When Democracy Glitches: The Case Against Electronic Voting

Every democracy rests on trust. When citizens doubt that their votes are counted accurately, elections lose legitimacy no matter who wins. Over the past two decades, the United States has turned toward electronic voting machines under the banner of modernization. Yet modernization has a cost: complexity, opacity, and vulnerability. Every major voting machine manufacturer, from […]

What The First 48 Hours Of A US-China War Would Look Like

I have been writing about the probability of a big war with China for years, increasingly so recently. I pray that I’m wrong, but I see too many indicators leading to that conclusion. And it will likely happen sooner than we think. China’s dictator Xi Jinping has declared the Chinese military must be ready to […]

Trump Endorses Primary Challenger For Thomas Massie’s Seat

President Donald Trump has officially endorsed retired Navy SEAL and Army Ranger Ed Gallrein in a potential primary challenge against Republican Rep. Thomas Massie. Trump’s endorsement, delivered via a lengthy Truth Social post, escalates a long-simmering feud between the former president and Massie — a libertarian-leaning congressman known for his frequent dissent from GOP leadership […]

ICE Expands Surveillance, Tracking Antifa

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has significantly expanded its surveillance infrastructure, signing multimillion-dollar contracts for advanced tracking, hacking, and facial recognition technologies. The new tools are designed not only for immigration enforcement, but also at domestic protest movements the Trump administration has linked to Antifa and anti-ICE activism, according to a Washington Post investigation. Newly uncovered […]

Soros Network Linked To Bankrolling Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Protests

Billionaire financier George Soros — long known as one of the Democrat Party’s biggest political donors — is once again funding the activist infrastructure behind a major left-wing protest movement. This time, Soros’ Open Society Foundation is helping bankroll the “No Kings” demonstrations, in which Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and millions of progressive […]

The 2nd Amendment: America’s Timeless Equalizer For The Weak & Vulnerable

The right to keep and bear arms is not an outdated relic of the 18th century, as the anti-gun zealots want you to believe, but a safeguard of liberty and self-preservation. By Sean Maloney for Ammoland Critics often portray the Second Amendment as a barrier to public safety, yet both history and reported weekly self-defense incidents confirm otherwise. […]

Ceasefire In Jeopardy: Hamas Violence Tests Trump’s Plan

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – President Trump has threatened to use U.S. military force inside Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this […]

Progressive ‘Squad’ Member Spent Tens Of Thousands On Luxury Transportation

Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a prominent member of the progressive “Squad,” spent more than $30,000 in campaign funds on limousine services over the past year, according to recent Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings — raising questions about her campaign’s spending practices as she continues to push for wealth redistribution and corporate accountability. Between October 2024 and September 2025, Tlaib’s […]

Federal Prosecutors File Antifa Terrorism Charges For First Time

Two people face terrorism charges — the first such charges directed toward anyone accused of being linked to antifa — in connection with a shooting targeting federal agents outside a Texas Detention Center on July 4. A federal grand jury indicted Cameron Arnold of Dallas and Zachary Evetts of Waxahachie, Texas. Both face seven charges, […]

China-Linked Crime Rings Pocketed Over $1 Billion From Scam Texts

Criminal networks operating out of China have made more than $1 billion in the past three years by bombarding Americans with fraudulent text messages that trick recipients into handing over credit-card data, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — and investigators warn the schemes are now highly industrialized. The scams, commonly called “smishing” (SMS phishing), typically alert […]