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Harvard's Larry Summers-Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal gets more sordid ... - 11/17/25 by Monica Showalter November 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter The man was a sex predator who sought 'advice' from Jeffrey Epstein. The woman he wanted to be his Fang Fang said 'no.' More
Venezuela's Maduro should be careful what he wishes for ... - 11/17/25 by Monica Showalter November 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter He calls for 'talks' with President Trump. Trump has a history of talks with tyrants -- just before he goes after them. More
Makers of Anne Frank musical satire: Keep last 20 minutes secret - 11/17/25 by Greg Richter November 17, 2025 by Greg Richter Many Jewish audience members said they enjoyed the show up until the infamous final 20 minutes. More
Michelle Obama rages against Americans who are unwilling to ‘grow up’ and vote for a woman - 11/17/25 by Olivia Murray November 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray The problem with her identity politics game is it’s completely unsupported by reality. More
Newly-leaked emails reveal a legitimate LGBTQ mafia presence at the BBC - 11/17/25 by Olivia Murray November 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray If we’re lucky, the outlet will soon cease to exist. More
U.K. policeman fired for not being nice enough to knife-wielding suspect - 11/17/25 by Eric Utter November 17, 2025 by Eric Utter Ta-ta, U.K. More
Bill Maher: The Left has gone ‘anti-common sense’ - 11/17/25 by Greg Richter November 17, 2025 by Greg Richter Maher’s words will not convert hardened progressives, but they will resonate with moderates who feel politically homeless and privately uneasy about the direction of the Left. More
If only the media did their job - 11/17/25 by James Zumwalt November 17, 2025 by James Zumwalt The legacy media has paid out tens of millions of dollars for failing to report objectively, and they still can’t quite figure out how to drop the anti-Trump bias. More
President Trump’s most ardent supporters are big mad! - 11/17/25 by Patricia McCarthy November 17, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy There are things Trump has got to reverse course on. More
Hamas was lying all along - 11/17/25 by Susan Quinn November 17, 2025 by Susan Quinn Hamas intends to “negotiate” Phase 2 of the peace plan, which really just means, stall for more time. More
Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Trump spat - 11/17/25 by Texas Hughes November 17, 2025 by Texas Hughes Instead of tearing down Trump, MTG should use her headline-grabbing talents to focus on the issues that matter. More
The tradeoff with net zero policy - 11/17/25 by Bill Ponton November 17, 2025 by Bill Ponton The unfounded fear of CO2 and climate change has driven governments to implement expensive net zero schemes with wind and solar power, costing trillions of dollars. More
Trump tiptoes through the Carlson/Fuentes minefield - 11/17/25 by J.R. Dunn November 17, 2025 by J.R. Dunn The media takes its first shot at getting the Carlson/Fuentes firestorm lit. More
Karma comes calling - 11/17/25 by Kevin Finn November 17, 2025 by Kevin Finn How long did we have to listen to "no one is above the law"? More
Making SNAP a four-letter word - 11/17/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 17, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The government has replaced effective private charity with corrupt government handouts. More
Mamdani-guard: Staten Island rekindles talk of secession from New York City - 11/16/25 by Monica Showalter November 16, 2025 by Monica Showalter Voting with their feet -- and taking their city with them. More
The American way of moving no longer exists - 11/16/25 by Andrea Widburg November 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg In the old days, when life got too expensive in one place, Americans moved to another; now, they can’t because they’re chained to their possessions. More
Are there good (economic) times ahead? - 11/16/25 by Andrea Widburg November 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Trump’s top people seem to think so, and I’m inclined to agree. More
The New York Times misfires when it attacks Trump’s use of the DHS - 11/16/25 by Andrea Widburg November 16, 2025 by Andrea Widburg It sincerely wishes that DHS agents weren’t arresting (and deporting) murderers, smugglers, sex traffickers, and others who are also illegal aliens. More
Venezuela's dictator croons 'Imagine' for all his adoring descamisados - 11/16/25 by Monica Showalter November 16, 2025 by Monica Showalter The sound of Jimmy Carter's favorite song ... More
Canada’s EV mandates will destroy car manufacturing and sales - 11/16/25 by Kris Larsen November 16, 2025 by Kris Larsen A simple (but plausible) hypothetical scenario shows what’s coming down the pike. More
Protestant minister 'marries' four men - 11/16/25 by Eric Utter November 16, 2025 by Eric Utter The minister said it happened under "God's colorful blessing." More
Wait a minute — how many illegal aliens are in our country again? - 11/16/25 by Maker S. Mark November 16, 2025 by Maker S. Mark The ‘ten million’ number we’re seeing now cannot possibly be correct. More
The TDS tipping point - 11/16/25 by Kevin Finn November 16, 2025 by Kevin Finn Trump Derangement Syndrome would be funny if it weren’t so dangerous. More
How Trump can get his point across - 11/16/25 by Alan L. Karraker November 16, 2025 by Alan L. Karraker The old format for presidential addresses is no longer good enough. More
