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So where'd America's obesity epidemic come from? Chef Andrew Gruel has a theory ... - 3/17/25 by Monica Showalter March 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter Funny how the obesity epidemic coincided at least with the denigration and demise of home economics classes in schools. More
Trump just fired a huge warning shot over Iran’s bow - 3/17/25 by Andrea Widburg March 17, 2025 by Andrea Widburg If they’re smart, the mullahs will be quaking under their turbans because Trump means what he says. More
Markets respond: Trumpian peace in Russo-Ukrainian war is in the bag - 3/17/25 by Olivia Murray March 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray The rouble rallies, and hedge funds move to buy up Russian assets. More
The time of the hoax - 3/17/25 by Molly Slag March 17, 2025 by Molly Slag Our lives are daily buffeted by lies great and small. Hoaxes blow through our lives like a windstorm. The Democrats have raised this to a reality-defying art form. More
New York Times goes bipolar on Trump’s border control success - 3/17/25 by Thomas Lifson March 17, 2025 by Thomas Lifson Reading a Times article is like going on a rollercoaster of mental illness. More
Mark Kelly decides to offload his Tesla to protest Elon Musk - 3/17/25 by Olivia Murray March 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray I have a sneaking suspicion this is where his commitment to consistency ends. More
The half-million dollar American - 3/17/25 by M. Walter March 17, 2025 by M. Walter Never forget, you’re just a tax slave. More
Three things for the U.S. to understand about the Middle East - 3/17/25 by Jim Davis March 17, 2025 by Jim Davis Start with taking out Iran ... More
Speaker Mike Johnson reveals why the Autopen scandal is a big deal - 3/17/25 by Jim Davis March 17, 2025 by Jim Davis Biden didn't even know that he blocked LNG exports to Europe — because he's not the one who did it. More
The CDC website really needs to update its COVID protocols - 3/17/25 by W.A. Eliot March 17, 2025 by W.A. Eliot The CDC needs to take immediate action to remove the outdated and dangerous COVID protocols from its website,  More
Hands in your back pocket - 3/17/25 by The Empirical Observer March 17, 2025 by The Empirical Observer Fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption seem to be the big words today. Can life lessons be taught that eliminate giving into the temptations of corruption? More
Birthright citizenship: The facts - 3/17/25 by Walter E. Block March 17, 2025 by Walter E. Block The illegal immigrant, by definition has broken the law that would have otherwise allowed him to become a legal immigrant and eventually a full-blooded citizen. More
‘She’s my little Musk coupe’ - 3/17/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 17, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Just try asking a leftist to explain the benefit from burning Teslas or the dealerships that sell them. More
The Biden White House mixed it up with not one but two autopens - 3/16/25 by Andrea Widburg March 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Ironically, while it’s questionable whether anything actually came from the duly-inaugurated president, it makes almost no difference in practical terms. More
The Shakespeare National Trust determines that Shakespeare is ‘not to be’ - 3/16/25 by Andrea Widburg March 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Britain continues its civilizational suicide, as Shakespeare is about to be ‘decolonised’ right out of existence. More
Carville tells Democrats to quit making asses of themselves - 3/16/25 by Monica Showalter March 16, 2025 by Monica Showalter They actually needed to be told by the old political operative to act with "dignity." More
About that Texas congressman who called the transgender member of Congress 'Mister' ... - 3/16/25 by Amil Imani March 16, 2025 by Amil Imani Rep. Keith Self is a Texas titan standing tall against the woke mob. More
A federal district court judge erases Trump’s ability to rid the country of enemy aliens - 3/16/25 by Andrea Widburg March 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The decision, which ignores controlling law, is part of the left’s alliance with foreign countries to destabilize America using criminal illegal aliens. More
In the UK, rape gangs are OK, pictures of women sans hijabs not so much - 3/16/25 by Eric Utter March 16, 2025 by Eric Utter What is wrong with this picture? More
Bacha Bazi still being practiced in Afghanistan; young boys sexually abused - 3/16/25 by Eric Utter March 16, 2025 by Eric Utter Is this why certain radical transgender activist groups have such an affinity for Hamas and other terrorist groups? More
UN judge convicted of forcing a woman into indentured servitude - 3/16/25 by Eric Utter March 16, 2025 by Eric Utter A human-rights fellow, no less, at you-guessed-it, Columbia University, too. More
The Godfather: 53 and getting better all the time - 3/16/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 16, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. There are a few truly great movies in the American canon, and one of them came out in 1972. More
What are capital gains, really? - 3/16/25 by Mark C. Ross March 16, 2025 by Mark C. Ross Economic ignorance in the political world is excruciatingly commonplace. More
Purge the poison: End Middle East Studies - 3/16/25 by Lynne Lechter March 16, 2025 by Lynne Lechter The insertion of gobs of Arab money has had an extremely malignant effect on American campus life. More
ActBlue smurfs its way to oblivion - 3/16/25 by Mike McDaniel March 16, 2025 by Mike McDaniel And to think we’d never have known about it if Donald Trump wasn’t reelected.  More
