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With an urgency commensurate with the stakes, temperate Americans of all political persuasions, but especially conservatives, should act together to implement this proposition: JD Vance’s ambitions must be stymied. He says Tucker Carlson (Putin fanboy, Hitler apologist, Churchill disparager, megaphone for Holocaust denial) is his friend, therefore Carlson belongs in the conservative movement. Vance said he will not throw Carlson “under the bus,” because a Vance virtue is acknowledgment of his debts: Carlson ardently lobbied Donald Trump to make Vance his running mate. A president’s character counts because the nation cannot count on the sufficiency of the Constitution’s Madisonian ingenuity....

A look at urban environmental hero, Taylor Frazier McCollum, billionaire Marxist Neville Roy Singham, and how 40 American data center projects were rejected by voters.Back in June, I reported on lawmakers’ warnings that China may be fueling opposition to American data centers, which is a serious concern worth keeping in mind as the backlash spreads. Now NPR offers a sympathetic profile of Taylor Frazier McCollum, whose organizing helped put a $5 billion Maryland data center project on hold, even as the surrounding county struggles with a budget deficit and the region is struggling economically. Frazier McCollum is one of a...

The Trump administration acted Tuesday to cut millions more Americans from the nation's largest food assistance program, even as enrollment continues to fall from other administration cuts. A proposed rule issued by the Department of Agriculture would limit automatic eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, also known as food stamps, for households receiving cash aid under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. Currently, households receiving TANF benefits qualify for SNAP without needing to meet federal income thresholds. TANF eligibility varies by state but is generally 130% to 200% of the federal poverty level. SNAP eligibility is generally 130%...

Rabb, the far-left congressman-elect in Philadelphia, is refusing to comment on an ugly boycott of Jewish businesses in his district on the anniversary of KristallnachtDEMOCRATS Revealed: Chris Rabb Has Longtime Relationship With Organizers of Antisemitic Boycott He Won’t Condemn, Joined Them in Effort To Free Cop-Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal Rabb, the far-left congressman-elect in Philadelphia, is refusing to comment on an ugly boycott of Jewish businesses in his district on the anniversary of Kristallnacht Chris Rabb (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) Chuck Ross November 10, 2026 Socialist congressman-elect Chris Rabb—under fire for failing to speak out against a far-left "bicycle boycott ride" targeting...

The United States is at war. Whether you like that or not does not change it, and pretending otherwise only opens you to your adversaries. I am not talking about Iran. That is the war you can see on television, and it will end with a ceasefire. The war I mean is with China, it has no front and no end date, and it is the one that decides the next decade. A central thesis of my work is that we are running a wartime economy for exactly this reason. It is not a black and white war with declarations...

Austria's government on Wednesday launched plans to tighten the country's laws against spying, which at present explicitly ban espionage directed against Austria itself but not if it targets other countries or international organizations. Austria is a European Union member that has a policy of military neutrality dating back to the 1950s. Its capital, Vienna, is host to several U.N. agencies including the International Atomic Energy Agency. It is also the home of other international groups such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC. "Espionage is a real threat...

The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary vowed Wednesday that Tehran would not allow the removal of "even a single particle of enriched nuclear material" from the country, casting doubt on diplomatic efforts as the U.S. has long sought a peace deal that would see Iran give up its enriched uranium.President Trump has argued that he needed to launch the war with Iran to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which the regime has always denied any intention of doing. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Tuesday that "crazy Islamists in Tehran will never ever...

There's no shortage of takeaways from last Tuesday's shellacking, but one of the most unfortunate is the door the GOP's drubbing opened for radical Islam. In Michigan, which is sounding more like an arm of the Tehran propaganda machine every day, two of the most powerful offices are laying an unnerving groundwork for the nation's next chapter. As Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed openly warned in his victory speech, winning his seat was never the goal. "The goal is to use that seat to transform our politics." And that's what every American should be afraid of. El-Sayed's success, which seemed impossible in...

On the "Verdict" podcast, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told Ben Ferguson that Democrats are likely to make impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth their first order of business when the House returns, predicting that the votes are already there to impeach him. --------snip-------------- BEN FERGUSON: Now, Senator, let's talk about what impeachment looks like outside of the president. You can hear Jeffries there. He's making it clear this is their bullseye. They want him gone. You said it takes a simple majority. That happens in the House. Then, what would happen next? Is it the same procedures as when they go...