MAGA isn’t dying -- It’s ushering in America’s Golden Age. - 11/16/25 by Joseph Ford Cotto November 16, 2025 by Joseph Ford Cotto MAGA is not bleeding. It is surviving every blow from those who wish it dead and showing resilience that no other political movement in modern America has matched. More
Is the National Firearms Act finally doomed? - 11/16/25 by Mike McDaniel November 16, 2025 by Mike McDaniel The NFA has outlived its constitutional basis. More
When the woke get woked - 11/16/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 16, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The left always eats its own, and no corporation will ever be sufficiently woke. More
Trump and the courts: winning - 11/16/25 by Mike McDaniel November 16, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Americans aren't tired of all that winning yet. More
Latino Spring? Mexico City explodes into anti-narcostate riots - 11/15/25 by Monica Showalter November 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter Could President Trump's war on narcos in the Caribbean be inspiring Mexicans to rise up? More
Michelle Obama: One of America’s most pathetic people - 11/15/25 by Andrea Widburg November 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Her latest hypocritical race rant reveals a woman incapable of happiness, and that’s very sad (although she’s still bad for America’s racial and mental health). More
Trump is done with Marjorie Taylor Greene - 11/15/25 by Monica Showalter November 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter She's gone weird on us and Trump doesn't have time for it. More
The Democrats’ Epstein obsession isn’t touching Trump, but may hurt them - 11/15/25 by Andrea Widburg November 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Trump is letting the Democrats play out their Epstein drama because the facts support him...and because he’s poised to destroy them with their own momentum. More
Leftism, technology, and the destruction of young men and women - 11/15/25 by Andrea Widburg November 15, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Two polls show that our young people are in deep trouble. More
Epstein files: Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is gross - 11/15/25 by Monica Showalter November 15, 2025 by Monica Showalter  Summers is considered the 'sane' face of the Democrats. More
The physics of Trump’s political momentum - 11/15/25 by Alan Loncar November 15, 2025 by Alan Loncar If the Republicans can get moving and abandon the norms that Democrats have already destroyed, political dynamics favor conservatism. More
What really happened on January 6, 2021? - 11/15/25 by D. Parker November 15, 2025 by D. Parker A new video tries to get to the bottom of things. More
A war between Israel and Turkey? - 11/15/25 by Joseph Puder November 15, 2025 by Joseph Puder The potential is growing. What could President Trump do about it? More
Mamdani is so yesterday … or soon will be - 11/15/25 by Eric Utter November 15, 2025 by Eric Utter Democrat candidates are getting increasingly freakish. More
The balanced heart - 11/15/25 by Kevin Finn November 15, 2025 by Kevin Finn The dishonest emotional demands that leftists make lead to societal destabilization in place of the healthy empathy that a well-balanced society needs. More
Is the F-150 Lightning shorted out? - 11/15/25 by Mike McDaniel November 15, 2025 by Mike McDaniel F-150 Lightning, we hardly knew ye. More
Still more fallout from allegations of 2020 election fraud - 11/15/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney November 15, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney Those injured by malicious lawfare from the federal government are seeking a full pardon for what they insist were totally legitimate actions. More
Shocker: the media protects Democrats - 11/15/25 by Mike McDaniel November 15, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Americans can trust that the media can't be trusted. More
What ever happened to BBC? - 11/15/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 15, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It's time to pull the plug and end public support of the BBC. More
Bishops ban transgender surgeries at Catholic hospitals - 11/14/25 by Monica Showalter November 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter Common sense move one hopes other hospitals will follow. More
Moving forward, the Trump administration has a big plan to clean up SNAP - 11/14/25 by Andrea Widburg November 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg The shutdown exposed SNAP as, mostly, a gigantic taxpayer-funded grift. That’s going to change. More
Brian Stelter complains about ‘impossibly high standard’ for outlets that want to cover Trump - 11/14/25 by Olivia Murray November 14, 2025 by Olivia Murray Honest reporting, that’s the “impossibly high standard” media can’t seem to achieve. More
California corruption cavalcade ropes in Newsom, Swalwell, and others - 11/14/25 by Monica Showalter November 14, 2025 by Monica Showalter Must be a bad day to be Gavin Newsom. More
Eric Swalwell: Relish (and perhaps polish) the President Donald J. Trump Ballroom - 11/14/25 by Noel S. Williams November 14, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Swallwell is facing a criminal probe, and if he gets charged and convicted, I have the perfect community service job for him. More
With its latest hire, Harvard gives a huge middle finger to Jews - 11/14/25 by Andrea Widburg November 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Harvard’s newest professor of Jewish studies hates Israel and avoids synagogues that support Israel. More