Trump begins restoring law and order - 3/16/25 by Wendy Kinney March 16, 2025 by Wendy Kinney Take a look at three of the president’s appointees and the good work they’ve done already. More
Why aren't Johnny and Suzie reading? - 3/16/25 by Mike McDaniel March 16, 2025 by Mike McDaniel So how did the 18% manage to learn what the 82% didn’t? More
Hunter Biden hotfoots it to a luxury vacation in South Africa, seemingly to avoid a deposition on his claimed poverty - 3/15/25 by Monica Showalter March 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter The Bidens are up to their old ways -- even out of office, they haven't changed a bit. More
Did Stacey Abrams’s NGO really get $2 billion for appliances to hand out to Americans? - 3/15/25 by Eric Utter March 15, 2025 by Eric Utter I know I didn't get one ... More
The Democrat party is in dire need of shock therapy in the form of hard truths - 3/15/25 by J.A. Frascino March 15, 2025 by J.A. Frascino Currently, Democrats are so mired in Trump and Musk Derangement Syndrome that they’re dysfunctional. Only the shock of the truth will save them. More
The Obamas' podcast bombs - 3/15/25 by Jim Davis March 15, 2025 by Jim Davis Echo chambers can get really, really, boring. More
Washington state attorney general is mad at sheriff's office for complying with federal law - 3/15/25 by Eric Utter March 15, 2025 by Eric Utter The hypocrisy runs thick on that one. More
Mark Kelly exposes the hypocrisy behind the Democrats’ electric vehicle fixation - 3/15/25 by Andrea Widburg March 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It was always about raw power, not the climate. More
CNN wants you to know that Biden did not strand the astronauts Musk is rescuing - 3/15/25 by Thomas Lifson March 15, 2025 by Thomas Lifson As always, the media is stepping in to help the Democrats, this time, taking narrative control to diminish Musk’s rescue of the stranded astronauts. More
Dem violence and manhood - 3/15/25 by Mike McDaniel March 15, 2025 by Mike McDaniel The danger D/s/c “protestors” represent is just that real.  More
Could Rahm Emanuel be the Democrats' great hope for 2028? - 3/15/25 by Steve Holleman March 15, 2025 by Steve Holleman One man's opinion on who is likely to be heading the Democrat (and Republican) ticket in 2028. More
A track attack - 3/15/25 by Mike McDaniel March 15, 2025 by Mike McDaniel It’s a fable for our times full of cognitive dissonance: a black female attacker and a black female victim. More
Ending the Fed - 3/15/25 by Mark Landsbaum March 15, 2025 by Mark Landsbaum If the Fed is left operational, it will only ensure that all the bad habits of the past century will come roaring back with a vengeance. More
Can Trump and the team really win? - 3/15/25 by Eric Utter March 15, 2025 by Eric Utter Whither the republic? More
The South African ambassador’s fate shows that America will no longer be bullied - 3/15/25 by Andrea Widburg March 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg One of the things that’s happened over the years is that America, despite its size, wealth, and importance, has become the world’s punching bag. That’s over now. More
Hey Chuck, you need a tune-up - 3/15/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 15, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. I have not seen a political party in such disarray since God only knows when. More
Nvidia: The Vera and Fritz chips - 3/15/25 by Noel S. Williams March 15, 2025 by Noel S. Williams An underrated white male astrophysicist gets shortchanged by DEI. More
Kari Lake is kickin' it at USAGM and its Voice of America subsidiary - 3/14/25 by Monica Showalter March 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter She's uncovering waste, fraud and abuse like a one-woman DOGE. More
We’re not living in a Smoot-Hawley world, and smart tariffs will benefit America - 3/14/25 by Andrea Widburg March 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Michael Lind makes a strong case for why our unique situation vis-à-vis China means that Trump’s tariffs are just what we need. More
Full-throated support for DOGE comes from an unexpected quarter - 3/14/25 by Andrea Widburg March 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg You won’t often hear a more full-throated support of Trump’s effort to trim back the federal government. More
A conversation with the BBC about Mahmoud Khalil - 3/14/25 by Andrea Widburg March 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It was a useful exercise for me in solidifying my understanding that, if the allegations against Khalil are true, the law mandates his deportation. More
Transgender activists disrupt detransitioners’ event at Vermont statehouse - 3/14/25 by John Klar March 14, 2025 by John Klar An eyewitness describes the total mess that ensued. More
Trump signals that action, not soft power, is the way to go - 3/14/25 by Shawn Hodges March 14, 2025 by Shawn Hodges Sad-sack Democrats are starting to look finished. More
‘Conservative influencers’ host OnlyFans girl on their podcast, immediately exploit her trauma… while wearing Jesus shirts - 3/14/25 by Olivia Murray March 14, 2025 by Olivia Murray All too often, “our side” is no better than the degeneracy of the left. More
The Trump presidency and the return of courage - 3/14/25 by Andrea Widburg March 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg As conservatives gain courage in public spaces, leftists around the world become increasingly violent and repressive. More
District judge orders Trump to reemploy recently fired bureaucrats - 3/14/25 by Olivia Murray March 14, 2025 by Olivia Murray According to progressive jurists, trying to stabilize a failing business model is a “sham.” More
