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What’s happening in real estate? - 6/3/25 by Mark C. Ross June 3, 2025 by Mark C. Ross It sure seems that the fizz has left the bottle. More
Palestinian group harrassing Beverly Hills restaurant patrons runs into a table full of Iranian Jews and is in for a surprise - 6/3/25 by Monica Showalter June 3, 2025 by Monica Showalter They weren't prepared for pushback by people who are just trying to dine. More
The dumbest word in the English language - 6/3/25 by Trevor Thomas June 3, 2025 by Trevor Thomas Look to 'Pride' month for clues ... More
What is America’s obligation to keep the rest of the world alive? - 6/3/25 by Andrea Widburg June 3, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Is the Pax Americana about keeping the peace, or does it require a moral commitment for us to impoverish ourselves for the world’s benefit? More
Iran must be smiling at our naivete on the nuclear bomb - 6/3/25 by Susan Quinn June 3, 2025 by Susan Quinn President Trump thinks Iran’s leaders may still yet make a deal—perhaps he’s not familiar with the Islamist’s suicide mentality. More
Donald Trump and the ship of state - 6/3/25 by Robert Curry June 3, 2025 by Robert Curry When we’re in a crisis, shall we complain about the finer points of the captain’s etiquette? More
Canadian wildfires still raging: Should Americans’ anger be raging, too? - 6/3/25 by Eric Utter June 3, 2025 by Eric Utter Canada can fix this, but they just won't do it. More
The real problem with Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill - 6/3/25 by Jay Davidson June 3, 2025 by Jay Davidson More
‘Fastest growing fire risk’ is a source that can’t be extinguished by normal means - 6/3/25 by Olivia Murray June 3, 2025 by Olivia Murray A big round of applause to the progressive useful idiots who demanded we all “net zero.” More
Germany self-sabotages again - 6/3/25 by Thomas Kolbe June 3, 2025 by Thomas Kolbe Instead of a supply-side overhaul, deregulation, and state withdrawal, Berlin delivers another dose of central planning. More
Why Democrats are now focusing on Joe Biden’s dementia - 6/3/25 by Robin M. Itzler June 3, 2025 by Robin M. Itzler It’s not because they’re feeling remorseful. Democrats always have a power-play goal with whatever they do. More
The faux science of outlawing fossil fuels - 6/3/25 by Dr. Bruce Everett and Gordon Tomb June 3, 2025 by Dr. Bruce Everett and Gordon Tomb A recent Nature article tries to further the alarmists’ dream of pinning alleged harms of “extreme” weather on the world’s largest producers of fossil fuels. More
Mississippi’s new budget is conservative - 6/3/25 by Douglas Carswell June 3, 2025 by Douglas Carswell  The days when billion-dollar decisions could be made by a handful of good ole boys at the Capitol in private are coming to an end. More
The soldier who said no - 6/3/25 by Maureen Steele June 3, 2025 by Maureen Steele In an era where compliance is rewarded and courage is crushed, First Lieutenant Mark Bashaw chose truth over comfort.  More
Michelle, (you’re not) my belle - 6/3/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. June 3, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Michelle Obama is so obnoxious on her political podcast that she’s even upsetting the pro-abortion Democrats! More
The false and dangerous Southern culture leftists pushed onto American blacks - 6/2/25 by Andrea Widburg June 2, 2025 by Andrea Widburg American blacks believe that, when they are violent and impulsive (e.g., at a kindergarten graduation), they are “authentic,” but they couldn’t be more wrong. More
Who let that pro-Hamas terrorist with the flamethrower into our country? - 6/2/25 by Monica Showalter June 2, 2025 by Monica Showalter The press will be calling him 'Colorado Man' in no time at all. This is why we shouldn't allow all comers to apply for asylum. More
Does the White House need ghostbusters? - 6/2/25 by Noel S. Williams June 2, 2025 by Noel S. Williams A Secret Service whistleblower claims Joe Biden would routinely find himself lost in closets; what was he doing in there? More
TV commercials are making me uncomfortable in my easy chair - 6/2/25 by Ned Cosby June 2, 2025 by Ned Cosby They keep sending me subtly critical, barely subliminal messages. More
Ten nukes? And a June 15 'go' date? - 6/2/25 by Molly Slag June 2, 2025 by Molly Slag Something had better be done very, very fast before everything blows apart. More
Palantir goes domestic, and Big Brother is officially here *UPDATED* - 6/2/25 by Olivia Murray June 2, 2025 by Olivia Murray We’d resist a centralized database of Americans’ information under Democrats—but under a Republican? Where’s the healthy skepticism? More
The autopen and the invisible president(s) - 6/2/25 by James Zumwalt June 2, 2025 by James Zumwalt David Hogg recently made some wild claims on hidden camera about who was really running the autopen.... More
Good news for conservatives from Poland’s presidential election - 6/2/25 by John M. Grondelski June 2, 2025 by John M. Grondelski  Nawrocki’s election continues the winning global run of conservative leaders intent on protecting their national identities, borders, and values.  More
