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January 2026
Conservatives must always stand for truth: Mark Alexander says we must uniformly and unequivocally denounce the woke influencers on the far Right who undermine our devotion to Liberty and conservative values and policies
Looking back fifty years at a 1976 game about U.S. civil conflict – exploring social alternatives through eclectic media (Part Two): Mark Wegierski looks at Minuteman: The Second American Revolution
Meet the future of the Republican Party in Arizona: You probably haven't heard the name Brad Miller until today but Rachel Alexander believes the Arizona lawyer may have a national impact one day
Will Spanberger and Dems ever demonstrate moderation or rational thinking?: Governor Abigail Spanberger and Virginia's legislature seem determined to impose ill-advised, destructive policies, reports Paul Driessen
De-dollarization alert! Danish pension fund dumps U.S. treasuries: It's not a lot of money, but the fact that Denmark's pension fund is dumping US treasuries is another sign of the world's lack of confidence in American monetary policy, says Mike Maharrey
Ideology and the politics of convenience: Why has an exiled Iranian Islamic socialist cult become popular among western elites?: If and when the Iranian regime comes to an end, Western policymakers must consider not only the past's coalitional, operational collaborations with MEK, but more importantly, must assess the likely consequences of supporting them in the future, writes Tirza Shorr
Why Lebanon has become Syria's most dangerous neighbor: Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah explains how refugee returns, Hizbullah's decline, and Assad-era remnants are pulling Beirut and Damascus toward confrontation
Is Canada's "warming" just politically driven data corruption?: Tom Harris argues that a recent report claiming Canada's reported warming trend may largely result from errors and artifacts in adjusted temperature data, calling into question the reliability of the data used to support national climate warming conclusions and related policies
Looking back fifty years at a 1976 game about U.S. civil conflict – exploring social alternatives through eclectic media (Part One): Mark Wegierski looks at Minuteman: The Second American Revolution
RIP Mark Brnovich, Election Integrity Champion: Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich passed away recently and his former co-worker, Rachel Alexander, pays tribute to a man who had a national impact in the United States
The Debt Black Hole claims another victim: Saks Global Holdings filed for bankruptcy recently and Mike Maharrey says you can thank government and the central bank for creating the situation that caused it
Hiding from shareholders: Berkshire Hathaway: Berkshire Hathaway is taking advantage of a change in regulations to bury any shareholder proposals it doesn't like -- regardless of their merits, writes Stefan Padfield
Israel's October 7 wartime heroes, both celebrated and unsung: Paul Driessen says Israeli tankers, soldiers, firefighters, doctors and countless others served heroically, often tragically
Beware corporations: Silencing shareholders is a risky move: The SEC has pretty much stated it won't protect shareholder rights but Esther Bouquet warns corporations to be careful if they intend on ignoring investors
For a new cultural criticism – forty years since the Pet Shop Boys' Please: Mark Wegierski offers a "retro review" of a classic 1986 recording
Rogue states as terror platforms: The multi-dimensional threat to American and Western security: Venezuela is a central hub in a global narco-terrorist network linking terrorist organizations with transnational drug trafficking, supported by state actors including Iran, Russia, China, and Turkey, writes Dr. Dan Diker
It's not a housing problem; it's a money problem!: Millennials and Gen Z may waste a lot of their money but Mike Maharrey says their inability to buy homes is the result of more than a lack of budgeting
Gavin Newsom is America's Justin Trudeau: Gavin Newsom has been positioning himself for a presidential run for years and represents the same song and dance Canadians endured for years, argue Todd Gregory and Erik Gregory
World cheering the removal of Maduro, so why are U.S. leftists protesting, supporting Mamdani?: The political left needs to explain why it's declared Donald Trump an authoritarian but then also wants Nicolás Maduro back in power in Venezuela
Forty years since George Parkin Grant's Technology and Justice (1986): Mark Wegierski tries to assess the intellectual legacy of preeminent Canadian philosopher George Grant
The Free Rider Problem and film festival entry fees: In running his own horror film festival, Thomas M. Sipos saw the classic economic issue of the Free Rider Problem play out in real life
"Battle of the Sexes" another blow against feminism and "Transgender" lunacy: Last month a tennis match took place between the number one ranked woman in the world and a male player almost out of professional tennis. The result? Selwyn Duke says it wasn't even close
Chasing sustainability without adding value is foolish -- and perhaps fraudulent: The purpose of a business is to create value for its shareholders and those who prioritize "sustainability" are probably committing fraud against its investors, argues Stefan Padfield