A whopping half of juveniles incarcerated in Italy are foreigners - 11/14/25 by Olivia Murray November 14, 2025 by Olivia Murray The average cost per individual? Somewhere between €78,475 and €156,950 per year. More
Joe Rogan and Glenn Beck on the nine steps to civil war - 11/14/25 by D. Parker November 14, 2025 by D. Parker The shocking realization is that we're halfway down the list outlined by Glenn Beck. More
The illusion of fighting: Political theater and the preservation of power - 11/14/25 by Christian Vezilj November 14, 2025 by Christian Vezilj The tragedy of this theater is that ordinary Americans bear the costs, while foreigners come first. More
Dead double dippers - 11/14/25 by Kevin Finn November 14, 2025 by Kevin Finn Peel back the veneer of SNAP and you’ll find a cesspool of abuse, fraud, and waste that’s draining taxpayers, fattening a generation on government-funded gluttony, and enabling dependency and decay. More
Zohran Mamdani, Pied Piper of the Big Apple - 11/14/25 by J.A. Frascino November 14, 2025 by J.A. Frascino Leading the revenge on capitalism. More
Parallels abound between the governance of California and Iran - 11/14/25 by Bill Ponton November 14, 2025 by Bill Ponton Iran has also followed the same path of ideologically-driven destruction that California took. More
Rich nations getting poorer as immigrant populations swell - 11/14/25 by Eric Utter November 14, 2025 by Eric Utter The Telegraph headline reads, “The ‘rich countries’ are no longer in any state to pay for everyone else.” More
With his attack on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, has Tucker finally and fully jumped the shark? - 11/14/25 by Andrea Widburg November 14, 2025 by Andrea Widburg To claim that a man who sacrificed himself on the altar of individual liberty in the fight against Hitler’s hatred is a bad Christian should be a bridge too far. More
Democrats couldn't hit Trump's curve ball - 11/14/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 14, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Trump won because he outsmarted bad leadership. More
How Trump kills four birds with one stone - 11/14/25 by Dale Bandy November 14, 2025 by Dale Bandy The president likes efficiency in problem-solving. How about this? More
Democrats reach again into the great pile of Epstein-files doo-doo and just can't find their pony - 11/13/25 by Monica Showalter November 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter They think Epstein's emails actually condemn Trump, when in reality, just the opposite is the case. More
Democrats cook up new scheme to silence Republicans in La Mesa, Calif. - 11/13/25 by Monica Showalter November 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter The mayor said it was only a time-saving measure to require proposed agenda items to have two sponsors. More
Muslim man yells ‘Allahu Akbar’ and pummels random women, but police insist there’s no ‘religious’ or ‘political’ motive - 11/13/25 by Olivia Murray November 13, 2025 by Olivia Murray Yeah, just like Decarlos Brown Jr. bragging about getting that “white girl” wasn’t racially motivated either—he was just in the midst of a schizophrenic episode! More
If politics is downstream from culture, recent trends are good for conservative values - 11/13/25 by Andrea Widburg November 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg There are signs that American culture is fed up with transgenderism, anti-natalism, and climate change madness. More
Child ‘refugees’ from Gaza arrive in Belgium, wearing clothing that features an ‘inspiring symbol’ of ‘resistance’ - 11/13/25 by Olivia Murray November 13, 2025 by Olivia Murray And that “inspiring symbol” is…Hamas’s favorite rifle. More
Why is Chuck Schumer on the outs? - 11/13/25 by Michael V. Wilson November 13, 2025 by Michael V. Wilson And not with Republicans, but with his own people! More
The anti-wealth manifesto - 11/13/25 by Greg Maresca November 13, 2025 by Greg Maresca Zohran Mamdani’s dogma is a wrecking ball aimed at the city’s economic engine, stripping New Yorkers of the entrepreneurial grit that built the Big Apple. More
The GOP doesn’t have the killer instinct Democrats have. Why is that? - 11/13/25 by M.B. Mathews November 13, 2025 by M.B. Mathews It is suicidal to engage in moderation when faced with violent extremism. More
Republicans wimp out on state gerrymandering as leftists power forward - 11/13/25 by Monica Showalter November 13, 2025 by Monica Showalter Spineless Republicans are unwittingly ensuring a permanent Democrat majority in Congress. More
Mama said no free buses - 11/13/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 13, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Zohran Mamdani promised some big things, and now Kathy Hochul is giving him a reality check. More
Women won the vote, but is that good or bad? - 11/13/25 by Allan J. Feifer November 13, 2025 by Allan J. Feifer The one certainty is that it’s going to make America unrecognizable as manly virtues are run out of business, politics, and academia. More
American Thinker Takeaways -- a video-podcast - 11/13/25 by Andrea Widburg November 13, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Tune in as I take you on a quick tour of some political and cultural issues that don’t always find space at American Thinker. More
It goes on: A conversation about chaos, courage, and continuity - 11/13/25 by Christian Vezilj November 13, 2025 by Christian Vezilj Yes, the world feels fractured, but we are not powerless. More
The left tries to meme, comparing Trump to Duterte, and fails miserably - 11/13/25 by Jim Davis November 13, 2025 by Jim Davis When wit and intellect aren’t on your side, naturally, the product is pure idiocy. More