The Left’s unquenchable thirst for absolute power - 6/2/25 by Patricia McCarthy June 2, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy The only thing the left wants is control. More
Medical assistance in dying language attached to food preparation bill? - 6/2/25 by Eric Utter June 2, 2025 by Eric Utter It makes perfect nonsense. More
What constitutes a national emergency? - 6/2/25 by Bill Ponton June 2, 2025 by Bill Ponton Overreactive imaginations have gotten us into a world of hurt. More
The highly questionable 2020 presidential election results - 6/2/25 by S. Stanley Young and Warren B. Kindzierski June 2, 2025 by S. Stanley Young and Warren B. Kindzierski Smelly circumstances consistent with juicing 2020 votes for Biden occurred. More
Democrat disintegration - 6/2/25 by Kevin Finn June 2, 2025 by Kevin Finn The Democrat Party is growing increasingly disconnected from average Americans who are rejecting their message, their policies, their strategies, and their tactics.  More
Marxist hate derangement on the ropes? - 6/2/25 by John Klar June 2, 2025 by John Klar America is indeed divided, but truth ultimately prevails over lies.  More
A lot of Mexicans staying in 'la casa' rather than voting today UPDATED - 6/2/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. June 2, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Mexico starts voting for its judges.  More
France's antisemitic Gaza rioters also desecrated the Joan of Arc statue in Paris - 6/1/25 by Monica Showalter June 1, 2025 by Monica Showalter Muslim migrants, antisemitism, and wokester officials who hate St. Joan allow for ugly things to happen. More
Liz Cheney's absurd claims about the pope and Trump trashed from an unexpected quarter - 6/1/25 by Monica Showalter June 1, 2025 by Monica Showalter No, the Vatican did not elect Pope Leo XIV as their way of Getting Trump, as Cheney claimed. More
Taking a victory lap on the economy - 6/1/25 by Andrea Widburg June 1, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Contrary to Democrats and conservative naysayers, things are going just fine despite or, as I believe, because of Trump’s tariffs. More
The latest edition of ‘It’s different when we do it’: Cory Booker’s salute - 6/1/25 by Andrea Widburg June 1, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Of course, it’s not different at all—and, indeed, Booker is the more suspect saluter—but that’s always what narcissists say when they’re caught. More
Quantum physics encourages us to appreciate creation - 6/1/25 by Amil Imani June 1, 2025 by Amil Imani In quantum physics, we see the subatomic spark of life on Earth and beyond. More
Antisemitism in Paris in 1982 and today actually gives reason for optimism - 6/1/25 by Andrea Widburg June 1, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Yes, the world is much more Muslim everywhere, thanks to unlimited immigration and financial infiltration, but maybe a positive pattern will repeat itself. More
Michelle Obama says reproductive system’s least important function is reproduction - 6/1/25 by Eric Utter June 1, 2025 by Eric Utter To say the least, she gets it backwards. More
Christian churches under siege, from outside and within - 6/1/25 by Eric Utter June 1, 2025 by Eric Utter A gross performance with naked dancing chickens clad in diapers by three gay men at a German cathedral could only illustrate rot from within. More
Black (woman) and blue (Origin) - 6/1/25 by M. Walter June 1, 2025 by M. Walter No matter a person’s individual accomplishments or race, if that person offends the narrative, the left will attack. More
Celebrating the 95th birthday of a Hollywood icon with a remarkable account - 6/1/25 by Rajan Laad June 1, 2025 by Rajan Laad This living legend has life experiences beyond the silver screen, replete with thrills, chills, and unexpected turns. More
Tim Walz goes to South Carolina! - 6/1/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. June 1, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Who wants more Tim Walz?! (Nobody.) More
Pathetic, stupid media desperate for a headline - 6/1/25 by Jack Hellner June 1, 2025 by Jack Hellner Even Fox News took the bait on this one. More
Stand Your Ground in jeopardy in California? - 6/1/25 by Mike McDaniel June 1, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Californians—surprise!--continue to flee the state in record numbers.  More
Can the ‘Pride’ flag celebrate other ‘deadly sins,’ as well? - 6/1/25 by Albin Sadar June 1, 2025 by Albin Sadar If not, I have some suggestions. More
Will Rhode Island ban most guns? - 6/1/25 by Mike McDaniel June 1, 2025 by Mike McDaniel It’s more of the same, but this time from our smallest state. More
San Diego city officials egg on rioters over ICE raids after failing to cooperate with the lawmen - 5/31/25 by Monica Showalter May 31, 2025 by Monica Showalter Their sanctuary city policies make 'fishing-trawler'-style raids inevitable. But instead of change their policies, they cheer rioters. What could go wrong? More
