Former Reagan economist: I’ve ‘never been more optimistic’ about America’s future
Former Reagan economist Art Laffer and former World Bank President David Malpass assess the economy under the Trump administration on ‘Kudlow.’
Tribes; A Melting Pot No Longer?
As a predominantly Christian nation, we welcomed everyone through legal immigration. We expected everyone to share the same values—freedom, self-reliance, capitalism, and the willingness to learn and speak English.
The real first Thanksgiving in America.
Bad ass Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés arrives in Florida for Thanksgiving in 1565. One of my ancestors landed at Plymouth Rock. He signed the Mayflower Compact. When I commemorate their first thanksgiving in 1621, some Virginian says, oh, it wasn’t the first because there was one in Jamestown, Virginia, 14 years earlier. But neither …
Mind Games: How They Play Us; Part III
Mind Games: How They Play Us; Part III — You’re Not as Smart as You Think: The Psychology of Being Easily Played (and the Way Out) Here’s where we get honest: The biggest vulnerability in this whole system isn’t the internet. It isn’t Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Congress, or the Russians. It’s your brain. You are …
Trump responds to shooting of National Guardsmen
President Donald Trump condemned the shooting of two West Virginia National Guardsmen in Washington DC as a “heinous assault” and “an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror.”
Are Elections Still the Path to Good Governance?
f our elections have been corrupted, can we vote our way back into good governance? Trust in elections is critical, because a peaceful transfer of power depends on broad acceptance of election results. Yet trust is slipping, because there is ample reason to remain suspicious.
A Camino Conversation
There was a big group of us walking together. Jamie and I were the eldest of the group. Most of these pilgrims were in their teens or mid-20s. They were kids, far from home. And strays of all species have a tendency to follow my wife.
Seditious Conspiracy on Capitol Hill
Five former-military and one former-CIA-analyst Democrat Members of Congress just engaged in a seditious conspiracy against the United States, the duly elected President, and all active-duty members of our armed forces.
Gen. Keane: THIS has to happen before any resolution
Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane sheds light on the role of the National Guard in protecting cities and analyzes recent efforts to broker a deal between Russia and Ukraine on ‘Special Report.’
America’s Soft Collapse: How Polarized Media, Permanent Bureaucrats, and Weaponized Apathy Are Quietly Rewriting Our Republic
America’s fall, if we allow it, will look much more polite. Much quieter. Almost boring. It will come wearing a suit, carrying a binder, and assuring you in soothing tones that everything is under “expert control.”
Journolism: Are There No Mirrors at the Lenfest Institute for Journalism?
Jim Friedlich is Chief Executive Officer and executive director of the Leftist, oops, sorry, Lenfest Institute for Journalism, the nonprofit organization that owns what I have sometimes called The Philadelphia Enquirer¹. In Wednesday morning’s newspaper, he is “Giving thanks — and offering up a prayer — for America’s free press: On this, more than any …
A Day of Thanksgiving in the New World
On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, November 26 of that year as a national day of Thanksgiving and prayer.
Mind Games: How They Play Us; Part II
Social media took human beings — once capable of nuance, friendship, and healthy disagreement — and shoved us back into warring tribes like it’s 10,000 BC and someone stole the mammoth meat.
Introduction to Business 101: Golf with THE Chuck – A Tribute to Enduring American Grit; November 21–23, 2025 (Now With 100% More Dad Jokes and Zero Bogeys)
Ah, another weekend where President Trump proved the best way to drain the swamp is to first drain a few putts. While the rest of Washington was doom-scrolling and clutching pearls, DJT was turning Joint Base Andrews into his personal Augusta and giving the world’s worst dictators a collective wedgie. Let’s roll. Weekend Lessons Teed …
How to Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey
The old woman felt weird, not cooking this year. But she’d given up cooking Thanksgiving ever since the stroke paralyzed half of her body and forced her into an assisted living home.
Giving Thanks
“It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.” ~ President George Washington
A Thanksgiving We Barely Recognize: The Real Story Behind the Myth
the real Thanksgiving — the one we refuse to talk about — looked nothing like a Hallmark card. It was less a celebration of abundance and more a collective sigh of relief that they weren’t dead yet.
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We are most thankful the shutdown Finally went through the House, Followed with Donnie’s non-AutoPen; Shumer sure was a louse. The Republicans showed power So that the ship did not sink; Now we move on, After the Democrats did blink. But that’s not all The Don secured; An enema world despots did need …
Ukraine makes changes to US President Donald Trump’s ‘Peace plan’ • FRANCE 24 English
Ukraine makes changes to US President Donald Trump’s ‘Peace plan’ Dave Keating, our correspondant in Brussels Belgium, has more.