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Charlton Allen

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Citizen Kane at 85: A Revolutionary Masterpiece Still Hiding in Plain Sight

Orson Welles’s film may no longer shock us the way it shocked audiences in 1941—but only because so much of modern cinema learned to speak its...

11.07.2026 10

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General Washington And The Other Declaration of 1776

In July 1776, Congress proclaimed independence—and George Washington prepared an army to defend it.

03.07.2026 20

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Garden State Blues: Mikie Sherrill’s ‘Rising Star’ Collides with Naval Academy’s Biggest Scandal

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27.09.2025 20

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The Next Terror Calamity Won’t Be Stopped if Blue States Keep Defying Federal Law

Photo Credit:Free image, Pixabay license. PixabayA sabotage plot in New...

25.09.2025 30

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Charlotte’s School Stasi: Policing Paint on a Rock

Photo Credit:Grok GrokWhile Charlotte reels from the murder of Iryna...

18.09.2025 30

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Woke Cash, Empty Jails: The NGO Machine Behind Charlotte’s Crime Sanctuary

Photo Credit:Grok GrokThe butchering of Iryna Zarutska exposed not just...

13.09.2025 10

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A Turning Point for America?

Photo Credit:ChatGPT ChatGPTPolitical violence is not debate—and...

12.09.2025 30

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Charlotte’s Crime Sanctuary: You Can’t Spell Violence Without Vi

Photo Credit:Free image, Pixabay license. PixabayUrban dystopia...

10.09.2025 30

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Will the ‘Maryland Man’ Be Sent to Mamdani’s Homeland?

Photo Credit:ChatGPT ChatGPTPick a lane: Is Uganda a respected...

28.08.2025 20

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Red Star Rising Over NYC: China’s Hidden Hand in the ‘Jews for Zohran’ Scam

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13.08.2025 20

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Zelenskyy’s War Without an Endgame

Photo Credit: Raw PixelTrump, Putin, and a closing window to prevent...

12.08.2025 20

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The ‘Ghastly’ Gamble: How the Clinton–Obama Intelligence Op Risked War to Take Down Trump

Photo Credit:Grok GrokThey knew it could spark a geopolitical...

07.08.2025 30

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Burn Notice: Russia Hoax Secrets Found in FBI Burn Bags

Photo Credit:Grok GrokThey didn’t just lie. They hid the paper...

06.08.2025 20

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Anatomy of a Coup: The Obama-Era Big Lie That Launched a National Delusion

Photo Credit:Grok GrokThey knew the truth about Russia, Clinton, and...

02.08.2025 30

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Submission Accomplished: Europe Blinked. Trump (and America) Won.

Photo Credit:Grok GrokAfter decades of lopsided trade and European...

01.08.2025 20

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The Great EV Grift: $7.5 Billion for 384 Charging Ports That Nobody Uses

Photo Credit:Grok GrokBiden and Company took a massive check, hired a...

30.07.2025 30

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Gonzo Gaslighting: How the Media Turn Molotovs into Protests and Prosecutors into Villains

Photo Credit: PoliticoWhen the press distorts law enforcement and...

24.07.2025 20

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The Analyst Who Knew Too Much:

Photo Credit:Grok GrokWhat one whistleblower’s dissent reveals...

23.07.2025 20

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They Buried the Truth to Destroy Trump

Photo Credit:Grok GrokHow the Obama White House flipped the...

22.07.2025 20

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No Bond, No Burden, No Bother: Lawfare Hits ICE in California, Again

Photo Credit:Grok AIThe Rules are ghosted—once more—in...

18.07.2025 10

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The Ideological Hustle Masquerading as Journalism

Photo Credit:Grok GrokHow media bias is distorting the truth about...

16.07.2025 20

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The All-Star Game That Wasn’t: Stacey Abrams, MLB, and the $100 Million Strikeout

Photo Credit:Grok GrokIf there were any justice in baseball or...

15.07.2025 20

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Bar None: The UN’s Sanctioned Legal Pretender Exposed

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12.07.2025 20

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Marco Rubio Drops the Hammer

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11.07.2025 20

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The Bullets Follow the Bullhorns: Democrats Own the Assaults on ICE

Photo Credit:Image from Grok. AIDemocrat leaders must confront the...