The new fake-news 'narrative': Elon Musk 'killed 300,000 people' - 5/31/25 by Monica Showalter May 31, 2025 by Monica Showalter Their attacks on Tesla got old, so now the left wants to paint Musk as a killer. More
With more evidence that marijuana is harmful, why do Democrats push it so hard? - 5/31/25 by Andrea Widburg May 31, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Nobody is asking the question, but you can bet that the Democrats wouldn’t be so aggressive about legalizing marijuana if it didn’t serve their political ends. More
The women who lose in sports to ‘trans’ women do not deserve sympathy - 5/31/25 by Andrea Widburg May 31, 2025 by Andrea Widburg They are enablers and, until they stop that behavior, the madness of mentally ill or opportunistic men competing against women won’t stop. More
Rosie O’Donnell as a sexually active lesbian nun? Hollywood keeps hitting new lows. - 5/31/25 by Andrea Widburg May 31, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Hollywood needs to stretch ever further into attacks on Christianity to inveigle the leftist rump of viewers into watching the trash it routinely cranks out. More
The straight line from the Soviet Union to antisemitism at MIT - 5/31/25 by Andrea Widburg May 31, 2025 by Andrea Widburg What’s happening on America’s college campuses is the fruit of a long-ago communist plot. More
The Club Of Rome wants to tell us how to live? - 5/31/25 by Eric Utter May 31, 2025 by Eric Utter The globalist goo-goo groups have gotten out of control. My, what big egos they have! More
Here comes the smoke from Canadian wildfires … again! - 5/31/25 by Eric Utter May 31, 2025 by Eric Utter Why can’t the second-largest nation on earth ever get control of its wildfires? More
Punitive politics and economic self-harm - 5/31/25 by Thomas Kolbe May 31, 2025 by Thomas Kolbe Germany plans a "special tax" on U.S. tech giants. More
The Nobel Peace Prize for President Trump - 5/31/25 by Ken Halperin May 31, 2025 by Ken Halperin Here’s how he gets (or at least deserves) it. More
Deceptions of biblical proportions - 5/31/25 by Robert Arvay May 31, 2025 by Robert Arvay The District of Columbia is as infested with evil as was the Temple in Jerusalem when Jesus overturned the tables of the money-changers. More
Minneapolis: the consent decree is dead - 5/31/25 by Mike McDaniel May 31, 2025 by Mike McDaniel What’s unusual in these times of lawfare is Judge Magnuson appears to be a jurist who upholds the law and the Constitution while also upholding common sense.  More
FBI confirms: Nellie Ohr lied to Congress - 5/31/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney May 31, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney Trump declassified the documents, and the story is now out in the open. More
Maybe ‘demos’ don't watch MSNBC anymore - 5/31/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. May 31, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. At some point, even people who voted against the Orange Man think that this stuff is boring.  More
Delisting suppressors: the time is finally right - 5/31/25 by Mike McDaniel May 31, 2025 by Mike McDaniel This is a rare opportunity to restore liberty. More
Transgenderism is bad, but this is worse - 5/30/25 by Trevor Thomas May 30, 2025 by Trevor Thomas And a deeper problem. More
MIT embarrasses itself with a wokester commencement ceremony - 5/30/25 by Monica Showalter May 30, 2025 by Monica Showalter Has the wokester idiocy infected even the nerdy hard-science university at MIT? More
Why don’t Democrats offer something good for Americans instead of bashing Trump? - 5/30/25 by M.B. Mathews May 30, 2025 by M.B. Mathews I challenge Democrats to stop bashing Trump, and to instead create a substantive rebuilding of their own image as a party of the people instead of a party for deviants, weaklings, racists, and foul-mouthed entertainers. More
The downside to military superiority - 5/30/25 by Richard Jack Rail May 30, 2025 by Richard Jack Rail Yes, we’ve got it. But what do our enemies make of it? More
The Velvet Megaphone: Scott Pelley’s war on speech (yours, not his) - 5/30/25 by Charlton Allen May 30, 2025 by Charlton Allen Mr. Pelley is little more than a preening peacock cosplaying as a disaffected dissident. More
Biden health cover-up holds lessons for both Democrats and Republicans - 5/30/25 by Matthew Cookson May 30, 2025 by Matthew Cookson The Biden health scandal highlights the need to spell out what needs to be done to prevent this scandal from happening again and hold accountable those who took part in it this time. More
The horrible human cost of Joe Biden’s immigration policies - 5/30/25 by Andrea Widburg May 30, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Believe it or not, it’s not just Americans who were hurt. More
I thought that they didn't need the money - 5/30/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. May 30, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The real reason to drop NPR and PBS is because they became left-wing mouthpieces.  More