Who are the legitimate Palestinian leaders?: If one were to apply Western democratic values to the PA and give the PA elections their legitimate value, the inevitable conclusion is that Hamas is the legitimate leader of the PA., says Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
February 2026
Yes, leftists are "evil." Here's how they got that way -- and why you'll never change them: Selwyn Duke argues that argues leftists embrace vice due to early moral conditioning, making them emotionally attached to immorality and resistant to reasoned persuasion
Will the gender cult implode?: Mark Alexander says violence by those suffering from gender confusion pathology is on the rise, but the damage being perpetrated by the leftist gender cult agenda on millions of vulnerable souls is incalculable
Twenty years since X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006): Mark Wegierski searches for deeper meanings in this superhero film
MSM fixates on Nancy Guthrie kidnapping while completely ignoring sleazy Democratic scandal in Tucson: The Nancy Guthrie kidnapping in Tucson is grabbing the headlines but Rachel Alexander says the media is doing its best to avoid talking about a sex scandal involving a Democratic candidate
Iran is turning Trump's strategy of chaotic communication confusion against him: Months after the twelve-day war, a systematic review of Iranian internal communications reveals that Iran copied Trump's method, refined it, and is running it back against him, says Aviram Bellaishe
No! The national debt problem isn't getting better!: If you've been hearing that America's debt problem has been improving thanks to Donald Trump, you've heard very wrong, says Mike Maharrey
Climate alarmists howl after EPA rescinds 'Endangerment Finding': Paul Driessen argues that the rest of America should rejoice that reversal of the "endangerment finding" reflects legal, economic, health and welfare reality
A parting gift for Pelosi: Mark Alexander has a memo for Attorney General Pam Bondi: File a DoJ Criminal Complaint to Indict Rep. Nancy Pelosi for Destruction of Public Property
Twenty years since A Scanner Darkly (2006): Mark Wegierski offers a retrospective review of this classic Philip K. Dick film
The Democrats' sleazy redistricting is something the Founding Fathers never anticipated: Across the United States, reports Rachel Alexander, Democrats are using redistricting to elimate Republican seats -- and the only way to fight back is to use the same tactics
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and the Lebanese paradox on Hizbullah: Hizbullah occupies a structural position within Lebanon's political order. Its sudden eradication is not an operational scenario but a systemic shock that would threaten the integrity of the Lebanese state itself, argues Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah
The government job eraser strikes again!: Judging by the jobs numbers that are reported each month, you'd think the American economy is chockablock with new jobs. The reality is a little different, says Mike Maharrey
How many guns in the U.S.: All about America's firearms in 2026: In news that might not surprise, the United States is home to a lot of civilian firearms...but exactly how many? Cassandra McBride attempts to answer that question
Can grid handle next Winter Storm Fern, solar flare or enemy attack?: The US mostly dodged disaster this time, writes Paul Driessen. But what if Net Zero mandates aren't adjusted or ended?
Trump administration finally gets ICE right: Despite the mainstream media's constant churn about midterm elections as if they were tomorrow, there is time for Trump to refocus on the economy, writes Mark Alexander
Twenty years since V for Vendetta (2006): Mark Wegierski says that the story of spirited personal heroism is undermined by the film's ridiculous, misconceived sociopolitical premises
Here's the truth—and it's not Pretti: It wasn't an ICE agent that killed protestor Alex Pretti, argues Selwyn Duke, but rather a network of organizations that promoted violence
Defying reform: Abbas's elections are a direct challenge to President Trump: New participation requirements are presented as a barrier to militancy but instead entrench political dominance, undermine reform commitments, and heighten tensions with international frameworks, writes Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch
Hiding from shareholders: McDonald's and UPS: Esther Bouquet says UPS and McDonalds are refusing to engage in shareholders and provide explanations and justification for their sustainability and DEI practices
DHS: Get the ICE mission and optics right: The DHS has focused its ICE efforts on deporting the "worst of the worst," but it has failed to make that clear, argues Mark Alexander
The Democrats will support immigration control -- at this precise point: Selwyn Duke argues that Democratic support for immigration is a strategic, power-driven tool to destabilize and reshape American society through demographic change rather than a principled or humanitarian commitment
Looking back fifty years at a 1976 game about U.S. civil conflict – exploring social alternatives through eclectic media (Part Three): Mark Wegierski looks at Minuteman: The Second American Revolution