Schumer caves on shutdown after Dem private lunch erupted in a shouting match - 3/14/25 by Thomas Lifson March 14, 2025 by Thomas Lifson Mutiny abounds. More
It's amendment-decorating season in Oregon - 3/14/25 by John Woods March 14, 2025 by John Woods They've gone big on gun control this legislative session with two dozen proposed laws, 'decorating' the Second Amendment. More
UN climate change conference to be held in Amazon rainforest, trees sacrificed - 3/14/25 by Eric Utter March 14, 2025 by Eric Utter Deforesting the rainforest to hold a conference. More
I’m all broken up about Mahmoud Khalil’s rights - 3/14/25 by Frank Friday March 14, 2025 by Frank Friday Foreign nationals who hate America are due a change of scenery.  More
Destruction's defenders - 3/14/25 by DC Larson March 14, 2025 by DC Larson Only mentally disheveled subversives and press charlatans would rank purposeful violence as legitimate protest.  More
Go away, Randi - 3/14/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 14, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The Department of Education needs to go, along with all the teachers unions. More
After blowing $9 billion on 'free' health care for illegals, California's Gov. Gavin Newsom asks for a bailout - 3/13/25 by Monica Showalter March 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter Who didn't see this coming from ten miles away? More
Ronald Reagan also had a slow economic start - 3/13/25 by Jeffrey Wright March 13, 2025 by Jeffrey Wright Let’s give Trump a little leeway before declaring the economy dead. More
Getting the left out of the political wilderness - 3/13/25 by D. Parker March 13, 2025 by D. Parker There is a way, but the left will never take the necessary advice. More
Trump throws down the gauntlet to the out-of-control federal district court judges *UPDATED* - 3/13/25 by Andrea Widburg March 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Trump has instructed his agency heads to resist preliminary injunctions unless federal district court judges require security from the plaintiff. More
The (un)masked magician’s apprentice - 3/13/25 by Michael Bertolone March 13, 2025 by Michael Bertolone Trump and Musk are a dynamic duo, effectively exposing all of the Deep State’s dirty secrets. More
Stacey Abrams really, really, wants 'her' $2 billion from Biden's EPA slush fund - 3/13/25 by Monica Showalter March 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter Not a whit of shame at this pork barrel scheme, just hand over the money, honey ... More
Fly the DEI skies...and hope that you land safely - 3/13/25 by Andrea Widburg March 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg An activist with access to information about air traffic control testing allegedly gave minority applicants help on a test meant to weed out white men. More
This 70-year-old woman is serving 9 years in prison - 3/13/25 by Joe Fried March 13, 2025 by Joe Fried Can Pam Bondi help? More
Jay Bhattacharya's promise on vaccine safety - 3/13/25 by Matthew Williams March 13, 2025 by Matthew Williams Dr. Bhattacharya's promise to revisit vaccine safety and expend resources is a start toward reestablishing trust in the medical establishment. More
Oregon selects a trans-turtle and a trans-meteor to sit on a ‘mental health advisory board’ - 3/13/25 by Olivia Murray March 13, 2025 by Olivia Murray Thought the leftist “gender” madness had reached a fever pitch? Think again—it’s just getting started. More
Schumer’s attempted shutdown will backfire bigly - 3/13/25 by Thomas Lifson March 13, 2025 by Thomas Lifson Between a president who’s willing to fight, Schumer’s own shoddy reputation, and the DOGE factor, if Republicans stay strong, this win should be a no-brainer. More
MAGA moon over Greenland? - 3/13/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 13, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Greenland shows that Trump still has the endorsement touch. More
The Democrats are so passionate ... - 3/13/25 by Patricia McCarthy March 13, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy ... and what are they passionate about? It's not a pretty picture. More
Biden and the U.S. Steel case - 3/13/25 by John Swallow March 13, 2025 by John Swallow The U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel case is a litmus test for America’s commitment to lawful governance.  More
Trump must designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization - 3/13/25 by Mudar Zahran March 13, 2025 by Mudar Zahran The M.B. operates in plain sight, pulling the strings behind the worst acts of terror in modern history. More
A Democrat member of the House has a breakdown over biological reality - 3/12/25 by Andrea Widburg March 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It was a disgraceful display on everyone’s part, with the delusional people at top volume and the sane person taking his marbles and going home. More
Who murdered Jamie White? - 3/12/25 by Olivia Murray March 12, 2025 by Olivia Murray I think we’re looking at another Seth Rich case. More
Surprise! Greenland election goes Trump's way - 3/12/25 by Monica Showalter March 12, 2025 by Monica Showalter Surprise, surprise for Denmark -- seems a lot of Greenlanders like Trump's idea. More
New report: Civilians stop more active shooters than law enforcement - 3/12/25 by Olivia Murray March 12, 2025 by Olivia Murray The data is in, and once again, the Second Amendment proves itself to be the best protection against undeserved violence. More