While knife attacks reach a shocking high of 79 per day, one local discount chain basically hands out machetes to a jihadi-infested public - 5/30/25 by Olivia Murray May 30, 2025 by Olivia Murray It seems…irresponsible. More
Finally: Merit-based hiring for the feds - 5/30/25 by Noel S. Williams May 30, 2025 by Noel S. Williams  It’s about time the hiring pendulum swings back to equilibrium from its leftist amplitude. More
IT guy at Defense Intelligence Agency gets nabbed after offering to sell classified secrets to foreign actors because he doesn’t like Trump - 5/30/25 by Olivia Murray May 30, 2025 by Olivia Murray We’re being held hostage by emotional terrorists turned LITERAL terrorists. More
Is Trump’s attack on the Federalist Society and an individual within the society righteous? - 5/30/25 by Andrea Widburg May 30, 2025 by Andrea Widburg There certainly are hints that the Federalist Society is not aligned with the MAGA agenda. More
Dire temperature forecasts are a dime a dozen, and facts are almost non-existent - 5/30/25 by Jack Hellner May 30, 2025 by Jack Hellner The reporting on climate change or global warming is as dishonest as the reporting on Russian Collusion, COVID, the Hunter laptop, and Joe Biden’s competence. More
Honesty: Is it worth it? Can the truth really set us free? - 5/30/25 by Eric Utter May 30, 2025 by Eric Utter Honesty is the first chapter of wisdom. More
San Francisco schools to allow students to ‘pass’ with a score of 21% correct *UPDATED* - 5/30/25 by Eric Utter May 30, 2025 by Eric Utter A short-lived San Francisco plan reveals how leftists are determined to destroy education, leaving hapless students utterly helpless in the real world. More
A federal appeals court stops an overreaching trial court ruling UPDATED - 5/29/25 by Andrea Widburg May 29, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Let’s hope this is a harbinger of the upper-level courts in the federal judiciary remembering that, as Obama said, “elections have consequences.” More
Did the destruction of America’s economy begin under Nixon? - 5/29/25 by Andrea Widburg May 29, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It’s beginning to look as if Nixon’s presidency, rather than being a peak conservative moment, really was the beginning of the end. More
From body parts to data manipulation to rampant antisemitism, Harvard is broken - 5/29/25 by Andrea Widburg May 29, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Taxpayers shouldn’t have to fund Harvard until it cleans up its act. More
We want a firehose of rescissions - 5/29/25 by Anony Mee May 29, 2025 by Anony Mee We’re losing patience; don’t make us lose faith. More
EVs lose more than 50% of their value within first two years - 5/29/25 by Olivia Murray May 29, 2025 by Olivia Murray When an industry needs endless subsidization to stay afloat, it’s signaling that it doesn’t have potential—it’s *probably* a bad investment. More
Two ‘trans’ pedophiles convicted of raping a child they picked up at…a ‘Pride’ event - 5/29/25 by Olivia Murray May 29, 2025 by Olivia Murray Maybe we keep the kids away from the perverts? Just a thought. More
David Hogg lifts the slimey lid off the state of the Democrat party - 5/29/25 by Monica Showalter May 29, 2025 by Monica Showalter A party of hissing vipers. More
What is missing in articles meant to scare everyone about the climate? Scientific evidence! - 5/29/25 by Jack Hellner May 29, 2025 by Jack Hellner Reject the evidence of your eyes and ears; gorge on not-so-clever narratives instead! More
Kash Patel goes on Fox News, talks surge of ‘copycats’ after James Comey’s ‘8647’ post - 5/29/25 by Olivia Murray May 29, 2025 by Olivia Murray Here’s an idea: Act as tough as you talk, and maybe there might be some law and order. More
Trump, tariffs, trade, tacos, chickens, and turkeys - 5/29/25 by Noel S. Williams May 29, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Trump isn’t a “chicken” over tariffs, he’s a grandmaster. More
Catholic voters and cognitive dissonance - 5/29/25 by Kevin Finn May 29, 2025 by Kevin Finn Many Catholics support political candidates or parties whose platforms contradict the core teachings of the Catholic Church. More
Crypto kiosks unfairly singled out by lawmakers - 5/29/25 by Gerard Scimeca May 29, 2025 by Gerard Scimeca President Trump is driving U.S. leadership in the digital asset space, and crypto kiosks are a critical part of the ecosystem.  More
Trump’s not-so-secret weapon - 5/29/25 by Frank Friday May 29, 2025 by Frank Friday Pres. Trump holds the winning hand in the coming budget battles.   More
Anybody notice what's happened to San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf? - 5/29/25 by Monica Showalter May 29, 2025 by Monica Showalter The city that can't have nice things strikes again. More
They’d be better off watching John Wayne movies - 5/29/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. May 29, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Democrats realize they forfeited the male vote, but their “come back” strategy is pure insanity. More
