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There’s a good argument that Biden’s mass pardons are unconstitutional - 1/17/25 by Andrea Widburg January 17, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Based upon his statements justifying those pardons, he’s effectively legislating, and he has no authority to do so. More
One governor’s bold vision to make her state even worse - 1/17/25 by Ronald Beaty January 17, 2025 by Ronald Beaty Conservatives know better, but will anyone listen? More
So where does that Catholic influence on Trump come from? - 1/17/25 by Monica Showalter January 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter A story from the Jesuit-run America publication about Trump's friendship with a Brooklyn priest shines a lot of light on where it comes from. More
Is the Israel-Hamas ceasefire a good thing or a bad one? *UPDATED* - 1/17/25 by Andrea Widburg January 17, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Actually, good and bad don’t factor into it. What matters are Israel’s psychological and practical needs and the probabilities of the future. More
Blue City genius: Defunding the firefighters in Los Angeles - 1/17/25 by Monica Showalter January 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter Why budget for firefighting when you can get the Mexican firefighters to do it for you? So it goes in Los Angeles. More
Class in a classless society - 1/17/25 by Don Ruthig January 17, 2025 by Don Ruthig  America can learn a lot about character from President Mean Tweets. More
Gabby Giffords: LA fires prove ATF is a necessary component of government - 1/17/25 by Olivia Murray January 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray Giffords attempts to sell the useless as useful. More
‘Quo vadis, Democrats?’ - 1/17/25 by J.A. Frascino January 17, 2025 by J.A. Frascino How did far left Democrat policies get so radicalized and out of touch with the realities of terrestrial existence…and will they change course? More
It’s past time to bringing the bureaucracy to heel - 1/17/25 by Nodrog Snave January 17, 2025 by Nodrog Snave The bureaucracy is a power unto itself. That was never the plan. More
Will Trump take revenge? - 1/17/25 by Susan Quinn January 17, 2025 by Susan Quinn Democrats’ ace in the hand is weaponized government agencies, and that is all coming to an end. More
Where will the California Democrats go? - 1/17/25 by Carl Marchi January 17, 2025 by Carl Marchi With incompetence engulfing Los Angeles, will its supporters stay put? Or, will they take refuge in other states? More
Hey, Joe, you can’t take a bad song and make it better - 1/17/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 17, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. You know it's a bad speech when the guy who pardoned Hunter Biden is concerned about assuring that others pay their fair share of taxes.  More
Satire: Joe Biden’s farewell address - 1/17/25 by Robin M. Itzler January 17, 2025 by Robin M. Itzler In case you missed President Joe Biden’s January 15 farewell address to the nation from behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, here's the transcript (SATIRE). More
Nobody empowered oligarchs like Biden did - 1/17/25 by Jack Hellner January 17, 2025 by Jack Hellner Joe Biden's farewell speech gaslighted otherwise.   More
Satire: My predictions for the rest of 2025 - 1/17/25 by Eric Utter January 17, 2025 by Eric Utter Get a load of these, and let's see how many come to pass .... More
Joe Biden's farewell speech just plain stunk - 1/16/25 by Monica Showalter January 16, 2025 by Monica Showalter He told us what a great job he did, ignoring the voter verdict on his administration. More
Pulitzer Prize-winning leftist, antisemitic cartoonist arrested for possessing child pornography - 1/16/25 by Andrea Widburg January 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Darrin Bell is a talented guy who loathes Republicans, whom he often attacks on sexual predator grounds, and has long hated Israel. More
RMG Research: Federal bureaucrats who identify as Democrats plan to ‘resist’ Trump en masse - 1/16/25 by Olivia Murray January 16, 2025 by Olivia Murray Of those polled, 73% plan to sabotage the American-people-first agenda. More
‘Millions of dollars’ in Hunter Biden’s artwork reduced to ashes - 1/16/25 by Andrea Widburg January 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg This should make for some interesting insurance claims, given that his work had value only because his father was president. More
When atheists fight over gender - 1/16/25 by Mack Ransom January 16, 2025 by Mack Ransom Here is a popcorn-worthy kerfuffle at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. More
Joe Biden’s farewell letter is full of classic Biden whoppers - 1/16/25 by Jack Hellner January 16, 2025 by Jack Hellner Biden tells a lot of lies, but he’s just outdone himself. More
Jack Smith’s deceitful January 6 timeline - 1/16/25 by Allan J. Favish January 16, 2025 by Allan J. Favish The special counsel is still peddling easily debunked lies about what happened on January 6, even in this official document. More
Jewish Voice for Peace slapped with $678k fine to settle PPP fraud allegations - 1/16/25 by Civis Americanus January 16, 2025 by Civis Americanus More scandal in the anti-Israel movement? More
