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So-called 'trans women' activists are getting increasingly dangerous - 4/20/25 by Andrea Widburg April 20, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Men who claim to be women have the aggression of men and the emotionalism of women, which is a very dangerous combination. More
The unintended message of ‘Adolescence’ - 4/20/25 by Chris Boland April 20, 2025 by Chris Boland The show is meant to attack “toxic masculinity” and social media, but actually, and quite brilliantly, exposes the moral emptiness of a post-virtue culture. More
Slaving over a hot keyboard - 4/20/25 by Mike McDaniel April 20, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Or there’s more to getting 21-plus American Thinker essays published every day than meets the eye. More
Easter Vigil observation: Thank goodness for immigrants - 4/20/25 by Monica Showalter April 20, 2025 by Monica Showalter The more immigrants, the more traditional the Church starts to look. More
The DOJ must block Justice Gorsuch’s textualist approach to Supreme Court reasoning - 4/20/25 by Andrea Widburg April 20, 2025 by Andrea Widburg We’re witnessing the transgender fallout from his textualist approach to the Civil Rights Act, and the DOJ has to act to protect against this happening again. More
Van Hollen backtracks even more, trying to shake his laughingstock status - 4/20/25 by Monica Showalter April 20, 2025 by Monica Showalter In multiple ways, he's trying not to look as though he's been played, and it's not working. More
President AOC? Yes, it’s a real possibility. - 4/20/25 by Andrea Widburg April 20, 2025 by Andrea Widburg She’s telegenic, has name recognition, and makes the same ideology that eventually killed tens of millions of people in the 20th century seem user-friendly. More
Democrats try re-casting DEI as nothing more than ADA - 4/20/25 by Andrea Widburg April 20, 2025 by Andrea Widburg They are going to die on the balkanized, illegal hill, and they’ll use subterfuge to do it. More
Investigate the DEMOVASION - 4/20/25 by Ned Cosby April 20, 2025 by Ned Cosby The flood of illegal aliens into our country wasn’t an accident; it was a plan, and that plan must be exposed before the next election. More
A new stage of uncertainty for the Ukraine war - 4/20/25 by Uldis Sprogis April 20, 2025 by Uldis Sprogis What even is going on over there anymore? More
DOGE savings suggestions - 4/20/25 by Noel S. Williams April 20, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Elon is seeking pointers from the public. Here are a few. More
Malicious compliance bedevils our military - 4/20/25 by Mike McDaniel April 20, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Any honest servicemember would know what they’re doing is insubordination.  More
Power to the parents - 4/20/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 20, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. In Texas, teachers’ unions are finally taking a backseat to students’ needs. More
The IRS boss flees DOGE - 4/20/25 by Mike McDaniel April 20, 2025 by Mike McDaniel It's reasonable to think Krause, like so many other federal bureaucrats, reacts to accountability like vampires react to sunlight.  More
Flip! Suddenly, radical leftwing Barbara Lee surges ahead to win Oakland's mayoral election after extended counting - 4/19/25 by Monica Showalter April 19, 2025 by Monica Showalter Ranked choice voting -- or outright fraud -- may be to blame. More
The Gates of Vienna have fallen - 4/19/25 by Andrea Widburg April 19, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Ordinary Europeans are beginning to realize that their end is near, but the reality is that there’s not much they can do. More
Mahmoud Khalil, a spokesman for an organization advocating killing Jews, likens himself to an Auschwitz victim - 4/19/25 by Andrea Widburg April 19, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The Washington Post, a former newspaper, has soiled itself badly with this one. More
Import the third world ... - 4/19/25 by Monica Showalter April 19, 2025 by Monica Showalter ... get the third world. The rise of the informal sector has provided opportunities for true criminals. More
A Massachusetts judge has blocked Trump’s effort to remove imaginary ‘genders’ from passports - 4/19/25 by Andrea Widburg April 19, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Sadly, it seems she has a legal leg to stand on, thanks to Justice Gorsuch’s utterly misbegotten decision in Bostock v. Clayton County. More
DOGE shows just how deep illegal immigration rot goes - 4/19/25 by William Davis April 19, 2025 by William Davis The scope of illegals on Medicaid, and illegals voting in U.S. elections is shocking.   More
How climatologists got it all so horribly wrong - 4/19/25 by Douglas Cotton April 19, 2025 by Douglas Cotton They were making up data to fit observable phenomena, while ignoring gravity’s role in our climate. More
Illinois’s insane leftism now propping up bordering states! - 4/19/25 by Nick Lopez April 19, 2025 by Nick Lopez It appears that bordering states are relying on Illinois’s sky-high taxes to maintain a boom in their own economies. More
