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Many so-called experts will owe RFK Jr. an apology in 4 years

Kennedy has dedicated his life to saving the lives of others. Most especially children.

25.01.2025 20

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Gabbard deserves to be confirmed ASAP

Gabbard is in lockstep with Trump and unafraid to take on the conventional wisdom of the entrenched elites or their insatiable desire to drain the...

18.01.2025 5

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Which other countries should be on Trump’s shopping list?

Trump and his eye for successful business deals are now trained on countries instead of buildings and hotels. When he looks at certain troubled...

11.01.2025 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

‘The Trump Effect’ in the age of terrorism

Have those in charge of our defense against terrorism taken their eyes off the ball to engage in petty, self-destructive and potentially illegal...

04.01.2025 20

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Democrats attacking Matt Gaetz prove they learned nothing from their loss

Republicans will be thrilled that the Democratic Party continues to prove itself clueless and tone deaf coming up on two months after...

28.12.2024 4

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Trump’s lawyers are the unsung heroes of his electoral victory

Trump’s unheralded legal team continually executed the proper moves at the right times on a four-dimensional chess board.

21.12.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Were 750,000 additional lives wasted in Ukraine for less than nothing?

Donald Trump's election will lead to a ceasefire in Ukraine, but it is estimated that this ceasefire is coming too late to save an additional...

14.12.2024 5

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Democrats are looking at a dozen years in the wilderness

A growing number of voters from within the communities the Democrats have counted on for victory are buying into the “Trump Doctrine.”

07.12.2024 5

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Why I believe in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

like President-elect Donald Trump, Kennedy has an “It Factor” that no amount of money can buy. His was a voice that millions of Americans were...

30.11.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Thomas Sowell for Treasury secretary

If ever there was a time to make an outside-the-box pick for secretary of the Treasury, it is now.

22.11.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

RFK Jr. is poised to save the health and lives of millions of Americans

If Kennedy is even halfway successful in his quest to save the American people from the life-robbing threats of ultra-processed foods and toxic...

16.11.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Why Biden's 2020 win ultimately helped Trump

I believe that President-elect Trump is now in a much stronger position to advance the policies he believes are the most critical to turn this...

11.11.2024 3

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

The ‘X Factor’ in Trump’s victory was X and Musk

In some very real ways, the relationship between Musk and Trump became symbiotic.

09.11.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Counting votes once made Florida a laughingstock. Now it’s the gold standard.

Florida’s now exceptional record of very accurately counting votes in the fastest time possible was born out of abject humiliation.

05.11.2024 1

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

The 2 decisions that crushed Harris’s momentum

There is not a single Democrat I speak with who believes Vice President Kamala Harris will win.

02.11.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Trump’s secret weapon may tip the election

Real-world business experience mattered in 2016 and it matters even more now.

26.10.2024 20

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Did political correctness and backroom dealing doom the Democratic ticket from the start?

The Democratic National Committee as well as the Democratic powerbrokers behind the scenes could have engineered a much stronger and much more...

19.10.2024 10

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

The 4 reasons Harris is losing

I have spoken with three Democratic operatives behind the scenes who all believe the race is slipping away from Vice President Kamala Harris.

12.10.2024 1

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Hillary Clinton is wrong — it's all about the 'November Surprise' 

Harris, the shadowy puppet masters behind her and much of the media are working 24/7 to ensure that the American people never learn what she...

05.10.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

As Musk lifts humanity, the left brands him ‘Public Enemy No. 2’

Democrats, the far left and most of the liberal media loved Elon Musk…until they didn’t.

28.09.2024 3

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

The ‘scared majority’ could deliver a landslide victory for Trump

These times are different. The fear is building.

21.09.2024 3

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Paycheck-to-paycheck voters will 'believe their lying eyes' and vote against Harris

Harris is trying to pull off the greatest magic trick in the history of American politics.

13.09.2024 20

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Does the media bear some responsibility for lives lost in Ukraine?

Since the beginning of the war, far too many journalists and news sites have come across as cheerleaders for Ukraine.

07.09.2024 3

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Can Elon Musk rescue America’s failing space program?

The truth is NASA is a mess, our human spaceflight program is a mess and our priorities in space are a mess. And because of that, our national and...

31.08.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Will RFK Jr.’s endorsement swing the election to Trump?

Like Trump, when Kennedy speaks, millions of Americans who feel cast aside by the political, corporate and media elites hear his voice.

26.08.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Could Elon Musk actually be arrested and X cancelled?

Why have so many on the left and in the media seemingly fallen in love with censoring free speech or “cancelling” those who might hold a...

24.08.2024 3

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Democrats still might invoke the 25th Amendment to make Harris president

Is anything off the table in this weird election cycle? I don’t think so.

17.08.2024 3

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Why RFK Jr. should lead the investigation of the Trump assassination attempt

I can think of no person in the nation who personally or more deeply understands political assassinations and potential coverups of such...

10.08.2024 1

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Will ‘Trumpanyahu derangement syndrome’ destroy two nations?

Is the still-growing irrational hatred of Trump and Netanyahu by many on the left further opening up Israel and the U.S. to greater risk?

03.08.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Fellow conservatives: The Harris DEI attacks are doomed to backfire

Not only are they idiotic, but they will also be turned into cannon fodder by Democrats and many in the media to attack former President Trump for...

27.07.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

Covering for Biden endangered America — and must be investigated

This was a shameful form of elder abuse by all who covered up for the rapidly declining Biden.

22.07.2024 10

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

A ‘hillbilly’ who saw the danger in Ukraine and the promise of Trump

While Vance has proven himself to be a principled warrior — including as a Marine in Iraq — he has also shown the wisdom and humility to admit...

20.07.2024 1

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor

The other shoe is falling — listen to Trump about terrorism and WWIII

Hate on him all you want, but former President Trump is beyond a shadow of a doubt correct about the impending threats we face from terrorism and...

13.07.2024 2

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Douglas Mackinnon, Opinion Contributor