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After the Heritage Foundation defended Carlson’s interview, internal messages at the conservative think tank showed staffers were outraged by the decision. One employee wrote, “Talking with some of the interns I think there are a growing number of them who actually agree [with him].” Conservative writer Rod Dreher corroborated on his Substack, “I am told by someone in a position to know that something like 30 to 40 percent of DC GOP staffers under the age of 30 are Groypers.” While Republican politicians like JD Vance and Ted Cruz have distanced themselves from the podcaster, his influence with the next...

In the most significant economic case to reach the Supreme Court in years, Trump’s authority to issue emergency tariffs faced deep skepticism from key conservatives — including Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. • While justices had tough questions for both sides, a majority expressed reservations about the administration relying on declared emergencies to issue the unchecked tariffs. • As plaintiffs presented their case, Kavanaugh repeatedly noted that courts had previously allowed then-President Richard Nixon to use similar emergency powers to impose tariffs during his administration. • Both sides previously framed the...

The President of The Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, was getting immense pressure on social media, in legacy media aritcles and elsewhere to condemn or cancel Tucker Carlson for the having Nick Fuentes as a guest. Roberts initially refused. In response, he created a video (linked below) in which he articulated the issue and explained his position. He stated, articulately and quite professionally, that while he disagrees with "and even abhors things Nick Fuentes says..." "canceling him is not the answer either." Kevin suggested the American way; defeating Fuentes with ideas and debate. For the simple act of refusing demands to...