The new political ‘It’ girl seems to have her choice of presidential tickets these days. Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest running and most popular weekly column. Former Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is in the position any former presidential candidate would relish: Both Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr. have set…
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Trump doubles his net worth in a single shareholder vote. Have former President Donald Trump’s financial burdens been resolved? The markets, the political arena, and his legal adversaries paid attention to Wall Street this last week. It was not to see if the Dow Jones Industrial Average would close above 40,000 or if cocoa prices…
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The early elections and Super Tuesday have come and gone. With Donald Trump and Joe Biden both having already surpassed the required number of delegates to claim their respective parties’ nominations, it’s all over but the crying. But the primaries and caucuses continue, for a while, at least. Next up on the list of swing…
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Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest running and most popular weekly column. An observant bunch, heartlanders commented on the symbolism of the Ides of March while drinking green Bud Light and blended Kermit-colored cocktails. They celebrated spring and speculated on who might be the next St. Patrick to drive the snakes from the…
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A grassroots movement to prevent Chinese ownership of American farmland is butting heads with “global economy” development advocates in state governments. Nowhere is this more pronounced at the moment than in Indiana. “A bill to slightly limit foreign adversaries’ ownership of Indiana land revealed a state agency is currently planning 11 business deals with Chinese…
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are taking a hit. Diversity, equity, and inclusion – or DEI – isn’t new to colleges and universities, but in the last few years it has certainly grown in controversy. Some lump it together with critical race theory, but the growing assumption is that it’s a form of indoctrination, teaching…
After a long day in court Thursday, March 14, Donald Trump got some bad news. Judge Aileen Cannon denied one of his motions to dismiss charges for illegally retaining sensitive government documents after leaving the White House. That’s one down, but he filed several – and this is far from the only legal battle in…
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The optic of Maria Shriver and Jill Biden holding hands at the State of the Union was no accident. It’s hard to ignore a Kennedy, which is what the Democratic Party is finding out with less than eight months to go until Election Day. The presidential aspirations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – or RFK…
A new poll shows how people across the globe are changing their views on democracy. The Pew Research Center carried out a global survey of the views on democracy around the world. While this type of governance is still popular, people don’t seem to be as pleased with it as they once were. In fact,…
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Despite Democrat efforts, the special counsel did not let Biden off the hook. Three questions dominated Special Counsel Robert Hur’s March 12 testimony on Capitol Hill regarding his investigation of Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents: Were crimes committed – more specifically, was there an intent to commit an act that violates federal law? Why…
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But Trump is collecting some union endorsements, too. Election 2024 is proving no candidate is a sure bet — not Joe Biden and not Donald Trump. For those political ideologues who may argue the point, consider this: The 1.3 million members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters haven’t chosen a side yet. Both presidential candidates…
The sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, once advised to “always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” Such wise counsel may be little comfort to those who today (March 12) – by virtue of being later on…
