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What do Theresa May and Andy Burnham have in common with Michel Barnier, François Bayrou and Emmanuel Macron? All five were admirably honest with the public about the trade-offs inherent in financing an ageing society, and all five were duly punished for their candour by the public, the press, opposition politicians or all three.The past two decades of French and British politics are a graveyard of proposals to slow the upward ratchet of spending on growing elderly populations. The same two decades of French and British fiscal balances show the results. Public disbursements to older citizens have climbed higher and...

If by chance you were unaware of Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University this week, he was a very articulate debater who treated respectfully those who debated him. He espoused views which were perfectly normal, a defender of the West, Israel, and Christianity, enlightenment views which matched those of the Founders and are encapsulated in the Constitution. You may see videos of his debates on the internet. He was skillful at it and had thousands of young followers. Indeed, many consider his successful work a big factor in youth support for the President. As shocking...

Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling (Warning: long rant) My liberal friends are completely oblivious about how radicalizing the last week has been for tens of millions of normal Americans. Zero clue. I’m not talking about people who are “online”; I mean regular, everyday Americans. “Normies.” People who scroll through Facebook posts and Instagram reels from the Dutch Bros drive thru line. Political moderates who have water cooler chats about Mahomes touchdowns and Bon Jovi concerts, not Twitter threads or Rachel Maddow monologues. Millions of them. Tens of millions. They’re logging on, they’re engaging, and they’re furious. And I’ll be candid: They blame...

“Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, ‘What do you seek?’ They said to Him, ‘Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come, and you will see.’ So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour” (John 1:38–39). As Andrew and John walked after Him, “Jesus turned and saw them following, and said to them, ‘What do you seek?’” He already knew what the two wanted. The Lord asked the question to challenge them to consider their...

John Adams, in his retirement, was disheartened. What had his life in politics counted for? he wondered. The renewal in 1805 of a 30-year friendship with Doctor Benjamin Rush reinvigorated him. ... In one conversation about the “perfectibility of man” and religion’s role in making “men and nations happy,” both Rush and Adams lamented the moral decay they witnessed in the world around them. “By renouncing the Bible,” Rush interjected, “philosophers swing from their moorings upon all moral Subjects. . . . It is the only correct map of the human heart that ever has been published. It contains a...

Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh announced the dismissal of a dean and a department head after a viral video in which a student appears to be asked to leave class for disagreeing with transgenderism. Shortly thereafter, the professor herself was also fired. The video, shared by Texas State Rep. Brian Harrison on Monday, showed the student confronting Dr. Melissa McCoul during a class about children’s literature, asserting that her course materials disobeyed Trump administration executive orders against diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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The right to vote is one of the most misunderstood rights in American law. ... It must be noted that the Constitution does not prohibit all restrictions on voting rights. Sex and race are the big ones, but at one time, states did restrict the right to vote to property owners. This gradually vanished, until today, the right to vote is popularly considered a human right, endowed to us by our Creator. It is not in the founding documents, however. In too many cases, allowing incompetent people to vote amounts to giving matches to small children — matches and dynamite....

The federal government's budget deficit reached $2 trillion for the current fiscal year as the deficit has widened by nearly $100 billion from last year. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its monthly budget update for August, which showed the deficit reached $1.989 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025. That amounts to a $92 billion increase in the deficit when compared with the first 11 months of fiscal year 2024. Overall, federal spending was up by $391 billion from a year ago, an increase of 5%, while tax receipts rose $299 billion, or 7%, in...

There is a spiritual battle going on, but if we'll stay true to the Word of God, He will provide!

Immediately after the murder of Charlie Kirk, Israeli street artist Dudi Shoval set out to memorialize the defender of Israel and Judeo-Christian values in a mural in Ashdod.

More than 110,000 protesters rally in London against immigration, waving British, Israeli and US flags, chanting 'Send them home,' and holding signs honoring slain US activist; police deploy 1,000 officers to keep order. Ynet, news agencies|09.13.25 More than 100,000 demonstrators rallied Saturday in central London at a mass protest against immigration, organized under the banner “Unite the Kingdom.” The event was spearheaded by anti-Muslim campaigner and self-described Zionist Tommy Robinson. Waving British and English flags, the crowd marched along Whitehall toward Parliament, chanting slogans such as “Send them home,” “Stop the boats” and “Save our children.” Some participants carried Israeli...

Charlize Theron's car was reportedly stolen from her Los Angeles home earlier this week on Thursday as she became the latest victim of the city's crime spree. The incident occurred on Thursday when an individual made their way onto the 50-year-old Oscar winner's property through an open gate, sources with the LAPD told NBC4 Investigates. The suspect proceeded to steal a BMW and at the time, the key fob had been inside the vehicle. LAPD were able to track down the actress's car amid their search for the suspect involved in the theft. Daily Mail has reached out to Theron's...

Elon Musk appears via video feed at Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom Rally in London: Elon Musk Appears at Unite the Kingdom Rally

While everyone was focused on Charlie Kirk’s assassination this Democrat judge in North Carolina ordered Iryna Zarutka’s murderer Decarlos Brown to be released from prison. They are trying to make sure he doesn’t even go to trial and is set free.

A lot has happened in the last week including "Free Republic" going down... Support Free Republic The premier conservative site a favorite of Rush Limbaugh I support it and her are links to support FR... Newsdump Alert: A Mass Protest In London... Newsdump Alert: Trump Pledges Russia Sanctions If NATO Countries Do The Same, Calls For NATO Tariffs On China... And here we are what a week Benjamin Netanyahu bombing Qatar and I think lusting for more war with Iran anything to divert from "Qatargate"... Charlie Kirk spoke out against war with Iran directly to President Donald Trump... In last...

A Fox News presenter suggested during a live segment that people struggling with homelessness and mental health issues should be executed. Brian Kilmeade made the comments on the network's flagship talk show Fox and Friends on Wednesday alongside co-hosts Lawrence Jones and Ainsley Earhardt. The trio had been discussing the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska who was killed while on a bus when Kilmeade made the now heavily criticized remark. Jones suggested that people not taking up programs to help those battling mental health and homelessness should be locked up, when Kilmeade went nuclear. 'Or involuntary lethal or something,...

On July 5, 2005, George Smith disappeared from his honeymoon cruise. His family has been on a mission to find those responsible, but their long quest for justice is now in jeopardy. In the beginning, suspicion surrounded George's new widow. But the FBI soon turned its focus to a group of young men — the last to see George alive. A "48 Hours" investigation has uncovered failed polygraphs, questionable alibis and a provocative video made by some of the men just hours after George Smith disappeared. "You know, sometimes you still think, 'Ah, he might still be out there,' cuz...

Great speech by Eva at the London demonstration today. Called on the British patriots there to think of English patron Saint the legendary Saint George and fight to rescue their land from foreign invaders.

(Warning: long rant) My liberal friends are completely oblivious about how radicalizing the last week has been for tens of millions of normal Americans. Zero clue. I’m not talking about people who are “online”; I mean regular, everyday Americans. “Normies.” People who scroll through Facebook posts and Instagram reels from the Dutch Bros drive thru line. Political moderates who have water cooler chats about Mahomes touchdowns and Bon Jovi concerts, not Twitter threads or Rachel Maddow monologues. Millions of them. Tens of millions. They’re logging on, they’re engaging, and they’re furious. And I’ll be candid: They blame you guys. They...