As inflation began to edge upwards under former President Joe Biden, America’s top experts sought to calm fears by insisting such a rise was merely “transitory.” In late 2021, when inflation began to spiral out of control – proving that it was anything but transitory – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and then-Treasury Secretary Janet…
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Acting DEA Administrator Derek Maltz has a warning for members Tren de Aragua (TdA) in Colorado: “Start running now.” The violent Venezuelan gang doesn’t just have a large presence in the Centennial State; it apparently uses it as a “command and control” center. In an exclusive interview with Denver7, Maltz said he believed the illegal…
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March Madness is in full swing – not the NCAA men’s basketball playoffs, although the games so far have been nail-biters and barnburners. No, more madness is happening in the game of big politics. This week, one prestigious university decided it likes money enough to capitulate to Donald Trump. A former vice-presidential candidate tried his…
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Harvard enjoys a massive endowment of over $53 billion – but there’s a dark side to all that wealth. On March 5, Harvard Management Company, which runs the famed university’s endowment, named a new member to its board of directors, and he’s a top executive at a company with deep ties to China and Saudi…
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Is peace finally on the horizon? From the ashes sometimes rises a glimmer of hope. Since the unfortunate dust-up in the Oval Office between President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, there has been progress – albeit modest – in achieving a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. And what appeared to be an acrimonious and…
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Vice President JD Vance made headlines in February by sternly rebuking Europe over attempts to censor free speech online. But is it any surprise for Americans to learn that US-based internet behemoths like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta (Facebook), and Microsoft are all financial supporters of a DC-based organization that vigorously endorses the squelching of civil…
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Will the SAT be shoved into the proverbial locker? The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) has provided untold angst to high schoolers nationwide since 1926 – but it’s reign of terror may be coming to an end. The SAT has been widely used in the United States for college admissions to determine a student’s readiness to…
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In a move that reeks of political opportunism, some Democratic governors are trying to lure laid-off federal workers into government jobs in their states. These gestures may seem altruistic on the surface, but beyond the smiles and slogans, it looks like a performative attempt to score political points and lift the party’s abysmal approval rating….
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Podcast and videocast audiences have recently been treated to a bevy of new media content courtesy of Democratic Party royalty. In the wake of Donald Trump’s successful pre-election tour of podcasters and YouTubers, it seems a paradigm shift has occurred, changing how those of the political realm seek to disperse their message. While Trump remains…
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Safe havens for illegal aliens may have some explaining to do. Legislation is moving through Congress to make it possible for Americans to sue sanctuary cities whose policies restrict police from fully cooperating with federal immigration laws. More specifically, it allows victims and their immediate families to take legal action if they have been impacted…
President Donald Trump is going scorched earth on trade policy, emulating the famous Oprah Winfrey meme: “You get a tariff, you get a tariff, everyone gets a tariff!” From 25% levies on all incoming steel and aluminum to universal import duties on North American neighbors, nobody is spared from the new administration’s tariffs. But while…
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In 1970, Joni Mitchell penned the protest song Big Yellow Taxi after visiting Hawaii and seeing how developers had destroyed the local ecosystems’ natural habitat. It works as an anthem in today’s world, too, with lyrics such as “Hey, farmer, farmer, put away your DDT. I don’t care about spots on my apples; leave me…