In Brazil, they have to destroy the environment to ‘save’ it - 3/12/25 by Andrea Widburg March 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The Brazilian government is destroying huge swaths of rain forest to host the next climate summit. More
Tim Walz resurfaces to name ‘first victims’ of Trump tariffs - 3/12/25 by Olivia Murray March 12, 2025 by Olivia Murray As it turns out, the sorry saps are his own Minnesotans suffering from his bad energy policies. More
Don’t get panicked by the dramatic stock market drops - 3/12/25 by Andrea Widburg March 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg In just six weeks, rather than slowly turning a cumbersome economic ship, Trump, like an agile jet skier, is quickly reversing Biden’s four disastrous years. More
Trump buries Bidenflation - 3/12/25 by Monica Showalter March 12, 2025 by Monica Showalter Inflation has slowed down to nearly nothing under Trump. MAGA rules. More
Tesla charging stations ‘intentionally’ lit on fire in Massachusetts - 3/12/25 by Olivia Murray March 12, 2025 by Olivia Murray When you’re a leftist and the media tell you “Elon Musk bad” — you listen like the useful idiot you are, and act accordingly. More
How has a health issue become a wedge issue? - 3/12/25 by Michael F. Angel, M.D. March 12, 2025 by Michael F. Angel, M.D. It is well known that even today, most people agree on most issues, while the false narrative that extreme views are more popular than they are perpetuates. More
A theory of why the left lost - 3/12/25 by Anthony Matoria March 12, 2025 by Anthony Matoria The left's politics of destabilization has long been observed by Eric Hoffer and other thinkers. Democrats are well onboard that particular train. More
Trump Derangement Syndrome spreading -- in an unusual way - 3/12/25 by Eric Utter March 12, 2025 by Eric Utter Now they are targeting Musk.   More
Mississippi struggles to pass conservative policy - 3/12/25 by Douglas Carswell March 12, 2025 by Douglas Carswell The Mississippi legislature has a clear conservative mandate yet sometimes struggles to get things done. More
The other Diaz-Balart - 3/12/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 12, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Cuba is an island with a complicated history. More
After a campaign of soft and silky ads, Ontario goes the Full Putin on electricity tariffs, vowing to shut the electricity off in three states - 3/11/25 by Monica Showalter March 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter He's since backtracked, but the bad taste remains. Maybe negotiations would have worked better than full blown economic warfare over a tariff dispute. More
Butcher Christians in the Middle East and receive a VIP invite to an EU conference in Brussels - 3/11/25 by Olivia Murray March 11, 2025 by Olivia Murray Syria’s new president is the man of the hour for European progressives. More
Oregon’s governor establishes an ‘abortion provider appreciation day’ - 3/11/25 by Olivia Murray March 11, 2025 by Olivia Murray Does this mean the progressive left has finally and totally conceded that baby murder isn’t anything but a celebration to them? More
A history lesson, using Ronald Reagan - 3/11/25 by Jack Hellner March 11, 2025 by Jack Hellner The Democrats recycle the narrative of the 1980s in an attempt to destroy Trump. More
China is an existential threat to this country - 3/11/25 by Susan Quinn March 11, 2025 by Susan Quinn Senator Tom Cotton’s new book shines a flashlight on the CCP’s network of influence in America. More
A Hamas supporter who graduated from Columbia got his green card revoked, and the left is losing its mind - 3/11/25 by Monica Showalter March 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter The left is going bonkers, claiming Trump violated this Hamas fanboy's free speech, but the U.S. has anti-terrorism support laws on the books for migrants. More
Why a former Columbia professor is glad that the feds have yanked $400 million in funding from it - 3/11/25 by Thomas Lifson March 11, 2025 by Thomas Lifson I almost cheered out loud when I read that the Trump administration has cancelled $400 million in funding for Columbia University ... More
The Biden autopen scandal could be a path to cleaning up some judicial corruption - 3/11/25 by Andrea Widburg March 11, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Some eggs cannot be unscrambled, but, perhaps, others can be made right. More
Syria: The graveyard of Christianity - 3/11/25 by Wendy Kinney March 11, 2025 by Wendy Kinney And the West is complicit. More
What went wrong with the Democrats? - 3/11/25 by Rory C. Flemmer March 11, 2025 by Rory C. Flemmer The answer is a delight. More
Canada, Europe bemoan the very tariffs they levy, advantages they give their own industries - 3/11/25 by Eric Utter March 11, 2025 by Eric Utter Such hypocrisy at the nation that bailed so many of them out in the past. More
A deplorable explains why the Dems will probably run AOC in 2028 - 3/11/25 by Peter Merkl March 11, 2025 by Peter Merkl Still inexplicably clinging to the failed policies of the Biden years, they need another insentient puppet. More
In Paterson, New Jersey, the local Muslims show their hand - 3/11/25 by Andrea Widburg March 11, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This New Jersey town is a reminder that many Muslims believe the Islamic doctrine that says you don’t immigrate to assimilate; you do so to conquer. More
A fair offer faux women will refuse - 3/11/25 by Ned Cosby March 11, 2025 by Ned Cosby So-called “trans women” don’t want fairness in sports; they have other, far less noble goals when they shoulder women aside in competitions. More
With autopen in hand - 3/11/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 11, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Did Biden sign all that stuff with pen in hand or was something else going on? More
