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Donald Trump is the first U.S. President in over 30 years who is seriously talking about reducing the country’s budget deficit, trade deficit and yes, the national debt, which has ballooned to over $37 trillion. However, he must follow a specific formula, otherwise, it will end in tragedy, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:” “Jermone Powell, the head of the Fed, will not lower interest rates even though there's been a good jobs report, a good inflation report, a good corporate profits report. GDP is gonna be evaluated, apparently, upward and...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wishes America’s “Happy Africa Day.” “I am proud to join you in recognizing and celebrating Africa Day.” The Democrat Mayor posted the video over the weekend.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and waste, a renowned mountain guide said Monday. Lukas Furtenbach took a team of British climbers, who left London on May 16, to scale the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak on May 21. They returned home two days later, in one of the fastest ascents on record of the world’s highest peak, including the climbers’ travel from their homes and back. The use of xenon gas treatment has, however, drawn controversy and has...

Andor v. Star Trek: How Star Wars gets government right

FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice added another gem to his long collection of golden quotes on Sunday morning after being asked about his team’s humility off of the ice despite their ferociousness on it. The Panthers are, to be sure, one of the most hated teams in the NHL due to their aggressive, take-no-prisoners style. They certainly are not popular in some parts of their own state, much less in Canada or North Carolina. Yet after Saturday’s 6-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes to pull within a game of a third straight trip to the Stanley Cup...

The escalation continues and unfortunately there are few indications the people around President Donald Trump are advising caution.The U.K, German, French, EU, NATO and ‘western’ intelligence control agents are pushing for expanded conflict with Russia. The latest development comes as the new leftist German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives the greenlight for Ukraine to launch long-range Taurus cruise missiles directly into Russia.(Bloomberg) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine has been given permission to use weapons supplied by its allies to launch strikes deep inside Russia.“There are absolutely no range limits anymore for weapons delivered to Ukraine, not from Britain, the...

While it’s somewhat impressive that North Korea was able to so quickly pull off the construction of these ships in such a short amount of time, a year is nowhere near long enough to conduct rigorous testing. Even if the corners being cut weren’t responsible for the second of these warships capsizing, the odds are that they would have started causing issues later on. That speed of construction also raises an interesting question: Is North Korea’s naval modernization more about building up national prestige than it is about developing a credible threat against its enemies? It’s possible, perhaps even likely,...

Hebrews 4:12 says, For the word of God is quick(alive), and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. When God releases the word He also releases the power. And the natural/physical realm can not resist the power of the word, you see that in Genesis chapter 1. Everything God said He saw because when He said He released the power to see. And understand that the word of God can do whatever...

We all know junk food is bad – but a new study shows just how toxic it really is.Recent articles have converged to paint a horrifying picture of Americans’ increasingly ultra-processed diets and likely brain damage from the microplastics that saturate many foods, especially “fast food” from take-out restaurants. The US leads the world in junk food consumption, and microplastics may account for rising rates of obesity, depression, anxiety, and dementia. These findings are reinforced by the May 22 MAHA Commission Report, which identifies food toxins as a prominent contributor to the alarming spike in disease in US children.Plastic Toxins...

A memo with talking points apparently went out to the leftwing media following Wednesday’s fiery Oval Office meeting between President Trump and the South African President. During big news events, a phenomenon occurs where the leftwing media not only pushes the same narrative across every network, but in many cases, they read the same script. They would have us believe it’s a coincidence, but they’re clearly reading talking points, likely provided by the Democratic Party. One example of this was after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went before the US Congress and demanded billions of dollars and weapons to continue his...

Priest chaplains’ legacy of heroic serviceAmong American Catholics, indeed among American Catholic priests, are heroes too often unsung: the military chaplains.Through two centuries of warfare and peacekeeping, Catholic priests serving as chaplains in the armed services have been a lifeline for the enlisted, inevitably far from home, lonely and in harm’s way. Because of chaplains, they have found strength and consolation in their religion.While religious chaplains have served in the military since the Revolution, priests did not become part of the group, at least not in any number, until the Mexican War, waged between 1846 and 1848, not surprisingly. Anti-Catholicism...