It couldn’t be clearer, Democrats are pro-crime and anti-American - 4/19/25 by Eric Utter April 19, 2025 by Eric Utter Democrats are vowing to pile into an El Salvadoran hotel to lobby for the return of MS-13’s wife-beating human-trafficker, Kilmar Abrego Garcia. More
Woke fascism at Binghamton University - 4/19/25 by Bob Kingsley April 19, 2025 by Bob Kingsley An example of the kind of product our college campuses are producing: autocratic, authoritarian, and close-minded bullies.   More
The hollow people - 4/19/25 by Michael Smith April 19, 2025 by Michael Smith A significant portion of America’s political and cultural Left has lost its way, untethered from the principles that make a civilization function. More
The right choice in Texas - 4/19/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 19, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. School choice is coming to Texas. More
Illegals: The latest - 4/19/25 by Bruce Majors April 19, 2025 by Bruce Majors Only when it comes to importing illegal aliens to replace the misbehaving American voter are liberals concerned about due process.  More
Letitia James: Karma is a b***h - 4/19/25 by Mike McDaniel April 19, 2025 by Mike McDaniel It couldn’t happen to a worse woman. More
Another disloyal officer is fired - 4/19/25 by Mike McDaniel April 19, 2025 by Mike McDaniel That the Trump Administration is acting to retore military discipline and purpose, and is transparent, is as encouraging as the betrayal by so many high-ranking officers is not. More
The new conservatives - 4/18/25 by Andrea Widburg April 18, 2025 by Andrea Widburg A new poll shows that there’s cause for optimism about the younger generation. More
Another left-wing propaganda minion moves the goalposts - 4/18/25 by Jim Davis April 18, 2025 by Jim Davis When Kilmar Abrego Garcia was found to be not quite the loving father the press had portrayed him to be ... More
Austin Metcalf’s dad attends Anthony family press conference, gets ejected as his presence is ‘disrespectful’ - 4/18/25 by Olivia Murray April 18, 2025 by Olivia Murray A very, very painful lesson in how this is in fact about race. More
Hawaii Supreme Court finds it trumps the U.S. Supreme Court - 4/18/25 by Eric Utter April 18, 2025 by Eric Utter It's a fig leaf for leftist rule and dangerous to national unity. More
The Christian life in tandem with Christ: Good Friday - 4/18/25 by Susan D. Harris April 18, 2025 by Susan D. Harris Every year brings fresh insights into these events, prompting deeper contemplation and reflection. More
Don’t be fooled by another Iran deal - 4/18/25 by Harley Lippman April 18, 2025 by Harley Lippman President Trump has good diplomatic instincts, but Iran needs careful and exceptional treatment. More
After the quake, Myanmar prays - 4/18/25 by Peter Kauffner April 18, 2025 by Peter Kauffner More
Yes, they’re peasants. That’s exactly the problem. - 4/18/25 by Maureen Steele April 18, 2025 by Maureen Steele J.D. Vance wasn’t being crass. He was being honest. More
For democracies, Islam may provide the ultimate irony - 4/18/25 by James Zumwalt April 18, 2025 by James Zumwalt Western states’ greatest strengths—their freedom and democracy—are also their greatest weaknesses. More
Truman did it. Why can’t we let Musk try? - 4/18/25 by Randy White April 18, 2025 by Randy White Americans fuming over DOGE should remember an earlier, more bipartisan America. More
The U.K. gets it right: ‘Trans’ women are not women - 4/18/25 by Susan Quinn April 18, 2025 by Susan Quinn Reason prevails. More
The left cannot and will not stop itself - 4/18/25 by Patricia McCarthy April 18, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy It is evident to all Americans who have been paying attention, that the left is doubling down on stupid ... More
Please don’t lower the rim! - 4/18/25 by Ned Cosby April 18, 2025 by Ned Cosby We are a nation built upon excellence, but our educators want to bring everyone down to the lowest common denominator, whether in basketball or the classroom. More
Is there a moral imperative in trade? - 4/18/25 by Gary Schiff April 18, 2025 by Gary Schiff Once, American manufacturers and Democrats believed there was such an imperative, but until Trump came along, both political parties had abandoned that idea. More
Kilmar Angel, you're no angel to me - 4/18/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 18, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. As it turned out, Senator Chris Van Hollen did not meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.  More
Hamas can no longer afford to pay for its pot-bellied terrorists -report - 4/17/25 by Monica Showalter April 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter Worse than a MOAB, in their terrorist minds. No food! More
Kilmar Abrego Garcia: The Soros connection - 4/17/25 by Monica Showalter April 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter Why was the left lionizing this illegal over all the others? Funny how he was a "member" of CASA de Maryland, an NGO funded by big leftist foundations, including Soros's. More
In maniacally woke Britain, the Supreme Court recognizes biological sex - 4/17/25 by Andrea Widburg April 17, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Meanwhile, in America, we’re still laboring under a Supreme Court decision that recognizes “transgender” as a sex. More
