News – Politics – Opinion – Podcasts
Welcome back for another week of Jocelyn and her guest(s) commenting on local and national news. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers.
The historian Ludwell H. Johnson III argued that “the job of the historian is not to pass judgment, but to try to understand.” By trying to understand the past, historians enrich our cultural heritage and help us to build on the achievements of our predecessors while, hopefully, avoiding their mistakes. History is, of course, a vital component … Read more
Sometimes the ideas line up in good order and, one by one, arrive at the front of the line to find themselves explored as 600 (ish) word recon ops on these pages. Other times, they linger on the edge of consciousness, teasing from the shadowy recesses of the imagination. The latter may vanish altogether or … Read more
Whenever anyone references our Democracy, especially on social media, someone, typically several of them, feels compelled to remind anyone in range that we live in a Republic, with good reason. No one is taught that. You have to learn it on your own. You also must learn that it is a Federal Republic, and everything … Read more
Ponder the journey of evil that a newly conceived fetus must face to arrive alive in the world. Agents of death have been given the license to murder human beings created in the image of God. Enemies of God oppose life on earth, even subsidizing murder, to end life before birth with tax dollars. Will … Read more
Just weeks after the Iberian Peninsula went dark thanks to an overreliance on unreliable energy, New Orleans had 100,000 customers left in the dark. The power outage came with a three-minute warning as providers were forced to kill the juice to avoid imminent widespread and longer blackouts. Grid instability issues threatened to produce a much … Read more
Democrats actively oppose the Trump administration’s efforts to arrest and deport illegal immigrants, despite the administration’s focus on those with criminal histories. To support their opposition, Democrats frequently claim, almost as an article of faith, that illegal immigrants are less prone to commit crime. “The crime rate among immigrants is far lower than the crime … Read more
The sky is blue, water is wet, and each year, about this time, the ‘ Grok reviews NOAA’s annual hurricane predictions. It’s not that we’re overly interested in hurricanes, though you’d be hard pressed to prove otherwise. There are over 100 articles in recent years on the subject, but for a good reason. The science. … Read more
Jake Tapper continues his rehabilitation tour, promoting his book, “Original Sin.” He boldly appears on many podcasts, but I have yet to see him being grilled by Brett Baer or Sean Hannity on FOX News. Doing podcast interviews and softball sessions on his home network, CNN is tantamount to getting a one Hail Mary penance … Read more
Deal-making is said to be President Trump’s specialty, yet after five rounds of indirect talks with Iran, most recently just days ago, we seem as far away from an agreement as ever. The fifth round ended last Friday with no breakthrough, but at least no breakdown. However, each day that passes without a document signed … Read more
The former First Lady of the United States (FFLOTUS) was known for being prickly about how people referred to the wife of the then recently “elected,” though (at the time) still contested, future President Joe Biden. It’s “Dr.” Jill, they said, which for someone with even a legitimate Ed.D from a respectable univiersity is something … Read more
Amid this day of remembrance, it saddens this veteran when watching today’s protests, but more aggravating are the “bones of contention.” Unbelievably, this ongoing discord centers upon the very source that grants our freedom to protest, our own beautiful country! During the past century, the cancer of communism has been left alone to percolate within … Read more
Our country has had many phases over its relatively short life. From those brave men and women who boarded ships in Europe and headed West, unsure where they would land or what they would find, we have grown together, unfortunately, apart. We are a mere child pushing 250 years, while Greece has been around since … Read more
The air feels heavier on Memorial Day, as if the weight of sacrifice lingers in the breeze. Across the nation, flags ripple at half-mast, and quiet moments of reflection unfold in cemeteries, homes, and hearts. This is not a day for barbecues alone or casual ushering in summer. It is a sacred pause, a collective … Read more
Kelli Stavast doesn’t get enough credit. She’s the (former?) NBC Pit Reporter at the Talladega Motor Speedway who, when interviewing Brandon Brown, conveniently interpreted the chant F*ck Joe Biden (during a live interview) as Let’s Go Brandon. The rest is history. George Floyd, on the other hand, got far more credit than was his due. … Read more
Texas stands at a crossroads, and the 2026 U.S. Senate race is shaping up to be a seismic clash that will shake the Lone Star State to its core. On one side, we have Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, a relentless champion of conservative values and a loyal ally of President Donald Trump. On the other hand, … Read more
Several stories broke in the past few days about the Biden Administration’s mishandling of the pandemic. Try as I might, I couldn’t get them both into the title. The Democrat Administration was hiding dangerous COVID-19 vaccine side effects from the public while labeling people concerned about harmful side effects as dangerous, violent extremists. First. “The … Read more
Hakeem is absolutely right. It is not time for politics. It is time for answers, truth, transparency, and accountability. It is time for Democrat perp walks. I want to see every person in the Biden administration take their turn in front of a Congressional hearing and, when found complicit to the worst conspiracy in our … Read more
Banished by the medical establishment for resisting Covid policies, he now runs the agency that made them Before he was confirmed as Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was a well-respected professor of medicine and health policy at Stanford University, from which he took an M.D. in medicine and a … Read more
June 1 of this year marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of author and homeschool pioneer Samuel L. Blumenfeld. Sam’s last book, which he co-authored with Alex Newman, was Crimes of the Educators. A week before Sam’s passing, I called Alex and asked when he planned to visit Sam. They had not met in person, but … Read more