Politics

By Jason Jones and John Zmirak, The Stream - This week we marked Martin Luther King Day by pointing out a key fact: His non-violent tactics could not have succeeded had national media censored the violence protestors suffered — or worse, found ways to make the victims look like the guilty parties, while whitewashing brutality.

By Christine Rousselle, CNA - US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 16, 2018, as “religious freedom day.” This date was chosen as it is the 223rd anniversary of Virginia’s enactment of the Statute for Religious Freedom... In his proclamation, Trump said that “Faith is embedded in the history, spirit, and soul of our Nation,”

By Arnold Ahlert, The Patriot Post - “Now if you’re conservative, it might be difficult to get your head around what is happening in this country. So much has changed. The federal government is no longer the main threat to your privacy and to your freedoms. You’ve grown up thinking that; it’s no longer true. Big corporations are the main threat to your freedom and your privacy.” —Fox News host Tucker Carlson

By Solange Reyner, Newsmax - The U.S. military has conducted training exercises in North Carolina and Nevada in case a war with North Korea breaks out, and next month will train more than 1,000 reserve soldiers on how to set up so-called mobilization centers that move military forces overseas in a hurry, according to a report in the New York Times.