Venezuela to ‘liberate’ Puerto Rico? - 1/16/25 by Stu Tarlowe January 16, 2025 by Stu Tarlowe ¡Buena suerte, Pendejos! More
LA’s deputy mayor for public safety on leave for bomb threat - 1/16/25 by Eric Utter January 16, 2025 by Eric Utter You wouldn’t think a man charged with keeping a municipality safe would have to be told “please don’t bomb City Hall!” More
Boring is beautiful - 1/16/25 by William Choslovsky January 16, 2025 by William Choslovsky When done right, good government is actually beautifully boring. More
Why can’t we let labor markets work? - 1/16/25 by John Conlin January 16, 2025 by John Conlin The labor markets are no different than any other market, we simply have to allow them to work. More
Reining in the porn industry - 1/16/25 by Trey Dellinger January 16, 2025 by Trey Dellinger Twenty years ago, the porn industry succeeded in getting a more liberal Supreme Court to strike down a federal law requiring porn sites to keep kids out.  More
LA fires become breeding ground for ‘climate change’ propaganda - 1/16/25 by Jack Hellner January 16, 2025 by Jack Hellner The left’s willingness to ignore the empty, rainbow-colored fire hydrants and California’s incompetent Democrats means we need to circle back to the facts. More
Pete meets preachy females - 1/16/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 16, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. One can only hope James Carville was watching. More
Why not bring the world under America’s constitutional umbrella? - 1/15/25 by Nodrog Snave January 15, 2025 by Nodrog Snave This is the best way to get rid of the UN and all the other pro-totalitarian, anti-American world organizations. More
Melania Trump has found her footing - 1/15/25 by Susan Quinn January 15, 2025 by Susan Quinn Mrs. Trump is showing a new confidence and excitement about entering the White House this time around. More
Surprise! Inflation is not getting better - 1/15/25 by Jay Davidson January 15, 2025 by Jay Davidson But the Fed promised us! More
Nevada threatens genuinely female volleyball players - 1/15/25 by Mike McDaniel January 15, 2025 by Mike McDaniel "University administrators met with the Nevada [UNR] volleyball team and discussed scenarios of what could happen if they chose not to play." More
The incredible lightness of being Tim Kaine - 1/15/25 by Geoff Brown January 15, 2025 by Geoff Brown Yesterday’s confirmation hearing reminded me of when Tim Kaine, one of the nastier accusers of Pete Hegseth, came to visit me on a Sunday. More
After threats to invade Puerto Rico, President Trump should make an example of Maduro - 1/15/25 by Monica Showalter January 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter If Maduro wants to invade Puerto Rico, Trump ought to take him out.   More
Democrats on the Armed Services Committee have seriously humiliated themselves - 1/15/25 by Patricia McCarthy January 15, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy The Hegseth confirmation hearing left Dems with egg on their faces. More
A toast to Pete Hegseth - 1/15/25 by Noel S. Williams January 15, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Who has come out looking better: the future SecDef, or the intemperate senators who grilled him? More
California burning and the 'Intolerable Acts' - 1/15/25 by Eric Utter January 15, 2025 by Eric Utter Californians need to get rid of their bad government. But will they? More
The peso is falling - 1/15/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 15, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. So the peso is falling and that's never good, unless you are a tourist and going to Cancun. More
A case for Edward Snowden - 1/15/25 by Susan Lawson January 15, 2025 by Susan Lawson Is this man really the monster we’ve been led to see him as? More
Are unions for workers or just for elites? - 1/15/25 by Rich Tucker January 15, 2025 by Rich Tucker Approving the Nippon Steel deal should be one of Trump’s first acts as president. More
Living in a blue wasteland - 1/15/25 by John Woods January 15, 2025 by John Woods Oregon, just like California, New York, and Washington state, is a Democrat-controlled blue wasteland. More
The Trump golden age is coming - 1/15/25 by Ronald Beaty January 15, 2025 by Ronald Beaty It's a return to our principles, which once made our country the envy of the world. More
The Trump administration will transform aviation and aerospace - 1/15/25 by Matthew G. Andersson January 15, 2025 by Matthew G. Andersson Get ready to fly really, really fast on your future airline trips. More
Bitter Kamala refuses to give J.D. Vance and his young family a tour of the vice presidential residence - 1/14/25 by Monica Showalter January 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter Her classy streak is over. Makes one wonder about the state of that mansion. More
Are Democrats ever going to learn that a feral government is like wildfire? - 1/14/25 by D. Parker January 14, 2025 by D. Parker When are true liberals in California going to stop voting for far-left insanity that only puts them in danger? More
At San Diego's Miramar Marine base, a glimpse of the county's first wildfire - 1/14/25 by Monica Showalter January 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter Seems a little close here, too close for comfort. More
