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Nick Licata

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The Kennedy Center was Hijacked into Trump’s Animal Farm

While Trump’s Iranian War may continue to capture our much-needed attention, it is essential that the public see this conflict as representative of...

16.03.2026 3

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The Democrats’ Efforts to Rein in ICE

Senate Democrats scored a victory on Friday by passing a compromise budget bill with Republican support, funding all major departments, including...

05.02.2026 10

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ICE as Paramilitaries

ICE agents’ aggressive tactics in arresting people in their homes, workplaces, and from their cars have sparked nationwide protests, as they appear...

28.01.2026 3

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The Epstein Files Spark Class Conflict

An undated photograph from Epstein’s estate. Class conflict in America has been primarily framed either in economic terms favored by the left or in...

15.01.2026 30

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Trump Can’t Hide His Most Serious Illness

When critics suggest potential illnesses President Donald Trump might have, they point to evidence of a possible ailment. They notice bruises on his...

23.12.2025 10

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The Democratic Party Lacks Competent Leadership

Members of the Democratic Party are arguing over who was responsible for their failed attempt to use the government shutdown to pressure the...

19.11.2025 8

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The Creation of a Non-Woke Military Has Begun

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is rejecting liberal woke beliefs because he claims they have weakened and misguided our military. He introduced the...

16.10.2025 10

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The Folly of Assassinations

The folly of assassinations is that they generate the opposite of what the assassin intended. Aside from the tragedy of taking a human life, there is...

30.09.2025 10

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The Politics of Pushing the US to Become a “Christian Nation”

Last month, a small brick was removed from our Constitutional wall that separates the state and church. The New York Times’s investigative reporters...

14.08.2025 10

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A Rational View of Capitalism vs. Socialism in America and History

President Donald Trump declared that America will never be socialist. He’s beating up a strawman, since there has never been a fully socialist...

31.07.2025 10

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Five Key Lessons from Mamdani’s Startling NYC Win

In a remarkable upset, progressive State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic mayoral...

16.07.2025 20

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Is a “Manchurian Candidate” Guiding Our Defense?

A Manchurian Candidate, as initially defined in Richard Condon’s 1959 novel and the 1966 movie, is a nation’s leader controlled by that...

10.06.2025 10

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Trump’s Blitzkrieg Rolls Over Liberal Law Firms

It took six weeks for the German Army to trample over France. In roughly the same period, President Donald Trump scattered his biggest legal opponents...

30.04.2025 6

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Trump’s Lying Strategy to Destroy Liberal Institutions

Mainstream media detailed Trump’s multiple false and misleading claims but ignored how that was a deliberate strategy for demolishing our democratic...

25.03.2025 8

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Trump’s Oval Office Blowup: a Clashing of Personalities for Resources

At the abrupt end of an intended photo-op meeting, Trump noted, “This is going to be great television.” Was there some irony in this statement?...

10.03.2025 10

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Diversity Has Expaned Individual Freedoms

To understand American democratic society is to understand how liberalism and conservatism apply citizenship to individual rights. Although they have...

24.02.2025 10

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Trump’s Civil Rights Era Begins Without Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Within 24 hours of becoming president, Donald Trump released his first White House Fact Sheet, “Ending the Radical and Illegal DEI.” He signed an...

13.02.2025 10

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Social Housing Emerging in Cities Needs Local Govt Support

Six cities and a county have initiated social housing programs to provide permanently affordable, publicly owned, and controlled housing for lower and...

28.01.2025 10

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Are the Republicans Now the Working-Class Party?

Conservatives claim that Donald Trump’s electoral victories show that his Republican Party, not the Democrats, now represents the working class....

13.01.2025 10

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