Davis July 14, 2025 by Jim Davis There's always a lot of hypocrisy to be had with Newsom -- in so many different directions. More
Chelsea, Trump, and MAGA are the champions - 7/14/25 by Noel S. Williams July 14, 2025 by Noel S. Williams America loves winners, but no, Mr. President, we are not tired of winning, yet. More
The silence is the story: CNN and MSNBC ignored the violent July 4 attack on ICE agents - 7/14/25 by Charlton Allen July 14, 2025 by Charlton Allen Frankly, I don’t think the July 4 silence was just a matter of the C-team and interns running the newsroom. It feels more deliberate than that. More
Are the Marines adapting narco subs? - 7/14/25 by Daniel C. Green July 14, 2025 by Daniel C. Green The USMC is adapting “narco sub” technology for operations in the Indo-Pacific.  More
Shelob’s silly revenge - 7/14/25 by John Woods July 14, 2025 by John Woods Gov. Tina Kotek takes her vengeance.  More
Democrats go one way and men the other - 7/14/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 14, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The best thing going for President Trump is that the Democrats are not going anywhere. More
'Made for Germany': Corporate Revival or PR Spectacle? - 7/14/25 by Thomas Kolbe July 14, 2025 by Thomas Kolbe Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing a credibility crisis. His economic policies haven’t sparked much enthusiasm -- quite the opposite.  More
No, it’s not ‘climate change’ when it’s hot and there’s flooding during the summer rainy season - 7/14/25 by D. Parker July 14, 2025 by D. Parker Sensationalism isn’t new, and even a little historical perspective shows it has nothing to do with global cooling, global warming, or climate change. More
Pot farm raided for illegals has a big history of violating labor law, donating to Democrats - 7/13/25 by Monica Showalter July 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter The donations seem like protection money. More
Soros machine hands Mamdani millions for his socialist quest for control of New York City - 7/13/25 by Monica Showalter July 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter Mamdani's no independent upstart with fresh socialist ideas. He's a puppet on a string. More
The New York Times celebrates the worst of judicial activism - 7/13/25 by S. David Sultzer July 13, 2025 by S. David Sultzer Without regard for law or facts, it simply cherry-picks various (often overruled) decisions from Trump-hating judges. More
Int'l Campaign To Abolish Nuclear Weapons upset with US bombing Iran’s nuclear weapons - 7/13/25 by Eric Utter July 13, 2025 by Eric Utter Is this the international campaign to abolish sanity? More
Has Columbia learned anything yet? - 7/13/25 by Susan Quinn July 13, 2025 by Susan Quinn The available evidence indicates, despite the possibility of a deal with the government, that it has not. More
We need to recognize—and stop—America’s incremental collapse - 7/13/25 by Allan J. Feifer July 13, 2025 by Allan J. Feifer Great nations don’t suddenly collapse; they’re eaten away from underneath, at which point the inevitable collapse only seems sudden. More
Cloud-seeding responsible for tragic Texas flood? - 7/13/25 by Eric Utter July 13, 2025 by Eric Utter Texas's flash floods in populated areas have been an unusually harsh disaster, leaving many to ask why it happened. More
DNC Chair Ken Martin lies about lying - 7/13/25 by Mike McDaniel July 13, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Ken Martin is playing the same, useful idiot, game. More
Why Dan Bongino should not resign over the Epstein matter - 7/13/25 by M.B. Mathews July 13, 2025 by M.B. Mathews He’s a good and competent man who still has an important role to play in advancing the MAGA agenda. More
The Civil War wasn't enough: Democrats call for blood - 7/13/25 by Mike McDaniel July 13, 2025 by Mike McDaniel As Democrats drive their lunatic ideology to its logical conclusion, America may be facing a second civil war. More
Medical freedom victory: DOJ drops case against Utah surgeon - 7/13/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney July 13, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney Dr. Michel Kirk Moore, Jr., issued COVID vaccine cards without giving the shot. The Biden administration went after him hard. More
Bring back the Redskins - 7/13/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 13, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Trump agrees. More