‘No water, but look how pretty it is!’ - 1/14/25 by Jim Davis January 14, 2025 by Jim Davis Government needs to get all the nuts and bolts right. Once that’s been accomplished, we can talk about the paint job. More
It's about China, not Panama - 1/14/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 14, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. China is not our friend, so let’s get real about containing its expansion. More
CA private firefighters: let the rich burn! - 1/14/25 by Mike McDaniel January 14, 2025 by Mike McDaniel When you have to hire private fire fighters, the problem is you.   More
The quiet before the storm - 1/14/25 by John Dietrich January 14, 2025 by John Dietrich Will the Deep State quietly relinquish its power without a fight? More
Minnesota: the law is what Dems say it is - 1/14/25 by Mike McDaniel January 14, 2025 by Mike McDaniel The legislature is due to convene on Tuesday, January 14 and D/s/cs plan to boycott, so horrified are they over Republican control of the House. More
Misfire in South Carolina college: A lesson in overreach - 1/14/25 by Charlton Allen January 14, 2025 by Charlton Allen It all started with a Snapchat post. More
Bring back tough cops! - 1/14/25 by Bob Weir January 14, 2025 by Bob Weir The only cure for criminal behavior is on the streets of your city, and it’s wearing a blue uniform. More
Can A.I. in the hands of evil be stopped? - 1/14/25 by Eric Utter January 14, 2025 by Eric Utter What if evil cannot be thwarted? More
The difference between intelligence and wisdom - 1/14/25 by Jim Davis January 14, 2025 by Jim Davis You can have a thousand degrees, but not a single one of them can guarantee that you’re wise. More
WaPo publishes an attempt to rewrite history to boost Biden’s pathetic legacy - 1/14/25 by Jack Hellner January 14, 2025 by Jack Hellner Where are the paper’s fact-checkers when you need them? More
How to solve the trans women's sports issue - 1/14/25 by M. B. Mathews January 14, 2025 by M. B. Mathews Biological men (transgenders) should not be permitted to play in women's sports.  More
He called himself 'Stalin' - 1/14/25 by Mark C. Ross January 14, 2025 by Mark C. Ross There is now an American Stalin, but it’s not a person, it is instead a culture.  More
Trump is becoming a master statesman and world leader - 1/13/25 by Susan Quinn January 13, 2025 by Susan Quinn Trump's foreign policy game is now nuanced and impressive. More
Gun sales: lies, damned lies and statistics - 1/13/25 by Mike McDaniel January 13, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Perhaps things will improve, and liberty will be preserved and enhanced under Trump, but Americans aren’t taking chances.  More
Media and Democrats uncover the culprit behind the fires in LA: Donald Trump - 1/13/25 by Jack Hellner January 13, 2025 by Jack Hellner Of course the fires are Trump’s fault. Everything is Trump’s fault. Democrats never do anything wrong because they’re political geniuses. More
Gavin Newsom is blowing it - 1/13/25 by Monica Showalter January 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter The governor of fire-ravaged California seems to be having some kind of meltdown.   More
Sanctuary hell: Illegal alien picked up with a blow torch in a fire zone may have avoided charges to shield him from deportation - 1/13/25 by Monica Showalter January 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter Apparently all laws against arson and looting are trumped by California's sanctuary state law. They can't even deport a suspected arsonist residents say was caught in the act. More
Democrats for destruction - 1/13/25 by Eric Utter January 13, 2025 by Eric Utter Sounds like the makings of a bumper sticker. More
Jake Sullivan: Joe Biden kept America ‘out of war’ and her people are ‘safer’ now than four years ago - 1/13/25 by Jack Hellner January 13, 2025 by Jack Hellner What is he smoking? More
Blue is burning - 1/13/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 13, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The blue model is burning, whether it's crime in New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore or public schools in disarray in Chicago. More
Systemic risk in the modern era - 1/13/25 by Bill Ponton January 13, 2025 by Bill Ponton Climate change cultists are using a flawed model to assert “systemic” risk in the insurance industry. More
If progressivism is so progressive, why does it keep taking us back to the Stone Age? - 1/13/25 by Jack Hellner January 13, 2025 by Jack Hellner This political movement is sorely misnamed. More
Concealed carry reciprocity: is the time finally right? - 1/13/25 by Mike McDaniel January 13, 2025 by Mike McDaniel We’re about to see just how stupid the Stupid Party remains. More
Minnesota weird - 1/13/25 by Mike McDaniel January 13, 2025 by Mike McDaniel America really dodged a bullet when Kamala Harris and Tim Walz were defeated.  More
Your cappuccino is safe despite climate fearmongering - 1/13/25 by Vijay Jayaraj January 13, 2025 by Vijay Jayaraj Yet another empty example of climate hysteria. More
Like the debate, an interview reveals the best Biden - 1/13/25 by Mike McDaniel January 13, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Americans of good faith will simply hope Biden gets the elder care he so badly needs, and his remaining days are filled with warm beaches and long, comforting naps. More
