Symbolic gestures are a critical component of politics. Usually, they are deployed to show progress or growth – think of ribbon cutting ceremonies or dedications of new buildings. Opening things implies the future is getting better – and you have politician X to thank for it. What, then, are we to make of the new […]
Roberts Lobbied Kavanaugh to Save Roe – But Leak Made It Impossible
A new report alleges someone leaked Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs to kill Chief Justice John Roberts’ effort to convince one or more conservative justices to refrain from fully dismantling Roe v. Wade. (RELATED: Leftist Extremists Tweet About Paying Bounties for Sightings of Conservative Supreme Court Justices) The account, from CNN legal analyst […]
Was Ashli Babbitt Murdered on Jan. 6? Respected Use-of-Force Expert Says ‘Yes’
ANALYSIS – I was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Not as a participant but as an observer while performing security for a foreign TV news crew. I was disgusted by those rioters who were assaulting police officers. The next day, while arguing it wasn’t a coup or insurrection, I called the Capitol riot “ugly” and […]
‘Leave It to Beaver’ Star Dead at 77
Editor’s Note: Tony Dow’s management team has removed its statement that the “Leave It to Beaver” star died. Dow’s son told People magazine Tuesday that his father was alive “but in his last hours. Under hospice care.” We sincerely regret the error. Actor Tony Dow, best known for playing Wally Cleaver, the older brother of […]
Russia to Quit International Space Station Partnership
Russia‘s new space chief has announced plans to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) partnership after 2024. The announcement by Roscosmos Director General Yury Borisov heralds the end of Russia’s decades-long partnership with NASA to keep ISS fully operational. Per CNN: Roscosmos chief Yury Borisov told Russian President Vladimir Putin that “the decision to […]
Commander in Ukraine Says Russia in Christian ‘Holy War’ Against ‘Satanic’ West, LGBT Values
The commander of Chechen forces fighting for Russia in Ukraine recently described his forces as “the army of Jesus” in a “holy war” against the “satanic” values of Europe and the United States, which he called the “anti-Christ.” Apti Alaudinov, also said: “We are not under the flags of the LGBT and as long as he’s alive, […]
Washington Keeps Busy in Last Full Workweek Before August Recess
Today’s weekly Washington update comes to you live from the Marriott Marquis in Downtown D.C. where I’m attending the America First Policy Institute’s America First Agenda Summit — along with several dozen members of Congress, former Trump admin appointees and President Trump himself, who is scheduled to give the summit’s keynote address at 3:00 p.m. […]
Meet the Freshman Republican Already Making Waves in Washington
Ashley Hinson, a first-term congresswoman from Iowa, may be the next big star that Republicans desperately need to rise through their ranks. Hinson has done a good job thus far of maintaining the balance between supporting conservative ideals and balancing the interests of a swing legislative district. Hinson voted against the recent “Bipartisan Safer Communities […]
NORAD Reveals Plan to Defend the Homeland From Cruise Missiles and Drones
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – American Liberty News (ALN) – in collaboration with the Center for American Defense Studies (CADS) – provides our readers the PDB: Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING. Get Your Best Daily Defense and Foreign Affairs Intelligence Here in One Brief. Read the summaries or dive deeper via the linked […]