Taxes, donations, fees, tips … oh, my! - 11/13/25 by Eric Utter November 13, 2025 by Eric Utter These days, everyone has their hand out. More
Two recent reports expose China’s and Iran’s vulnerabilities - 11/12/25 by Andrea Widburg November 12, 2025 by Andrea Widburg That doesn’t mean they’re not formidable opponents, but each has at least one serious Achilles’ heel. More
Saints at the Border: Aquinas, Augustine, and the case for walled mercy - 11/12/25 by Kevin Finn November 12, 2025 by Kevin Finn For Christians, there are no perfect solutions, only tradeoffs. What do the great saints and thinkers really say? More
MAGA dies by a thousand cuts - 11/12/25 by Olivia Murray November 12, 2025 by Olivia Murray What in the world is Trump doing? More
WaPo: Democrats decide it’s time for a ‘ruthlessly pragmatic’ approach to Trump - 11/12/25 by Texas Hughes November 12, 2025 by Texas Hughes Uh, do leftists have much further to go in the ruthless category? More
The CIA director’s European visit - 11/12/25 by Iveta Cherneva November 12, 2025 by Iveta Cherneva John Ratcliffe touches down in Brussels to soothe European intelligence concerns over President Trump. More
Will the center hold? - 11/12/25 by Bill Ponton November 12, 2025 by Bill Ponton Lefitst environmentalists have been accusing climate skeptics of being paid shills for the fossil-fuel industry for as long as I can remember, because paid activism is all they know. More
Alaska school district adds 'disclaimer' to the declaration and Constitution - 11/12/25 by Eric Utter November 12, 2025 by Eric Utter Alaska goes off the deep end. More
Securing Venezuela is smart U.S. policy - 11/12/25 by Matthew G. Andersson November 12, 2025 by Matthew G. Andersson For oil reasons alone, the U.S. should secure what's in its interests. More
Let’s talk about loopholes—and why you might be using one too - 11/12/25 by Christian Vezilj November 12, 2025 by Christian Vezilj Don’t be played as a pawn and instead, let’s work to hold lawmakers accountable. More
Hollywood: New horizons in TDS - 11/12/25 by J.R. Dunn November 12, 2025 by J.R. Dunn Now they’re rewriting the history of WW II is order to get at Donald Trump. More
Christian refugee who sought safety in France murdered by Jihadi migrant - 11/12/25 by Pawel Styrna November 12, 2025 by Pawel Styrna Authentic refugees are unsafe from phony asylum seekers plaguing Europe. More
Trump gets results in Central Asia - 11/12/25 by Jacob Choe and James Carter November 12, 2025 by Jacob Choe and James Carter President Trump’s recent “C5+1” summit with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan did what Washington summits too rarely do: it produced results.  More
It’s not communism versus fascism; it’s freedom versus slavery - 11/12/25 by D. Parker November 12, 2025 by D. Parker Evil never identifies itself; it always deceives, distracts, and creates false choices to hide the truth. More
President Trump must speak to the nation - 11/12/25 by Allan J. Feifer November 12, 2025 by Allan J. Feifer To ensure that Republicans don’t snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, Trump needs to speak simply and clearly to the American people, not just his base. More
It was awful security, not sexual harassment - 11/12/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 12, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum gets groped, and now all of a sudden, she pretends to care about violence against women. More
Trump parks his biggest hardware in Maduro's front yard - 11/11/25 by Monica Showalter November 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter And Maduro has virtually no friends. More
Violent criminal avoids prison sentence because he’s an ‘indigenous’ man with ‘intergenerational trauma’ - 11/11/25 by Olivia Murray November 11, 2025 by Olivia Murray It sure pays to be not white. More
Is Gavin Newsom the best the Democrats can do? - 11/11/25 by Monica Showalter November 11, 2025 by Monica Showalter The California governor has nothing going for him, so he's cynically betting that ruthlessness will sell better than results. More
The turf wars between Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel - 11/11/25 by Iveta Cherneva November 11, 2025 by Iveta Cherneva There’s a fight over which agency should handle counterintelligence, and perhaps it’s time for change. More
Scream clubs: Bad for the environment, leftists, and ICE agents - 11/11/25 by Noel S. Williams November 11, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Leftists can’t cope, so they scream, and these screaming events are growing in size and quantity. More
Bill Mauldin: WWII’s greatest military cartoonist - 11/11/25 by Will O'Toole November 11, 2025 by Will O'Toole Mauldin didn’t satirize or insult the ordinary grunt; he deeply respected him and, for that, military men loved him. More
Beijing’s $4 billion compliment to the dollar - 11/11/25 by Bepi Pezzulli November 11, 2025 by Bepi Pezzulli When you need dollars to prove your creditworthiness, you’re still playing someone else’s game. More
It ain’t gonna work in Denver, either - 11/11/25 by Jay Davidson November 11, 2025 by Jay Davidson Democrats need to learn this lesson: Tax-and-spend doesn’t work. More
Honoring our veterans: A legacy of courage and sacrifice - 11/11/25 by Christian Vezilj November 11, 2025 by Christian Vezilj We pause not merely to remember, but to reckon—with the weight of sacrifice, the cost of freedom, and the quiet valor of those who answered a call greater than themselves. More
Starve the woke beast in our schools - 11/11/25 by Kevin Finn November 11, 2025 by Kevin Finn Policies to protect children’s innocence should not be controversial. More