America’s top banker is wrong again - 7/13/25 by Noel S. Williams July 13, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Jamie Dimon’s latest remark about Democrats is only half-right. More
Donald Trump’s exemplary bravery - 7/13/25 by Rajan Laad July 13, 2025 by Rajan Laad One year ago today, the soon-to-be president of the United States almost paid the ultimate price for his dedication to his country. More
The Crucifixion and its lessons for modern justice: a call for compassion - 7/13/25 by Steve Stockman July 13, 2025 by Steve Stockman In a bureaucratic world that criminalizes ordinary behavior, the president should use his pardoning power more frequently and generously. More
Dead or Alive: Ready for 'Camarillo Man'? - 7/12/25 by Monica Showalter July 12, 2025 by Monica Showalter Democrats only get excited about him when the reports say he's dead, which is far from certain based on news reports. More
A French court rules that France must admit the Gaza population - 7/12/25 by Andrea Widburg July 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This will spell the end not only of France but also of Europe. More
The Secret Service honchos knew about a threat in Butler, but didn’t bother to tell the boots on the ground - 7/12/25 by Andrea Widburg July 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg What’s shocking is that the failure is the same failure that helped lead to 9/11. More
Mayor Karen Bass announces free cash for Los Angeles's million illegals affected by ICE - 7/12/25 by Monica Showalter July 12, 2025 by Monica Showalter When you've got a whole city full of illegals Democrats depend on for power, it makes sense to Democrats pay them to stay. More
Karen Bass: ruler of all she sees - 7/12/25 by Mike McDaniel July 12, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Because the current Supreme Court usually has at least five members willing to enforce the clear text of the Constitution, Bass is going to be disappointed. More
AOC sets herself up so that Donald Trump can sue her for defamation - 7/12/25 by Andrea Widburg July 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It’s to be hoped that, with her having made herself a target, Donald Trump acts. More
Mattel introduces new ‘type 1 diabetes’ Barbie - 7/12/25 by Eric Utter July 12, 2025 by Eric Utter What next? Colostomy bag Barbie? More
The FBI's evaluation of the Sig P320 is bad news for Sig - 7/12/25 by Mike McDaniel July 12, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Sig’s issue is unintentional discharges can apparently happen when the weapon is secured in a proper holster, and now the FBI has confirmed it. More
The leftist drama surrounding State Department downsizing proves it was necessary - 7/12/25 by Andrea Widburg July 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Democrats are elevating bureaucrats to the level of the Spartans at Thermopylae, and the bureaucrats are outing themselves as Marxists. More
Renoir Derangement Syndrome and the cult of obscurity - 7/12/25 by Gregory Smith July 12, 2025 by Gregory Smith The implications of a condescending review of a Renoir exhibit. More
Mamdani’s bigoted history keeps catching up with him - 7/12/25 by Jim Davis July 12, 2025 by Jim Davis Italians are joining Jews in getting sick of this guy. More
The kids are not okay - 7/12/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 12, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Illegal immigration trumps child labor laws these days. More
We need a wall of separation, but not from religion - 7/12/25 by Robert Arvay July 12, 2025 by Robert Arvay There is no ‘Church of America’ — except the leftist indoctrination pseudo-church infecting all of society. More
A Biden judge unilaterally created impossible legal and onerous procedural standards for ICE - 7/12/25 by Andrea Widburg July 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The entire order is ludicrous and far exceeds anything a judge has the authority to do. More
How about two Pride! months instead of one? - 7/12/25 by Eric Utter July 12, 2025 by Eric Utter This lobby is insatiable in its lust for attention. More
Journalists who can't read charts - 7/11/25 by Monica Showalter July 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter In a recent narrative journalism piece on hunger under Trump, the media read its own chart as the exact opposite of what it said. More
