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Elon Musk Should've Ended This 'America Party' Nonsense Yesterday

There’s that quote from “Charlie Wilson’s War” that’s timeless. It’s before Rep. Charles Wilson (D-TX), socialite Joanne Herring, and CIA...

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Matt Vespa

The State of Sleeper Cells

In recent days, a chilling warning came from one of America’s top counterterrorism experts: Iranian sleeper cells may already be embedded inside...

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Kevin Mccullough

Stephanopoulos Is Under Water With Flood Accusations, and 25 years Is Too Little Time to Become Citizens?

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Brad Slager

The State of the Democrats and Our Media – The NY Times Forced to Explain Why It Committed Journalism

The rise of Zohran Mamdani has caused more than a stir for many on the left and in the press circles (redundancy noted.) When the upstart...

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Brad Slager

The Israel Project

Israel is different from most countries in one important way. Just before I left Madison to start a Fulbright Fellowship in Jerusalem, I spoke to...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

he Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years

Everyone knows that the "big, beautiful" tax bill signed into law on the Fourth of July lowers tax burdens for families and businesses. It also...

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Stephen Moore

Is This the Year of Record-Setting Heat-Domes and Flash Floods?

There are far too many true believers among journalists, all eager to join AP’s Seth Borenstein in declaring this the long-awaited summer of...

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William D. Balgord

Health Care Welfare Panic

Now that One Big Beautiful Bill is the law of the land, the panic Democrats tried to inspire will have nowhere to go. What do you do with people so...

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Derek Hunter

The Press Rushed to Blame Trump for the Texas River Flood Disaster but Were Deluged With the Facts

Get access to Brad Slager's "Riffed From the Headlines," a daily VIP feature where he looks to bring accountability to the mainstream media. Use...

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Brad Slager

German Chancellor Merz Insulted Javier Milei. He Needs to Apologize.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly accused Javier Milei of ruining his country and “trampling people underfoot.” The leading German...

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Rainer Zitelmann

The Green Agenda Wants Missouri Land—and They Want You to Pay for It

In the closing days of the failed Biden Administration, Washington, D.C., was desperately trying to do what the American public rejected weeks...

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Larry Behrens

Trump Administration’s Opportunity to Push Back on China in Africa

President Donald J. Trump has gone a long way to push back on China’s economic and military ambitions around the world. His scheduled meeting this...

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Judson Phillips

Musk v. Trump — Art of Impossible v. Possible

There is no shortage of consternation about Elon Musk launching the new America Party. What will it mean for President Trump and his agenda?...

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George Mullen

What’s Beautiful About the Big Beautiful Bill

Well, it finally passed! On July 3rd, 2025, the Republican Conference got the Big Beautiful Bill to President Trump’s desk. July 4th, Independence...

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Arthur Schaper

Trump is on a Roll, Let’s Fight to Keep it That Way

Even a partial list of President Trump’s recent accomplishments would represent sterling achievements for any U.S. president over the course of...

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Jeff Davidson

One Big Beautiful Bill: A Clear Win for Taxpayers

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is now law. Would this author have voted for it? Absolutely. But here's the obvious question: Why did every...

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Hank Adler

One Tweak Could Prevent Musk’s America Party From Destroying The GOP

Almost everyone right of center who knows anything about politics knows it’s probably a good thing that Republicans managed to cobble together...

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Scott Morefield

Some Politicians Are Truly Gross

Let’s be honest, all politicians have the capacity to be really gross people. There is seemingly nothing they will not exploit to advance their own...

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Derek Hunter

Performative Political Theater

The Democrats have chosen form over substance. The president gets things done while his opponents opt for dramatic arts. Two Democratic leaders...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

The America Party Will Harm Democrats the Most

It is now official; tech billionaire Elon Musk has formed the America Party. He conducted a poll on X.com asking his followers whether they wanted...

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Jeff Crouere

The Big Beautiful Bill Splits MAGA Because it’s Not a Black and White Issue

The first significant rift within MAGA under Trump 2.0 emerged with the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill, which extended the expiring 2017 Trump...

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Rachel Alexander

The Era of the Big Beautiful Bill Is Here

The passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will be a jolt unleashing further American prosperity and has further cemented President Trump’s legacy not...

sunday 4

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Larry Provost

Fossil Fooled: Lives vs. Lies

For over a century, fossil fuels have been the favorite villain of the political left. Oil, coal, and natural gas are the boogeymen blamed for...

sunday 4

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Kevin Mccullough

Hell Freezes Over As Congressional Republicans Don’t Blow It

The Democrat crowing about how the Big Beautiful Bill is going to be the doom of the Republicans is about as convincing as Zohran Mamdami’s college...

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Kurt Schlichter

Where to Look for Advice on Iran

The Islamic Republic of Iran is a state in peril – one whose decades-long revisionist foreign policy has had a boomerang effect – bringing the...