The YMCA’s descent from Christian haven to LGBTQ+ sanctuary for children - 5/28/25 by Andrea Widburg May 28, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This trajectory perfectly illustrates O’Sullivan’s First Law, which predicts the inevitable decline of Western institutions. More
If a Japanese company takes over US Steel, Trump wins, and so do we - 5/28/25 by Greg Rohrbough May 28, 2025 by Greg Rohrbough It might sound concerning, but the fact is that President Trump just gave America an economic shot in the arm. More
North Korean ship sinking—opportunity for a new museum? - 5/28/25 by James Zumwalt May 28, 2025 by James Zumwalt North Korea recently, and unknowingly, competed to set the shortest time for the maiden voyage of a warship. It appears it can now boast it holds the record! More
AI with a survival instinct? - 5/28/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney May 28, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney A recent report shows that artificial intelligence programs want to fight not to be replaced...and are willing to lie, cheat, and steal (and more!) to accomplish their goals. More
Two female Secret Service agents outside Obama home get into a scuffle: ‘Get a supervisor before I whoop this girl’s a**’ - 5/28/25 by Olivia Murray May 28, 2025 by Olivia Murray Black fatigue reaches new levels. More
‘Blue MAGA’ is an oxymoron promulgated by morons - 5/28/25 by Noel S. Williams May 28, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Dems are desperately flailing for relevance by attempting to rebrand their party, stealing Trump’s MAGA strategy. More
Flee the blue state, or stay and fight? - 5/28/25 by John Woods May 28, 2025 by John Woods Too many conservatives face this dilemma as their home states fall apart around them. More
Goldman analysts surprised to learn that policies of energy independence lower prices for the poor - 5/28/25 by Jack Hellner May 28, 2025 by Jack Hellner It is amazing how many things are so unexpected to so-called experts. More
Two proposals to fix the busted student loan system - 5/28/25 by Earick Ward May 28, 2025 by Earick Ward The school loan system is a scam. What can be done? More
Clerisy on the run - 5/28/25 by Bill Ponton May 28, 2025 by Bill Ponton  Scientific malfeasance propped up by federal funding is coming to an end. More
Confidence up: America is finally on the right track - 5/28/25 by Joseph Ford Cotto May 28, 2025 by Joseph Ford Cotto Consumers are feeling better these days. And history is made. More
Setting the record straight on Israel and Gaza - 5/28/25 by Michael Berenhaus May 28, 2025 by Michael Berenhaus If you support Hamas, you are supporting a cult — a deadly cult. More
Does America have a Muslim problem? - 5/28/25 by Douglas Carswell May 28, 2025 by Douglas Carswell We need to recognize that some parts of the melting pot might not melt.   More
Hope and change is over - 5/28/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. May 28, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It's time for Obama to move on More
Lefty elites hate you, too - 5/28/25 by Eric Utter May 28, 2025 by Eric Utter As is usually the case with progressives, they don’t let history or facts get in the way of their agenda. More
Progressive Democrat running to be NJ governor slammed with accusations of covering up sexual harassment of female employees - 5/27/25 by Olivia Murray May 27, 2025 by Olivia Murray The party of women…sure doesn’t respect women. More
Fake news pushers: they haven’t learned, and they don’t care - 5/27/25 by Jack Hellner May 27, 2025 by Jack Hellner More stories that the media will bury or barely report because facts haven’t mattered for a long time. More
Dr. Doolittle world: Democrats spend $20 million to learn to ‘grunt and squeak and squawk’ to ordinary American voters - 5/27/25 by Andrea Widburg May 27, 2025 by Andrea Widburg For a long time, clever word play did hide the Democrat agenda, but it’s out in the open now, and focus-group language isn’t going to change that. More
The dangers of moral and cultural relativism - 5/27/25 by Kevin Finn May 27, 2025 by Kevin Finn Although relativism may seem appealing as a path to tolerance, societies must reaffirm shared values if they are to thrive. More
Surprise, surprise: Biden's student loan amnesties lead to a new wave of defaults - 5/27/25 by Monica Showalter May 27, 2025 by Monica Showalter We don't see it in other parts of the economy, just the federal student loan portfolio. More
NYT whines about low-information voters supporting Trump... but hides real information about the corruption of big government - 5/27/25 by Jack Hellner May 27, 2025 by Jack Hellner Here are some stories that the media will bury or barely report on because they don’t fit the agenda to destroy Trump and elect Democrats. More
NPR claims a First Amendment right to subsidized speech - 5/27/25 by Andrea Widburg May 27, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Amazingly, it found lawyers to make this argument, apparently with a straight face. More
