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Here’s What You Need To Know About France’s ‘Summer Of Love’ Riots

By Shawn Fleetwood The ongoing situation in France bears a striking resemblance to the Black Lives Matter and Antifa violence that engulfed American cities following the May 2020 death of George Floyd. French authorities have estimated that rioters have burned or looted more than 1,100 public and private buildings over the past week in their […]

Can the Military Solve its Recruiting Crisis?

By Rafi Schwartz The country’s armed services are scrambling to address a significant drop in people signing up to serve Uncle Sam It’s been fifty years since Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced the end of the nation’s military draft system, writing in a memo to senior Defense Department officials: “With the signing of the peace agreement in […]

J.K. Rowling’s Moment of Truth

By Rachel Lu J. K. Rowling is not a witch. She acquitted herself well in her recent “trial,” by which I mean the podcast series hosted by The Free Press, detailing the explosive controversy between history’s most famous children’s author and liberal progressive activists. It’s cleverly titled The Witch Trials, and it tells the story […]

Weekend Read: Pandemic Leaders Were Biodefense Puppets and Profiteers

By Debbie Lerman Scandalous incompetence. Profound stupidity. Astounding errors. This is how many analysts – including Dr. Vinay Prasad, Dr. Scott Atlas, and popular Substack commentator eugyppius – explain how leading public health experts could prescribe so many terrible pandemic response policies. And it’s true: the so-called experts certainly have made themselves look foolish over […]

Hobbs Doubles Down On Executive Orders For LGBTQ Community

By Daniel Stefanski Unwilling to work with the Arizona State Legislature, Governor Katie Hobbs has again chosen to exercise unilateral power in the pursuit of her progressive plans. On Tuesday, Governor Katie Hobbs announced that she signed two Executive Orders to “restore rights and protect LGBTQ+ Arizonans.” According to Hobbs’ Office, the Orders “ensure the […]

China’s Saboteurs Are Coming to America

By Gordon Chang How many soldiers of China’s People’s Liberation Army have slipped into the United States across the southern border? Some estimate 5,000, others 10,000. The concern is that, on the first day of war in Asia they will take down America’s power lines, poison water reservoirs, assassinate officials, start wildfires, spread pathogens, and […]

May 2023 Business Conditions Monthly

By Peter C. Earle May 2023 was another month indicating mostly neutral economic trends in the American Institute for Economic Research’s Business Conditions Monthly. AIER’s Leading Indicator rose to 67 in May 2023, its highest value since July 2021. The Lagging Indicator rose from 42 in April to 50 in May, shifting from mildly contracting […]

CISA Was Behind the Attempt to Control Your Thoughts, Speech, and Life

By Brownstone Institute Keeping up with the corruption of the Covid regime feels like drinking from a firehose. The volume of the fraud, the pace of new discoveries, and the breadth of the operations are overwhelming. This makes it imperative for groups like Brownstone Institute to digest the onslaught of information and communicate salient themes […]

DEROY MURDOCK: It’s Time For A Big, Fat Gay Divorce From The Alphabet People

By Deroy Murdock The G in LGBTQIA2S+ stands for “Guilt by association.” Normal gay people should flee the Alphabet People before we get fatally trampled. The original gay rights movement operated within America’s broadly Jeffersonian ethos: Individuals enjoy the liberty to pursue happiness, if they do not limit the rights of others. The Stonewall Uprising […]

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, June Update

By Wolf Richter 2nd Overall YoY Price Drop since 2012. Biggest in Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Diego, Portland, Dallas… It’s spring selling season, when prices always rise month-to-month, and they did, but it wasn’t enough. It’s still spring selling season when sales volume and prices nearly always rise on a month-to-month basis, […]

NYT Confirms DOJ Prosecutor Was Blocked From Bringing Charges Against Hunter Biden

By James Lynch The New York Times confirmed on Tuesday the accuracy of IRS whistleblower testimony claiming U.S. Attorney David Weiss was blocked from bringing charges against Hunter Biden in California. In the 21st paragraph of its story about the testimony from two IRS whistleblowers, the Times independently confirmed that Weiss’ request for California prosecutors […]

The Continuing Border Catastrophe the Biden Admin Is Hiding

By Catherine Salgado Don’t be fooled by government or media propaganda—the Biden border crisis is as horrendous as ever. In fact, instead of the touted “decrease” in illegal alien crossings, former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan reportedly found “increases in port-of-entry encounters that coincide with the rollout of” the Biden administration program […]

Ramaswamy on CBDC [Central Bank Digital Currencies]

By Alexander William Salter Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican candidate for President, has a strong position on central bank digital currencies (CBDC): “Hell no.” His proposals for reforming the Fed have major problems, but his views on financial freedom and privacy are unimpeachable. A CBDC would give the government unprecedented access to and control over private […]

The Surprising Origins of the ‘No Taxation Without Representation!’ Slogan

By Lawrence Reed The phrase that was popular during America’s own revolution owes a hat tip to a famous Englishman, who took a stand against King Charles I’s “ship tax”. Ask most Americans where the slogan “No taxation without representation!” came from and the likely response will be “American colonists protesting against Britain in the […]

Martha Washington: Remembering America’s 1st First Lady

By Virginia Allen On Independence Day, Americans rightly honor our Founding Fathers for their courage and sacrifice. George Washington is arguably the most important figure in U.S. history, and his wife, Martha Washington, was a constant support during his career. Martha Washington didn’t have an easy life. Her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis, died after the couple […]

No Quarter For Wrongthink: ASU Shuts Down Free Speech Center, Fires Faculty

By Corinne Murdock Arizona State University (ASU) has shut down a prominent free speech center and fired several faculty members following the protest of the faculty who opposed its existence. The university decided to shut down the T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development within the Barrett Honors College following a controversial event featuring conservative speakers […]