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The Communist Crazies Amongst Us: History of The Democratic Socialists of America
By Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” — John Adams “Democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” […]
Why Liberty Requires Virtue
By The Daily Signal A farmer can’t make his plants grow, but he can create the conditions that lead to their flourishing. A society can’t make its citizens virtuous, but it can nurture the institutions that lead to virtuous citizens. Great thinkers in Western civilization have long noted the importance of virtue. In “Politics,” Aristotle […]
Victor Davis Hanson: The Democrat Chicken—or the Socialist Egg?
By The Daily Signal The primaries are over, and the November general election looms. Suddenly, the Islamo-socialist podcaster Hasan Piker—who is now infamous for blaming America for 9/11 and warning Jews that “someone’s going to come around and take action, not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews”—is persona non grata on […]
NC DEMOCRAT’S DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP HORROR: Trump Supporters ‘Belong’ in Nazi Concentration Camp
By The Geller Report The difference between the two parties could not be any clearer. Dachau concentration camp, Konzentrationslager, the first of the Nazi concentration camps Fireshot/Universal Images Group via Getty By Matt Mercer North Carolina Democrat state legislative candidate Shelly Headen posted a Facebook story from a vacation showing her in front of ovens […]
America Doesn’t Have Enough Petroleum Refineries: This Is The Cause of High Gas Prices!
By Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) The United States has 130 operable petroleum refineries (128 currently operating), with a total atmospheric crude oil distillation capacity of roughly 18.2 million barrels per day (b/d). The U.S. processes around 16 to 16.5 million barrels of crude oil per day, producing refined petroleum products (gasoline, […]
INEC Confirms Oladigbo Oluwasogo Olalekan as SDP Candidate for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency
By Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com DrRichSwier.com Contributor Set to Take Campaign Message to the People Ahead of 2027 Election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released its list of qualified candidates for the forthcoming 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections, confirming Oladigbo Oluwasogo Olalekan, ASM, ACIPM, HRPL, as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for […]
It’s Time: Trump Should Make It Clear That Islam Is Not a ‘Religion of Peace’
By The Geller Report This policy of denial of reality is as harmful as the attacks themselves. In the 25 years since 9/11, we have suffered an onslaught of Muslim immigration, the jihad caucus in Congress, sharia enforcement under the guise of “hate speech” legislation…. Not a week after 9/11, George W. Bush assembled the […]
Socialism and Communism Are Two Sides of the Same Cult
By Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) “The goal of socialism is communism.” — Vladimir Lenin “How do you tell a Communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.” — Ronald Reagan, Remarks in Arlington, Virginia (1988) “Socialism is […]
Sharia-Free America Caucus Looks to States in the 120th Congress
By The Daily Signal FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — The Daily Signal has learned that the Sharia-Free America Caucus is looking to expand its efforts in preserving the U.S. Constitution beyond Washington in the 120th Congress. A woman is caned after being convicted of violating Aceh’s Islamic law prohibiting sex outside marriage in Banda […]
Data Shows The DSA Takeover Of The Democrat Party Is Nearly Complete
By The Daily Caller The majority of Democrats support the Democratic Socialists of America, a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found. The latest survey shows that among Democrats, 59% consider themselves DSA supporters, compared to just 30% who do not. Out of total voters polled just 26% consider themselves supportive of the DSA, compared to 66% who do not […]
What Vance’s RNC Speech Reveals About 2028
By The Daily Signal Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention was not a formal kickoff to an expected 2028 presidential campaign. But a close look at what he said suggests that, informally, in some respects, that’s exactly what it was. Vance did not mention his rumored campaign, but he […]
GOP Convention Roars Into the Midterms: Trump, Vance Rally the Party for November
By The Geller Report Quick Summary Vice President JD Vance delivered a prime time address on the second night of the GOP midterm convention, fueling speculation about his future plans. DALLAS—JD Vance delivered a fiery, future-looking speech on the second night of the GOP midterm convention that showcased the vice president’s vision of America and will […]
9/11 Did Not End That Night
By Family Research Council Twenty-five years ago, I had just returned from a conference in Austria when several European friends left me with an unsettling warning: the terrorist threat against America was extraordinarily high. Their concern stayed with me. For several years I had written and spoken publicly about Islamist terrorist organizations and the danger […]
TRUMP IGNITES DALLAS GOP MIDTERMS: ‘Pretend I’m on the Ballot—Let Us Finish the Job’
By The Geller Report “Americans have traveled from every corner of America to be here…Republicans are ready to win.” (RNC Chairman Joe Gruters) Fox News: Addressing a packed house at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Trump sought to make it clear: “The choice in this election is very, very simple,” Trump told the crowd. […]
U.S. War Strategy Pivots to Sinking Iranian Tankers
By Family Research Council The U.S. military has “successfully destroyed 10 Iranian tankers in just the last week,” U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday, marking a steep escalation in President Trump’s declared strategy of “Economic Warfare and Isolation” of the Islamist regime. “These vessels were part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC, and Iran cannot defend them.” […]
EXCLUSIVE: Noncitizen Arrested After Voting In 2024 Presidential Election
By The Daily Caller The Trump administration arrested an illegal alien in September who allegedly voted in the 2024 presidential election, the Daily Caller learned. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers arrested Mariana Alexandra Dewey, a citizen of Peru, on Sept. 1 for illegally misrepresenting herself as a legal […]
Fetterman Praises McCormick, Vows To Work With Trump In Pre-Recorded Midterm Convention Video
By The Daily Caller A sitting Democratic senator lent his voice to the Republican Party’s big night, and the political world took notice. WATCH: John Fetterman Addresses The Republican National Convention In Support Of Dave McCormick Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appeared in an unexpected prerecorded video at the GOP’s first-ever midterm convention Wednesday […]
‘If You Don’t Love America, Get the Hell Out’: Tom Emmer Unloads at RNC
By The Daily Signal House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., issued a stark warning about the rise of socialism in the Democratic Party during his speech at the Republican National Convention in Dallas. “This is an election between common sense and communism, between America-loving patriots and hate-America extremists, between freedom and tyranny,” Emmer told the […]
GOP Launches First Ever Midterm Convention in Dallas
By The Geller Report Get ready. The president is doing all he can to energize the base as if he were on the ballot. Every Republican had better get off their asses and vote. WATCH: GOP Midterm Convention Day 1 From Dallas Watch on C-SPAN Washington Times: Among the key contests he’s hoping to […]
Victor Davis Hanson: When Will the Iranian People Overthrow the Regime?