And the perpetrator of the Liverpool parade mass-casualty crash is… - 5/27/25 by Noel S. Williams May 27, 2025 by Noel S. Williams In record time, the police have identified the driver. More
All that is ‘sweet and fitting’ shouldn’t hide the reality behind Memorial Day - 5/27/25 by Geoffrey P. Hunt May 27, 2025 by Geoffrey P. Hunt We place a gauzy veil over what led to the deaths we remember on Memorial Day, but we deprive America’s fallen troops of full honor when we do so. More
Lab-grown humans up next? - 5/27/25 by Eric Utter May 27, 2025 by Eric Utter Experts say it's irreversible as a trend and we might not like the outcome. More
The Patriot Act: America’s Trojan horse for tyranny - 5/27/25 by Maureen Steele May 27, 2025 by Maureen Steele They gave us a choice: safety or liberty. And as Benjamin Franklin once warned, we chose wrong—and we got neither. More
‘Transing’ one’s gender - 5/27/25 by Anthony J. DeBlasi May 27, 2025 by Anthony J. DeBlasi In any sense other than income for the providers, what is gained by “transing”? More
Biden’s original sin? - 5/27/25 by Dayton Olesen May 27, 2025 by Dayton Olesen To expect that a man like Joe Biden, who is suffering some kind of dementia, to be responsible for his decision to run again, displays rather substantial ignorance about the disease.  More
They lied. Time and time again. And now they want you to believe this. - 5/27/25 by Charlton Allen May 27, 2025 by Charlton Allen An exhausting list of Democrats lies is not nearly exhaustive. More
The Yugo Democrats - 5/27/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. May 27, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Who remembers the Yugo? More
At NASCAR, a military ad welcoming men and their natural virtues and instincts - 5/26/25 by Andrea Widburg May 26, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It’s such a stirring commercial, I felt as if I were watching a WWII-era military promotion combined with 21st-century movie techniques. I got chills. More
Scott Pelley makes a pompous ass of himself at a university commencement - 5/26/25 by Monica Showalter May 26, 2025 by Monica Showalter ... warning about being afraid to speak, when he is speaking just fine. More
‘Trans’ activist accused of sexually assaulting two young boys has a predictable defense: calls one of the alleged victims the real pervert - 5/26/25 by Olivia Murray May 26, 2025 by Olivia Murray These people have no place in a civilized society. More
So Macron's wife couldn't even wait until behind closed doors to start slapping her husband - 5/26/25 by Monica Showalter May 26, 2025 by Monica Showalter Not a good look for a French head of state. And probably a security risk to NATO, too, given what the Russians may know. More
Accused killer of Israeli diplomats attended ‘resistance’ conference, courtesy of ‘shadowy left-wing network’ - 5/26/25 by Olivia Murray May 26, 2025 by Olivia Murray Communist ideology AGAIN finds itself at the root of an evil agenda, and political killings. More
Iran’s nuclear weapons capability—we are in the bottom of the ninth inning - 5/26/25 by James Zumwalt May 26, 2025 by James Zumwalt The question that should be on the mind of every free world leader today is: How close is Iran to having a nuclear weapon? More
Thoughts on Memorial Day - 5/26/25 by Glenn Spitzer May 26, 2025 by Glenn Spitzer Freedom is fleeting—it should never be taken for granted. More
It’s time for America to have a Military Appreciation Month - 5/26/25 by Noel S. Williams May 26, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Considering all the other groups that get whole honorary months on the American calendar, this is an idea that’s long past due. More
Woah-oh-oh-oh: Truthfully, is Cecilia worth it? - 5/26/25 by Eric Utter May 26, 2025 by Eric Utter Guy-on-the-next-barstool-style observations about an old Simon & Garfunkel song. More
Melania makes her presence known from the shadows - 5/26/25 by Susan Quinn May 26, 2025 by Susan Quinn The First Lady’s love for precious children still sounds. More
Memorial Day 2025: A tribute to those who paid the ultimate price - 5/26/25 by Eric Utter May 26, 2025 by Eric Utter Without those who served, there would be no America. More
‘Quo Vadis, Democrats?’ II - 5/26/25 by J.A. Frascino May 26, 2025 by J.A. Frascino The current Democrat party is a lesson in Freudian psychopathology. More
The Case for Colonialism - 5/26/25 by Bill Ponton May 26, 2025 by Bill Ponton Today, the beleaguered Boer population is all that remains of a colonial presence in Africa. More
No crying in baseball until you hear about Harvey - 5/26/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. May 26, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Can you imagine someone saying they watched a guy throw 12 perfect innings and lose the game in the 13th? More
A Flame Eternal: Honoring the fallen on Memorial Day - 5/26/25 by Amil Imani May 26, 2025 by Amil Imani The air feels heavier on Memorial Day, as if the weight of sacrifice lingers in the breeze. ... More
American medicine’s antisemitism problem - 5/25/25 by Andrea Widburg May 25, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Whether imported or homegrown, doctors are more likely than the general population to be antisemitic. More
