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Vance delivers a historic defense of free speech in Europe

At the Munich Security Conference, J.D. Vance confronted European leaders over their attacks on free speech, calling out their hypocrisy and...

15.02.2025 60

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Elon Musk and how the left makes monsters of us all

Liberals are finding out that when you try to silence all dissent, you create thousands of outcasts.

08.02.2025 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Spoiling for a fight: Why challenging birthright citizenship is a win-win for Trump

This week, the Trump administration doubled down in its fight against birthright citizenship. The usual alliance of pundits, professors and press...

01.02.2025 60

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'Blood, feces and terror' — judges are raging over Trump pardons

President Trump's pardon of those involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has sparked controversy, with judges imposing conditions on commuted defendants...

25.01.2025 40

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The final corruption of Joe Biden

Joe Biden pardoned members of his family in an attempt to avoid prosecution for corruption, exposing the corruption of Biden Inc. and the willingness...

21.01.2025 300

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

More activism, less credibility: What CNN's defamation loss says about journalism today

CNN has been ordered to pay $5 million to Navy veteran Zachary Young and additional punitive damages for defamation, marking a shift in media...

18.01.2025 6

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

How Jack Smith destroyed his own case against Trump

Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on the Washington case alleging crimes related to Jan. 6 and the 2020 election is expected to be released soon,...

11.01.2025 40

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Silence of the labs: How a censorship campaign failed to kill a COVID origin theory

During the Trump presidency, many journalists used the rejection of the lab theory to paint Trump as a bigot.

28.12.2024 4

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The joy is gone: A liberal hate-fest for the holidays

It seems the joy, bipartisanship, and civility have all expired like last year's eggnog.

21.12.2024 3

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Ghosted by ChatGPT: How I was first defamed and then deleted by AI

OpenAI's ChatGPT has effectively disappeared a small group of individuals, including Jonathan Turley, due to false stories generated by the AI,...

14.12.2024 5

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Pardon envy: Democrats vie to make the Biden pardon list 

Liberal pundits are dreading that the public may notice there is no line of democracy champions being frog-marched down Pennsylvania Avenue after...

07.12.2024 4

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Read: President Biden statement announcing Hunter Biden pardon

President Biden late Sunday announced that he signed a pardon for Hunter Biden, clearing his son in both of his federal cases and rattling the...

02.12.2024 4

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Lame-duck pardon, broken promise: Biden leaves a legacy of corruption

In a final show of contempt for the American people, President Biden waited until a Sunday before an international trip to commit this unethical act.

02.12.2024 4

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Liberals' reactions to 2024: Isolation, insurrection, secession

Democratic figures and celebrities have expressed their contempt for voters as "f---ing morons" and "arrogant, ignorant" adolescents, while others...

30.11.2024 3

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Congress's Jan. 6 investigation looks less and less credible

The recent reports on the House January 6 Committee's investigation into the Capitol riot have raised questions about the accuracy of the official...

23.11.2024 40

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Bucks County Democrats show again why voters trusted Trump more on democracy

Democratic Commissioner Diane Marseglia of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has admitted that the Democratic majority on the election commission had...

16.11.2024 4

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

'Second Resistance to Trump' has already begun, but it won't work so well this time

Democratic politicians and pundits continue to blame the public for Trump's re-election, while liberals are calling for a "second resistance" to...

09.11.2024 10

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Donald Trump just won the greatest jury verdict in American history

The 2024 election saw a rejection of lawfare, with Democratic prosecutors' efforts to prosecute Donald Trump failing to make a significant impact...

06.11.2024 4

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Halloween is over, but the election litigation is getting really scary

In the lead-up to the presidential election, lawsuits have been filed in swing states, with concerns over possible systemic voting registration...

02.11.2024 3

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Kamala is slipping in the polls, but not with university professors

A new survey of over 1,000 professors shows that 78% will vote for Harris, and only 8% will vote for Trump, reflecting the lack of political...

26.10.2024 6

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

'Fat crazy lady' wins a crucial victory for citizen journalists

The Supreme Court has overturned a decision of the Fifth Circuit that barred a lawsuit by Priscilla Villarreal, known as La Gordiloca, who was...

19.10.2024 5

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Is Kamala Harris a plagiarist?

Like virtually every aspect of our lives, plagiarism has become politics by another means.

16.10.2024 5

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Liberals are losing their minds over Elon Musk

Elton John has publicly denounced Elon Musk, calling him an "a**hole", while the California Coastal Commission rejected a request from the Air...

12.10.2024 3

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Jack Smith's 'October Surprise' was not that surprising...and that is the problem

Special Counsel Jack Smith has been accused of using a last-minute pre-election scandal to influence voters, as he has been unrelenting in his...

05.10.2024 10

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Letitia James may be winning lawfare but losing the war

New York Attorney General Letitia James has used her office to target political opponents and secure fines and bans, but has faced legal setbacks...

28.09.2024 10

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The supreme crisis of Chief Justice John Roberts

Chief Justice John Roberts is facing a scandal after the New York Times published leaked confidential information from the Supreme Court, which...

21.09.2024 10

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

With fact-checks like these, how does truth stand a chance?

ABC actually disseminated false information under the mantle of fact-checking, and that's a real problem.

14.09.2024 40

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The ghost of Richard Daley: Democrats aren’t creating disorder; they’re preserving it

It is all in the name of protecting democracy from itself.

07.09.2024 3

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Why Elon Musk's lawsuit against Media Matters...matters

Elon Musk is suing Media Matters for allegedly manipulating Twitter's algorithm to create false narratives and damage his reputation, while Sarah...

31.08.2024 8

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Democrats and the media are reinventing history in Congress and the courts

Most cases before the Supreme Court do not break along ideological lines, despite the portrayal in the media. Indeed, most are resolved unanimously...

24.08.2024 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Europe's plot to regulate political speech in America

The European Union's Digital Services Act threatens to censor speech deemed "disinformation" or "incitement", prompting a call for a "Digital...

17.08.2024 30

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Want more freedom of speech? Try less government.

The Biden Administration has made speech regulation a priority, with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency working to police...

13.08.2024 10

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

A Harris-Walz administration would be a nightmare for free speech

The selection of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as the Vice Presidential candidate for Kamala Harris has led to intense debates over crime policy, war...

10.08.2024 3

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Agenda over athletes: How the Paris Games became a competition for woke gold

The Paris Olympics were marred by controversies over the Opening Ceremony, environmental and food issues, and the inclusion of transgender...

03.08.2024 7

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The most chilling words today: I’m from NewsGuard and I am here to rate you

Apparently from where NewsGuard reviewers sit, I am a de facto conservative or libertarian who needs to wear a digital bell to warn others.

27.07.2024 2

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Succession by defenestration: How Biden’s withdrawal could trigger a 25th Amendment fight

The Democratic establishment has two equally unappealing options.

21.07.2024 3

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Joe Biden sets his final price with offer to ‘limit’ the Supreme Court

It was another defining moment for Biden, and it was far from complimentary.

20.07.2024 5

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

The attempted assassination of Trump is not nearly as surprising as it should be

We know all too well how unhinged people can find justification in the incendiary rhetoric of our politics.

14.07.2024 300

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor

Elon Musk is right: End the online censorship racket

The Global Alliance for Responsible Media, a powerful and largely unknown group, is using a sophisticated censorship system to silence opposing...

13.07.2024 50

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Jonathan Turley, Opinion Contributor