Ideology-Schmideology - 1/13/25 by Mark C. Ross January 13, 2025 by Mark C. Ross Ideologies are the products of wannabe tyrants also known as social engineers.  More
L.A. woman, light my fire - 1/12/25 by Eric Utter January 12, 2025 by Eric Utter California has a leadership crisis. More
California: aren't oceans water? - 1/12/25 by Mike McDaniel January 12, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to pump. More
Punishment for the people of California - 1/12/25 by Warren Beatty January 12, 2025 by Warren Beatty Gavin Newsom has always valued California’s fish over its residents. More
Meghan and Harry Markle step forward for their California wildfires close-up - 1/12/25 by Rajan Laad January 12, 2025 by Rajan Laad Publicity vultures circle the latest disaster and then go touring for their own aggrandizement. More
Gavin Newsom must be held accountable - 1/12/25 by Rajan Laad January 12, 2025 by Rajan Laad A mere resignation is not enough. More
Virtue-signaling at the Vatican - 1/12/25 by Kevin Finn January 12, 2025 by Kevin Finn Another day, another tone-deaf pronouncement from the pope. More
Wait, there's no such thing as a Snail Darter? - 1/12/25 by Mike McDaniel January 12, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Now it appears we can’t trust the lawyers any more than we can trust the science. More
George Floyd: did a police administrator commit perjury? - 1/12/25 by Mike McDaniel January 12, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Hopefully, these new revelations might help exonerate the officers. More
CNN sued for a billion: the trial begins - 1/12/25 by Mike McDaniel January 12, 2025 by Mike McDaniel How often have Americans screamed obscenities at their TV sets when they’ve seen, yet again, media lies, smears and obfuscation?  More
In California, gradually, then suddenly - 1/12/25 by George Walsh January 12, 2025 by George Walsh Suddenly, real leadership matters. Los Angeles is bankrupt on that front. More
Leftists whine about ‘conservative backlash’ to DIE - 1/12/25 by Jack Hellner January 12, 2025 by Jack Hellner There is no evidence that hiring based on quotas instead of merit, improves the government, colleges, or businesses. More
Biblical justice... and mercy - 1/12/25 by Helen Louise Herndon January 12, 2025 by Helen Louise Herndon Justice must be equal to the crime if it is to be just.  More
Looking at the snow and dreaming of a baseball tunnel - 1/12/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 12, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Imagine witnessing all the moments of baseball greatness in instant replay! More
Punished for attacking Islamist anti-Semitism - 1/12/25 by Ronn Torossian January 12, 2025 by Ronn Torossian The Milwaukee Jewish establishment fails to back two Jewish heroes.  More
Claiming the good in your town - 1/12/25 by Jonathan Barnes January 12, 2025 by Jonathan Barnes If I were to leave Pittsburgh tomorrow and never return, readers should know some of what I’m a fan of about this place. More
Newsom begs Trump to come to California -- not mentioning Kamala, who has a house in the path of the inferno - 1/11/25 by Monica Showalter January 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter And where is Kamala, while we're at it? More
Should we expect J6 pardons? - 1/11/25 by Earick Ward January 11, 2025 by Earick Ward I’m not talking about the ones from Trump. I’m talking about the ones from Biden. More
The flu shot: More questions than answers - 1/11/25 by Warren Kindzierski, S. Stanley Young January 11, 2025 by Warren Kindzierski, S. Stanley Young As we enter peak vaccine silly season, you might want to reconsider getting this one. More
Trans college volleyball: the season ends, the lawsuits begin - 1/11/25 by Mike McDaniel January 11, 2025 by Mike McDaniel The battle continues, but trans are losing and the outcome seems obvious. More
Second Amendment outlook for 2025 - 1/11/25 by Mike McDaniel January 11, 2025 by Mike McDaniel The outlook for lower prices in all facets of the industry, as well as plentiful supply, is good. More
I got a feelin' called the DEI blues - 1/11/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 11, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It's been a tough week for DEI.  More
Trump lawfare: it's far from over - 1/11/25 by Mike McDaniel January 11, 2025 by Mike McDaniel What remains is to discover just how corrupt is the New York justice system. More
How would a Japanese leader handle the California fires? - 1/11/25 by Richard Kantro January 11, 2025 by Richard Kantro The executives of a Japanese bank offer an eyebrow-raising alternative to our unworthies Newsom and Bass. More
The Fed goes ‘proactively hostile’ against Trump - 1/11/25 by Jack Hellner January 11, 2025 by Jack Hellner Remember: The Federal Reserve is part of the deep state. More
President-elect Trump and naval ship design - 1/11/25 by Matt Rowe January 11, 2025 by Matt Rowe Another case where Trump knows more than you might think. More
Defund the Police: we are the enemy - 1/11/25 by Mike McDaniel January 11, 2025 by Mike McDaniel As Pogo said: “we have met the enemy and he is us.”  More
Los Angeles burns, and Lex Luthor was right - 1/11/25 by Byron Lafayette January 11, 2025 by Byron Lafayette The fires in California are not just some unavoidable act of God. People are responsible, and they need to pay. More
