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Book Review: Torched, by Jonathan Vigliotti

Flames, firestorms, and abject Democrat failure are the clear and present themes throughout the CBS News correspondent’s brand new book.

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Arthur Schaper

Crafting America’s Birth Certificate 250

Jefferson, the Committee of Five, and the making of the Declaration of Independence.

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Craig Seibert

Ukraine Rains The ‘Wrath of Man’ Upon Russia

Necessity, and survival, remain the mother of invention.

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James Zumwalt

Our Very Christian Founding

The United States has reached its 250th birthday, and remarkably, there is still a debate about whether we were founded as an explicitly Christian...

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Frank Friday

Equipping Schoolchildren for a Better America

The new Federal Tax Credit Scholarship law will strengthen families to direct their children’s education while affirming religious freedom.

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Peter Murphy

‘Citizen Vigilante’ is the wake-up call Western civilization needs

The movie is not just a low-budget sleeper hit; it is the rare pop-cultural touchstone in an age of fading cinematic relevance.

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Joseph Ford Cotto

Trying to Think Wise Thoughts after DSA Tuesday

Our liberal friends believe they are the wave of the future. In fact, of course, they have been resisting the future since the day after they got rid...

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Christopher Chantrill

The Information State: Its Impact On Freedom

Jacob Siegel’s brand new book focuses on how rulers and elites use digital tools to calibrate information and control the masses.

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Janet Levy

The Waning Of The West

Demographic eclipse and cultural surrender in post-Christian Europe.

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Lars Møller

Celebrating American Greatness

America’s 250th is a great moment to stop and review some of our greatest hits.

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John B. Carpenter

Land of the Free Because of the Brave

What would the oddsmaker have given to anyone crazy enough to bet, back in 1775, that the Continental Army would defeat the Brits?

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Sloan Oliver

The Supreme Court Has Weakened The Regulatory State

However, it’s dramatically increased presidential power, something that needs to change quickly if we are to maintain our constitutional system.

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S. David Sultzer

When the American Dream Dies, Socialism Rises

To many younger Americans today, 'socialism' sounds less like state control and more like economic fairness — perhaps even a lifeline.

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Brian C. Joondeph

The DSA Takes Over The Democrat Party

Democrats didn’t stop them from taking over their party, but we can and must stop them from taking over entire state governments and our nation.

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Arthur Schaper

Congress Is No Longer Performing Its Constitutional Function

This failure is causing profound harm to America and Americans.

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Allan J. Feifer

All Eyes On The Tortoise For The Plastics-In-Blood Panic

The hare-like panic is already traveling rapidly through the West, but the tortoise is slowly coming through with different information.

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David Demay

Donald Trump – Regulation Buster

Trump’s first term provided a hiatus from the abuse heaped on us by a profusion of regulations issued by an Administrative State. The second is off...

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John M. Contino

The New Moral Orthodoxy

Across western societies, moral judgment is becoming faster, more public, and less tethered to anything that looks like a stable standard.

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Michael Mellette

'A Few Men Well Conducted'

Part of America’s genius is that our best ideals have always indicted our worst practices.

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Joshua Claybourn

Time For A Fake Wall To Come Down

Fake liberals were cornered with the facts about their unfounded attitude against the Christian worldview, and they built a wall between church and...

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Anthony J. Deblasi

We Once Had a Freedom Train -- We Need Another

Celebrating national independence can be an inspiring form of patriotic piety, but moments like this also offer a rare chance to show how independence...

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Mike Tsichlis

Europe's Boiling Frogs

Like clockwork, it gets hot in summer in western Europe. And like clockwork, the morons in the European ministries blame climate change for their own...

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Clarice Feldman

Citizen Vigilante Should Terrify Western Governments

Film critics hate it, but it is resonating with the general public.

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J.b. Shurk

Alan Turing: The Truth

Given the facts, it’s impossible to hold up Alan Turing as a historical figure to be admired and imitated.

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J.r. Dunn

An Insufferable Lecture from Thom Tillis

The senator from North Carolina came out swinging against Pete Hegseth. He ended up looking like a loser.