Remember Gibbles? How'd Robert Gibbs and other Democrat insiders reportedly end up with cuts of Biden's big green slush fund? - 5/25/25 by Monica Showalter May 25, 2025 by Monica Showalter Elizabeth MacDonald at Fox News reports that even Obama's former press secretary, Robert Gibbs, got a cut of Joe Biden's outgoing cash, too. More
Trump is dramatically slimming the NSC and staffing it with people who share his vision - 5/25/25 by Andrea Widburg May 25, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This is his right and, indeed, his duty, but the left is outraged (naturally). More
Meanwhile, back in Gaza ... - 5/25/25 by Monica Showalter May 25, 2025 by Monica Showalter Tens of thousands of Gazans are protesting against Hamas. The media didn't see much to report there, either. More
Seattle’s mayor blames law-abiding Christians for being victims of an Antifa attack - 5/25/25 by Andrea Widburg May 25, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Free speech is fine, as long as people with whom he disagrees aren’t the ones exercising that right. More
Hamas supporters went on a rampage in Switzerland, but the media are silent - 5/25/25 by Andrea Widburg May 25, 2025 by Andrea Widburg There seems to have been a full-scale war mob attack there, including an attempt to get to the U.S. Embassy, but no one outside of social media is covering it. More
Clowns: Kamala Harris went off like a wet mop at Anderson Cooper after hard question, new book reveals - 5/25/25 by Monica Showalter May 25, 2025 by Monica Showalter Kamala Harris has always been quite the entitled one. More
What's new in left-wing intolerance this week - 5/25/25 by Eric Utter May 25, 2025 by Eric Utter There are many examples of the angry left being the angry left based on what's in the news. More
An overlooked fact from the Capital Jewish Museum murders in DC - 5/25/25 by Milli Sands May 25, 2025 by Milli Sands Sometimes, what’s not in a museum tells as powerful a story as what can be found in the museum. More
Trying to put the band together - 5/25/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. May 25, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Democrats have lost their rock star mojo, but it’s going to take a lot of work and change before they get it back. More
Vehicle start/stop feature to be retired? Let’s hope so! - 5/25/25 by Eric Utter May 25, 2025 by Eric Utter President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin are strongly considering eliminating the incredibly annoying technology. More
What would a visitor from another planet think of us? - 5/25/25 by Bob Weir May 25, 2025 by Bob Weir If this is how the greatest country on the planet uses its intellect... More
Vermont develops a sudden case of EV sanity - 5/25/25 by Mike McDaniel May 25, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Reality does seem, for the moment, to have caught up with Vermont.  More
Climate Change: we're doomed in ten years! - 5/25/25 by Mike McDaniel May 25, 2025 by Mike McDaniel You just wait ten years or another ten years, and we’ll all be doomed because of the climate!  More
Trump and the war in Gaza - 5/25/25 by Joseph Puder May 25, 2025 by Joseph Puder The US president is right about the need to end the war, but he is wrong about the length it has taken. More
To the media’s horror, Trump delivered a pro-American, pro-military, pro-norms speech at West Point - 5/24/25 by Andrea Widburg May 24, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The speech marked a huge departure from Joe Biden’s 2024 address about how the military existed to serve other nations. More
Montana breaks new ground for religious education - 5/24/25 by John M. Grondelski May 24, 2025 by John M. Grondelski Leftists may scream ‘separation of church and state,’ but this is actually a good thing. More
Trump’s DHS takes the fight to Harvard - 5/24/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney May 24, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney The battle with anti-American higher education has now gone beyond mere words. More
The world is turned upside down! - 5/24/25 by Mark C. Ross May 24, 2025 by Mark C. Ross Our president sure is wreaking havoc on the old, musty status quo, isn’t he? More
The New York Times concedes that Harvard can’t fight Trump - 5/24/25 by Andrea Widburg May 24, 2025 by Andrea Widburg For once, the Times is absolutely and completely correct, and the schadenfreude is delicious. More
The DC murders: we're on our own - 5/24/25 by Mike McDaniel May 24, 2025 by Mike McDaniel What the murder of Milgrim and Lischinsky teaches is we’re on our own.  More
Amy Reichert investigates the illegal-alien hot dog vendors driving American restaurants out of business - 5/24/25 by Monica Showalter May 24, 2025 by Monica Showalter How many of San Diego's local officials are on the take to look the other way? More
Ensuring ‘authentic federalism’ in America - 5/24/25 by Stephen F. Gambescia, Stew Bolno May 24, 2025 by Stephen F. Gambescia, Stew Bolno The trick is that the federal government assists local governments, which are closest to the people governed, without actually seizing their power. More
