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MACDONALD: Canadians Aren’t That Nice

July 11, 2026 Steve MacDonald

While surfing the news-o-sphere for something to amuse my mind, I stumbled upon what you’d expect to find. An article with the headline “Canada and Australia Have Much Higher Violent Crime Rates Than the US.” By expect, I mean, the US gets a bad rap for its murder rates, especially from Democrats who run the … Read more

IMANI: The Autopsy of a Fading Civilization Afraid to Name Its Enemies

January 2, 2026 Amil Imani

In his December 2025 commentary for The Daily Signal, “Leaders Fail When the Threat of Radical Islam Is Ignored,” Victor Davis Hanson does not merely contribute to the 24-hour news cycle; he pens a digital memento mori for a fading civilization. To review this piece from the perspective of a cultural archaeologist is to see … Read more

If Not Peace, What Is Zelenskyy’s End Game

March 3, 2025 Ray Cardello

The world is still digesting the ridiculous scene in the Oval Office last Friday with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, JD Vance, and President Donald Trump. Of course, like every event in this fractured world, the Left and Right have two distinct views of what happened. The Left sees this altercation as an ambush by Trump and Vance … Read more

God Is Greater

October 29, 2024 Aaron Warner

Though it may feel like it for many of us, who knows where we rank among the most uncertain times in human history? Many civilizations have faced enormous levels of hostility and strife, our own as well during the Civil War, however the alarmist bells are clanging on both sides making essentially the same claim … Read more

Night Cap: Assange Is Up for Grabs in UK on 21 February 2024

February 19, 2024 Op-Ed

Australia’s Parliament has finally passed a motion saying Assange should be returned to Australia. The vote was 86 Yes, 42 No. Andrew Wilkie, MP was the ringleader. Barnaby Joyce abstained from voting.

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It’s Never Been A Better Time To Be A Christian

March 31, 2023 Aaron Warner

You, like me, may not even bother to look out the windows on a daily basis to lament the sad goings on in our world. The level of impossible craziness seems to expand beyond the previous level as if some new law of the Momentum of Societal Insanity is about to be discovered.

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The US Sports Betting Industry in 2022

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Guest Contributor

America’s four most popular sports are all in season right now, and the sports betting industry is loving it. Last year, the industry generated $4.29 billion in revenue from the $57.22 billion wagered.

Parasites and How the World May End

October 19, 2022 Op-Ed

This is how the world ends. This is how the world will end. This is how the world is ending. Not with a bang but an Oh well.

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Looks like COVID is Almost Over!

October 29, 2024September 26, 2021 Joseph Mirzoeff

It looks like COVID is almost over! Both Brazil and India confirm early treatment solutions and medical freedom are the answers. And specifically, not requiring the COVID vaccines.

Osama Bin Laden Forbade al Qaeda from Killing Joe Biden Because He Would “Lead the US into Crisis”

August 23, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Joe Biden has proven Osama bin Laden correct. Osama bin Laden is credited with forbidding al-Qaeda from developing an assassination plan for then-Vice President Biden. “Biden is totally unprepared for that post (of president), which will lead the US into a crisis.”

Data Point – Is Yours The Most Patriotic State in America; The Least Patriotic?

June 27, 2021 Skip

Much has been made of how the younger generations increasingly see this Country as evil and racist. The Left has poisoned their minds. Told them that the United States was conceived in slavery.

7 Benefits of Traveling Within the States

September 9, 2022February 23, 2021 Guest Contributor

When it comes to travel, many people think they need to visit the other side of the world for a great experience, but that simply is not true. You can have an educational, inspiring, and exciting adventure without even leaving your own country! If you are planning your next getaway, here are seven benefits of … Read more

We Interrupt Fake Impeachment for Actual News: Coronavirus Spreads but Source Identified

January 23, 2020 Steve MacDonald

It’s not pandemic, post-apocalyptic, rage zombie time, but we need to pay attention. The Coronavirus is a SARS strain with pneumonia-like symptoms that can be deadly. At present, there are cases reported in China, Japan, Thailand, and at least one confirmed case in the United States.

American Energy Boom is a Winner for You, The Economy, and Dopey Climate Libs

January 2, 2020 Steve MacDonald

We don’t shy away from our love affair with cheap, abundant energy. It is a critical cost of doing everything from lifting up an economy to securing national defense interests. Liberals appear opposed to all of that, and some Dems believe them, but will this news data change their minds?

Veterans’ Day Thanking Those Who Served

November 11, 2019

Why and how are we free? The reason Americans are free is ultimately thanks to the US veterans. They saved the free world from German domination in the First World War. Veterans saved the free world from Japanese and German fascism in the Second World War. They saved the free world from communism in the Cold War.

Links for International News of the Day

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

We hope the Links for International News of the Day will help you stay abreast of happenings in the broader world that may affect your corner of it. China China detains former U.S. Air Force pilot flying for FedEx. Wall Street Journal. U.S. New Jersey man charged with helping Hezbollah plot terror attacks on U.S. … Read more

Links for International News of the Day

September 19, 2019

We hope the Links for International News of the Day will help you stay abreast of happenings in the broader world that may affect your corner of it. Saudi Arabia Saudi oil attack was approved by Iran’s supreme leader, U.S. official says. CBS News. Pompeo says attack was ‘act of war’ on Saudi Arabia, seeks … Read more

Links for International News of the Day

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019

We hope the Links for International News of the Day will help you stay abreast of happenings in the broader world that may affect your corner of it. Israel Israeli politics deadlocked after second election: What now? Reuters. Israel elections results based on counted ballots. Jerusalem Post. Saudi Arabia Growing evidence Iran launched oil field … Read more

Links for International News of the Day

September 17, 2019 Steve MacDonald

We hope the Links for International News of the Day will help you stay abreast of happenings in the broader world that may affect your corner of it. Saudi Arabia Trump says Iran appears responsible for Saudi Attack but that he wants to avoid war. New York Times. U.S. intelligence shows Saudi oil attack was … Read more

The End of the Beginning of the End

September 26, 2018November 8, 2012

When not caused by war, nations decay slowly and gradually (e.g., modern day France, Italy, Spain, Greece etc.).

Alas, now, it seems ours is no different. Its exceptionalism is dissolving into the ordinary. It’s a choice made by the people. They fore-go liberty and self subjugate themselves under ruling political and administrative classes of which they’ll never be a part. They’ll never rise to those classes because they’re taught apathy, complacency, and their place since birth. They are relieved of the burdensome onus of everyday decisions. Decisions that were proudly made by preceding generations that were not a bother or an onus at all to them. To them, it was life. Deciding what to do, how to live, and how to be was essential and culminated in traditions, virtues, and mores.

That became too onerous for the generations that followed, they blithely go about taking direction and surrendering thinking and creativity to others in the elite political classes.