Trump's team turns CBP One into a self-deportation app for illegals - 3/10/25 by Monica Showalter March 10, 2025 by Monica Showalter A good use of recyling. More
The escalating leftist violence against conservatives from Trump and Musk on down - 3/10/25 by Andrea Widburg March 10, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This was always going to be the trajectory, a combination of leftism’s inherent tendency to violence and the way leftists have deliberately driven themselves mad. More
Rep. Chip Roy explains why Trump must avoid a shutdown - 3/10/25 by Andrea Widburg March 10, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Many people just want the government to stop spending money, but it’s a lot more complicated than that, and Trump needs time to get it right without imploding. More
Another violent attack on a Tesla dealership; two 'trantifa' thugs picked up by cops for last two - 3/10/25 by Monica Showalter March 10, 2025 by Monica Showalter What's going on is a slowly unfolding criminal spree. More
‘Charities’ that trafficked migrants into the US abandon their charges now that the taxpayer dollars have dried up - 3/10/25 by Olivia Murray March 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray As USAID handouts diminish, so goes the leftist do-gooding, which vanishes without a trace. More
One official (or primary) language unites a country - 3/10/25 by Helen Louise Herndon March 10, 2025 by Helen Louise Herndon Other nations’ experiences show that President Trump is right to believe that America should have an official language. More
Report: Chinese wind turbines purchased by the West may become weapons of political coercion - 3/10/25 by Olivia Murray March 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray German progressives remind us how slow on the uptake they are. More
Am I the only one not shocked by the blasphemy at a Bernie Sanders rally? (But I am disgusted.) - 3/10/25 by Andrea Widburg March 10, 2025 by Andrea Widburg I mean, what do you expect from a sexually obsessed man invited to sing at a far-left rally? This was inevitable and may be useful. More
Female cop who slept her way through Tennessee police department and walked away with half a million gets new job, thanks to government - 3/10/25 by Olivia Murray March 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray A walking liability gets hired in a place where integrity and morality are paramount—because the government deemed her “competent.” More
Why I unsubscribed from the Washington Post - 3/10/25 by Ned Barnett March 10, 2025 by Ned Barnett Jeff Bezos may have made a big announcement about the paper, but the staff doesn't seem to have gotten the message. More
In Oregon, being first at coming in last - 3/10/25 by John Woods March 10, 2025 by John Woods Oregon and its supermajority Democrat party really do like to strut their stuff. More
Crisis fatigue catches up with the Democrats - 3/10/25 by Bill Ponton March 10, 2025 by Bill Ponton The Democrats are finding out that cultivating a state of fear in the populace to attain and maintain power has its limitations. More
Send them home - 3/10/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 10, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It makes no sense for people, students or faculty, to come here and engage in illegal activities. More
Democrat fundraising behemoth in legal trouble - 3/10/25 by Robyn Dolgin March 10, 2025 by Robyn Dolgin ActBlue is one more brick in the “Blue Wall” giving way under scandal. More
TDS belongs in the DSM - 3/10/25 by Noel S. Williams March 10, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Assiduously codifying TDS in the DSM will not only help diagnose the enlarged ranks of sufferers, but will benefit society as the Golden Age of America flourishes.  More
EPA's Lee Zeldin gets wise to the Tijuana sewage fouling San Diego's beaches - 3/9/25 by Monica Showalter March 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter Mexican sewage has made San Diego's beaches a health hazard. More
Young South African blacks may be cheering Trump’s decision to defund their government - 3/9/25 by Andrea Widburg March 9, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The ones paying attention realize that the government won’t stop until everyone is impoverished, owning nothing and producing nothing. More
A creepy, crawly, ActBlue-fueled campaign of violence against Elon Musk's Tesla? - 3/9/25 by Monica Showalter March 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter If true, sounds like someone needs to be in jail. More
Was Biden aware of anything? - 3/9/25 by Mike McDaniel March 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel If Joe didn’t know about those documents, if he didn’t sign them, who did? More
Syria's ruling ISIS 'moderates,' hailed by the EU and the swamp, commence slaughtering the Christians - 3/9/25 by Monica Showalter March 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter Tulsi Gabbard was right all along about these monsters. More
Trump’s defunding Columbia is great, but all academia is riddled with ideological madness - 3/9/25 by Andrea Widburg March 9, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The $400 million pulled from Columbia is that it’s the first step in a journey of 1,000 miles and billions of taxpayer dollars. More
Bill Murray was right: The Washington Post framed Richard Nixon - 3/9/25 by John D. O'Connor March 9, 2025 by John D. O'Connor A former federal prosecutor tells the real story. More
The China Connection? - 3/9/25 by Molly Slag March 9, 2025 by Molly Slag It’s not racist to be concerned that Chinese spies are targeting vulnerable Chinese-American troops. More