Who’s to blame for the LA fires? - 1/11/25 by D. Parker January 11, 2025 by D. Parker Ask the mainstream media. If you have two guesses, both will probably be right. More
Ambassadors who support terror - 1/11/25 by Mark Hyman January 11, 2025 by Mark Hyman South Africa has announced that their new Ambassador to the U.S. will be Ebrahim Rasool, who supports Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and has called Trump ”Hitler.”  More
Newsom, Bass guilty of negligent homicide - 1/11/25 by Todd Gregory and Erik Gregory January 11, 2025 by Todd Gregory and Erik Gregory The woke mind virus has grown lethal in California. More
Firestorm of incompetence in Los Angeles: Water company admits their big reservoir to fight fires was bone dry - 1/10/25 by Monica Showalter January 10, 2025 by Monica Showalter The reservoir firefighters could have used to fight the Palisades fire was bone-dry empty. More
The farce of multiculturalism - 1/10/25 by Anthony DeChristopher January 10, 2025 by Anthony DeChristopher We should view the migrant turmoil in Europe as a signpost for what the USA can expect from mass Islamic immigration. More
Fact checkers upset fact checkers checked - 1/10/25 by Mike McDaniel January 10, 2025 by Mike McDaniel I’m sure disinformation experts are easily as qualified to tell us what’s what as fact checkers. More
California wildfires: Now for the arsonists and looters ... UPDATED - 1/10/25 by Monica Showalter January 10, 2025 by Monica Showalter Like weevils on a weakened palm tree, the illegal-alien criminals are coming out to prey on fire-ravaged Los Angeles. More
Disappointment from the Supreme Court - 1/10/25 by James A. George January 10, 2025 by James A. George Americans waiting for SCOTUS to end the insane lawfare circus against President-Elect Trump just had their hopes dashed.  More
Scenes from a funeral - 1/10/25 by Rajan Laad January 10, 2025 by Rajan Laad If politics is theatre, Jimmy Carter's funeral required popcorn. More
Why was John Lennon’s atheist anthem ‘Imagine’ sung at Jimmy Carter’s funeral — at the late president’s request? - 1/10/25 by Peter Barry Chowka January 10, 2025 by Peter Barry Chowka The moment confirmed what I had observed about Carter in 1976: He was very different than the exemplary moral Christian man of popular myth. More
Americans, be careful for whom you vote; your lives may depend on it - 1/10/25 by Patricia McCarthy January 10, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy 'DEI' is 'DIE' from the scorched rubble of the California fire zone ... More
Fani Willis and the high cost of transparency theater - 1/10/25 by Charlton Allen January 10, 2025 by Charlton Allen Fani gets a smack from the judge. More
More abortion means killing parental rights - 1/10/25 by John M. Grondelski January 10, 2025 by John M. Grondelski The two can’t be separated, as a current case shows. More
Socialism update: No lights in Cuba, no water in L.A. - 1/10/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 10, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Socialists the world over blame everyone but themselves for the problems they cause. More
The reality of Stand Your Ground - 1/10/25 by Mike McDaniel January 10, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Those who argue against SYG laws are badly misinformed, malicious, have political agendas or all three. More
Four years of Biden proves too close a shave - 1/10/25 by Harold Witkov January 10, 2025 by Harold Witkov One thing for sure: he'll never be called Joe the Great. More
Gavin Newsom actually does something right for once - 1/10/25 by Jack Hellner January 10, 2025 by Jack Hellner Hell has officially frozen over. More
Let's update world maps to reflect American greatness - 1/10/25 by Noel S. Williams January 10, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Some tongue-in-cheek ideas for renaming places to make America great again. More
Can California's fires change woke to MAGA? - 1/9/25 by Mike McDaniel January 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Is a mugging of this magnitude sufficient to turn woke to MAGA? More
A few suggestions for California Republicans - 1/9/25 by Terry Paulding January 9, 2025 by Terry Paulding Let’s focus on turning California into a first-world country again. More
British government horrified at Elon Musk’s language, O.K. with the gang rape of young girls - 1/9/25 by Eric Utter January 9, 2025 by Eric Utter Speaking of "absolute horror..." More
Maybe California politicians should listen to Trump instead of seeking to Trump-proof the state - 1/9/25 by Jack Hellner January 9, 2025 by Jack Hellner What will it take for Californians to fire the Democrats who are working so hard to destroy their state? More
Statehood for Canada is not a great idea - 1/9/25 by Robert Arvay January 9, 2025 by Robert Arvay But there are certainly advantages to a closer relationship with our northern neighbor. More
The center of our belief - 1/9/25 by Jay Davidson January 9, 2025 by Jay Davidson What separates constitutionalists from big-government bureaucrats? More
As Los Angeles burns - 1/9/25 by Bill Ponton January 9, 2025 by Bill Ponton One side understands that fire hydrants failing to deliver the water needed to fight fires is a result of municipal incompetence, the other side engages in a rite of self-flagellation proclaiming that our sacrifice has not been sufficient to placate nature’s god. More
