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You might be surprised to find it there, but I put a long section in my new book on the Second Amendment dealing with Darwinism. Was I being undisciplined, maybe? Was my editor out to lunch, allowing me to rant about anything and everything, both on topic and off?Not really. I lay out in the book how the decline of the Christian worldview degrades our picture of man. Instead of the image of God arrayed with intrinsic value, moral accountability, and an eternal destiny, we’ve learned to see ourselves as slightly brainier apes — featherless bipeds of no particular cosmic...

A homeowner in Los Angeles opened fire on numerous alleged intruders Monday around 3 p.m., critically wounding one. NBC Los Angeles noted, “Investigators believe three masked men tried to break into the home on Addison Street near Colfax Avenue, but they were stopped by the property owner.” FOX 11 reported there were “two to three” alleged intruders, who managed “broke into a home” and an altercation with the homeowner ensued. Thereafter the homeowner retrieve a handgun and shot one of alleged intruders, causing the other(s) to flee. Officers arrived to find the wounded 25-year-old suspect was “conscious and breathing,” and...

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A pilot study conducted by researchers has shown promising results in the use of methylphenidate to enhance oculomotor function in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings could have significant implications for the treatment of visual and cognitive impairments associated with MS. The pilot randomized placebo-controlled trial involved 11 participants with MS who were randomly assigned to receive either methylphenidate or a placebo for four weeks plus crossover treatment for four more weeks after a seven-day washout period. Assessments of oculomotor speed, using the King-Devick test, and information processing speed, were conducted before and after each treatment phase. "We observed...

After reports surfaced on Monday that a neurologist specializing in Parkinson's disease made repeated visits to the White House in recent months, the Biden administration offered an explanation late Monday. The explanation comes as President Joe Biden faces continued questions on his mental acuity as several Democratic lawmakers have called on the president to exit the 2024 presidential race. In a letter from Dr. Kevin O'Connor, who serves as the physician to the president, he said neurologist Dr. Kevin Cannard made numerous visits to the White House campus in his capacity in the White House Medical Unit. O'Connor said many...

No Fighting Yesterday Forenoon, Except Picket Firing-Rebels Reported to be in Middletown Valley-Gen. Wallace Reinforced-Business Resumed. FREDERICK, Md., Friday, July 8 -- 2 P.M. THE RAID. There has been no fighting to-day up to this time, except some picket firing by our skirmishers, who are feeling the position of the rebels. During last night they fell back from the line which they occupied during the fight, and are now reported to be in position in Middletown Valley, holding the road to Middletown and Hagerstown, which crosses the Catoctin Mountain. Two guns are mounted in the Gap. The rebel force is...

On July 4 around 10 p.m., a fire engulfed the home of Adriana Hernández and her parents. That was just the beginning of a devastating and traumatic night for Adriana. Captured in a cell phone video, Adriana can be seen trying to run towards her father amidst the chaos in Huntington Park. Officers quickly blocked her path. A bystander yells, "Hey, hey, hey! She lives here." Suddenly, a female officer punches Adriana in the face.

"A terrorist with money and power will not become an angel, but a better-financed terrorist." Dr. Shmuel Katz, a leading activist in the U.S. for Israel advocacy, and one of the founders of Stand With Us spoke to Arutz Sheva-Israel National News as Israel continues its war against Hamas in Gaza, and particularly in Rafah, the terrorist organization’s last stronghold there. Dr. Katz says he “would like to make sure that everyone understands that this process is not a retaliation of Israel against Hamas. Israel was attacked by Hamas. Hamas are vicious killers who respect nobody. They don’t respect Jews....

Concerns about President Biden’s mental sharpness and calls for him to drop out of the race have sparked questions about the 25th Amendment and what role Vice President Kamala Harris would play in triggering that process. The 25th Amendment allows for the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to declare a president unfit for office. The vice president then becomes acting president. However, the section of the amendment specifically addressing this procedure has never been invoked. "The 25th amendment process was designed to be difficult." Jonathan Turley told Fox News Digital. "It is highly doubtful that Harris will...

CNN host Jake Tapper delivered a scathing takedown of Joe Biden in a lengthy monologue showing multiple instances of the president’s mental issues. The brutal report comes after Biden gave several interviews defending himself and his mental acuity. “The reality is that the Democratic elites are mostly late to acknowledge these age and ability issues compared to the rest of the public,” Tapper said.