Elon Musk’s Rogan interview was a masterclass on illegal immigration - 3/9/25 by Brian Lonergan March 9, 2025 by Brian Lonergan There is little debate that Musk is a genius when it comes to technology and space travel. But it turns out he’s pretty smart about illegal immigration as well. More
Musk meetings with cabinet could be key to DOGE success - 3/9/25 by Susan Quinn March 9, 2025 by Susan Quinn Unlike Biden, who didn’t meet with his cabinet for months at a time, Trump meets regularly with his team—and including Musk in those meetings will be an asset. More
Today in Insanity: Three preposterous stories - 3/9/25 by Eric Utter March 9, 2025 by Eric Utter From menstruation in transgender men to chicken nuggets, it's all pretty bad out there. More
Trump brings sanity to Russia and Ukraine - 3/9/25 by Wendy Kinney March 9, 2025 by Wendy Kinney With a firm ultimatum, President Trump has made it clear that the war must end. More
Still cheering that speech about the evil ones - 3/9/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 9, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The names and faces have changed, but the evil of which Reagan spoke lingers on. More
Rescuing astronauts who aren't stranded in space - 3/9/25 by Mike McDaniel March 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel The astronauts still aren’t stranded in space. More
A trans compromise - 3/9/25 by Mike McDaniel March 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel The democratic process is supposedly based on compromise. More
There’s a new sheriff in town — and he’s taking no prisoners. - 3/8/25 by Jim Davis March 8, 2025 by Jim Davis What next for the Democrats? More
Stacey Abrams takes a page from Hugo Chavez on the matter of home appliances - 3/8/25 by Monica Showalter March 8, 2025 by Monica Showalter After getting called out by President Trump for government waste, she told MSNBC she spent her $2 billion on home appliances in DeSoto, Georgia. More
So-called ‘Gender affirming’ surgery is bad for people’s happiness - 3/8/25 by Andrea Widburg March 8, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This was obvious to anyone with common sense, but a large study has confirmed it. More
‘People used to care about each other’ - 3/8/25 by Jonathan Barnes March 8, 2025 by Jonathan Barnes Two guys reminisce about the old days. More
After Trump's speech, they can’t get there from here - 3/8/25 by Kevin Finn March 8, 2025 by Kevin Finn Democrats are finished, and it's self-inflicted. More
Does mourning brutally murdered children who are white mean you are a ‘white supremacist?' Some leftists think so - 3/8/25 by Eric Utter March 8, 2025 by Eric Utter Leftist after leftist says anyone mourning the Bibas family, brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists, is a white supremacist. More
At Twitter, a single point of failure for freedom - 3/8/25 by D. Parker March 8, 2025 by D. Parker All is not well in social media Musk-land! More
Active-duty soldiers indicted for disclosing sensitive government info to China - 3/8/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney March 8, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney The DOJ decried the ‘persistent and increasing foreign intelligence threat facing our Army and nation.’ More
In San Francisco, a bathhouse gets grief for trying to have a ‘phallus free’ environment - 3/8/25 by Andrea Widburg March 8, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The activists, including in city government, want to make it impossible for women to be safe from men with exhibitionist and autogynophilic fetishes. More
Michelle Wu sets a new criminal-enabling standard - 3/8/25 by Mike McDaniel March 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Normal, sane people know the lives of innocent productive Americans, including cops, are far more valuable than the lives of people who would unlawfully take them. More
Zelensky's arrogance - 3/8/25 by Lucja Cannon March 8, 2025 by Lucja Cannon President Zelensky often uses half-truths and power moves to get his way in his dealings with foreign leaders.  More
California tries to tear down the Castle Doctrine - 3/8/25 by Mike McDaniel March 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel That’s virtue signaling, California style. More
Americans have already chosen their fighter - 3/8/25 by Noel S. Williams March 8, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Is there anything more toxic than demented Dem divas who are so uncomfortable in their own feminine skin that they assume an aggressive, masculine fighting stance?  More
Blue on blue, heartache on heartache - 3/8/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 8, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. There are some real problems on the blue team More
Breaking the chains of financial enslavement - 3/8/25 by Maureen Steele March 8, 2025 by Maureen Steele For generations, Americans have been deceived, manipulated, and financially enslaved by a system designed not to serve them, but to extract from them.  More
Georgetown Law's wokester dean mouths off to Trump DoJ attorney to hire his DEI graduates - 3/7/25 by Monica Showalter March 7, 2025 by Monica Showalter The dean claims it's about free speech, ignoring the Trump administration's valid reasoning.   More
Democrats: The Huskies of politics - 3/7/25 by M.B. Mathews March 7, 2025 by M.B. Mathews If you want drama with sanity, own a Husky. Likewise, if you want drama without sanity, support a Democrat or better yet, be a Democrat. More
