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Special Counsel Robert Hur has declined to charge President Joe Biden for willfully retaining, disclosing and grossly mishandling a number of classified documents as a private citizen -- taking them from his time in the U.S. Senate and after he left the vice presidency in early 2017. He had no declassification authority in either position. Citing Biden's age and memory, the report states a jury would not find him guilty. "We have also considered that, at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during out interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man...

Why Americans are no longer governed by the ConstitutionConservatives like to believe that restoration of constitutional governance will fix our woes, but the founding document cannot make a people virtuous or free.Most conservatives view the U.S. Constitution as the central element that binds the identity of the nation together, but constitutions do not make peoples; peoples make constitutions. The Catholic political theorist and enlightenment skeptic Joseph de Maistre believed that no true constitution can ever be written by human hands but can only be inscribed on the hearts of a nation’s people by the almighty God. For Maistre, the notion...

Our Christian NationChristopher Dawson was an English historian in the middle of the last century, one of those intellectuals prominent in his own day—T. S. Eliot called him “the most powerful intellectual influence in England”—but mostly overlooked in ours. Which is the usual treatment posterity gives to intellectuals, and usually for the best. But as to Dawson, it’s a shame. At this troubled juncture in American history, he is worth recalling. His lifelong subject was the study of religion and culture. And his lifelong thesis was this: Every great culture in the history of mankind has depended on “a common...

Let’s face it: income inequality in our country has gotten out of hand. I know that these words sound like a Marxists slogan. Marxists will always grab at a shred of truth to push their destructive economic policies in the name of fairness. We all know (those of us with functioning brains) that there is no fairness in the world, and there never has been, and there never will be. That does not excuse us from being wary of the extreme divisions arising from unhealthy income inequality. There does exist a point where we cannot ignore the issue as libertarians...

The Anti-Democratic Movement Targeted Ralph Nader First. We Should Have Paid More AttentionThe recent ballot access challenges, political investigations, and canceled primaries are just an extension of a phenomenon we should have seen coming twenty years agoIn the summer of 2004 Theresa Amato, campaign manager of presidential candidate Ralph Nader, took out a notebook in preparation for an important phone conference.Her candidate, Nader, had already been subject to an extraordinary — and extraordinarily underreported — campaign of litigious harassment at the hands of the Democratic Party. John Kerry told Nader he had 2,000 lawyers at his disposal and would do...

Jennifer Granholm is a lying dog-faced pony soldier!Yes, you heard me! (Actually, she was a beauty queen, so dog-faced is utterly inaccurate, but I couldn’t resist the Joe Biden reference)CNBC had the Energy Secretary on to discuss Biden’s horrendous decision to halt the permitting process for the export of natural gas–a huge blow to the oil and gas industry and to, not coincidentally given the border controversy, the State of Texas.FULL STATEMENT: And it's official. The White House announces a "temporary pause" on pending approvals of American LNG export terminals.The statement is below, and links here to the comuniqué itself:...

Planned Parenthood released a video Wednesday arguing that virginity is a “completely made up concept” and complains that the term leaves out queer people. The video opens with a woman in a classroom, who argues that the word virginity was “created simply to control and shame people” and later claims that the reason “virginity is whack” is because “sex means different things to different people.” The woman says that the traditional definition of virginity, “penetration – penis into vagina,” doesn’t fit queer people or those who choose to have other kinds of sex such as anal.

In a chilling letter to congressional leaders dated January 17, former federal law enforcement and national security officials spell out the danger of Biden's open border that "arises from the nature of the threat itself." "Wars and espionage and bombings and riots are sadly familiar delivery systems of instability, intimidation and insecurity," write the former senior FBI executives. "The country has faced these and more throughout its history and has held together, though not without struggle. The threat we call out today is new and unfamiliar," the veterans of federal law enforcement explain. "In its modern history the U.S. has...

I graduated from college in the 1980s. I took my bachelor’s degree in 2.5 years by taking overloads—up to 22 credits--every semester, and full loads every summer and interim session, as well as a number of correspondence courses from another university when I had to have a class that wasn’t offered when I needed it. At that state college, my education cost a bit less than $10,000. I was an adult, paying my own freight, and needed to get back into the workforce as quickly as possible. I took out no student loans. Tuition then was a fraction of current...

Cancelling CO2: A Chilling EpiphanyIn a 1962 episode of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, an alien race lands on Earth, promising to solve the problems of hunger, energy shortages, and war. In return, these aliens ask only to be trusted.A book an alien leaves behind is analyzed by decoders, who translate the title as “To Serve Man.” An alien ambassador then passes a lie detector test, consequently resolving the hunger and energy crisis. Nations lay down their arms, placing their trust in the aliens. The aliens then invite humans to visit their home planet, and the first group sends back...