10.07.2025 20

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Zohran Mamdani: The Beguiling Bolshevik Who Played the Race Card with College Admissions

Photo Credit: GrokHow Manhattan’s latest democratic socialist...

09.07.2025 20

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The System Is the Scandal: Harvard’s Antisemitism, Exposed in Its Own Words

Photo Credit: Andrea WidburgHarvard isn’t merely accused—it...

06.07.2025 30

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Rise, Lofty Column: Joseph Warren and the Battle for Liberty

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04.07.2025 30

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The Crimson Mask: Harvard’s Institutional Antisemitism Finally Laid Bare

Photo Credit: Andrea WidburgAmerica’s oldest university has been...

02.07.2025 20

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Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s Thunderclap Heard Around the Republic

Photo Credit:Grok AIIt seems obvious, but you don’t check the...

01.07.2025 20

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Impeach for Peace? The Strike Worked—That’s the Left’s Problem

Photo Credit:Trump The Last Refuge, by permissionThey’d rather...

28.06.2025 40

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Liberal Hawks, Lawless Launches: Obama, Biden, and the Selective Outrage Over War Powers

Photo Credit: AT via Magic StudioThe left’s War Powers conversion...

26.06.2025 30

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The War Powers Narrative Is False—And the Constitution Proves It

Photo Credit:Signing the Constitution PixabayTrump acted lawfully,...

25.06.2025 20

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Newsom the Napa Nero: Sipping Cabernet While Los Angeles Burns

Photo Credit:Grok GrokIf the juxtaposition feels jarring, it’s...

24.06.2025 20

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From Deportation to K Street: The Curious Liberation of Mahmoud Khalil

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23.06.2025 10

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John C. Calhoun Redux: Gavin Newsom, Lawfare, and the New Nullification

Photo Credit:Gavin Newsom Gage Skidmore via Flickr cc2The progressive...

20.06.2025 10

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No Kings, No Pins, No Clue: Alex Padilla’s Oversight Circus

Photo Credit:Grok AIThe California senator’s crash act proves...

18.06.2025 20

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Mahmoud Khalil Paid the Dollar Bond

Photo Credit: YouTube (edited)But he doesn’t walk free after all.

17.06.2025 10

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Mahmoud Khalil Walks Free—For Now

Photo Credit:Justice PixabayBut every little bump in the night or knock...

13.06.2025 20

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No One’s Illegal on Stolen Land—And Other Nonsense Shouted Between Acts of Arson

Photo Credit:AI image with prompt from Olivia Murray AI imageThe...

12.06.2025 20

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Of Course It’s Legal: The National Guard Is Doing Its Job—Because Gavin Newsom Wouldn’t

Photo Credit:Image from X video. XIf the violence continues, President...

10.06.2025 20

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The Hour Was Now: Eisenhower, the Supreme Gamble, and the Note in His Pocket

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06.06.2025 10

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Boulder Was a Sanctuary. Now It’s a Crime Scene

Photo Credit: Pexels/France TrottierThey chose lawlessness as policy....

05.06.2025 30

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Elite Outrage and Vineyard Values: The Left’s War on Immigration Enforcement—Nantucket Style

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01.06.2025 20

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Energy Heresy: Why America Must Exit the Green Delusion

Photo Credit:Image from Grok. AIAmerica cannot run on radical energy...

29.05.2025 20

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When City Hall Chooses the Mob

Photo Credit:Image from Grok. AIAn episode in Seattle is a case study...

28.05.2025 30

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‘Greater Love Hath No Man’: The Four Chaplains and the True Meaning of Memorial Day

Photo Credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution ServiceThey did...

26.05.2025 20

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From Blackouts to Breakouts: Trump’s Energy Revolution Begins

Photo Credit: White HouseAfter four years of energy chaos, President...

23.05.2025 20

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Maine Democrats Are Losing the Plot—and the People

Photo Credit:Image from Grok. GrokIf recent history is any guide, the...

22.05.2025 20

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The Free Market That Isn’t: Trump, Big Pharma, and the Price of Courage

Photo Credit: National ArchivesFundamentally, there is nothing...

16.05.2025 20

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