In Israel, Netanyahu faces the same Deep State that Trump is fighting - 7/11/25 by Andrea Widburg July 11, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The situation is even more severe in Israel than in America, though, because Israel is facing an imminent existential threat, but the pattern is the same. More
Sen. Alex Padilla proposes a law to force ICE agents to unmask and provide their names to illegals - 7/11/25 by Monica Showalter July 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter The senator who refused to wear a name tag wants every ICE agent and their families to be available for doxxers' databases. More
E. Jean Carroll comes out with a new book capitalizing on a Trump phrase, won’t stop tweeting about him - 7/11/25 by Olivia Murray July 11, 2025 by Olivia Murray Odd behavior from an alleged rape victim. More
Spain is on the way to outlawing pastoral counseling against homosexuality - 7/11/25 by Andrea Widburg July 11, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It seems that the leftists have successfully effected a “de-conquista” in Spain. More
Jasmine Crockett whines about black women and their pay—but unbeknownst to her, she’s using fallacious data - 7/11/25 by Olivia Murray July 11, 2025 by Olivia Murray The victimhood people have come up with another made-up victimhood status. More
Let district rangers manage our forests and wildfires with states and local government - 7/11/25 by Gary Schiff July 11, 2025 by Gary Schiff Creating a federal mega-wildfire agency is a mistake.   More
Ketanji Jackson says the quiet part out loud: What matters are her feelings, not the law - 7/11/25 by Andrea Widburg July 11, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This is how most leftist judges operate. It’s never about the law; it’s always about the preferred leftist outcome. More
DOJ’s Epstein cover-up is a ‘civics test’ for Americans - 7/11/25 by Olivia Murray July 11, 2025 by Olivia Murray A brilliant X thread from Glenn Beck. More
Superman’s creators would have hated the delicately stated leftism of its director and star - 7/11/25 by Andrea Widburg July 11, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The iconic superhero’s values were an amalgam of the Bible and the Constitution. More
Spelling-challenged National Education Association targets Trump administration - 7/11/25 by Eric Utter July 11, 2025 by Eric Utter The NEA beclowns itself with its spelling skills, but has a very subversive and sneaky agenda. More
Gaza and the Israeli conundrum - 7/11/25 by Joseph Puder July 11, 2025 by Joseph Puder The issue of the hostages in Gaza is heart-wrenching. What is Israel to do? More
Farm security is national security: USDA unveils biggest crackdown in decades - 7/11/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney July 11, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney ‘The Chinese Communist Party should not be allowed to own one square inch of American soil.’ More
Trump's BBB triumph - 7/11/25 by Amil Imani July 11, 2025 by Amil Imani Trump’s America is back, and it’s bigger, bolder, and more beautiful than ever.  More
Queen Ursula survives -- barely - 7/11/25 by Thomas Kolbe July 11, 2025 by Thomas Kolbe European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has survived a motion of no confidence in the European Parliament. More
Trump sends Brazil something more persuasive than a stern warning over its lawfare - 7/10/25 by Monica Showalter July 10, 2025 by Monica Showalter Tariffs to force leftist-ruled democracies to clean up their act is something George Bush could only have dreamed of. More
Progressive ‘Exit Taxes’ become the new Berlin Wall - 7/10/25 by Olivia Murray July 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray European nations begin to penalize citizens for fleeing consequences of heavy taxation schemes and mass migration. More
Dallas Federal Reserve says mass deportations will be an ‘economic drain’ - 7/10/25 by Olivia Murray July 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray You’d think bankers of all people would understand “net negative.” More
The Democrat party mainstreams socialism and radical Islam - 7/10/25 by S. David Sultzer July 10, 2025 by S. David Sultzer With the DNC’s embrace of both Mamdani and the globalized intifada, the Democrat party’s transformation is complete. More