Canadian government considering assisted suicide for minors? - 5/24/25 by Eric Utter May 24, 2025 by Eric Utter So, the government could kill your child without even consulting you? More
Start your day with a heartwarming story about a police officer’s extraordinary act - 5/24/25 by Andrea Widburg May 24, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This story, with its bizarre headline at the Daily Mail, compelled me to read it, and I’m glad I did, as it reminds us about both love and the brain’s resilience.  More
The mainstream media drags American Thinker into their fake news pile-on against President Trump - 5/24/25 by Monica Showalter May 24, 2025 by Monica Showalter Trump was presenting a whole article discussing South African killings, not a photo contained within it. And you wonder why the press is so discredited with the public. More
Minneapolis' consent decree suicide - 5/24/25 by Mike McDaniel May 24, 2025 by Mike McDaniel It’s likely the Bondi DOJ will withdraw the consent decree, but equally likely those elected to protect Minneapolis, will continue to destroy it. More
Why I carry a handgun, and you should too - 5/24/25 by Mike McDaniel May 24, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Foremost, I am an American; I am a free man; it is my tradition and heritage. More
Golf: The tyranny of excellence - 5/24/25 by Noel S. Williams May 24, 2025 by Noel S. Williams The mental rigors are enough to drive one to distraction. More
Finding clarity in a polarized age - 5/23/25 by Kevin Finn May 23, 2025 by Kevin Finn Our world has gotten very loud. We need clear thinking and honest conversations to move forward. More
Deranged, and dumb: Progressive pro-aborts want Adriana Smith dead, citing the wrong law, just so her baby doesn’t get a chance at life - 5/23/25 by Olivia Murray May 23, 2025 by Olivia Murray A story out of Georgia shows you just how far they’ll go just to taste the blood of the innocent. More
Men, women, and the consequences of immorality - 5/23/25 by Robert Arvay May 23, 2025 by Robert Arvay Most people seem intuitively to believe that there really is such a thing as morality. Recent history bears this out, too, in a damning way. More
Violent leftists strike again - 5/23/25 by J.B. Shurk May 23, 2025 by J.B. Shurk And, as usual, the leftist propaganda media cover for them. More
How do you solve a problem like Iran? - 5/23/25 by Andrea Widburg May 23, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Joe Biden dumped a terrible, existential problem in Donald Trump’s lap, and Trump may (I hope) be trying an out-of-the-box approach to address it. More
Anti-semitism's ugly ringing reverberations - 5/23/25 by Monica Showalter May 23, 2025 by Monica Showalter The brazen murder of a young Jewish couple can only be the work of a freak who has been steeped in antisemitism. Where does that come from? More
Democrats’ double deception - 5/23/25 by James Zumwalt May 23, 2025 by James Zumwalt How much further will the Party’s favorability tumble once the public fully understands the deceit of Biden’s prostate cancer revelation? More
Why is the federal government still spying on us? - 5/23/25 by Susan Quinn May 23, 2025 by Susan Quinn The “Quiet Skies” program has been a verifiable failure—so why is it still operational? More
Cheers to Norm - 5/23/25 by Eric Utter May 23, 2025 by Eric Utter George Wendt, who played the character 'Norm Peterson' on the popular T.V. series Cheers, passed away recently. RIP More
Father of accused killer of Israeli diplomats is closely acquainted with Illinois Democrat - 5/23/25 by Olivia Murray May 23, 2025 by Olivia Murray And, that Illinois Democrat is quite the domestic terrorist himself. More
Will Clean Energy ever grow up? - 5/23/25 by Bill Ponton May 23, 2025 by Bill Ponton I’m reminded of Milton Friedman’s “infant industry argument” and wondering: Isn’t it time for “clean energy” to move out of its parents’ basement? More
A circuit judge bites back at the Supreme Court - 5/23/25 by James A. George May 23, 2025 by James A. George ‘We seem to have forgotten that this is a district court — not a Denny’s.’ More
Which immigrants get the shaft in Starmer’s UK? - 5/23/25 by S.R. Piccoli May 23, 2025 by S.R. Piccoli A big recent agreement between the U.K. and the E.U. showcases the serious problems plaguiing Albion. More
If the autopen could talk... - 5/23/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. May 23, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Who knew that we'd be talking so much about an autopen?  More
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The faux science of outlawing fossil fuels - 6/3/25 by Dr. Bruce Everett and Gordon Tomb June 3, 2025 by Dr. Bruce Everett and Gordon Tomb A recent Nature article tries to further the alarmists’ dream of pinning alleged harms of “extreme” weather on the world’s largest producers of fossil fuels. More
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