Judge denies qualified immunity to four University of Central Florida administrators including president, tasks jury with considering punitive damages. Two have moved on to Texas Tech, Yale. The University of Central Florida's outrage at a faculty member's assertion "Black privilege is real" could end up putting its top administrators at the mercy of a jury, sending a warning to campus bureaucrats nationwide not to overreact to minority views.U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza denied qualified immunity to President Alexander Cartwright, Provost Michael Johnson, former College of Sciences Dean Tosha Dupras and former Office of Institutional Equity Director Nancy Myers in a...

And there will be more of them.As was entirely predictable, some of the most vociferous purveyors of lies and libels about Israeli “genocide” have been falling all over themselves to denounce Elias Rodriguez and his “Free Palestine” murders of two Israelis outside the Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. The thoroughly indoctrinated leftist street thugs may have no problem with openly applauding the murders, but far-left leaders have to maintain their reputations, and so even some of the most voluble foes of the Jewish state have been condemning antisemitism. It is, however, too little and too late: the left has by...

AT THE FRONT LINES IN ITALY, January 10, 1944In this war I have known a lot of officers who were loved and respected by the soldiers under them. But never have I crossed the trail of any man as beloved as Capt. Henry T. Waskow of Belton, Texas.Capt. Waskow was a company commander in the 36th Division. He had led his company since long before it left the States. He was very young, only in his middle twenties, but he carried in him a sincerity and gentleness that made people want to be guided by him."After my own father, he...

This legal battle is about preserving the fundamental right of all Americans to choose which organizations and causes they support.In courtrooms across America, a battle is being waged between state bar associations and attorneys who don’t believe the right to practice law should depend on their willingness to be associated with leftist political candidates and causes. It’s a classic case of “join or starve,” with many states requiring lawyers to maintain membership in state bar associations, despite — or perhaps because of — the organizations’ increasingly liberal tilt. In response, the Freedom Foundation has filed an amicus brief with the...

When Grandma Sarah was saved from Comanchero thugs by the eponymous main character in the film The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), she wasn’t entirely happy. “This Mr. Wales is a cold-blooded killer,” she told the Indian Lone Watie, who’d been abducted with her. “He’s from Missouri, where they’re all known to be killers of innocent men, women, and children.”“Would you rather be riding with Comancheros, Granny?” Lone Watie responded, waxing rhetorical.“No, I wouldn’t,” Grandma Sarah confessed, seemingly having to almost pry open her own mouth to utter the words.Ah, prejudice and expectations. Wales wasn’t the savior Granny wanted; he also...

I was just thinking about all the democratic cheating and the fake news cabal. So I came up with some possible 2028 democratic slogans. 1. I have not yet begun to cheat! 2. Don't cheat un til you see the whites of their eyes! 3. I regret I have but one cheat to give for my country! 4. Ask not what your country can do for you but ask how you can cheat your country! 5. I cheat, therefore I am! One small cheat for man one giant cheat for mankind! 6. You have nothing to cheat for but cheating...

How José Mujica charmed, fooled, and shaped a nation.José Mujica, Uruguay’s guerrilla-turned-president-turned-political-popstar, passed away on May 13. Trying to explain him to anyone living outside Uruguay can be a challenge, because Mujica was a completely Uruguayan character. Let me illustrate. Uruguay is a country with two souls. One, urban, middle-class, socialist, with mostly European descent, and cosmopolitan pretentions that are impossible to fulfill in a country of 3 million people on the outskirts of Latin America. That’s mostly the capital, Montevideo, where half of the population lives. The other half lives in what is generally called “the countryside,” though the...

There is a new trend of voters who chose President Donald Trump on the ballot speaking out against their vote and voicing their regrets now that they’ve had a few months to experience his presidency. These TikTok videos vary from satires to teary-eyed testimonials to cringy confessions that honestly don’t even seem real. However, it is astounding the amount of people — from a variety of backgrounds — who are denouncing the very man they just knew would help them prosper. The ignorance that blinded people from his racist, fascist, money-hungry ideals is beginning to lift slowly but surely.

@GhorbaniiNiyak That chilling moment when the terrorist ploughed into innocent people! ** WARNING: GRAPHIC SCENES ***