The prevalence of real and fake women in Antifa terrorism - 7/10/25 by Allan J. Feifer July 10, 2025 by Allan J. Feifer Today’s antifa terrorists are like a throwback to the old Baader-Meinhof gang, with a “transgender” twist. More
America has reached a turning point on debt - 7/10/25 by William A. Owens, Barry W. Poulson July 10, 2025 by William A. Owens, Barry W. Poulson We can be like Argentina or like Switzerland. One choice is obviously better than the other. More
The law is an ass — as it should be - 7/10/25 by Robert Arvay July 10, 2025 by Robert Arvay Believe it or not, judges’ job is not to be fair. More
Ready for the Donald J. Trump nuclear power plant? - 7/10/25 by Joseph Somsel July 10, 2025 by Joseph Somsel The people behind the proposed new facility in Texas seem to have all their ducks in a row, ready for approval. More
The DNC chair says ‘globalize the intifada’ fits in the party’s ‘big tent’ - 7/10/25 by Andrea Widburg July 10, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Now, ask him about “Heil Hitler.” More
Marxist Muslim Mamdani wins most votes in New York City mayoral primary history - 7/10/25 by Eric Utter July 10, 2025 by Eric Utter High hopes bound to crash to Earth -- and go lower, much lower. More
A lib prof’s view of conservatives on campus - 7/10/25 by M. Walter July 10, 2025 by M. Walter A New York Times op-ed reveals how unaware the left really is. More
EU’s climate leviathan - 7/10/25 by Thomas Kolbe July 10, 2025 by Thomas Kolbe Germany's CO2 trading scheme is set to cripple German drivers by 2027. More
When tyrants run out of other people’s money - 7/10/25 by John Woods July 10, 2025 by John Woods If Oregonians want change, then they need to vote for change.  More
The dishonest crusade for solar and wind - 7/10/25 by Vijay Jayaraj July 10, 2025 by Vijay Jayaraj People need energy that works -- reliable, affordable and plenty of it.  More
Someone left the dope out in the rain - 7/10/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 10, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. MacArthur Park in Los Angeles is in the news these days.  More
Lies, liars, and lechers - 7/9/25 by Eric Utter July 9, 2025 by Eric Utter Not buying the explanation that there was no Epstein client list. More
The NEA, representing 70% of America’s public school teachers, has taken a deep dive into Marxist hell - 7/9/25 by Andrea Widburg July 9, 2025 by Andrea Widburg These views are consistent with Democrat party values, and, more significantly, they drive what happens in America’s classrooms. More
Minting control: The stablecoin gambit and the new dollar diplomacy - 7/9/25 by Bepi Pezzulli July 9, 2025 by Bepi Pezzulli How Washington is turning stablecoins from a libertarian experiment into a weapon of monetary statecraft. More
Media personalities and other Democrats used rigged polls to ‘prove’ the OBBB is unpopular - 7/9/25 by Jack Hellner July 9, 2025 by Jack Hellner Yes Democrats, please go out and continute to tell the voters how higher taxes and more illegals are a good thing. More
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill: The historic win middle class America’s been waiting for - 7/9/25 by Joseph Ford Cotto July 9, 2025 by Joseph Ford Cotto This bill is focused on helping the middle and working class, not the wealthy donor class. More
For the sake of MAHA, remove tariffs on cocoa - 7/9/25 by Noel S. Williams July 9, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Chocolate is good for the body and good for the soul, and it will be good for Trump’s political standing, too. More
Hochul’s imaginative energy proposal revisited - 7/9/25 by Bill Ponton July 9, 2025 by Bill Ponton New York is going to hell in a handbasket with these Democrats. More
An axis of irrelevance? - 7/9/25 by Todd Gregory, Erik Gregory July 9, 2025 by Todd Gregory, Erik Gregory All talk of finally holding malefactors accountable is cheap when we can all see that nothing is being done. More
President Trump can save vaping freedom - 7/9/25 by Brian Darling July 9, 2025 by Brian Darling As a candidate, Donald J. Trump pushed the idea of freedom. Here’s another chance for him to make good on his promises. More
No, don’t go see the new Superman movie - 7/9/25 by Steve Rose July 9, 2025 by Steve Rose The movie’s director and its actors have made very clear that they despise you and your old-fashioned American values. More
My Dad was 'abnormal' - 7/9/25 by John Conlin July 9, 2025 by John Conlin LGB activists are the only ones pushing this damaging idea that this single attribute solely defines millions of individuals.  More