A deplorable explains the animosity for Trump as he cleans up Biden’s messes - 4/17/25 by Peter Merkl April 17, 2025 by Peter Merkl The new media should follow Trump’s lead and ignore the legacy media. More
Karmelo Anthony is OJ Simpson all over again - 4/17/25 by Olivia Murray April 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray If history is any indication, justice will not be blind. More
We should beware of terrorists in suits and ties - 4/17/25 by Al Bienenfeld April 17, 2025 by Al Bienenfeld Is President Trump crazy like a fox in his dealings with Turkey’s president, Tayyip Erdogan, or is he being taken in by a well-dressed thug? More
Karmelo Anthony’s family starts selling merch, and his fixer pushes ‘celebrity’ status with a bizarre social media video - 4/17/25 by Olivia Murray April 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray They’re stereotyping again…. More
Exactly how hard do we want our legislatures to work? - 4/17/25 by John Woods April 17, 2025 by John Woods Every bill a busybody, nanny-state government puts forth costs the taxpayer. Maybe 4,000 bills is overkill. More
Democrats infatuated with criminals and gang members — American citizens? Not so much - 4/17/25 by Eric Utter April 17, 2025 by Eric Utter Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., recently flew to El Salvador "to show solidarity" with MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia -- who was deported after being in the U.S. illegally. More
Harvard tells Trump to give it money or it’ll shoot the monkey - 4/17/25 by Andrea Widburg April 17, 2025 by Andrea Widburg As if channeling the famous 1973 National Lampoon cover showing a dog with a gun to its head, Harvard is threatening to execute its research animals. More
Media scream: ‘Trump is coming for your coffee!’ - 4/17/25 by Jack Hellner April 17, 2025 by Jack Hellner How will anyone ever afford a cup of coffee with all these tariffs?! More
Rubio brings free speech back to foreign (and domestic) policy - 4/17/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney April 17, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney The State Department’s latest move signals a significant step in the dismantling of state-run censorship. More
The erasure of Easter - 4/17/25 by John M. Grondelski April 17, 2025 by John M. Grondelski Is Easter fading away? More
Red states rising - 4/17/25 by M. Ray Evans April 17, 2025 by M. Ray Evans Our fight for every vote. More
Senator Van Hollen should get some tips from Bukele about keeping Baltimore safe - 4/17/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 17, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. One civil servant goes on a mission to bring back an MS-13 gang member to Maryland. More
Troll: Trump releases docs on foreign gang member a primping senator is trying to bring back from foreign prison - 4/16/25 by Monica Showalter April 16, 2025 by Monica Showalter Now he's a laughingstock. More
Not on my bingo card: Conservatives, or at least non-leftists, are coming close to winning elections in California - 4/16/25 by Monica Showalter April 16, 2025 by Monica Showalter The first threads of a red tide coming? More
Europe, Canada crossing a communist Rubicon from which they cannot return? - 4/16/25 by Eric Utter April 16, 2025 by Eric Utter Will anyone do anything about this? More
What the Democrat party’s heroes say about them - 4/16/25 by Andrea Widburg April 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Heroes represent a society’s values and aspirations. If you don’t know who they value, you don’t know what they value. More
Editor for The Guardian whines about Muslim convicts facing ‘disproportionate’ force while incarcerated in English prisons - 4/16/25 by Olivia Murray April 16, 2025 by Olivia Murray This comes amid disturbing new reports of how Muslim prisoners act behind bars. More
Did Letitia James commit mortgage fraud? - 4/16/25 by Olivia Murray April 16, 2025 by Olivia Murray The documents seem to suggest so—what an ironic twist of fate. More
JD Vance says what needs to be said about illegal aliens and due process - 4/16/25 by Andrea Widburg April 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It’s inconceivable that our system was intended to give every single alien a full trial to determine his or her right to remain in the U.S. More
Karmelo Anthony’s family adds a new ride to list of luxuries they’re buying after raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars under pretense of ‘legal defense’ - 4/16/25 by Olivia Murray April 16, 2025 by Olivia Murray I literally called this just yesterday. More
Trump’s historic Holy Week message ignites Christian praise, secular backlash - 4/16/25 by Susan D. Harris April 16, 2025 by Susan D. Harris When President Trump’s presidential message on Holy Week popped up on my phone a couple of days ago, I kept checking to see if it was legit ... turns out it was. More
Who cares what Janet Yellen has to say? - 4/16/25 by Jack Hellner April 16, 2025 by Jack Hellner The woman has an abysmal record, yet mainstream media are lining up to drool over what she has to say about Trump’s tariffs. More