Minneapolis helps Biden sabotage Minneapolis - 1/9/25 by Mike McDaniel January 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Anyone planning to move to Minneapolis, or even to visit, would be well advised to reconsider. More
What was different this time? - 1/9/25 by Kevin Finn January 9, 2025 by Kevin Finn Maybe things are returning to normal. More
Biden’s good news and bad news - 1/9/25 by Stu Tarlowe January 9, 2025 by Stu Tarlowe Biden goes “Lahaina-level tone-deaf” after Los Angeles fires. More
The man who spotted Castro - 1/9/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 9, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The Bay of Pigs would have turned out differently with Nixon in the Oval Office. More
More veiled threats against those asking the government what it really knew about the migrant rape gangs - 1/9/25 by Jack Hellner January 9, 2025 by Jack Hellner Just another example of the media, politicians, and others covering up abuses and looking the other way if the truth is inconvenient to their agenda. More
Joe Biden reveals that he warned Trump not to use the government to settle political scores - 1/9/25 by Jack Hellner January 9, 2025 by Jack Hellner Yes, he was being serious. More
Biden’s terror hypocrisy - 1/9/25 by Robert L. Maginnis January 9, 2025 by Robert L. Maginnis How can Joe Biden attend a somber prayer service in New Orleans and on the very same day release 11 Islamic terrorists?  More
Leftists scatter: How to frame the incoming Trump admin? - 1/9/25 by D. Parker January 9, 2025 by D. Parker Either the world and the economy are a disaster, or they’re great due to Biden. But it can’t be both. More
Elon Musk antagonizes European leaders - 1/8/25 by Susan Quinn January 8, 2025 by Susan Quinn I’m excitedly watching to see how Musk’s efforts will shake things up, and how European leaders will respond. More
Greasy Gavin shows up for his fire pictures, not mentioning why there's no water - 1/8/25 by Monica Showalter January 8, 2025 by Monica Showalter He wants to look like he's 'doing something.' In reality, he did everything imaginable to bring about these monster fires. More
The Gulf of America? - 1/8/25 by Ronald Beaty January 8, 2025 by Ronald Beaty Here is a case to rename the Gulf of Mexico. More
How Trump can amend Canada’s constitution…with just one phone call - 1/8/25 by Tony Kondaks January 8, 2025 by Tony Kondaks Let’s call it the Crowder Amendment. More
DOJ leaks may be losing their sting - 1/8/25 by Mike McDaniel January 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Leaking is one of DC's primary blood sports, but doesn’t normally rise to the level of malice seen in D/s/c’s never-ending pursuit of Donald Trump. More
Biden’s parting shot - 1/8/25 by Henry F. Smith, Jr. January 8, 2025 by Henry F. Smith, Jr. Biden seems to have decided to either indulge his most liberal whims and/or salt the political landscape for the current Democrat establishment. More
Apocalypse in Los Angeles - 1/8/25 by Monica Showalter January 8, 2025 by Monica Showalter Many questions as to how an inferno this big and sudden could have engulfed Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles and several other parts of the county. More
Does DEI require starving our troops? - 1/8/25 by Mike McDaniel January 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Officers used to be taught their troops needs came before their own and the best officers ensured their troops had good food and ate before they did.  More
Global Engagement Center: rebranding anti-American malice - 1/8/25 by Mike McDaniel January 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel When cleaning up a corrupt government, the devil is in the details and the primary detail is going to be keeping the Deep State from sabotaging Trump’s lawful orders and ignoring the law. More
News Nuggets - 1/8/25 by Eric Utter January 8, 2025 by Eric Utter Five bite-sized morsels of Democrats being Democrats. More
11 men out - 1/8/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 8, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. At least he didn't give them all Medals of Freedom. More
Could merit, competence, and fairness replace DEI? - 1/8/25 by M.B. Mathews January 8, 2025 by M.B. Mathews DEI is on the way out. What should we replace it with? More
A strange game - 1/8/25 by John Woods January 8, 2025 by John Woods Braggadocio claims about power you don’t have works sometimes, but Oregon’s Attorney General Rayfield is in over his head. More
Time to end the lingering COVID protocols - 1/8/25 by W.A. Eliot January 8, 2025 by W.A. Eliot I don’t want this charade to go on forever. More
TRUNALIMUNUMAPRZURE rides again! - 1/8/25 by Mike McDaniel January 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel I’m going to miss the gaffes. More
‘Thank You, Dr. Fauci’ - 1/7/25 by Richard Kirk January 7, 2025 by Richard Kirk This documentary probably won’t cause a revolution, but it should. More
Axios: Republicans control 60% more of the state lawmaking bodies than Democrats - 1/7/25 by Olivia Murray January 7, 2025 by Olivia Murray As we conservatives are painfully aware though, where does that get us? A big fat nowhere. More