The New York Times put Charles Murray on the cover of its Sunday Magazine, calling him "The Most Dangerous Conservative." That was after he co-wrote the book, "The Bell Curve," which argued that different ethnic groups have, on average, different IQs. As Murray puts it in my video this week, "Blacks on average have a lower IQ than whites. However, whites are not at the top. East Asians, on average, have a higher IQ than whites. Ashkenazi Jews have higher IQs." Other researchers agree. An article in ScienceDirect journal puts it this way, "East Asians and their descendants average an...

Six questions every Democrat must answerThe Democrats have settled upon their 2024 campaign message: “Former President Donald Trump poses a threat to democracy and must be stopped. He has openly admitted he will become a dictator on day one.”Liberals make these statements about Trump and so-called MAGA Republican “extremists” because they know if they are repeated enough, they will stick. And they’re right. No evidence is required because the Democrats know they will never be called upon to support their claims by their comrades. When questioned by conservatives, however, they simply hold fast to their lies. Take, for example, Fox...

As Sean finishes filling out the paperwork for today’s visit, he reads the date back to himself: 1/19. “Dolly Parton’s birthday, right?” he asks. He’s lying on a plastic-covered donor chair, clipboard balanced on his leg as he initials his consent. The phlebotomist who is preparing to take his blood pauses. “Oh, is it?” she asks. “I didn’t know that.” “Yeah, yeah. All gay men know that,” Sean laughs. He’s asked WPLN News to use only his first name. At 49, it’s Sean’s first time giving blood. Last year, the FDA ended a 40-year rule that prohibited gay and bisexual...

p dir="ltr">The writers of a brand-new Newsmax piece clearly want the public to believe Congress’s latest piece of legislation is reasonable, and should be passed.But, here’s the kicker: the senators haven’t even seen it yet, so how would the journalists know if the legislation is reasonable, because clearly they haven’t seen it yet either. Why would the “conservative” media campaign to pass legislation if they haven’t seen the big print, let alone the fine print? See below:It remains to be seen whether the border policy changes, which have been negotiated in private with top White House officials, will be enough...

I don’t know about you, but if I’m ever anesthetized and under the surgeon’s knife, I would prefer the chap on the other end of the scalpel be focused solely on correcting my ailment, stitching me up, and most importantly keeping me alive. Ah, but I would prefer that, wouldn’t I, inherent bigot that I am? Thankfully, the luminaries at Ohio State University now offer a course in which aspiring health professionals, particularly those lacking melanin, are invited to...wait for it...confront their privilege! Because if you’re an anti-racist, then that’s what you want your surgeon worrying about. His privilege. Not...

Football is one of the few sports that Americans can enjoy that has no presence in June, which frees the NFL from turning away fans who do not want the LGBT agenda shoved in their face. Given that the LGBT lobby has claimed the entire month for itself, other sports that operate throughout those 30 days might feel pressure to make something of “pride” month -- and they do. The NFL, an August to February sport, could easily avoid the negative feedback from fans but has decided to go another route. The league announced Monday it will host an event...

Abigail Disney is making headlines again, this time for her involvement in a campaign by some of the world's ultrawealthy to convince government leaders to tax them more. Disney is one of over 250 millionaires and billionaires who recently signed an open letter saying they were "proud to pay more" in taxes to "address the dramatic rise of economic inequality." Disney, who's the grandniece of Walt Disney, is one of the most vocal supporters of higher taxes for the wealthy among the wealthy themselves. She's also a film producer who's frequently criticized the House of Mouse over the years. Disney...

The introduction of biometric digital identity cards could be used by governments to track “who actually got a vaccination or not,” Queen Máxima of the Netherlands said at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos this week. Queen Máxima, a longtime social justice campaigner who has served as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) since 2009, urged for the wider adoption of biometric digital ID cards globally during a WEF panel discussion titled “Comparing Notes on Financial Inclusion” on Thursday. “When I started this job, there were actually very little countries in Africa...

...Indeed, the exhibit as a whole emphasizes that views on reproductive ethics vary widely among people shaped by spiritual traditions. Artist and curator Caron Tabb initially conceived of Deeply Rooted after the leak of the Dobbs decision; she envisioned an exhibition that would explore Jewish views of abortion and reproductive justice and rebut Justice Alito’s assertion that “the right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the nation’s history and tradition.” But she broadened the scope over time, gathering works by 21 artists representing a range of beliefs and backgrounds.

If you want to seek a redress of some grievance, most people start with a lawsuit. This is partially responsible for the fact that in 2023 there are 1.33 million attorneys in America and only 1.08 million doctors. What happens when people figure out how to use these lawsuits not just for a redress of grievance but to attack others? Take, for example, the case of Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer. In this case, Acheson Hotels claims that Deborah Laufer filed a lawsuit against them not because she was harmed by their hotel but because she is an activist using...