Cubism is stupid - 4/16/25 by Gregory Smith April 16, 2025 by Gregory Smith Worship of rebellion in the art world has only led to lots of bad art. More
Islamist incursions into East Plano, TX - 4/16/25 by Susan Quinn April 16, 2025 by Susan Quinn Perhaps we look to the European harbingers to anticipate where this might lead. More
What can we give Denmark for Greenland? - 4/16/25 by Noel S. Williams April 16, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Greenland’s destiny away from “Denmarkification” and toward Americanization seems to be unfolding inexorably. More
Democrats line up to visit El Salvador -- seeking to bring back a foreign gangbanger - 4/16/25 by Monica Showalter April 16, 2025 by Monica Showalter What a cause to rally around for them. More
The coming thrilla in Texas - 4/16/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 16, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Get ready for the Texas version of a heavyweight fight between AG Ken Paxton and incumbent Senator John Cornyn.  More
Bernie Sanders complains about 'the oligarchy' at $1,000-a-ticket music festival - 4/15/25 by Monica Showalter April 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter As tone-deaf as his navy blue sport jacket. More
Stephen Miller blows apart the media's narrative about a repatriated Salvadoran illegal to reporters - 4/15/25 by Monica Showalter April 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter Steel-trap mind Miller, that must be his nickname.   More
European nations now more dangerous than El Salvador - 4/15/25 by Olivia Murray April 15, 2025 by Olivia Murray Twilight Zone politics. More
Biden’s illegal aliens came like the ‘killer bees’ - 4/15/25 by James Zumwalt April 15, 2025 by James Zumwalt Swarms of aggressive invaders poured in under Biden’s watch, harming the native population. More
Simple questions for the Democrats on Trump’s trade and tariffs policies - 4/15/25 by Jack Hellner April 15, 2025 by Jack Hellner At what point do they believe the trade deficit is too high, since over $1.5 trillion apparently isn’t high enough? More
Championing the MS-13ers - 4/15/25 by Bill Ponton April 15, 2025 by Bill Ponton Chris Van Hollen wanted a meeting with El Salvador’s Bukele to negotiate the return of violent criminals. More
Women and the ‘therapeutic military’ - 4/15/25 by Andrea Widburg April 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The left has been outraged about women being busted from their command, but women personalizing the military is a serious problem. More
Don’t expect justice for Austin Metcalf - 4/15/25 by Olivia Murray April 15, 2025 by Olivia Murray The judge lowers the bond because Karmelo Anthony’s family has “other plans” for the half a million dollars they just raked in on fundraising. More
About that stabbing murder in Frisco, Texas... - 4/15/25 by Patricia McCarthy April 15, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy The left is trying to smear the victim and lionize the accused. More
Make Greenland tradeable? - 4/15/25 by Stephen Helgesen April 15, 2025 by Stephen Helgesen How about making Greenland a free trade zone? More
Now that Israel is winning, the left demands that it surrender - 4/15/25 by Andrea Widburg April 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg In a particularly despicable guest essay at the New York Times, two former State Department employees demand that Trump force Israel to bow down. More
What Trump is missing - 4/15/25 by Jay Davidson April 15, 2025 by Jay Davidson The president is going in the right direction, but he needs to add one more thing. More
Pleistocene Park and the myth of Prometheus - 4/15/25 by Mark C. Ross April 15, 2025 by Mark C. Ross What’s the deal with these dire wolves, anyway? More
Leftist judges are planning to run out the deportation clock - 4/15/25 by Andrea Widburg April 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This pernicious trend puts the judiciary in charge of our immigration system, in place of the constitutionally-designated executive branch. More
Bukele has done a great job - 4/15/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 15, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. People like leaders who keep their streets safe. More
'Little dictator' Ortega cancels Holy Week processions in Nicaragua - 4/14/25 by Monica Showalter April 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter Where is the pope and Ortega's past religious collaborators? More
Remembering the great Mario Vargas Llosa -- RIP - 4/14/25 by Monica Showalter April 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter Terror of Marxist dictators, and a kind and engaging person. More
Harvard declares that it’s entitled to have taxpayer money subsidize its free speech *UPDATED* - 4/14/25 by Andrea Widburg April 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg What We the People say is, if we’re paying for it, it’s not free. More
Peace in our time...with Iran? - 4/14/25 by Molly Slag April 14, 2025 by Molly Slag Given Iran’s values, it doesn’t seem as if even the savviest negotiator can get best the Mullah’s single-minded drive for our demise. More