By The Daily Signal Victor Davis Hanson: When Will the Iranian People Overthrow the Regime? Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. We […]
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Slashes Bureaucratic Backlog Keeping Veterans From Their Benefits
By The Daily Caller President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to accelerate benefits and employment opportunities for veterans, the Daily Caller learned first. The executive order will modernize data management and data sharing between the Departments of War and Veterans Affairs to help expedite veterans’ access to benefits, a White House official […]
PERKINS: The Promise of Socialism Is Misery for All
By Family Research Council Earlier this week, the House of Representatives voted 220-192 to approve a resolution condemning socialism. Only eight Democrats joined the Republicans in voting for the measure. The resolution read in part: “Whereas socialist ideology necessitates a concentration of power that has, time and time again, collapsed into communist regimes, totalitarian rule, […]
Preview: Trump’s GOP Looks to Build Momentum at Dallas Convention
By The Daily Signal The Republican National Committee is set to host its first-ever midterm national convention this week in Dallas, Texas. With less than 60 days until the midterm election, the party is using this event to celebrate nominees, fundraise, and build momentum for November. Unlike a presidential convention, when the party selects its nominee for […]
Trump Jumps Into Election Cycle With $10,000,000 Contribution In Red State’s Nail-Biter Race
By The Daily Caller Trump’s political machine roared into the midterms this weekend with a $10 million strike aimed at rescuing a Republican in danger of losing deep-red Texas. The pro-Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. reported a $10 million independent expenditure in the Texas Senate race, according to a Federal Election Commission filing. The buy sends $5 […]
Abdul El-Sayed’s Pedophilia Problem
By Jihad Watch Sex with 9-year-olds, legal rape and wife-beating. “We need your voice,” Abdul El-Sayed told a sex offender who had been sentenced to prison for sexually soliciting what he thought was a 14-year-old girl online and then for “distributing child sexually abusive material and multiple counts of accosting children for immoral purposes.” The sex offender had reinvented […]
‘Cosplaying As Extras In Succession’: DSA Reportedly Shelling Out $22,000 A Month For Two New Luxury Offices
By The Daily Caller The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is trading its worn-down headquarters for two upscale offices that will run $22,000 a month. The socialist group is abandoning its Lower East Side base in favor of new spaces in Midtown and Bed-Stuy, according to the New York Post. Co-chair Grace […]
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s, Bessent’s ‘Anaconda’ Strategy Is Tightening Around Iran
By The Daily Signal Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s Iran Strategy Could Bring Down the Regime Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: Let’s turn then to […]
Muslim Terrorist Attacks in the United States — 1990 to 2026
By Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) We were stuck by a post on X by Visegrád 24 stating, “The Gays for Gaza activist Cameron Capara has been shot dead in a random attack in front a gay bar in Tucson by an Islamist migrant from Gambia. The gay pro-Palestine activist was killed […]
Eighteen Years Ago
By Stand Together Against Racism and Radicalism in the Services (STARRS) I am quite sure y’all are looking at the title to this missive and asking, what is the ol’ Colonel talking about? Well, bear with me, please. We can recall the maxim of Chinese communist leader Mao Tse-Tung alluding to the “long slow march” […]
Piker & El-Sayed: Comedy Gold
By The Daily Signal Hasan Piker & Abdul El-Sayed have become the greatest comedy duo since Abbott & Costello. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello thrived from 1935 to 1957 in burlesque, radio, motion pictures, and TV—from their beloved “Who’s on First?” routine to their “7 x 13 = 28” sketch. Abbott & Costello intended to be funny. They worked hard […]