Will the hammer ever fall? - 7/9/25 by Kevin Finn July 9, 2025 by Kevin Finn The figures behind the latest scandals never seem to face any consequences. Have the people had enough? More
An antisemitic mural and the Jewish mag that sanitized it - 7/9/25 by Michael Berenhaus July 9, 2025 by Michael Berenhaus It’s good to be fair and balanced, but this might be a little too much. More
Is there really an Epstein cover-up? - 7/9/25 by James A. George July 9, 2025 by James A. George There comes a point where we just have to trust our leaders. More
Yep -- it was Obama - 7/9/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 9, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It was a full effort, and Obama was in the middle of it. More
Ketanji Jackson’s wacko dissent to a Supreme Court order allowing agency heads to plan to trim their departments - 7/8/25 by Andrea Widburg July 8, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Justices usually pretend to have respect for each other and the office of the president, but Jackson isn’t a justice; she’s an unrepentant activist. More
Why you should own an AR-15...or another one - 7/8/25 by D. Parker July 8, 2025 by D. Parker Both sides of the Supreme Court have already acknowledged America's Rifle as in common use. This is why you should have a couple on hand. More
New York state legislator wants to make killing an animal a ‘murder’ charge that comes with a life sentence - 7/8/25 by Olivia Murray July 8, 2025 by Olivia Murray This is what happens when words have no meaning. More
Texas Democrat openly calls for 'dead ICE agents' in Los Angeles - 7/8/25 by Monica Showalter July 8, 2025 by Monica Showalter He has aspirations for higher office. More
​​Why Elon should make up with Trump - 7/8/25 by M.B. Mathews July 8, 2025 by M.B. Mathews Elon Musk may be brilliant, but reading the room is not one of his superpowers. More
The reduced rights of the public figure - 7/8/25 by Walter E. Block July 8, 2025 by Walter E. Block Here is a libertarian case to repeal libel laws. More
Zohran Mamdani can’t lead New York — and certainly not its Jewish community - 7/8/25 by Scott Feltman July 8, 2025 by Scott Feltman There’s now a viral video circulating of the socialist New York mayoral candidate. It’s not good. More
The big, beautiful truth about Medicaid reform - 7/8/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney July 8, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney Critics of Trump’s bill are up in arms, but the truth should comfort every American. More
Grassroots Democrats urge their congressmembers to 'be willing to get shot' -Axios - 7/8/25 by Eric Utter July 8, 2025 by Eric Utter Democrats are increasingly inclined to violence as the Trump administration gains traction. More
The government's Epstein problem - 7/8/25 by Nick Lopez July 8, 2025 by Nick Lopez None of us ever would have heard of Jeffery Epstein had the government not brought him up. More
‘You can't buy a wife’ class - 7/8/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 8, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Who knew that bringing people from other cultures might create problems? More
Musk’s America Party is a bad idea - 7/8/25 by Joshua Chronicles July 8, 2025 by Joshua Chronicles Don’t divide the house when the storm is still raging. More
Trump is above the America Party and the Porky Pig Party - 7/8/25 by Noel S. Williams July 8, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Musk wants an “America First” party: perhaps he hasn’t been paying attention, but that’s what Trump, and his mighty MAGA army, are already doing. More
New graphic reveals the most common birthplaces of foreign migrants in each state - 7/8/25 by Olivia Murray July 8, 2025 by Olivia Murray It’s a “subcontinental flood” of the third world. More
Iran targets the Kurds - 7/8/25 by Joseph Puder July 8, 2025 by Joseph Puder The ayatollahs are smarting over the Twelve-Day War and lashing out. More
Elon's foolish idea - 7/7/25 by Monica Showalter July 7, 2025 by Monica Showalter He doesn't understand MAGA very well, does he? More
A strange peacefulness over Los Angeles in the wake of ICE raids on illegals - 7/7/25 by Monica Showalter July 7, 2025 by Monica Showalter Funny how traffic has cleared and illegal fireworks are dow in Los Angeles since ICE began clearing out the illegal aliens. More
