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Crime Rate for Illegal Aliens Vastly Understated, Data Shows
In June, illegal alien Victor Martinez-Hernandez was charged with the murder of Rachel Morin, a mother of five in Maryland. Police in Oklahoma tracked the accused repeat offender down with a sample of his DNA recovered from a Los Angeles home invasion in which a 9-year-old girl and her mother were assaulted. Police say Martinez-Hernandez…John R Lott Jr. -
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Jack Smith Drops Trump Election Case
Special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion Monday in D.C. District Court to drop the Jan. 6 case against President-elect Donald Trump with Judge Tanya Chutkan. “As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant, Donald J. Trump, will be inaugurated as President on January 20, 2025,” Smith’s motion said. “It…Fred Lucas -
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This Trump Pick Can Silently Strangle the Deep State
The Office of Management and Budget is a less well-known entity within the executive branch, but few are as critical for ensuring the implementation of the president’s agenda. President-elect Donald Trump has once again placed that awesome responsibility in Russ Vought’s hands. The previous Trump OMB director will return to the White House, where he…Bradley Devlin -
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Why Going Nuclear Is Vital to America
Production of clean, safe, and reliable nuclear energy is a vital part of America’s energy future. Once a reactor is built, it becomes a lasting part of America’s energy infrastructure. An insightful new book by Jack Spencer, “Nuclear Revolution: Powering the Next Generation” (Optimum Publishing International) describes what America has to do to ramp up…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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Pentagon Loses Track of $2.5 Trillion
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. The Pentagon has failed its seventh audit in a row, losing track of $2.5 trillion worth of assets. Where will Elon Musk possibly find $2 trillion of waste and fraud? Last week, the Pentagon once again failed its…Peter St. Onge -
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The Most Trumpian Lawmaker Should Replace Vance in Ohio’s Senate Seat
Sen. JD Vance just won a promotion to vice president. The Ohio Republican lawmaker and his incoming boss—once-and-future President Donald Trump—did so in mandate-producing fashion. Beyond just their trouncing of Democrats Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Trump and Vance also outperformed just about all down-ballot Republicans. That makes the Senate Republicans’ choice as their leader—K…Seton Motley -
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Heritage Foundation Chief Takes Long View in Combating America’s ‘Social and Cultural Deterioration’
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts says he has two great passions in life: politics and education. “And I make a living in education,” Roberts told Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn during a recent interview on “The Larry Arnn Show” podcast reaired on “The Kevin Roberts Show” podcast Wednesday. Arnn presented Roberts with two questions: “What’s…Christina Lewis -
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IRS Compliance Costs $546 Billion Per Year
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Americans spend over $500 billion per year defending themselves against the IRS. That’s spitting distance from the $800 billion the Defense Department spends protecting us against foreigners—well, failing to protect, in the case of the border. So, forget…Peter St. Onge -
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Over a Decade in the Making, ‘Bonhoeffer’ Finally Hits Big Screen
Camille Kampouris says she and her husband have long carried with them a desire “to raise up men and women, old and young, to be like [Dietrich] Bonhoeffer, to speak out when there's evil.” Bonhoeffer was a German theologian, a pastor, an anti-Nazi dissident, and a spy who took part in an assassination plot against…Virginia Allen -
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How Trump Can Bring Peace, Stabilize Middle East
Earlier this month, after almost four years of the Biden-Harris administration’s weakness, Americans voted overwhelmingly for the return of former President Donald Trump’s determined leadership. Nowhere is that leadership needed more than in the Middle East, where the aftershocks of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel continue to reverberate—not only in the region but here at home. Trump left office in…Victoria Coates -
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Pete Hegseth, the Jerusalem Cross, the Crusades, and Anti-Christian Bigotry
As soon as President-elect Donald Trump had nominated Fox News host Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, the legacy media unleashed a torrent of breathless stories about Hegseth’s “extremism” because he displays tattoos of the Jerusalem Cross and “Deus vult,” a Latin phrase associated with the Crusades. The Associated Press reported that a fellow service…Tyler O’Neil -
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Destructive Environmentalists
People eagerly give money to rich environmental groups. The Natural Resources Defense Council has $463 million in assets. The NRDC claims it uses law “to confront the climate crisis.” What it really does is pay lawyers to torture people who try to do useful things. Example: America needs minerals like copper and silver to make…John Stossel -
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Pro-Trump Influencers Are Disrupting Political Media
President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory in the 2024 presidential election proved that a candidate could win without catering to the legacy media. In the weeks before Election Day, Trump shunned CBS News’ “60 Minutes” and other corporate media outlets in favor of modern-day influencers like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Logan Paul. Megyn Kelly, whose show…Robert B. Bluey -
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Judge Compares Spa’s Women-Only Policy to Segregation-Era ‘Whites Only’ Rules
A federal judge compared a female-only entrance policy for a Washington state-based spa to a “whites-only” policy at a hearing on Monday. Judge M. Margaret McKeown, a Clinton appointee who sits on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, drew a parallel between Olympus Spa, a Korean spa whose services are restricted to biological women, and…Victoria Marshall -
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Young, Black, Hispanic Americans Would Opt Out of Social Security Even If It Weren’t Broken
I pull the following directly from the summary of the 2024 annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees: The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund (that is, Social Security) will be able to pay 100% of total scheduled benefits until 2033, unchanged from last year's report. At that time, the…Star Parker -
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Rejecting Extremism: Why Voters Chose American Energy and Common Sense
President Donald Trump’s overwhelming victory on Election Day was another signal that the American people want to embrace affordable American energy and reject the incessant “doom and gloom” narrative being touted by environmental extremists. For decades, radical environmental groups like Greenpeace have been employing apocalyptic rhetoric while offering so-called solutions that would make energy more…Jason Isaac -
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Liberal Media Stars Mock the Threat of ‘Transgender Women’ in Sports
Last month, ABC anchor Martha Raddatz was mocked by JD Vance when she tried to minimize the threat of gangs in Colorado taking over apartment buildings by force. “The incidents were limited to a handful of apartment complexes,” she said. It’s too bad for you if you lived in one of those buildings. “Do you…Tim Graham -
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‘COMMON SENSE’: GOP Lawmakers in Swing State Override Governor’s Veto of Anti-Sanctuary Bill
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Lawmakers in North Carolina overwhelmingly voted for legislation to require law enforcement across the state to cooperate with federal immigration authorities who are trying to catch illegal aliens. The GOP-dominated state Legislature on Wednesday completed its override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of HB 10, a bill that effectively will ban “sanctuary city” policies…Jason Hopkins -
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It Isn’t Country Music: The Real Reason CMA Awards’ Snub of Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Wasn’t ‘Racist.’
Ringo Starr has a new country music album set for release on Jan. 10, and the legendary ex-Beatle appears to have recorded an LP that has more of a traditional country music sound than almost anything playing on contemporary country radio today or, for that matter, a good many of the songs feted Wednesday night…Peter Parisi -
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Baltic State’s About-Face on China Should Worry America Amid New Cold War With Beijing
It was a “grave diplomatic mistake.” These forceful words seem appropriate to rebuff threatening actions taken by American and transatlantic adversaries. The words would fit the moment in condemning Iranian missile barrages against Israel or Russian atrocities in Ukraine or Chinese meddling in the U.S. Unfortunately, the remark was made by Lithuanian Prime Minister-designate Gintautas…Jordan Embree