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A sign of Dems' desperation in the NY governor's race, trying to smear a GOP candidate with the "insurrectionist" label. We already knew that the January 6 Committee of the House of Representatives was a partisan, illegitimate effort, denying Republican leadership the right to name its own members. Yesterday, the committee confirmed this status with a leak intended to hurt the gubernatorial campaign of GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is closing in on Democrat Kathy Hochul in the polls. Such activity has nothing at all to do with the committee’s charter or legitimate activities. The New York Sun reports: Congressman...

America’s Favorite Supervillain, Governor Gavin Newsom, just legalized child kidnapping in California. State Bill 107 will allow the State to seize children from their own legal parents who are not sufficiently “affirming” of a child’s misguided wish to mutilate themselves and destroy their own lives. As the Federalist explains, “California courts will have the power to strip custody from parents, wherever they live, who doubt the wisdom of these experimental and irreversible procedures — if their child so much as steps foot in California.” In other words, even if you don’t even live in California, the long arm of the...

Memorial of Saints John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs Luke 12:39–48 Friends, in today’s Gospel, the Lord urges his disciples and us to be prudent servants, following his ways in anticipation of his coming again. Theologians often call prudence the queen of the virtues because it is the capacity to reign sovereignly over one’s life, both ordering one’s inner powers and directing one’s affairs wisely in the outside world. Prudence is that sure touch, that moral instinct that renders one capable of making the right decision under pressure and in the face of complex circumstances. Prudence...

With Election Day less than three weeks away, a Lehigh County judge has rejected a lawsuit by four residents who demanded tighter restrictions on ballot drop boxes. The plaintiffs, all Republicans, demanded the boxes at the government center in Allentown and other parts of the county be open only during “normal” business hours and be monitored in person to make sure voters drop only their own ballots, or ballots they have been authorized to drop. In a ruling issued late Tuesday, Judge Thomas Capehart said evidence presented at hearings on the case showed in-person monitoring had not conclusively reduced third-party...

At the height of Democratic momentum over the summer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell forecasted a grim outlook for Republican chances to win control of the chamber amid a number of flailing candidate performances and Democratic legislative victories. Things have shifted dramatically in the two months since McConnell's prediction. Candidates once seen as threats to GOP victory—Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, even incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson in Wisconsin—are now legitimate contenders in next month's elections. And in a likely tight Senate campaign this cycle, McConnell has taken nothing for granted, boosting even fringe candidates like conspiracy-touting Republican Don Bolduc in...

Most Americans think former President Trump should testify before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, new polling shows. A Monmouth University poll released Wednesday found that six in 10 Americans think Trump should comply with the committee’s recent subpoena calling him to appear before the panel. At its ninth public hearing last week, the Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously to subpoena Trump as it prepares to issue its final report before the end of the year. Eighty-nine percent of Democrats and 61 percent of independents polled think Trump should have to testify, while...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sought to tamp down worries that a GOP majority would use raising the federal debt ceiling as leverage to secure reforms on entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare after a comment of his spurred Democratic attacks. “I never mentioned Social Security or Medicare. Actually, in the ‘Commitment to America,’ we say to strengthen Social Security and Medicare,” McCarthy said on CNBC Wednesday morning.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed on Tuesday that Americans are saving money on gasoline under President Joe Biden. The national average price for gasoline surpassed $5.00 per gallon this summer, even though prices at the pump are currently $3.85 per gallon, according to data from AAA, marking a nearly 62% increase since Biden assumed office at the beginning of last year. Jean-Pierre nevertheless contended that the recent decline is the fruit of the commander-in-chief’s work to decrease costs for Americans. “Gas prices have fallen by $1.15 from their peak, which was not too long ago,” she told reporters...

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reportedly found 19 bricks of what they suspected to be fentanyl while inspecting a commercial tractor-trailer, and two of the bricks were allegedly marked with the CNN logo. CBP made the seizure Oct. 13 at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility while inspecting the tractor-trailer, WFLA reported Tuesday. CBP allegedly encountered the vehicle in Texas after it arrived from Mexico, and they proceeded to pull the vehicle over and perform an inspection. Authorities discovered the 19 packages concealed within the tractor following a screening by a canine team and a “non-intrusive inspection,” the outlet continued....

