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Recent Stories
Dear Davos, there's a new chief in town and his name is Trump
President Donald Trump is going to Davos. He's scheduled to speak Wednesday. And snap, like that, the whole global order -- one world order -- new world order -- Great Reset crowd is a much quieter beast. Trump ain't like the last American president.
Bold and Blunt: Democrats -- lunatic or misunderstood?
Democrats and their leftist lunatic fringe supporters have been busily resisting by whatever violent means necessary all attempts from ICE to remove the worst-of-the-worst criminals from the streets in Minneapolis. But are these loons simply misunderstood?
Bold and Blunt: The government wants your DNA
There's a new privacy nightmare coming to town and it's called whole genome sequencing of newborns -- meaning, the collection and reading of all your baby's DNA at birth to determine the potential of future health risks.
Democrats bent on destruction pivot from 'defund police' to 'defund ICE'
Democrats on Capitol Hill are pushing hard for an overhaul of America's primary border enforcement agency, ICE, and have banded together to oppose passage of a Department of Homeland Security funding bill unless it includes controls on agents' conduct. More than that, they're bragging about it.
Americans seize the socialism: Most say it's government's job to give health care
Fully 66 percent of Americans in a Pew survey say it's the job of government to make sure everybody has health care coverage. Only 33 percent say nope -- it's not a government role. Another way to read these numbers: 66 percent of Americans have jumped into bed with socialists.
Bold and Blunt: God is moving in America
President Trump recently announced a National Prayer Gathering to take place on the National Mall on May 17 as part of the celebrations of America's 250th. And like that -- the so-called "separation of church and state" atheists insist is in the Constitution just got a little less separated.
Trump credit card cap helps, not hurts, Americans
President Trump wants to cap interest on credit cards for one year at 10 percent -- and now banks, Wall Street executives and businesses are warning of economic devastations, particularly for the poor. Cue crocodile tears.
WATCH: Venezuela about far more than just Venezuela
Much talk has gone forth in recent days about the legalities of President Donald Trump's seizure of Nicolas Maduro and his wife from Venezuela, and whether this White House has overstepped its authority. But Venezuela is not just about Venezuela.
Qatar is donating big to U.S. universities, and that's a real problem
What do Cornell, Texas A&M., Georgetown and Carnegie Mellon universities have in common? They all receive billions of dollars of foreign funds -- specifically, from Qatar. Six-point-six billion, in fact.
Left's war on accountability is leading to death, injury
It's sad and unfortunate that Renee Nicole Good is dead at the youthful age of 37 and now her three children will be bereft of her presence. It's also sad and unfortunate ICE agents were forced to shoot her.
America's exodus from globalism is a return to exceptionalism
America, under President Trump's leadership, is poised to withdraw from 66 international organizations, commissions and agencies, particularly those tied to the United Nations. And all the globalists go: Yikes! Their honeypot -- their money pot -- is about to go dry.
Obamacare goes Republican: Not bipartisanship, but more like caving
Nine Republicans in the House sided with Democrats in pushing for extensions on Obamacare subsidies -- or at least, on bringing the measure to the floor for a vote. They call this bipartisanship. But it's better called caving.
Bold and Blunt: LIbertarians cold on Donald Trump
Ask a MAGA how President Trump is doing, and chances are the reviews will be glowing. Ask a Democrat, and quite the opposite. Ask a libertarian, and it's more of the same as Democrats.
Biden sleepwalks his way to largest tax-paid pension in presidential history
Joseph R. Biden, due to his political service in several public offices -- senator, vice president, president -- will now draw the largest pension of any U.S. president. Ever. In History. Glory to the taxpayers.
The 'warmth of collectivism' is a bloody lie
Zohran Mamdani ushered in the new year with a pledge to bring the "warmth of collectivism" to the residents of New York City, for whom he now serves as mayor. The only warmth from collectivism comes from the fires of hell.
Colleges should shape up -- because Americans are shipping out
A year-end study from Pew Research Center found that 7 in 10 Americans now say the higher education system in America is rolling along in the wrong direction.