With Lebanon negotiating with Israel to end Hezbollah, peace looks possible in the Middle East - 7/7/25 by Andrea Widburg July 7, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Democrats promised that Trump would bring about the apocalypse, but it seems as if, thanks to Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, peace is breaking out all over. More
What’s good for the IRS should be good for ICE - 7/7/25 by Jonathan F. Mack July 7, 2025 by Jonathan F. Mack Two common leftist arguments against immigration enforcement fall apart when we apply them to another area of federal law. More
President Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize - 7/7/25 by Scott Feltman July 7, 2025 by Scott Feltman Who else could accomplish what Trump has accomplished in the Middle East? More
President Trump has made patriotism cool again - 7/7/25 by Bob Weir July 7, 2025 by Bob Weir Leftist America-hating troglodytes look even more unreasonable than usual lately. More
Democrat voters tell their politicians to get ‘shot’ to advance the cause - 7/7/25 by Andrea Widburg July 7, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Having sowed the wind, the Democrat politicians are reaping a whirlwind that sees their constituents demand that the politicians shed their blood to defeat Trump. More
Leftists celebrate Texas floods because Republican voters ‘deserve’ chaos and death - 7/7/25 by Olivia Murray July 7, 2025 by Olivia Murray The celebrants of baby murder morph into celebrants of child death because...Republicans exist? More
The political divide in America explodes the myth that doctors are all caring people - 7/7/25 by Andrea Widburg July 7, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Today’s young doctors were the top students in their college classes, which means they were also the ones paying attention to the professors’ leftist radicalism. More
There are still many limits to AI - 7/7/25 by Jack Hellner July 7, 2025 by Jack Hellner It doesn’t have a human brain, it can’t think or adapt, and it has no emotions. More
Promises made, promises broken: Epstein case to be closed and hidden from the public eye - 7/7/25 by Olivia Murray July 7, 2025 by Olivia Murray Who gets the “fell for it again” award? Donald Trump or his supporters? More
Are we riding the cycle of democracy? - 7/7/25 by James Zumwalt July 7, 2025 by James Zumwalt Lord Tytler was a man of immense perception: what would he say about the election of Zohran Mamdani? More
The rebirth of radical chic - 7/7/25 by Bill Ponton July 7, 2025 by Bill Ponton A Tom Wolfe phrase from the 1970s makes a comeback. More
Randi Weingarten’s Fourth of July tweet embarrassingly deleted - 7/7/25 by Eric Utter July 7, 2025 by Eric Utter Weingarten, a teacher by trade, is not exactly the kind who could pass a standardized test. More
Bye-bye, Jews - 7/7/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 7, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The Dems and the Jews are not one anymore.  More
Tired of winning yet? Trump and his fantastic, excellent, very good, outstanding week - 7/6/25 by Eric Utter July 6, 2025 by Eric Utter Trump has won triumphs in all directions. More
We’re witnessing real opportunities for peace in the Middle East - 7/6/25 by S. David Sultzer July 6, 2025 by S. David Sultzer These aren’t just agreements on paper. They represent a sea change on the ground and might even presage the weakening of leftist institutions across the world. More
No, the Bible does not say conservatives must support illegal immigration - 7/6/25 by Andrea Widburg July 6, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The meme multiplying across mindless leftist social media sites insisting that Leviticus mandates illegal immigration is just wrong. More
DOD: Please leave Cornell University alone - 7/6/25 by Ed Timperlake July 6, 2025 by Ed Timperlake Its reputation for treating veterans well means its earned that Department of Defense research funding. More
America’s identity crisis on display this Independence Day - 7/6/25 by Kevin Finn July 6, 2025 by Kevin Finn The differing tone from public figures commenting on Independence Day was striking and speaks to a deep fissure in America. More
Mamdani posts video mocking Jews on their sacred holiday of Hanukkah - 7/6/25 by Monica Showalter July 6, 2025 by Monica Showalter A wolf in sheep's clothing for Jews in New York. More