ActBlue, the Democrat party’s fundraising engine, is in deep trouble - 3/7/25 by Andrea Widburg March 7, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Executives are jumping ship and no one is talking, which is always suspicious. More
The ‘Progressive Party’ needs a new GPS - 3/7/25 by J.A. Frascino March 7, 2025 by J.A. Frascino The directionless “move on!” party is spinning its wheels, afflicted with PTSD. More
Tantalizing Tidbits: Five more recent news stories in short form - 3/7/25 by Eric Utter March 7, 2025 by Eric Utter From bad court rulings to condoms in school vending machines, there's always something going on with the left. More
The (huge) hidden benefits of DOGE’s work - 3/7/25 by Joetta Forsyth March 7, 2025 by Joetta Forsyth The dollar savings are significant indeed. But we mustn’t overlook the even bigger prize. More
A welcome break from Biden’s Justice Department - 3/7/25 by Troy Cumings March 7, 2025 by Troy Cumings Pam Bondi was left a big mess to clean up. More
How powerful is the Supreme Court? - 3/7/25 by Paul Dowling March 7, 2025 by Paul Dowling Or put more bluntly, what exactly can the SCOTUS force Donald Trump to do? More
Not my circus, not my monkey: Kabuki theatre in the nation's capital and beyond - 3/7/25 by Ned Barnett March 7, 2025 by Ned Barnett If you want to win an election, whatever you do, don’t follow the lead of the Democratic Party at Trump’s joint address to Congress. More
Who wins in a tariff war? - 3/7/25 by Jay Davidson March 7, 2025 by Jay Davidson Whoever it is, it’s not the American taxpayer. More
The SCOTUS a little more than half-nuts - 3/7/25 by James A. George March 7, 2025 by James A. George The consolation prize is the blistering dissent from Justice Alito, with three other justices joining. More
The most shockingly ‘generous’ government worker pension plan in the USA - 3/7/25 by Charles Sullivan March 7, 2025 by Charles Sullivan In which state? You have to see it to believe it. More
Vampires or voters? Or both? - 3/7/25 by Maker S. Mark March 7, 2025 by Maker S. Mark Turns out there are lots of undead in the Social Security registry! More
Middle East peace proposal: Make Gaza a protectorate - 3/7/25 by Deborah C. Tyler March 7, 2025 by Deborah C. Tyler It’s a commonsense solution to a long entrenched problem. More
Trump gets what America is about - 3/7/25 by Matthew G. Andersson March 7, 2025 by Matthew G. Andersson And the Democrats don’t...increasingly to their peril. More
Impeaching rogue judges will be a hard row to hoe - 3/7/25 by Jack Gleason March 7, 2025 by Jack Gleason But it might have to be done if we’re to maintain the people’s faith in the justice system. More
Supreme Court’s $2 billion foreign aid ruling sparks debate over judicial overreach - 3/7/25 by Lena Renconvich March 7, 2025 by Lena Renconvich As public trust wavers, the Supreme Court’s latest decision raises broad questions. More
No case of Nancy, with the laughing face - 3/7/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 7, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. A bitter Pelosi snarled her way through Tuesday’s proceedings. More
Sanders and Slotkin confront our president’s gifted oratory - 3/6/25 by E. Jeffrey Ludwig March 6, 2025 by E. Jeffrey Ludwig Lots of shots and lots of misses. More
Have the Dems finally shown us a Dead Zone moment? - 3/6/25 by Stu Tarlowe March 6, 2025 by Stu Tarlowe One can only hope that Tuesday night’s example of the true Democrat mindset will reach, and resonate with, even the heretofore unreachable. More
In defense of English primary literacy: Shutter the U.S. Department of Education - 3/6/25 by Victoria White Berger March 6, 2025 by Victoria White Berger Let Trump’s dismantling of the DOE begin. More
Forgive me, Dad - 3/6/25 by Joe Strader March 6, 2025 by Joe Strader Although I voted Republican, I kept that Democrat registration for many reasons, not least of which was in your memory. After Tuesday, I can’t do that anymore. More
Media work overtime to hide Trump’s progress, and the Democrats’ hypocrisy - 3/6/25 by Jack Hellner March 6, 2025 by Jack Hellner Mainstream “journalism” continues its flight into obscurity. More
A ‘truckload’ of inconvenience - 3/6/25 by Todd Baumann March 6, 2025 by Todd Baumann AG Pam Bondi’s unusual approach to the Epstein docs—showcasing the inconsequential and downplaying the significant—raises a lot of questions. More
Reviving America’s maritime might - 3/6/25 by Ronald Beaty March 6, 2025 by Ronald Beaty Trump’s shipbuilding vision is conservatism at its boldest. More
Slotkin’s unserious reply to Trump’s 2025 joint address to Congress - 3/6/25 by Richard McDonough March 6, 2025 by Richard McDonough I had hoped that Slotkin’s response to Trump’s 2025 address to Congress would signal a departure from the standard Democrat blather, but I was sadly disappointed.  More
Trump must take on China’s vape smugglers - 3/6/25 by William George March 6, 2025 by William George Enabling public oversight of China-originating shipments, and ensuring access to American-made FDA approved vaping devices are not just matters of trade policy—they’re vital steps to safeguarding our nation’s health and security. More
No, Zelensky is not Churchill - 3/6/25 by Elliot Resnick March 6, 2025 by Elliot Resnick Let’s put a certain pesky attempt at historical parallelism into perspective. More
A constitutionally challenged AOC - 3/6/25 by James Zumwalt March 6, 2025 by James Zumwalt It is a sad commentary when the lawmakers we elect into office to represent us not only fail to understand the laws of our land, but also fail to understand who it is they actually represent.  More
A Newer World Order? - 3/6/25 by Earick Ward March 6, 2025 by Earick Ward Donald Trump has upended the sick dreams of all the Klaus Schwabs and George Bushes out there. More