The American veteran: A true peacemaker - 11/11/25 by M. Ray Evans November 11, 2025 by M. Ray Evans This Veterans Day and beyond, let us reclaim the narrative from the globalists eroding Pax Americana. More
The socialist elephant is in the room -- and it's getting bigger - 11/11/25 by Eric Utter November 11, 2025 by Eric Utter It's not just Mamdani. Socialists are quietly capturing hundreds of state and city governments.  More
Has the NFL learned its DIE lesson? - 11/11/25 by Perry V. Kalajian November 11, 2025 by Perry V. Kalajian Let’s see what the NFL is up to these days. More
The Court and the voters: Will Trump’s tariffs survive? - 11/11/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney November 11, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney The immediate benefit of the Trump tariffs is not readily apparent to the electorate. But Trump is standing by them. More
Line up like it’s 1979 - 11/11/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 11, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Gavin Newsom heads to Texas to rally Democrats, but the rising cost of fuel in California overshadowed his performance. More
GRAPHIC: Trailblazing ‘first trans’ lawmaker confesses to sex crimes against toddlers - 11/10/25 by Olivia Murray November 10, 2025 by Olivia Murray A “trans” pedophile? He’s definitely not blazing any trail on that front. More
European Christian pacifists face truth: Peace requires strength - 11/10/25 by Greg Richter November 10, 2025 by Greg Richter Peace is not the natural state of the world. It is held in place by courage, vigilance and, yes, sometimes arms. More
We’ve lost the American Dream - 11/10/25 by Susan Quinn November 10, 2025 by Susan Quinn Thus, the lure of socialism and Marxism is dominating our discourse. More
Manufactured houses, not 50-year mortgages, will make America affordable again - 11/10/25 by Joseph Ford Cotto November 10, 2025 by Joseph Ford Cotto Trump’s 50-year mortgage may serve as a bridge to ownership for some, but the ultimate goal is not to stretch debt across generations; it’s to make homes inexpensive enough that Americans can own them outright, sooner rather than later. More
The future for sustainable investing - 11/10/25 by Bill Ponton November 10, 2025 by Bill Ponton The era of sustainable investing seems to have come to an end. More
Another win: Trump, not Democrats, won the government shutdown - 11/10/25 by Monica Showalter November 10, 2025 by Monica Showalter Democrats thought they had all the 'leverage.' They thought wrong. More
Wake-up call for GOP: Deliver what you promised - 11/10/25 by Greg Richter November 10, 2025 by Greg Richter Federalist editor Sean Davis blasted Republican leadership for having “no accomplishments, no plans, and no vision.” More
Another mayor publicly slaughtered in Mexico - 11/10/25 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney November 10, 2025 by Wendi Strauch Mahoney Carlos Manzo Rodriguez was one of the good ones. More
Math regarding Musk is mythical and maddening - 11/10/25 by Eric Utter November 10, 2025 by Eric Utter Elon has done a lot to improve the plight of humanity. More
Junk science and government - 11/10/25 by S. Stanley Young and Warren Kindzierski November 10, 2025 by S. Stanley Young and Warren Kindzierski Science controversies have become left-right wars fought on the internet. More
It’s not easy being a committed leftist - 11/10/25 by Mark C. Ross November 10, 2025 by Mark C. Ross Rather than utilize curiosity, logic, and objective observation, true leftist believers rely almost entirely on hate and fear. More
Bring back the real filibuster! - 11/10/25 by Brian Camenker November 10, 2025 by Brian Camenker If Chuck Schumer and his gang actually had to stand up and talk for days at a time, maybe they wouldn’t be so arrogant about keeping their Obamacare subsidies in the federal budget. More
Want Air Traffic Controllers to Show Up? Pay Them - 11/10/25 by John Conlin November 10, 2025 by John Conlin What incentive is there for these controllers to show up to a tough job that is getting tougher by the day?  More
Should only property owners vote? - 11/10/25 by Robert Arvay November 10, 2025 by Robert Arvay In the earliest days of our republic, only landowners could vote. More
In Mexico, you’d better run for your life - 11/10/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 10, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. And here in America, we need to keep that Mexican violence corralled south of the border. More
Gag-inducing: Gavin Newsom lectures President Trump about 'God's will' - 11/9/25 by Monica Showalter November 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter The serial adulterer, abortion activist and fallen away Catholic would like you to know how virtuous he is. More
Rough justice can work against the left’s lunatics - 11/9/25 by Andrea Widburg November 9, 2025 by Andrea Widburg If ordinary people become aware that bullies are often cowards, and begin to use legal self-defense, the leftist foot soldiers may melt away. More
WSJ runs a sorry op-ed blaming Trump for Venezuelans' flight from socialism - 11/9/25 by Monica Showalter November 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter Somewhere, Nicolas Maduro is smiling. More
Heads start rolling at the BBC for defaming Donald Trump - 11/9/25 by Andrea Widburg November 9, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Leftist calumnies haven’t resulted in consequences, so there’s been no incentive to stop. Maybe this will change things (although I’m not optimistic). More
