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Freedom of speech is a virus! And censorship is a vaccine!" Ursula von der Leyen called for “vaccinating” society against uncomfortable information .

Times have changed. Consider these quotes from Roosevelt’s classic Four Freedoms Speech, January 6, 1941, contrasted with quotes from President Trump on January 6, 2021 and others: "....... Members of this new Congress ....... at no previous time has American security been as seriously threatened from without as it is today.” – FDR, 1941. cf DJT in 2021: “Our country has had enough. We will not take it anymore …… We’re gathered together in the heart of our nation’s capital for one very, very basic and simple reason: to save our democracy.“ "(The dictators’) only interest is in a new...

United Nations expert and renowned investigative journalist William F. Jasper explains the danger of a recent UN-commissioned report that calls on governments to threaten and punish religious leaders and organizations that don’t go along with LGBTQ orthodoxy. While many may be tempted to shrug off the report as a toothless statement of intent, history shows that the United Nations has a way of getting its way. The sustainable development climate restrictions affecting the lives of Americans today is a solid example of a UN agenda that now affects the lives of everyone living in the West.

In honor of the holiday, we look back on the most iconic image of Thanksgiving: Norman Rockwell's 'Freedom of Want,' painted amidst World War II. "Our cook cooked it, I painted it and we ate it. That was one of the few times I've ever eaten the model." As one of the leading American artists of the 20th century, Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) captured America life in his paintings and illustrations, both the nostalgic view of the American dream and the challenges of the interwar and postwar periods. One of his best known works, Freedom from Want (also known as Thanksgiving),...