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Don Brown

Leftists Share a Common Desire to be Miserable

Leftists seem to share an insatiable desire to seek out the miserable in everything.

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Pete Colan

How Mayor Bass Can Save LA, and Why History Says She Won’t

Every big city in America where the population is declining, businesses are closing, public safety is failing, and national relevance is diminishing...

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John Perry

Bring Virtue Back for the Next Generation

As America turns 250, it’s good to remember how young our country is. Let’s be patient with our new generation of Americans.

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C.h. Howard

The Potential Redemption Of Humanity Through Parental Love

If you want a compassionate society, you must raise your children with love, and Israeli society places a premium on that.

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Jerold Levoritz

Trojan Horse Politicians

There’s a particular dangerous breed of dishonest Democrat politician who speaks in moderate terms to get elected, only to govern as a radical.

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Allan J. Feifer

The Great Stasis: The Hypocrisy of the Global Gardeners

The global gardeners are not saving the planet from a fate it hasn't seen before; they are attempting to garden it to ensure it remains a predictable...

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Justin Bancroft

The Problem with Isolationism

The Iran War has served as a platform for isolationists to criticize U.S. interventions. But the criticism is off base.

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Ruel Domi

The Perpetual Death of the Balanced Budget Amendment

How can we expect Congress to vote to constrain itself?

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Jay Rogers

When Extremists Run the Government

When Extremists Run the Government J.B. Shurk | June 26, 2026 Politicians, government bureaucrats, central bankers, spy agencies, and mainstream news...

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J.b. Shurk

Socialism, Communism: Same Coin

They’re just two different sides.

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William Manning

Back in the Spotlight: Anthony Fauci

The controversial disease guru must be muttering under his breath, ‘Thanks, Tulsi.’

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Gerald McGlothlin

HOAs And Western Civilization: From Karen To Rambo

Community standards may be irksome, but enforcing them is a lot better than embracing a violent, cruel, dangerous, and ugly society.

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Vince Coyner

The West Fails To Understand That Iran Operates Religiously Not Pragmatically

We view dealings with Iran from one election to another, whereas Iran views its wars as a global matter that affects everything and runs on a cosmic...

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Allan J. Feifer

2.1: The Number That Fixes Nothing

Current certitudes about replacement rates are dangerously simplistic body counts that have nothing to do with a nation's successful survival.

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Michael Applebaum

America Is a Young Country

America Is a Young Country Jeffrey Folks | June 25, 2026 Only three generations separate me from America’s founding.  My maternal grandfather was...

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Jeffrey Folks

The Decline Of Academia

A defense of Western meritocracy against the academically destructive DEI incursion.

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Lars Møller

Dealing With Islamic Extremism: How The Soviets Did It

Obviously, the U.S. would never adopt the Soviet approach. However, what the Soviet’s response reveals is that in any negotiations with Iran, there...

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James Zumwalt

The Mar-a-Lago Raid Was About Burying the Fake Russia ICA

Nunes and Patel never stopped working on exposing the Deep State’s efforts to destroy Trump, and we’re finally getting close to indictment territory.

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Ron Wright

The Tenets Of Islam: License To Kill

Because the religion’s clearly stated rules are hostile to Western norms and our Constitution, Western governments fail their citizens by refusing...

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Shari Goodman

A Patriot’s Take On The American Revolution

Eric Metaxas reminds the reader why he’s an eminent voice in American history.

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Richard Kirk

The COVID Conspiracy Continues

What crimes have Western governments committed against their citizens?

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J.b. Shurk

The Evolution of Iran

The Trump administration is moving from maximum pressure to a mediated framework.

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Monty Donohew

Alan Greenspan’s Legacy On Inflation And Trade

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan died Monday at age 100, leaving quite an impression on monetary policy.

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Howard Richman

How California Mandated Election Corruption

The right to vote is among our most cherished liberties, but equally important is the public’s confidence that every lawful vote -- and only lawful...

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Jim Cardoza

The Historical Roots Of The American Experiment At 250

Our nation did not start in 1776. Instead, brave and far-seeing men provided the seeds from which our liberties grew.

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M. E. Boyd