Los Angeles officials aren't waiving building permit fees for Palisades fire victims - 11/9/25 by Monica Showalter November 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter This, despite the city's incompetence in enabling the fires to happen. More
The veteran’s verdict: Our sacrifices were squandered - 11/9/25 by Kevin Finn November 9, 2025 by Kevin Finn A British World War II veteran mourns the blood and treasure Britain lost, only for his country to come ever closer to being a police state. More
Rep. Ilhan Omar tells Trump to go ahead and deport her -- she can live anywhere - 11/9/25 by Monica Showalter November 9, 2025 by Monica Showalter A seat in Congress has its bankbook benefits and Omar has gotten rich since getting elected to the House. More
The Trough and the Bridge: America’s Forgotten Covenant - 11/9/25 by Christian Vezilj November 9, 2025 by Christian Vezilj Once, we were a nation that was most self-sufficient and built infrastructure that drove that self-sufficiency; now, we simply take and demand more. More
Bombshell report: Ex-Capitol Police cop a forensic match for Jan. 6 pipe bomber - 11/9/25 by D. Parker November 9, 2025 by D. Parker The Blaze reports a 94% forensic gait match between the Jan. 6 pipe bomber and a former U.S. Capitol Police officer. More
Democrats target targets - 11/9/25 by Mike McDaniel November 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Self-defense requires the right targets. More
America is transitioning, too - 11/9/25 by Eric Utter November 9, 2025 by Eric Utter The latest election paints an ugly picture. More
Has Donald Trump really gone Joe Biden? - 11/9/25 by Mike McDaniel November 9, 2025 by Mike McDaniel Ultimately, there is no question who is in charge in the White House, and who is making decisions and signing documents. More
Mamdani promises excellence, signals collapse - 11/9/25 by David DeMay November 9, 2025 by David DeMay The promise of ‘excellence’ is the sound of the political machine straining against an impossible structural load. More
Is there a spiritual explanation for UFOs? - 11/9/25 by Robert Arvay November 9, 2025 by Robert Arvay We don’t have to restrict ourselves to images of spaceships. More
Is Carville losing it? - 11/9/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 9, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. ‘It’s the economy, stupid’ was a long time ago. The man who said it has been acting a little nuts lately. More
Michelle Obama complains about burden of pampering; new book offers style advice - 11/8/25 by Monica Showalter November 8, 2025 by Monica Showalter Care to imitate that black-widow spider dress? More
AI and robots may make women happier - 11/8/25 by Noel S. Williams November 8, 2025 by Noel S. Williams Thanks to AI and robotics, women’s jobs are getting phased out, but this may not be the tragedy it seems to be. More
AI, UBI, and the surveillance state - 11/8/25 by Milli Sands November 8, 2025 by Milli Sands Once the government entirely controls the American people’s money, it also entirely controls the American people. More
Hezb'allah vows to expand its Venezuela drug operations and other ugly news - 11/8/25 by Monica Showalter November 8, 2025 by Monica Showalter More
San Diego launches 'friendly' inspection teams to go digging through people's trash cans in search of recycling violations - 11/8/25 by Monica Showalter November 8, 2025 by Monica Showalter They're from the government, and they're here to help: More
Hardship isn’t new—but our response to it is - 11/8/25 by Christian Vezilj November 8, 2025 by Christian Vezilj The shutdown reveals that, while people once saved, they are now so comfortably dependent on the government that they spend without reserve. More
Uncontrolled immigration has pushed America toward third-world status - 11/8/25 by Amil Imani November 8, 2025 by Amil Imani The economic fallout of mass illegal immigration is catastrophic, echoing the resource scarcity of developing nations. More
Meanwhile, in Minneapolis … - 11/8/25 by Eric Utter November 8, 2025 by Eric Utter The City of Lakes has morphed into the City of Leftists. More
Is it insurrection season again? - 11/8/25 by Kevin Finn November 8, 2025 by Kevin Finn Democrats seem to be returning to their Confederate roots, and pulling the whole country down with them. More
The truth about child gun deaths - 11/8/25 by Mike McDaniel November 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel No, guns aren't the leading cause of death for kids. More
More stand your ground lies - 11/8/25 by Mike McDaniel November 8, 2025 by Mike McDaniel SYG laws don't excuse murder. More
The left wants to save democracy by destroying it - 11/8/25 by Kevin Finn November 8, 2025 by Kevin Finn Democrats built this inferno to immolate one man. Now, watching it surge back on them, they rage at not their hypocrisy, but their powerlessness. More
Common sense prevails - 11/8/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 8, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. A victory for sanity! More
The triple arbitrage: How tax, leverage, and inflation create passive ultra-wealth - 11/8/25 by David DeMay November 8, 2025 by David DeMay This system guarantees that asset owners, particularly those engaged in high-end real estate, will inevitably outpace the economic gains of the productive class, cementing a permanent, self-reinforcing rentier aristocracy. More
Fourth and funded - 11/8/25 by Greg Maresca November 8, 2025 by Greg Maresca The business of buyouts. More
That lingering stench of fraud from Tuesday's election - 11/7/25 by Monica Showalter November 7, 2025 by Monica Showalter Too many stories out there about mishandled ballots, odd voter registration lists, missing ballots, and the like More