(Excerpted) What the polls told us going into the election was not that Americans were inalterably opposed to war with Iran; they were opposed to NOT WINNING a war with Iran. As General George S. Patton famously said in a speech to his troops during World War II, “Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time.” Donald Trump’s entire public persona was built around winning: The Art of the Deal, The Art of the Comeback, and The Apprentice were all about Donald Trump the winner. And right now, despite all the...

Growing up behind the Iron Curtain, I learned that human history advances through freedom and innovation — not the forced collectivism promised by communist ideology. As a child in school, I discovered that communism is a dead end. In 1950s Romania, the propaganda was pasted and sung everywhere: “Communism is the ideal society.” “We are all devoted to constructing communism.” And then there was Lenin’s slogan: “Always forward!” The reality that bread was on rations and meat stores were empty was justified by the promise: “We are not there yet. We are still on the pre-communism step, called socialism.” Education...

NASA just wrapped up its Max Power event, the agency’s first-ever aerospace technology expo that took place Wednesday through Sunday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Featuring discussions, panels, announcements and technology demonstrations, the biggest part of the event was NASA’s update on the Ignition initiative, which promises to put a base on the moon by 2032. The Moon Base Program is an expensive endeavor that requires the help of various space companies to complete on time. Max Power discussed the various technologies and projects to make a base work, including the new CLPS 2 contract, a nuclear-powered moon...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (11/11/26)[Prayer]The Scriptures in Handel’s “Messiah”Isaiah 9:66 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Holy Bible, The King James Version________________________

What things can a man say to a woman at a formal ball to observe that she looks good without being offensive? Let’s look at the background of the question. I just attended a very nice formal ball where the men were in suits, black-tie tuxedos, and white-tie tailcoats. What’s fascinating about the protocols here is that the more men dress up, the less of a spectacle they become. Their individuality gradually dissipates into a blur of grayscale coloring. Stand them all in a line and they nearly look like they are all in uniforms. All of this is intentional...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has relocated with his family from his private residence to a military base after Iranian threats against his life escalated beyond an “advanced stage,” according to reports Tuesday. The threats come as President Donald Trump has chosen to intensify the sweeping economic offensive against Iran spearheaded by Bessent, rather than resume major military operations, placing the Treasury secretary at the center of Washington’s strategy to economically isolate the Islamic Republic. The New York Times first disclosed the relocation, citing three people familiar with the matter who said intelligence about threats against Bessent contributed to a broader...

The Democrats’ Blueprint for Permanent PowerThe Constitution supplies legitimate ways to change those rules via the constitutional amendment process and nearly every item on the Democrat agenda is designed to bypass it.Every generation of Americans is told that some emergency justifies setting the Constitution aside just this once. Today’s “emergency” comes with a slogan: saving democracy. Strip away the branding, and the Democrat Party’s structural agenda looks like something entirely different—and reminiscent of the old Bolsheviki power play 100 years ago but recast for gaining control of U.S. institutions. Two new states, a packed Supreme Court, the end of the...

When the Federal Aviation Administration reinforced cockpit doors after the 9/11 hijackings, it turned flight decks into fortresses to lock out terrorists. But what if a terrorist is already inside? That question has new urgency following the harrowing Sept. 30 attack aboard a FlyDubai flight in which a Muslim extremist (Islamist) pilot was forcefully stopped by a heroic pilot and brave passengers from crashing a plane bound for Israel. Former aviation security officials say the FAA needs to reassess threats inside cockpits and the measures intended to counter them. They say this review is especially urgent because the agency has...

The deranged passenger who claimed he had a bomb aboard a New Orleans-bound United Airlines flight and then tried to rush the cockpit, has been identified as a Honduran illegal migrant twice kicked out of the US, immigration officials told The Post. Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, was arrested on three separate occasions by Border Patrol for illegally entering the United States, years before he threatened to blow up the United flight 2174 plane out of New Jersey Monday night, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said. Immigration officials said that Gomez-Alberto, a Honduras native, was arrested twice in the US...

In 2008, Margaret Reichenbach and her husband bought oceanfront land to build a house, but neighbours repeatedly disrupted the construction; 18 years later, an appeals court upheld a $3.7 million verdict against them.