Biden destroyed the Democrat party - 1/7/25 by M.B. Mathews January 7, 2025 by M.B. Mathews No sane Democrat will want to stay in this Party as currently aligned. More
Karma comes back for a big bite of U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer - 1/7/25 by Monica Showalter January 7, 2025 by Monica Showalter Starmer started the political meddling over in the states. Now he's on the run, with Elon Musk crunching into the seat of his pants. More
Church and State collide: Pro-immigration cardinal to become DC archbishop - 1/7/25 by Bill Hansmann January 7, 2025 by Bill Hansmann Pope Francis has done his Church and followers no favors with this appointment. More
‘Hands off our Democracy’ say the German elitists to the people - 1/7/25 by Bill Ponton January 7, 2025 by Bill Ponton Progressive German politician wants Elon Musk to stop stating the obvious. More
California Air Resources Board should be careful what it asks for - 1/7/25 by Tom Walton January 7, 2025 by Tom Walton California's ban of gasoline-powered vehicles would make the air dirtier and forestall important advances in vehicle safety. More
Taking the DEI out of the FBI - 1/7/25 by Mike McDaniel January 7, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Suffused with DEI, the FBI, like most federal agencies, has dramatically lowered its hiring standards in favor of race, gender and other woke quotas. More
Antony Blinken's inadvertent true confession - 1/7/25 by Mike McDaniel January 7, 2025 by Mike McDaniel For his partisan, political efforts Blinken was made Secretary of State, and in that job, he has worked hard against American interests and the interests of our allies. More
Cardinal McElroy vows to serve as President Trump's hall monitor - 1/7/25 by Monica Showalter January 7, 2025 by Monica Showalter Did the pope appoint an outspoken pro-life cardinal to this same archdiocese to bird-dog Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi on abortion, too? More
Guess who is angry with the New York Times? - 1/7/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 7, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The Mexican government learns what's going on in its backyard by reading the NYT. More
Keep on moving - 1/7/25 by J.B. Pensyltucky January 7, 2025 by J.B. Pensyltucky We’re exhausting the political opposition; don’t let up now! More
Another DOGE priority: Sue and Settle - 1/7/25 by Mike McDaniel January 7, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Sue and Settle is a great scam for lawyers and greenie luddites in government and the private sector determined to return the world to a pristine, pre-industrial state. More
Who is Matthew Graves? - 1/7/25 by Mike McDaniel January 7, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Graves brags; Trump dispenses actual justice. More
What would Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr. do? - 1/7/25 by Eric Utter January 7, 2025 by Eric Utter True emancipation for black folks will come only when they free themselves from the “Democratic” Party. More
Trump to fly to Greenland? - 1/6/25 by Monica Showalter January 6, 2025 by Monica Showalter Trump has always been a showman. But thus far, it seems he's just sending Don, Jr. More
Merrick Garland closes his reign of terror with a big J6 lie - 1/6/25 by Andrea Widburg January 6, 2025 by Andrea Widburg If you doubted the malevolence behind the January 6 prosecutions, the fact that he’s clinging to one of the most foul lies tells you who the man really is. More
Big Apple subway CEO says surge in crime is all a figment of our imagination - 1/6/25 by Olivia Murray January 6, 2025 by Olivia Murray He’s “delulu” as some might say. More
Justin Trudeau, out on his ear - 1/6/25 by Monica Showalter January 6, 2025 by Monica Showalter Good riddance to bad rubbish. Let's hope for a chain reaction. More
Driverless taxi traps rider inside then takes off in ‘dizzying’ circles - 1/6/25 by Olivia Murray January 6, 2025 by Olivia Murray A stunningly accurate analogy to the Joe Biden years. More
The pope appoints a flaming leftist to lead the Washington, D.C. archdiocese - 1/6/25 by Monica Showalter January 6, 2025 by Monica Showalter The Vatican announced the appointment of Robert Cardinal McElroy to lead the Washington, D.C. Archdiocese. More
Sneaking in the gay agenda - 1/6/25 by M.B. Mathews January 6, 2025 by M.B. Mathews Movie-makers are reading the room entirely wrong except within their own circles and that room is getting smaller all the time. More
The Palestinians will never accept Israel's existence - 1/6/25 by Susan Quinn January 6, 2025 by Susan Quinn A well-written history of the early days of Israel ahead of its founding tells much as to why. More
An award worthy of this country - 1/6/25 by J.R. Dunn January 6, 2025 by J.R. Dunn Any cachet the Presidential Medal of Freedom may have had has now been destroyed.  More
Soros and Hillary deserve Biden’s tainted medals - 1/6/25 by Noel S. Williams January 6, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Biden is not worthy to decorate, for example, someone like Daniel Penny (subway savior). More
Poisoning National Medals (with vaccine) - 1/6/25 by Deane Waldman, M.D. January 6, 2025 by Deane Waldman, M.D. Joe Biden recently awarded National Medals to the two pharmaceutical companies responsible for poisoning the American public with their self-proclaimed “vaccines.” More