A newly discovered Teotihuacan altar reminds us that our child sacrifice is worse than theirs was - 4/14/25 by Andrea Widburg April 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Then, they sacrificed children to the gods for the benefit of all. In the West, women sacrifice children in much greater numbers for their own benefit. More
New study: ‘Liberals generally trust science more than conservatives’ - 4/14/25 by Olivia Murray April 14, 2025 by Olivia Murray Translation: Leftists are stupider today than they’ve ever been. More
Bondi DOJ allegedly evading FOIA requests for Epstein documents - 4/14/25 by Olivia Murray April 14, 2025 by Olivia Murray “Most transparent administration ever.” More
Whoopi Goldberg calls for higher taxes to keep the government big and well fed - 4/14/25 by Monica Showalter April 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter Is this the Democrats have to offer?   More
Why is Bondi’s DOJ still prosecuting a pistol brace owner? - 4/14/25 by Olivia Murray April 14, 2025 by Olivia Murray Lawyers know better than anyone that the process is the punishment, so there’s really no excuse. More
‘Perceived foes’ - 4/14/25 by M. Walter April 14, 2025 by M. Walter The left has only impeached Trump — twice — tried to assassinate him — twice — indicted him multiple times, and came perilously close to sending him to Riker’s Island prison, but yeah, The New York Times asserts that the hostility is just “perceived.” More
The echoes of valor - 4/14/25 by M. Ray Evans April 14, 2025 by M. Ray Evans How quiet heroes hold the line. More
Junk science at NOAA about to come to an end - 4/14/25 by Bill Ponton April 14, 2025 by Bill Ponton It was a comical farce that they created, weaving tales about storms of biblical proportion due to a trace element in the atmosphere that happens to be the basis of all life. More
Donald Trump, free trade champion - 4/14/25 by James Swofford April 14, 2025 by James Swofford Since tariffs reduce mutual benefit or the gains of each party on each side of trade, why do so many countries have them?  More
Junk science and air pollution - 4/14/25 by S. Stanley Young, Warren B. Kindzierski April 14, 2025 by S. Stanley Young, Warren B. Kindzierski The discourse about small particles causing health impacts is highly debatable. More
Securing the border - 4/14/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 14, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. DJT orders troops to the border. More
DOGE removes a dead-ender fighting his own Fallujah at the Social Security Administration -- and the left melts down - 4/13/25 by Monica Showalter April 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter They actually think they own the government. More
Why we’ll almost certainly never see a 1929-style crash again - 4/13/25 by Andrea Widburg April 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg People are drawing the wrong lessons about the stock market, just as they’re drawing the wrong lessons about Smoot-Hawley. More
Impatiently waiting for the Trump team in Oregon - 4/13/25 by John Woods April 13, 2025 by John Woods An Oregonian is drumming his fingers, waiting for President Trump's agencies to come see the clown show in Oregon -- which has so much to offer to investigators. More
The Maximum Support Act: A bipartisan push for Iranian democracy and human rights - 4/13/25 by Amil Imani April 13, 2025 by Amil Imani Unlike prior acts that punitively targeted the regime itself, this act also seeks to support Iran’s citizens in their fight for liberty. More
The intifada in Germany claims another victim - 4/13/25 by Andrea Widburg April 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg What happens in Israel doesn’t stay in Israel, and being tolerant is not a workable defense. More
A majority of Americans oppose defunding colleges that allow antisemitism - 4/13/25 by Andrea Widburg April 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg What’s worrisome is that it’s a small majority, especially among the young folks. More
What does it mean to be a Democrat today? - 4/13/25 by Eric Utter April 13, 2025 by Eric Utter Start with supporting vandalism -- of Teslas and cities. Then ... More
The newest hate crime in England: ‘Speak English’ *UPDATED* - 4/13/25 by Andrea Widburg April 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg In one of the great historical ironies, America is why the British don’t have free speech and are subject to this insanity. More
Democrats have been wondering why they lost to Trump - 4/13/25 by Jack Hellner April 13, 2025 by Jack Hellner Maybe it’s because they’re so manifestly disdainful of what’s best for America and Americans. More
More cowbell: While insane leftists keep screaming, DOGE finds more outrageous spending - 4/13/25 by D. Parker April 13, 2025 by D. Parker The left is yelling 'fascist' and 'Nazi' at President Trump and his allies because they have nothing else to offer. More
The courage of a female fencer - 4/13/25 by Mike McDaniel April 13, 2025 by Mike McDaniel At the beginning of April, fencer Stephanie Turner joined the expanding ranks of actual women demonstrating real courage.  More
Assassination culture comes for America - 4/13/25 by Mike McDaniel April 13, 2025 by Mike McDaniel A second civil war may be inevitable. More