Misplaced green energy - 3/6/25 by Viv Forbes March 6, 2025 by Viv Forbes For Australia, “Net Zero” is a negative sum game -- an economic suicide pact. More
Trump’s medical price transparency EO won’t work - 3/6/25 by Deane Waldman March 6, 2025 by Deane Waldman Instead of mandating price transparency that won’t work, ask DOGE to investigate dollar (in)efficiency in healthcare. More
Has Big Oil stopped bowing to the Greens? - 3/6/25 by Linnea Lueken March 6, 2025 by Linnea Lueken It has been constantly irritating to see these companies toe the line for Big Green, a trillion-dollar industry itself that is costing the rest of us rather than helping.  More
When you lose Doug... - 3/6/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 6, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It's hard to win when voters, to paraphrase James Carville, think that the face of the party is a preachy female with no answers at all.  More
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Trump-O-Phobia Drives Some Americans to Questionable Greener Pastures Overseas Brian C. Joondeph They probably won't find this the 'solution' they think it is. More
A Businessman and a Brilliant Strategist J.B. Shurk President Trump is a remarkably creative problem-solver. More
A Remarkable Headline for a Fascinating Story Rajan Laad We've read unpredictable novels that astound us with every chapter, but seldom do we read headlines for an article that possess the same quality with every syllable. More
Democrats Unmask Themselves Fletch Daniels Three examples show how the Donkey Party was never serious about its professed deepest principles. More
Covid Redux: The Bird Flu Scare Janet Levy Instead of directly targeting humans, our food is the focus for the creation and mandating of ineffective vaccines — it stands to devastate our food supply, and cause mass starvation. More
How Mexico Became China’s Trojan Horse in U.S. Trade Charlton Allen Beijing has discovered a highly effective workaround to Trump’s tariffs that the media deliberately ignore. More

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So where'd America's obesity epidemic come from? Chef Andrew Gruel has a theory ... - 3/17/25 by Monica Showalter March 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter Funny how the obesity epidemic coincided at least with the denigration and demise of home economics classes in schools. More
Trump just fired a huge warning shot over Iran’s bow - 3/17/25 by Andrea Widburg March 17, 2025 by Andrea Widburg If they’re smart, the mullahs will be quaking under their turbans because Trump means what he says. More
Markets respond: Trumpian peace in Russo-Ukrainian war is in the bag - 3/17/25 by Olivia Murray March 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray The rouble rallies, and hedge funds move to buy up Russian assets. More
The time of the hoax - 3/17/25 by Molly Slag March 17, 2025 by Molly Slag Our lives are daily buffeted by lies great and small. Hoaxes blow through our lives like a windstorm. The Democrats have raised this to a reality-defying art form. More
New York Times goes bipolar on Trump’s border control success - 3/17/25 by Thomas Lifson March 17, 2025 by Thomas Lifson Reading a Times article is like going on a rollercoaster of mental illness. More
Mark Kelly decides to offload his Tesla to protest Elon Musk - 3/17/25 by Olivia Murray March 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray I have a sneaking suspicion this is where his commitment to consistency ends. More
The half-million dollar American - 3/17/25 by M. Walter March 17, 2025 by M. Walter Never forget, you’re just a tax slave. More
Three things for the U.S. to understand about the Middle East - 3/17/25 by Jim Davis March 17, 2025 by Jim Davis Start with taking out Iran ... More
Speaker Mike Johnson reveals why the Autopen scandal is a big deal - 3/17/25 by Jim Davis March 17, 2025 by Jim Davis Biden didn't even know that he blocked LNG exports to Europe — because he's not the one who did it. More
The CDC website really needs to update its COVID protocols - 3/17/25 by W.A. Eliot March 17, 2025 by W.A. Eliot The CDC needs to take immediate action to remove the outdated and dangerous COVID protocols from its website,  More
Hands in your back pocket - 3/17/25 by The Empirical Observer March 17, 2025 by The Empirical Observer Fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption seem to be the big words today. Can life lessons be taught that eliminate giving into the temptations of corruption? More
Birthright citizenship: The facts - 3/17/25 by Walter E. Block March 17, 2025 by Walter E. Block The illegal immigrant, by definition has broken the law that would have otherwise allowed him to become a legal immigrant and eventually a full-blooded citizen. More
‘She’s my little Musk coupe’ - 3/17/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. March 17, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Just try asking a leftist to explain the benefit from burning Teslas or the dealerships that sell them. More
The Biden White House mixed it up with not one but two autopens - 3/16/25 by Andrea Widburg March 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Ironically, while it’s questionable whether anything actually came from the duly-inaugurated president, it makes almost no difference in practical terms. More
The Shakespeare National Trust determines that Shakespeare is ‘not to be’ - 3/16/25 by Andrea Widburg March 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Britain continues its civilizational suicide, as Shakespeare is about to be ‘decolonised’ right out of existence. More
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