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While he’s living high in Doha. In his Marie-Antoinette let-them-eat-cake moment, one of the senior leaders, of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, who both the Israeli and American government agree has stolen $4 billion from the aid meant for ordinary Gazans, has declared himself well satisfied with the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza during the current war. He’s living in a luxury hotel in Doha, far from the battlefield. Why should he care that the war he helped to start has meant such misery for people in Gaza? More on his sublime indifference to their condition can be found in the interview...

​Whereas Donald Trump as the 2016 Republican presidential nominee battled the GOP establishment over changing the party's direction and in 2020 faced substantive internal resistance during his reelection bid, he now appears as the 2024 nominee to have won control of a party apparatus willing to embrace his policy platform and earnestly support his efforts. The Republican National Committee on Monday formally adopted Trump's 2024 party platform, which focused heavily on economy and border security issues. While both issues have been topline issues for Trump throughout his political career, the platform's inclusion of other provisions highlighted the extent to which...

NEW YORK, July 9 (UPI) -- Consider coffee a mini-Mediterranean diet," experts told UPI. The health benefits of the beverage millions of people drink to start their day far outweigh the potential risks, much like the popular diet that limits red meat and fat intake, the experts say. "The Mediterranean diet is, primarily, a plant-based diet, and coffee is a plant-based drink," Stephen Safe, a researcher with expertise in cancer prevention, said in a phone interview. "If you compare the benefits of coffee to those of the Mediterranean diet, you could hardly tell the difference between them," said Safe, a...

Mike McCormick, a former White House stenographer who worked with Joe Biden, claimed during an interview with Alex Jones that Biden used potential damaging information to manipulate Barack Obama. McCormick alleges that Biden threatened to expose Obama’s supposed homosexual affairs unless certain conditions were met, wielding this information as a tool for political leverage. Mike McCormick is a former White House stenographer who worked closely with Joe Biden during his tenure as Vice President. In this role, McCormick was responsible for accurately transcribing speeches, meetings, and other communications involving Biden and other governmental officials. His firsthand experience provided him with...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) scored a major victory in recent days in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood, where soldiers discovered and demolished six terror tunnels that included weapons and valuable troves of intelligence. One of the tunnels is considered the “flagship” tunnel of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an Iran-backed terror group that fights alongside Hamas. The Times of Israel reported Tuesday: One of the destroyed tunnels is considered by the IDF to be Islamic Jihad’s “flagship” tunnel in Gaza City. The recently discovered 2.5-kilometer (1.5-mile) tunnel was used by the terror group for command and control, according to military assessments....

CHICAGO — In recent years, Chicago’s leaders have blamed a wide range of external factors for the city’s infamous street violence. They’ve pointed fingers at Donald Trump, Indiana, Kim Foxx, and gun manufacturers, among others. On Monday, after 108 people were shot, 19 fatally, during the Independence Day weekend, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson became the first leader to blame Richard Milhous Nixon. “We are standing here today talking about a violent weekend because of generations of disinvestment,” Johnson told a room full of reporters. “Black death has been unfortunately accepted in this country for a very long time,” Johnson claimed....

As congressional Democrats are preparing to fight legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, President Joe Biden came out against the bill on Monday, slamming the election security measure while also promising to “fight” for “secure elections.” The bill is up for a vote in the House on Wednesday. Why would anyone who claims to want to “secure elections” oppose a bill that simply creates a mechanism to enforce existing prohibitions on alien voting? Given that Biden has let in almost as many illegal immigrants in less than four years as Ellis Island processed legally over...

Archaeologists working at a site in Turkey uncovered a rare, threatening seal from the ancient Hittite empire, according to a report published Sunday. The terracotta seal was found throughout excavations at the Büklükale (Kaman-Kalehöyük) site in Turkey and is believed to have belonged to the Hittite royal family, according to Anatolian Archaeology. Inscribed on the seal are the words (roughly translated): “Whoever breaks this will die.” Archaeologists led by Dr. Kimiyoshi Matsumura reportedly found the seal in 2023 and translated the cuneiform, finding the surprising threat. Researchers believe that Hittite laws were focused on fines rather than the death penalty...

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