Public schools define ‘excellence’ differently than the rest of us do - 4/13/25 by Ned Cosby April 13, 2025 by Ned Cosby Those of us who believe ‘excellence’ means excelling in academic disciplines are sadly mistaken. More
Can the Iranians get the nuke? - 4/13/25 by Mark C. Ross April 13, 2025 by Mark C. Ross It’s a little complicated. More
Something in the air, and it’s not carbon dioxide - 4/13/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 13, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The obsession with climate change seems to be winding down. More
The Democrats’ laughable foofaraw over Obama’s relocated portrait - 4/12/25 by Andrea Widburg April 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Before you laugh too hard, though, remember that social media has reduced all of us to this level of chronic, low-level hysteria. More
Real ID wouldn't be needed if state systems weren't so corrupted with illegals - 4/12/25 by Monica Showalter April 12, 2025 by Monica Showalter There's some brouhaha about this, but it might be a good idea. More
Residents of NYC’s famous Greenwich Village want their police back - 4/12/25 by Andrea Widburg April 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Since 2020, it turns out that a lot of liberals in Greenwich Village have been mugged by reality. More
Oakland decides to clean up graffiti -- by fining the victims - 4/12/25 by Monica Showalter April 12, 2025 by Monica Showalter Leftist logic -- instead of targeting criminals, they choose to harvest from the victims one more time. More
Former Smart Electric Power Alliance exec and her middle-aged hubby charged with vandalizing Teslas - 4/12/25 by Eric Utter April 12, 2025 by Eric Utter No intelligent life here on the left. More
Joe Biden’s brain - 4/12/25 by Dayton Olesen April 12, 2025 by Dayton Olesen Those of us who have dealt with dementia can see the gravity of what went on during Biden’s presidency. More
Whistleblower alleges Meta CCP ties In Senate hearing - 4/12/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney April 12, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney And a lot more besides. More
The Washington Post and ‘clearly marked cars’ - 4/12/25 by Michael Berenhaus April 12, 2025 by Michael Berenhaus Here is a joke of a mainstream media article, larded up with tech flair — all to smear Israel. More
A media-induced market collapse - 4/12/25 by Earick Ward April 12, 2025 by Earick Ward The Democrat party and legacy media are apoplectic about Donald Trump’s policies. What if this influenced how things the financial world shook out last week? More
Cleaning traitors out of the military - 4/12/25 by Mike McDaniel April 12, 2025 by Mike McDaniel An officer refusing to post photos of the POTUS and SecDef in NATO HQ and telling her subordinates to subvert and disregard the orders of the CIC must be removed. More
Dr. Malone tackles the Texas measles epidemic - 4/12/25 by James Stansbury April 12, 2025 by James Stansbury Although measles ranks among the world’s most highly infectious viral diseases and annual outbreaks are common in both vaccinated and unvaccinated regions, the death of otherwise healthy individuals is rare. More
When the lights never go down in the city - 4/12/25 by J.B. Pensyltucky April 12, 2025 by J.B. Pensyltucky When the lights go down here, even in the neighborhoods outlying the city center, all the lights never really go out. More
Iran can’t be allowed to build a nuclear weapon...or buy one - 4/12/25 by Matthew G. Andersson April 12, 2025 by Matthew G. Andersson It is crucial to remember that Iran doesn’t need to make a nuclear weapon in order to get one. More
A meritorious man - 4/12/25 by Mike McDaniel April 12, 2025 by Mike McDaniel We don’t have to be Jonny Kim, but we all should want to contribute what we can. More
But are they listening to James? - 4/12/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 12, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. James Carville says it like it is, but no one seems to be heeding his warning. More
Why Passover matters in 2025 - 4/11/25 by Andrea Widburg April 11, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The lessons from the exodus and the subsequent handing down of the Ten Commandments are as relevant today as they were 3,400 years ago. More
Lingering question: Did Ukaine have some role in an attempt to kill Trump? - 4/11/25 by Monica Showalter April 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter A very strange string of events, as yet unexplained. More
For now, California has decided not to make oil companies liable for natural disasters - 4/11/25 by Andrea Widburg April 11, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The bill originated with State Sen. Scott Wiener, who is considered one of the leading candidates to replace Nancy Pelosi when she leaves the House. More
Tim Pool crowns himself the king of stupid with his backward take on Karmelo Anthony - 4/11/25 by Olivia Murray April 11, 2025 by Olivia Murray Utterly pathetic. More
Florida teacher sacked after she breaks the law and uses a student’s ‘preferred name’ without parental consent - 4/11/25 by Olivia Murray April 11, 2025 by Olivia Murray Good news from the Sunshine State! More
