Politics

By Lawrence Reed, The Stream - The Declaration of Independence and the subsequent Constitution set the stage but not even the Founders believed those documents were the end of the story. Many of them were, in fact, impatient that liberty’s business was yet unfinished. But America’s birth meant that we could grow and, in time, fulfill the promise of liberty for all. So even if you think the Founding generation did not go far enough, you can be grateful that its men and women took us further in the right direction than any other generation, anywhere... I wish I could go back in a time machine to that emotional moment at Fraunces Tavern on December 4, 1783. I would shed tears just as Washington did. ...

By Breccan F. Thies, The Federalist - If America’s corporate media truly cared about the truth, they would stop hyperventilating about their self-made “Signalgate” distraction and start demanding accountability for every person responsible for lying about vetting tens of thousands of Afghans... Instead, corporate media outlets are triumphantly heralding an Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report that essentially draws the conclusion that the fake Signalgate non-scandal may have, possibly, perhaps had some distant chance of putting U.S. troops in danger. .

By Brian Mark Weber, Patriot Post - For years now, conservative Californians have left the state in droves to escape the radical social and economic policies of Governor Gavin Newsom and his fellow Democrats in the state legislature. Likewise, with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promising socialism for the Big Apple, residents are considering moving out of New York to find a place where they can afford to make a living. Across the country, Americans are voting with their feet to avoid politicians who no longer represent their core values or care about their economic well-being.

By Josh Hammer, The American Spectator - The public has grown skeptical, especially when faced with real problems like the cost of living... Is the American Left finally waking up from its decades-long climate catastrophism stupor? For years, climate alarmism has reigned as political catechism: The planet is burning, and only drastic action — deindustrialization, draconian regulation, even ceasing childbearing — could forestall certain apocalypse. Now, at least some signs are emerging that both the broader public and leading liberal voices may be recoiling from the doom and gloom.