Why are we studying the sun, if the science is settled? - 1/6/25 by John Green January 6, 2025 by John Green One can only conclude that when highly educated people — who should know better — claim climate science is settled, they’re lying. More
Don’t call me Yinzer - 1/6/25 by Jonathan Barnes January 6, 2025 by Jonathan Barnes Funneling tax dollars to tourism objectifies locals and cheapens life. More
Another January to remember Cuba - 1/6/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 6, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It is really sad to watch Cuba today, from energy blackouts to importing sugar.  More
Joe Biden authors an essay for WaPo about ‘what to remember’ on January 6 - 1/6/25 by Jack Hellner January 6, 2025 by Jack Hellner The man probably doesn’t even remember what he had for lunch, let alone what really happened four years ago. More
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Pam Bondi and the J6 Defendants Jonathon Moseley Should Trump pardon all the J6ers or just some? The question is a bit of a red herring, because the problem lies deeper. More
What Jack Smith Left Out Joe Fried Intended to charge Trump, the report provides evidence of Smith’s incompetence and bias. More
‘Take Away Healthcare’ to Improve Health Care Deane Waldman, M.D. Pay attention DOGE! More
Pulling Republicans Together Loyd S. Pettegrew and Jim McCoy Unifying all congressional Republicans would be a good thing for both America and conservatives. It is the quickest and surest way to make America great again. More
A Town Cut in Half Richard Dean Young You’ll hear many news reports of the California fires...but here, you can get the testimony of someone who’s lived there. More
What an Interesting Time to Be Alive J.B. Shurk Western despots are afraid of you. More

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There’s a good argument that Biden’s mass pardons are unconstitutional - 1/17/25 by Andrea Widburg January 17, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Based upon his statements justifying those pardons, he’s effectively legislating, and he has no authority to do so. More
One governor’s bold vision to make her state even worse - 1/17/25 by Ronald Beaty January 17, 2025 by Ronald Beaty Conservatives know better, but will anyone listen? More
So where does that Catholic influence on Trump come from? - 1/17/25 by Monica Showalter January 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter A story from the Jesuit-run America publication about Trump's friendship with a Brooklyn priest shines a lot of light on where it comes from. More
Is the Israel-Hamas ceasefire a good thing or a bad one? *UPDATED* - 1/17/25 by Andrea Widburg January 17, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Actually, good and bad don’t factor into it. What matters are Israel’s psychological and practical needs and the probabilities of the future. More
Blue City genius: Defunding the firefighters in Los Angeles - 1/17/25 by Monica Showalter January 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter Why budget for firefighting when you can get the Mexican firefighters to do it for you? So it goes in Los Angeles. More
Class in a classless society - 1/17/25 by Don Ruthig January 17, 2025 by Don Ruthig  America can learn a lot about character from President Mean Tweets. More
Gabby Giffords: LA fires prove ATF is a necessary component of government - 1/17/25 by Olivia Murray January 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray Giffords attempts to sell the useless as useful. More
‘Quo vadis, Democrats?’ - 1/17/25 by J.A. Frascino January 17, 2025 by J.A. Frascino How did far left Democrat policies get so radicalized and out of touch with the realities of terrestrial existence…and will they change course? More
It’s past time to bringing the bureaucracy to heel - 1/17/25 by Nodrog Snave January 17, 2025 by Nodrog Snave The bureaucracy is a power unto itself. That was never the plan. More
Will Trump take revenge? - 1/17/25 by Susan Quinn January 17, 2025 by Susan Quinn Democrats’ ace in the hand is weaponized government agencies, and that is all coming to an end. More
Where will the California Democrats go? - 1/17/25 by Carl Marchi January 17, 2025 by Carl Marchi With incompetence engulfing Los Angeles, will its supporters stay put? Or, will they take refuge in other states? More
Hey, Joe, you can’t take a bad song and make it better - 1/17/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. January 17, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. You know it's a bad speech when the guy who pardoned Hunter Biden is concerned about assuring that others pay their fair share of taxes.  More
Satire: Joe Biden’s farewell address - 1/17/25 by Robin M. Itzler January 17, 2025 by Robin M. Itzler In case you missed President Joe Biden’s January 15 farewell address to the nation from behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, here's the transcript (SATIRE). More
Nobody empowered oligarchs like Biden did - 1/17/25 by Jack Hellner January 17, 2025 by Jack Hellner Joe Biden's farewell speech gaslighted otherwise.   More
Satire: My predictions for the rest of 2025 - 1/17/25 by Eric Utter January 17, 2025 by Eric Utter Get a load of these, and let's see how many come to pass .... More
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