Decoding President Trump’s praise for Democrat Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer - 4/11/25 by Rajan Laad April 11, 2025 by Rajan Laad With just 26 syllables, President Trump caused a firestorm around Governor Whitmer; she’s trapped. More
Trump targets sanctuary cities: Who will be the first fool? - 4/11/25 by Monica Showalter April 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter The tariffs debacle demonstrates that Trump doesn't mess around. More
If not revealed, then it never happened - 4/11/25 by Jonathan Schiff April 11, 2025 by Jonathan Schiff For many years Canada kept secret the names of Nazi imports after WWII; today the world community demands from Ottawa to reveal the data that has been hidden. More
What will tariffs cost the average American family? - 4/11/25 by Jack Hellner April 11, 2025 by Jack Hellner From the same media that pushed Russian collusion and a secure border under Biden comes “news” that the tariffs will land a devastating blow to the average family—let’s look at the facts. More
Can our society regain cohesion and dignity before it's too late? - 4/11/25 by Eric Utter April 11, 2025 by Eric Utter Start with a Minnesota game room ... More
No, a 50-percent tariff doesn’t mean a 50-percent price hike - 4/11/25 by Randy White April 11, 2025 by Randy White The facts just don’t support the hysteria. More
For Trump and Netanyahu, Iran is the issue - 4/11/25 by Joseph Puder April 11, 2025 by Joseph Puder More
Mike Huckabee: A game-changer for Israel - 4/11/25 by Scott Feltman April 11, 2025 by Scott Feltman The Jews of Judea and Samaria should rejoice. More
Can schools force-jab children with COVID-19 shots? - 4/11/25 by John Klar April 11, 2025 by John Klar An ongoing national legal dispute regarding vaccinations of children with COVID-19 shots concerns whether school officials are immune from traditional legal claims. More
Our Lady of Perpetual Denial - 4/11/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 11, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The ultimate denial is that more and more Trump Derangement Syndrome will win the next one for the Dems! More
No, Trump didn't stiff migrants by ending the CBP One app -- Joe Biden just used them - 4/10/25 by Monica Showalter April 10, 2025 by Monica Showalter Biden's plan for replacing the electorate came to a screeching halt when Trump shut down the CBP One app.   More
So much winning...and I’m not tired of it yet - 4/10/25 by Andrea Widburg April 10, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Despite frustrations with the federal judiciary, the Trump presidency has brought a tide of victories to America. To make you feel good, here are the top nine. More
Oregon law enforcement goes after a 27-year-old ‘trans’ sex offender who enrolled in high school as a 15-year-old girl - 4/10/25 by Olivia Murray April 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray Apparently, accurately observing reality is only okay when someone is lying about their age, not their biological sex. More
Pigs at the Trough: SoCal food bank accused of using food funds for cars, trips to Vegas, and more - 4/10/25 by Monica Showalter April 10, 2025 by Monica Showalter After braying for more public funding to feed the poor and "food-insecure," it turns out, a lot of food bank NGO leaders have been focused on feeding themselves. More
The Darién Gap is now… a ghost town? - 4/10/25 by Olivia Murray April 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray And just like that, rates of sexual assault and robbery across the remote jungle plunge. More
Deportation scoreboard - 4/10/25 by Ned Cosby April 10, 2025 by Ned Cosby Like the U.S. Debt Clock, the American people need an Invasion Scoreboard, showing how many illegals are being deported under Trump. More
Jerome Powell wants ‘hard data’ about tariffs and inflation before he lowers interest rates—so here it is - 4/10/25 by Jack Hellner April 10, 2025 by Jack Hellner How much hard data does Powell need before he does his job? More
The leftist elites are controlling their minions through performance art - 4/10/25 by Susan Quinn April 10, 2025 by Susan Quinn Voters on the left love drama, and the visceral effect that these protests have is extreme. More
The emerging Trump Trade Doctrine - 4/10/25 by Shanker Singham April 10, 2025 by Shanker Singham Trump’s trade strategy could work, but only if a crucial condition is met. More
Why April 19 for the next far-left fascist freakout? - 4/10/25 by D. Parker April 10, 2025 by D. Parker It’s a disturbing anniversary for leftists to glom on to. More
Would-be NJ governor gets a poor reception from the grassroots - 4/10/25 by Jack Cashill April 10, 2025 by Jack Cashill Ras Baraka thought he’d get plaudits for panning Trump’s attempt to dismantle the Department of Education. But that’s not what this Newark native is seeing. More
The idealized past - 4/10/25 by Bill Ponton April 10, 2025 by Bill Ponton Mythologizing the early years of the leftist crusades masks their latent potential for destruction. More
Tariffs are NOT a tax - 4/10/25 by Robin M. Itzler April 10, 2025 by Robin M. Itzler The big difference is whether we’ve had a choice when we walk up to that cash register. More