Kazakhstan joins the Abraham Accords—and Hamas gets its answer - 11/7/25 by Bepi Pezzulli November 7, 2025 by Bepi Pezzulli Terrorism, as diplomatic strategy, just suffered another humiliating defeat. More
Hold on, American babies are coming! - 11/7/25 by Victoria White Berger November 7, 2025 by Victoria White Berger While the Democrat asses prioritize selfishness over selflessness, conservatives are swelling the ranks. More
Never and somehow again - 11/7/25 by Greg Maresca November 7, 2025 by Greg Maresca Looking back over the decades, I swore to abandon all the dreaded tasks of my time spent in the Marine Corps...yet, I freely admit, some of those things have slowly crept back into my life. More
New York's first out: The cops - 11/7/25 by Monica Showalter November 7, 2025 by Monica Showalter Mamdani has called for the defunding of the police, but the police are leaving before he can get to that. More
From factory floor to financialized property: The decline of production and the rise of the rentier economy - 11/7/25 by David DeMay November 7, 2025 by David DeMay We are experiencing an ideological pivot from value creation to value extraction. More
It's time to scrap tariffs - 11/7/25 by Monica Showalter November 7, 2025 by Monica Showalter Tariffs are finally filtering through to consumer prices and a lot of voters are starting to go back to the Democrats. More
The Big Apple turns rotten - 11/7/25 by Eric Utter November 7, 2025 by Eric Utter Zohran Mamdani's election as New York City's mayor won't end well for New Yorkers. More
Two steps closer to the edge - 11/7/25 by J.R. Dunn November 7, 2025 by J.R. Dunn A number of Donald Trump’s staffers and their families have ben forced to take residence at military installations due to threats of violence.  More
For the new Democrat party, the motto is ‘how low can you go?’ - 11/7/25 by Andrea Widburg November 7, 2025 by Andrea Widburg Michelle Obama’s famous boast about Democrats’ virtuous approach to political warfare (“we go high”) just got blown to smithereens. More
AI effectively makes Universal Basic Income inevitable - 11/7/25 by Milli Sands November 7, 2025 by Milli Sands The nature of AI, which is to reduce all future employment opportunities, will necessarily drive forced wealth redistribution. More
The endless Democrat lies about ICE’s actions - 11/7/25 by Andrea Widburg November 7, 2025 by Andrea Widburg One of the most illuminating things you can do is check out the official DHS account on X, which shreds false reporting about its detainment actions. More
Mamdani, you need to chat with Milei - 11/7/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 7, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. It would be good for the inexperienced mayor-elect to get a dose of reality. More
The oath must come first - 11/7/25 by Christian Vezilj November 7, 2025 by Christian Vezilj No religion or heritage or ideology can supersede our public officials’ mandate to govern as Americans. More
Sodom, Gomorrah, and Gaza - 11/7/25 by Andrea Widburg November 7, 2025 by Andrea Widburg As we learn more about what happened to the hostages who survived, it’s very clear that the Gazans are an accursed people. More
The allure of comfortable lies - 11/6/25 by Kevin Finn November 6, 2025 by Kevin Finn Plato and Socrates would not be surprised by the rise of leftist demagogues like Zohran Mamdani. More
Time to scrap the filibuster - 11/6/25 by Monica Showalter November 6, 2025 by Monica Showalter RINOS would rather cave to Democrats than switch. More
Results are in: American leftists willingly embrace evil - 11/6/25 by Patricia McCarthy November 6, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy The polls have indicated what the results would be for many weeks. But it is still gut-wrenching to see it really happening. More
In addition to more babies, we need better parents - 11/6/25 by Noel S. Williams November 6, 2025 by Noel S. Williams  I don’t know about civilization collapsing if women have fewer babies, but our republic might if parents don’t raise well-adjusted children. More
The inexperienced elite and the end of institutional memory: A study in collapse vs. recovery - 11/6/25 by David DeMay November 6, 2025 by David DeMay The election of candidates driven by demographic disruption, often characterized by inexperience, signals a shift fundamentally different from previous cycles of political recovery. More
Stop mincing words - 11/6/25 by Michael C. Hurley November 6, 2025 by Michael C. Hurley The Democrats and their fellow travelers are fighting for their faith, while we are fighting for policy prescriptions. More
The Gotham City election, explained - 11/6/25 by Stu Tarlowe November 6, 2025 by Stu Tarlowe A majority of Gotham City’s voters have chosen more crime over less, the criminal over the crimefighter. More
Mamdani victory cheered … in Poland? - 11/6/25 by John M. Grondelski November 6, 2025 by John M. Grondelski If you thought radical Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York mayor only appeals to the U.S. left, think again. More
Only the elite can afford fast food - 11/6/25 by Raushan Gross November 6, 2025 by Raushan Gross Whatever happened to fast food as the hallmark of easy, tasty, and filling food that can be grabbed on the go without paying a fortune? More
Cheney was just an opportunist - 11/6/25 by Frank Friday November 6, 2025 by Frank Friday Former VP Dick Cheney passed away this week, with few people taking notice.  More
