The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has had enough of Steve Bannon. Bannon, the White House’s chief strategist at the beginning of the Trump administration, finds himself facing charges of criminal contempt. The development follows his refusal to comply with the committee’s subpoena. The Washington Examiner reports: “Mr. Bannon […]
With signs of a Republican wave building, a group of Never Trump Republicans have joined forces with vulnerable Democrats. Their hope is to keep the GOP out of the majority next year—as long as Donald Trump rules the party. The Hill reports: The Renew America Movement (RAM) announced it is backing a slew of lawmakers […]
Although Denmark represents Bernie Sanders’ model for democratic socialism, the United States could learn something from the tiny Nordic country. In one way, at least. Large swaths of the U.S. remain beholden to COVID-19 restrictions. In liberal enclaves from coast to coast, American citizens have to comply with various decrees. The San Francisco Bay Area […]
If Virginia were a true swing state, Terry McAuliffe would be dead in the water. According to a CBS News poll, Republican Glenn Youngkin is leading on key issues and with the right groups. Moreover, President Biden’s sagging approval rating is a drag on Democrats nationwide. While this hasn’t doomed McAuliffe in a blue-leaning state, […]
Conservative government watchdog Judicial Watch has obtained more than 500 pages of internal documents from the DC Metropolitan Police. They describe the death of U.S. Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt in great detail. According to the department’s reporting, the officer who shot Babbitt was very “upset” after shooting the unarmed woman. Per Fox News: “These previously secret […]
A federal judge has found corrections officials in contempt of court over a Jan. 6 suspect’s medical treatment. Additionally, the judge has called for a Justice Department investigation to determine whether the jail has violated the rights of other Jan. 6 defendants. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled on Wednesday that District of Columbia Jail […]
Sponsored Support America’s Law Enforcement – Sign the Petition Today! A surging national murder rate has emboldened critics of the Defund the Police movement. Calls to neuter law enforcement hasn’t led to signing Kumbaya with violent criminals. Despite progressive hopes, the FBI confirmed that the 2020 murder surge was one for the record books. In […]
Loudoun County parents wasted no time chastising members of the Loudoun County School Board Tuesday evening. Their condemnation followed a report by the Daily Wire alleging a cover-up led to one father’s arrest at a school board meeting in June. Authorities charged Scott Smith with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at a June 22 meeting. […]
Historians shouldn’t sugarcoat the past, but the practice of judging history by way of the present is sloppy. Leftists use this practice, known as presentism, to make unsound arguments all the time. Sometimes it works. More often, it backfires as people see through this common fallacy. Hopefully, most people will see right through Vice President […]
Representative Thomas Massie announced that he has introduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. The bill, which is one sentence long, states, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2022.” “Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children’s intellectual and moral development,” said […]
Twentieth century dictators have a well-documented affinity for cinema. Adolf Hitler realized the power of film early in his 12-year reign. Decades later, Muammar Gaddafi ordered a Libyan TV channel to play his favorite movie on repeat. Joseph Stalin, meanwhile, loved Westerns. However, John Wayne’s outspoken criticism of communism put him in Stalin’s crosshairs. At […]
Mao Survivor Accuses School Board of ‘Communist Tactics’
Xi Van Fleet knows how brutal revolution can be. As a young girl, she survived Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution. Under the traumatic circumstances, two million of her countrymen died. Desperate to escape oppression, Van Fleet eventually immigrated to the United States. She settled in Northern Virginia and became a mother. Although worried about the FBI’s […]