Don’t forget Lexington and Concord - 4/10/25 by John M. Grondelski April 10, 2025 by John M. Grondelski In little more than a week, on Saturday, April 19, 2025, is the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.  More
It's too late, George - 4/10/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 10, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It's easy to understand how a Democrat dressed up as a journalist could feel bad for his party's president going down in flames.  More
A new lawsuit seeks to stop the open pro-Palestinian/anti-Jewish indoctrination in the Oakland Unified School District - 4/9/25 by Andrea Widburg April 9, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The level of violent anti-Israel and antisemitic antipathy that the schools were inculcating into the students is truly shocking. More
'Boys will be boys' -- Musk-Navarro spat demonstrates the Trump administration is pretty ... adult - 4/9/25 by Monica Showalter April 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter The buck stops at Trump, so his lieutenants can spar all they like. More
Trump’s tariff plan is coming into focus, as all the world but for China gets relief - 4/9/25 by Andrea Widburg April 9, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It was always about China. All other nations matter when it comes to fair trade, but those other nations are still minor players in this big battle. More
Acting IRS commissioner takes a buy-out in protest because she doesn’t want DHS to know where the illegal aliens are - 4/9/25 by Olivia Murray April 9, 2025 by Olivia Murray In theory, the federal government works for us—in reality, it’s our slaver. More
18 months to save the world - 4/9/25 by Eric Utter April 9, 2025 by Eric Utter Debt, illegals, outsourcing -- the United States is heading for a catastrophic fall. Trump understands this. More
A young boy is murdered, and the accused has a history of assaulting children—oh, and he’s also an illegal - 4/9/25 by Olivia Murray April 9, 2025 by Olivia Murray But, Amy Coney Barrett thinks he has a right to be here. More
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez flies first class for the common man - 4/9/25 by Ethel C. Fenig April 9, 2025 by Ethel C. Fenig If Democrats didn’t have double-standards... More
Do we need a national ID card? - 4/9/25 by John M. Grondelski April 9, 2025 by John M. Grondelski It’s time to bite the bullet. More
In the trade war, a revealing Chinese video attacks American workers - 4/9/25 by Andrea Widburg April 9, 2025 by Andrea Widburg If you look at the video, you understand that the Chinese think very poorly of their best customers, and you get an insight into their pre-modern factory system. More
From Tuskegee to tap water: Why government health promises deserve scrutiny - 4/9/25 by David Sypher Jr. April 9, 2025 by David Sypher Jr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wants to shine a spotlight on mass medication without consent, and I could not agree more. More
Trump’s tariff brilliance - 4/9/25 by Howard J. Warner April 9, 2025 by Howard J. Warner Ignore the stock market doomsaying. This is a solid plan. More
Hands off our liberty, leftists! - 4/9/25 by D. Parker April 9, 2025 by D. Parker ‘Hands Off’ was kind of an ironic slogan for the left to choose for its ridiculous protests this past weekend. More
The Democrat party’s transgender albatross problem - 4/9/25 by Ned Cosby April 9, 2025 by Ned Cosby They’ve tied this one firmly around their neck, and despite it being a loser, they will not cut it loose. More
China dangles fake jobs in front of the newly-unemployed (and disgruntled) federal workers for access to sensitive information - 4/9/25 by Olivia Murray April 9, 2025 by Olivia Murray What an ironic reality that bureaucrats are a serious threat to the American people, whether in the bureaucracy or out of it. More
Playing pool like girls - 4/9/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 9, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. So a man will win a girl trophy, cry in a moment of happiness and tell us how he dreamed all of his life about this. More
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Is it Time to Ignore the Judiciary? Clarice Feldman The broad scope and speed of the administration’s actions have knocked the sense out of the media, the Democrats, and the judiciary. They cannot seem to process the swift and expansive range of change without making themselves look ridiculous.  More
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Van Hollen backtracks even more, trying to shake his laughingstock status - 4/20/25 by Monica Showalter April 20, 2025 by Monica Showalter In multiple ways, he's trying not to look as though he's been played, and it's not working. More
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Power to the parents - 4/20/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. April 20, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. In Texas, teachers’ unions are finally taking a backseat to students’ needs. More
The IRS boss flees DOGE - 4/20/25 by Mike McDaniel April 20, 2025 by Mike McDaniel It's reasonable to think Krause, like so many other federal bureaucrats, reacts to accountability like vampires react to sunlight.  More
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