Trump succeeds even when he fails - 11/6/25 by Adam Resnick November 6, 2025 by Adam Resnick Trump is a force of nature -- one whose losses only inflate his legend. More
Maybe Karine should give up on this book - 11/6/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 6, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. Even liberal hosts are not buying Karine Jean-Pierre's nonsense. More
The standing ovation is dead - 11/6/25 by Jacob Lane November 6, 2025 by Jacob Lane We killed it. More
NBA arrests: A clear day is not needed to see truth - 11/6/25 by James Zumwalt November 6, 2025 by James Zumwalt Stephen A. Smith, while speaking on the FBI investigaion’s into sports betting schemes, makes a complete tool of himself. More
The protector replaced: Feminism, dependency, and the state’s hollow embrace - 11/6/25 by Christian Vezilj November 6, 2025 by Christian Vezilj A great paradox: Women, who have been conditioned to reject male protection, voted for a system that promises to protect them—through policy, not partnership. More
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Too Many Americans Want a Civil War J.B. Shurk Anyone who thinks Charlie Kirk deserved to be murdered is primed to think the same of every moderate conservative. More
Inferno: Cashless Bail and the Collapse of Justice in Allegheny County Kelly Rae Robertson How court system went to hell in eight short years. More
No Kings Protestors Fight for the Status Quo Reid Fitzsimons Upper-middle-class white "protestors" engage in compassion by proxy, the kind of compassion that requires no real personal effort, expense, or even inconvenience.  More
Nuke the Filibuster? No, Thanks Arthur Schaper We need to think long and hard about pulling the trigger on the filibuster. More
Why the Babies (and the Voters) Might Be Moving Right Brian C. Joondeph Politics may be downstream from culture, but culture is downstream from cribs. More
When Cease-Fires Become False End Aaron Shuster History has taught one stubborn lesson: the page that ends the fighting is not the same as the page that ends the cause of fighting. More
The Assisted Suicide Lie Trish Randall What if we tried effective treatment for suffering people instead of murdering them and calling it mercy? More

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Harvard's Larry Summers-Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal gets more sordid ... - 11/17/25 by Monica Showalter November 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter The man was a sex predator who sought 'advice' from Jeffrey Epstein. The woman he wanted to be his Fang Fang said 'no.' More
Venezuela's Maduro should be careful what he wishes for ... - 11/17/25 by Monica Showalter November 17, 2025 by Monica Showalter He calls for 'talks' with President Trump. Trump has a history of talks with tyrants -- just before he goes after them. More
Makers of Anne Frank musical satire: Keep last 20 minutes secret - 11/17/25 by Greg Richter November 17, 2025 by Greg Richter Many Jewish audience members said they enjoyed the show up until the infamous final 20 minutes. More
Michelle Obama rages against Americans who are unwilling to ‘grow up’ and vote for a woman - 11/17/25 by Olivia Murray November 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray The problem with her identity politics game is it’s completely unsupported by reality. More
Newly-leaked emails reveal a legitimate LGBTQ mafia presence at the BBC - 11/17/25 by Olivia Murray November 17, 2025 by Olivia Murray If we’re lucky, the outlet will soon cease to exist. More
U.K. policeman fired for not being nice enough to knife-wielding suspect - 11/17/25 by Eric Utter November 17, 2025 by Eric Utter Ta-ta, U.K. More
Bill Maher: The Left has gone ‘anti-common sense’ - 11/17/25 by Greg Richter November 17, 2025 by Greg Richter Maher’s words will not convert hardened progressives, but they will resonate with moderates who feel politically homeless and privately uneasy about the direction of the Left. More
If only the media did their job - 11/17/25 by James Zumwalt November 17, 2025 by James Zumwalt The legacy media has paid out tens of millions of dollars for failing to report objectively, and they still can’t quite figure out how to drop the anti-Trump bias. More
President Trump’s most ardent supporters are big mad! - 11/17/25 by Patricia McCarthy November 17, 2025 by Patricia McCarthy There are things Trump has got to reverse course on. More
Hamas was lying all along - 11/17/25 by Susan Quinn November 17, 2025 by Susan Quinn Hamas intends to “negotiate” Phase 2 of the peace plan, which really just means, stall for more time. More
Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Trump spat - 11/17/25 by Texas Hughes November 17, 2025 by Texas Hughes Instead of tearing down Trump, MTG should use her headline-grabbing talents to focus on the issues that matter. More
The tradeoff with net zero policy - 11/17/25 by Bill Ponton November 17, 2025 by Bill Ponton The unfounded fear of CO2 and climate change has driven governments to implement expensive net zero schemes with wind and solar power, costing trillions of dollars. More
Trump tiptoes through the Carlson/Fuentes minefield - 11/17/25 by J.R. Dunn November 17, 2025 by J.R. Dunn The media takes its first shot at getting the Carlson/Fuentes firestorm lit. More
Karma comes calling - 11/17/25 by Kevin Finn November 17, 2025 by Kevin Finn How long did we have to listen to "no one is above the law"? More
Making SNAP a four-letter word - 11/17/25 by Silvio Canto, Jr. November 17, 2025 by Silvio Canto, Jr. The government has replaced effective private charity with corrupt government handouts. More
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