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Kamran Bokhari

A Quick Bible Study Vol. 275: ‘Psalm Summer 2025’ Part 2

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book  "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read...

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Myra Kahn Adams

Vile Weed: Legalization And What Is Left In Its Wake

I love Seinfeld, and can recall nearly every episode. When I see a rerun, within a few seconds I know exactly what episode it is and what’s about...

05.07.2025 6

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Derek Hunter

Jew or True?

Talking heads make fools of themselves when they hate Israel more than they love the truth. There are several individuals on the right who in the...

05.07.2025 4

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Alan Joseph Bauer

The End of Patriotism?

America has a major problem: nearly half of Americans -- 42% -- don't believe in America. According to Gallup, just 58% of adults say they are...

03.07.2025 20

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Ben Shapiro

What the 12-Day War Hath Wrought

Not many people today remember the exhilaration so many Americans felt after Israel's victory in the Six-Day War in June 1967. The liberal folks...

03.07.2025 20

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Michael Barone

Democrats Uncork Crazy Talk on the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Democrats can say the wildest and craziest things and know that all those badly named "mainstream" media outlets and fact-checkers won't care in...

03.07.2025 10

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Tim Graham

Washington’s Cross: The Retreat, the River, and the Republic

On July 4th, Americans celebrate independence. But we rarely ask: Who carried the weight of  that word when it meant nothing more than hope...

03.07.2025 10

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Robert Orlando

The Real Meaning of Independence Day

It's the 249th birthday of the United States. And as Americans begin to prepare for our nation's grand semiquincentennial celebration next year, it...

03.07.2025 10

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Josh Hammer

The Wannabe Political Assassins of Donald Trump

There is no shortage of people who see their task in life as being to take down Donald Trump and his supporters. When our kids were young, we used...

03.07.2025 10

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Alan Joseph Bauer

Brad Thor’s Edge of Honor: The Fictional Thriller That Feels One Headline Away

Brad Thor’s newest summer thrill ride, Edge of Honor, has Scot Harvath stacking bodies from the very first pages. Embassy Row in Washington, D.C.,...

03.07.2025 6

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John Nantz

Rolling Stone Debunks Zohran Mamdani Lies He Told About Himself; Hakeem Jeffries Has a Racist Filibuster

Get access to Brad Slager's "Riffed From the Headlines," a daily VIP feature where he looks to bring accountability to the mainstream media. Use...

03.07.2025 2

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Brad Slager

Happy Independence Day!

Since I was a kid, I’ve always had a special affinity for Independence Day. Back in the good old days, Northfield, my hometown just north of...

03.07.2025 2

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Chris Talgo

A Mild Protest in Manhattan

It was a somewhat sad, quaint scene; I got out of an Uber and noticed eyes on me immediately. I had arrived at Planned Parenthood's flagship...

03.07.2025 3

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Kathryn Lopez

What Do We Celebrate on July 4th? What Are We to Be Thankful for?

As America celebrates her 249th birthday, we have much for which to be grateful. This needs to be said often nowadays, as patriotism (especially...

03.07.2025 7

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Alex Mcfarland

Let Us Be Proud Again: Why America Deserves Our Patriotism

As America celebrates its 249th birthday, we are called not just to light fireworks or wave flags, but to reflect on the enduring principles that...

03.07.2025 2

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George Landrith

A Proud Immigrant’s Call to Celebrate Freedom on Independence Day

Every Fourth of July, as fireworks burst across the sky, I’m reminded of the promise and possibility that define America. My story is one of legal...

03.07.2025 3

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Mayra Flores

The Decline and Fall of Our So-Called Degreed Experts

The first six months of the Trump administration have not been kind to the experts and the degree-holding classes. Almost daily during the tariff...

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Victor Davis Hanson

Independence Day Calls for the Governed to Protect Their 'Consent'

The words “consent of the governed” as enshrined in the Declaration of Independence are central to our founding, but unfamiliar to many Americans,...

03.07.2025 50

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Kerri Toloczko

Thank God 'Everything Moves Through Memphis:' A Tribute to Fred Smith

Three of us were fortunate to study at Northwood University under iconic professors, including Dr. V. Orval Watts, Dr. David E. Fry, Mr. Jeffrey...

03.07.2025 10

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Timothy Nash

Barack Obama and the Corruption of Independence Day

America’s 249th birthday brings with it an unusually high level of anger. Instead of celebrating the dawn of a new and unprecedented era of liberty...

03.07.2025 10

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Scott Hogenson

This Fourth of July Should Be a Rededication to the Ideals That Inspired Our Founding Fathers

In the famous Broadway musical “Hamilton,” King George sings, “Oceans rise, empires fall.” Perhaps few realities are truer for world history...

03.07.2025 9

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Warren Petersen

President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act Strengthens, Not Slashes, Medicare and Medicaid

As President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act has finally passed through Congress, it has drawn heavy criticism from opponents who claim it...

03.07.2025 9

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Gregory Lyakhov