President Biden on Wednesday will outline nearly $3 billion in investments to boost domestic battery manufacturing, which officials said will help meet the need for critical supplies as the country ramps up electric vehicle (EV) production. Biden and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will announce the $2.8 billion worth of grants through the bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year at a White House event. The funding will be spread across 20 different companies for projects in at least 12 states. A senior administration official said the funding will lead to 8,000 new jobs, 5,000 of which are expected to be permanent.

She knew. When the Jan 6 Committee was being assembled, Chairman Bennie Thompson made a big deal of saying that “Nothing is off limits.” Nothing was off limits as far as Trump was concerned, that is. However, there was something very specifically to be off limits, according to Thompson. Nancy Pelosi.I found that very curious at the time but the reason for this has become crystal clear. A few days ago, the media heralded the release of a "new video" from January 6th. In it, Pelosi is seen fretting, complaining and threatening to punch out Donald Trump New footage from...

After suffering a severe stroke in May, Pennsylvania senatorial candidate John Fetterman now relies on speech-to-text software to understand the spoken word. The digital interface has become a part of him. In a recent NBC interview, Fetterman can be seen gazing at his desktop screen, struggling to comprehend the questions asked. The Democratic nominee will even be allowed to use this software in the Oct-25 debate with his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz. In a healthy society, Fetterman’s own party would urge him to resign for the common good. This situation is beyond the polarized arguments over immigration, crime, or...

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Biden is increasing the tax burden on trade workers to pay for other people’s nonsense degrees, and Milton Friedman wouldn’t stand for it. Author Kyle Reynolds profile Kyle Reynolds More Articles Share Share Article on Facebook Share Article on Twitter Share Article via Email The application for President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan recently became available to the public, reopening debate on the federal government’s role in the matter. The economist Milton Friedman offered a particularly innovative, yet politically infeasible, solution to the conundrum in his 1962 classic, “Capitalism and Freedom.” Friedman advised the adoption of income share agreements. In...

The Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center (or MAST Center) recently released a new report illustrating the vast scale of disillusionment regarding the institution of marriage in the eyes of America’s young people.Among other findings, the study found that almost 80% of teenagers (categorized as 15- to 19-year-olds) expect to cohabit before marriage, with 95% saying that they expect to marry someday.In an article analyzing the report, Alysse ElHage of the Institute for Family Studies highlighted some particularly revealing comments from teenagers about their thoughts on marriage from a New York Times story from 2019.A teen from Texas reflected:I feel...

There is an old Turkish proverb: "When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a circus." Twenty-one months ago, Biden and his merry band of nitwits oozed into the White House and the big top definitely arrived in DC. The circus was complete with clowns galore, donkey poop and death defying, dazzling acts of breathtaking stupidity. The British in 1814 did less damage to our beautiful country than Biden and his minions! Many Americans strongly believe that the 2020 election was rigged and mumbling Biden, hiding in his basement, could never, ever, honestly...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) — As part of an exercise to help the class learn English, a third grader pulled a block from a Jenga tower and read aloud a question written on one side. “Where,” the boy read, then slowly sounded out the other words: “Where would you like to visit?” “Disneyland,” one student said. “Space,” another classmate chimed in. “Guatemala,” said a girl with a bright blue bow. This northern Alabama community with large numbers of Hispanic immigrants is using federal COVID-19 relief money for an experiment to serve students who are still learning English. They are hiring and...

An annual ranking of U.S. military strength has ranked the nation's armed forces as "weak" for the first time. American armed forces are "at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests," assessed the Heritage Foundation's 2023 Index of U.S. Military Strength, the Washington Examiner reported.

Delusional (outgoing) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told the far-left Punchbowl Democrats will keep the House in the upcoming midterm elections. “When we win,” the leftwing extremist said. Lol. “We’re going to win this election so I don’t even entertain that notion [of a Speaker Kevin McCarthy],” the 82-year-old added. “But it should be of concern to the Republicans.” “This is about turnout,” the delusional Pelosi said. “We know that the public is with us. But it’s about turnout. So I’m excited.” Oh, I bet you’re excited, cupcake.

Have you ever wondered about the phrase "common sense"? Simply put, it's a rational way of thinking that comes naturally to all humans. It's an innately provided type of knowledge that is unspoken and unwritten. It's taken for granted. We acquire such reasoning imperceptibly from the day we are born. Such reasoning keeps us from even contemplating notions that violate our God-given ability to make prudent judgments. Contrarily, an irrational way of thinking might cause us to accept such statements as "my dog drove me to the supermarket" or "my mother is younger than I am." There was a time...