Iran’s regime must be changed - 7/6/25 by Matthew G. Andersson July 6, 2025 by Matthew G. Andersson Its chief export now is chaos and hate in the West, with its acolytes displaying  a will to power. More
Whom will Democrats run in 2028? - 7/6/25 by Mike McDaniel July 6, 2025 by Mike McDaniel “No more racist roads” has a deranged sort of ring, doesn’t it? More
The Big Beautiful Bill restores some gun liberties - 7/6/25 by Mike McDaniel July 6, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Why should the law-abiding be denied the weapons in common use by our police? More
What you didn’t know you didn’t know about Islam - 7/6/25 by Mark Jarrett July 6, 2025 by Mark Jarrett Cenk Uygur has a big secret that he says the media will never tell you. But he too is leaving a lot out. More
How we got to Mamdani - 7/6/25 by Jim Davis July 6, 2025 by Jim Davis If you look back over the last five years, it’s not too hard to see the signs. More
Leftist brain rot in real time at MSNBC! - 7/6/25 by M. Walter July 6, 2025 by M. Walter They’re not handling it well, our friends on the left. More
An American explains cricket - 7/6/25 by Noel S. Williams July 6, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Not the bug. The sport. More
American independence: Good deal, or a mess? - 7/6/25 by Frank Friday July 6, 2025 by Frank Friday We don’t have to re-fight the Revolution. It was a good deal. More
What would Jefferson tell Harvard? - 7/6/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 6, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. He would tell it that it’s on the wrong intellectual path, and is putting its students in a very special and terrible type of prison. More
The Trump administration attacks the Smithsonian’s continued leftist decline - 7/5/25 by Andrea Widburg July 5, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Once affectionately known as “America’s attic,” the Smithsonian has for years been a steaming heap of leftism, and it’s only getting worse. More
It is stupefying how obnoxious and offensive Los Angeles's anti-ICE protestors have gotten - 7/5/25 by Monica Showalter July 5, 2025 by Monica Showalter In a war they can't win, they turn to disgusting the voters. More
Donald Trump is not an antisemite, even if he uses the word ‘shylock’ - 7/5/25 by Andrea Widburg July 5, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It’s believable that he’s ignorant about the word’s origins, and, more importantly, he is the greatest friend Israel has ever had. More
Kamala offers America her condolences in her Fourth of July message - 7/5/25 by Monica Showalter July 5, 2025 by Monica Showalter Once again, America dodged a bullet in not electing this unfit person. More
Zohran Mamdani has all the earmarks of being another Barack Obama - 7/5/25 by Norman Krieg July 5, 2025 by Norman Krieg The similarities go all the way down to the eerie Deep State connections. More
Canadians have a taxing problem - 7/5/25 by Eric Utter July 5, 2025 by Eric Utter A trip through Canada suggests that the country has been impoverished by its punitive taxation. More
Nationwide injunctions and the abuses of the Legislature - 7/5/25 by Jay Davidson July 5, 2025 by Jay Davidson The Supreme Court curbed overreach in the Judiciary, for sure, but also in the Legislative Branch. More
A Big, Beautiful Bill...if you can keep it - 7/5/25 by Bill Hansmann July 5, 2025 by Bill Hansmann If Trump and the Republicans can make this bill work, then the midterms will be a cake walk. More
Trump's tough Vietnam tariff deal - 7/5/25 by Thomas Kolbe July 5, 2025 by Thomas Kolbe The clearly one-sided outcome with Vietnam bodes ill for the EU. More
Wisconsin’s climate isn’t in crisis - 7/5/25 by H. Sterling Burnett July 5, 2025 by H. Sterling Burnett While climate scientists continue to debate the causes and possible consequences of climate change in general, what Americans really want to know is if climate change will impact their daily lives. More
Let's cheer for another 250 - 7/5/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 5, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It's easy to have generous welfare when U.S. aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean protect your border and skies. More
Rubio cleans up and refocuses the State Department - 7/5/25 by Mike McDaniel July 5, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Fortunately, a president who puts America first is in office. More
The Crisis of July 5, 1776 - 7/5/25 by Molly Slag July 5, 2025 by Molly Slag When the colonies split from Great Britain, they had to decide what laws governed the 13 new sovereign nations. More
Zeldin cleans up the EPA - 7/5/25 by Mike McDaniel July 5, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Elections have consequences. More
Let’s all speak a little Yiddish! - 7/5/25 by Stu Tarlowe July 5, 2025 by Stu Tarlowe A Yiddish linguistic construction puts Zohran Mamdani in his place. More
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Trump's Wins Now Need To Translate to Votes in 2026 And Beyond Allan J. Feifer President Trump won in 2024 because of the reality on the ground. Republicans need to make sure that promises are kept for 2026. More
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France takes a stab at fiscal reform - 7/16/25 by Thomas Kolbe July 16, 2025 by Thomas Kolbe French Prime Minister François Bayrou has unveiled an austerity package aimed at preventing the collapse of France’s deteriorating public finances. The political resistance was immediate. More
The labor crisis isn’t about laziness -- it’s about mismatch - 7/16/25 by Larry Alton July 16, 2025 by Larry Alton Blaming workers for a broken system misses the point.  More
Behold the naked emperor - 7/16/25 by Mark C. Ross July 16, 2025 by Mark C. Ross Skepticism of those who rule over us is embedded in human nature.  More
It's hard to de-hoax some Democrats - 7/16/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. July 16, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Some people have reported seeing Elvis eating breakfast at a Denny's in Nashville.  More
Psst! Elon! Trump has slashed inflation and cut the deficit by about a third - 7/15/25 by Monica Showalter July 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter More
Stolen valor and gaslighting: Tim Kennedy (kind of) clears the air, admits he seriously ‘misstated’ his military service - 7/15/25 by Olivia Murray July 15, 2025 by Olivia Murray He wonders why we would think he had a Bronze Star with valor…after he said that he had a Bronze Star with valor. More
Crushing the leftists’ woke riot - 7/15/25 by Texas Hughes July 15, 2025 by Texas Hughes A relentless pursuit of truth and morality is what’s going to win this war. More
Even when Trump is wrong, it’s for the right reasons - 7/15/25 by Noel S. Williams July 15, 2025 by Noel S. Williams President Trump hilariously interjected himself into the Chelsea soccer team’s celebrations after they won the Club World Cup soccer tournament last Sunday, and revealed he doesn’t really know much about soccer history. More
How do we explain the left’s hatred of America and their undying affection for criminal illegals? - 7/15/25 by Patricia McCarthy July 15, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy There can no longer be any doubt that the Democrat party not only hates America as founded, they mean to re-imagine our nation. More
Two new polls show a Democrat party in deep trouble - 7/15/25 by M. Walter July 15, 2025 by M. Walter What these polls are telling the Democrats is exactly what they do not want to hear:  change or die.  They look to be leaning towards the latter. More
New Jersey bills would have failing state babysit homeschoolers - 7/15/25 by Sam Sorbo July 15, 2025 by Sam Sorbo While lawmakers high-five over “protecting” kids, they’re ignoring their own dumpster fire of a system. More
Leftist orgs’ cure for ‘climate anxiety’ is worse than the disease - 7/15/25 by Mike Feuz July 15, 2025 by Mike Feuz What’s the best way for kids to overcome this alleged mental health issue? There’s the real way, and then there’s the left’s way. More
The prospects for a secular revival in the Middle East - 7/15/25 by Bill Ponton July 15, 2025 by Bill Ponton With Islam, one can preserve a society in amber for a while, but as Atatürk and the other secular nationalists discovered a century ago, it is not sustainable. More
L.A. stories - 7/15/25 by Eric Utter July 15, 2025 by Eric Utter It is the ultimate “eff you!” to residents, a two-handed slap in the face that beggars belief. Not just the free cash for illegals .... More
Trump’s tariffs require no more than a period of adjustment - 7/15/25 by Martin Marcus July 15, 2025 by Martin Marcus There are two types of countries: China and not China. More
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