A skeptic contemplates some cautionary tales: Patterns within the archetype and sleeper: 1928's R-101 airship disaster was a historically documented failure driven by institutional hubris and suppressed dissent, writes Charlotte Cerminaro, and is a cautionary example for everyone
Deportation: A changing standard?: Democrats weren't always against deporting illegal immigrants, says David Reintjes, and recent history proves that very neatly
Is CVS daring Trump to defend biological reality?: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order a year ago with its definition of genders, but it appears that CVS isn't interested, writes Stefan Padfield
The maritime siege: A baseline for neutralizing Iran's oil lifeline: Ella Rosenberg argues that neutralizing Iran economically depends on synchronizing U.S. maritime interdiction with European financial closure
Federal Reserve puts rate cuts on pause: It was no surprise that the US Federal Reserve held the line on rate cuts last week, says Mike Maharrey, but that doesn't mean that there aren't still issues
Poor nations won't follow Europe, UN in economic suicide: Or, says Paul Driessen, continue letting global elites set policies that impoverish and kill their people
March 2026
The hidden risks of total regime change in Iran: Dr. Irwin J. Mansdorf says that power vacuums, radicalization, and legitimacy crises challenge the assumption that removing Iran’s regime will create lasting stability
On the 20th anniversary of Stephen Harper’s first victory (2006) – the decline of the Tory tradition in Canada since the 1980s (Part Four): Mark Wegierski argues that until the 1960s, Canada was a more substantively conservative society than America
A free speech culture goes beyond the First Amendment:There are those who argue that free speech continues to exist because in the market place of ideas, expressing ones that aren't popular will be face consequences. Thomas M. Sipos counters that's not how the concept of free speech is actually supposed to work
Outrage over Trump paying Michael Flynn for wrongful prosecution, zero outrage over the left’s payoffs: Former National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn cleared over $1 million after claiming he had been maliciously prosecuted for being connected to the Trump campaign, and the left is outraged. Rachel Alexander says that anger is hypocritical at best
Glyphosate opponents vs nutrition and modern agriculture: Activist and trial lawyer attacks on herbicides imperil both US and global health and nutrition, argues Paul Driessen
The U.S. government is insolvent; yes, that matters: The numbers are absolutely staggering and argue only one thing: the US government -- and arguably the country itself -- are insolvent. The problem is that most people don't seem to care, writes Mike Maharrey
Leftists’ recycled lies about the SAVE Act are so lazy they’re racist: Equating voter ID with Jim Crow-era atrocities is a disgrace to the memory of every patriot who fought, bled, and died for the right to vote, argues Curtis Hill
Brother Love the Earth’s Travelling Salvation Show: Paul Driessen argues that exaggerations and lies persuade suckers to send billions of dollars to Climate Crisis, Inc. scammers
Fox, WSJ, and NYP — Get out of the NYC sewer!: The most influential conservative media outlets in the nation are located under one roof in enemy territory, says Mark Alexander, and that needs to change
Blue voters: Stop gentrifying Red States (and appropriating Western culture): Unable to win debates on things like facts and merit, the political left is instead using every tool at their disposal to destroy conservatives, their lives and even their homes, argue Erik Gregory & Todd Gregory
On the 20th anniversary of Stephen Harper’s first victory (2006) -- the decline of the Tory tradition in Canada since the 1980s (Part Three): Mark Wegierski asks, who have been the real conservatives within the Conservative Party
While mainstream media is shrinking, rogue judge refuses to allow downsizing of Voice of America: The Trump administration may be attempting to downsize Voice of America operations but one judge is determined to protect the leftist network with all she's got, reports Rachel Alexander
National debt quietly eclipses $39 trillion: Blink and you could miss every trillion dollars added to America's national debt. Earlier this month, writes Mike Maharrey the United States set another dubious mark in financial mismanagement
Why Iran’s uranium should be left buried underground: Oded Ailam discusses what should happen to the hundreds of kilograms of uranium enriched to 60% buried under hundreds of tons of reinforced concrete and granite rock after the Iran war is finished
The strange coalition defending Tehran: It is revealing, argues Rawan Osman that some of the loudest voices claiming the mantle of human rights are, in practice, shielding one of the world’s most repressive regimes
On the 20th anniversary of Stephen Harper’s first victory (2006) – the decline of the Tory tradition in Canada since the 1980s (Part Two): Mark Wegierski looks especially at the various factions in the Progressive Conservative party of the 1980s
The left’s hypocritical attacks and doxxing of ICE: Though it may be a federal crime to to attack or doxx ICE agents, writes Rachel Alexander, it doesn't appear to be stopping those in the radical left from doing so
Detective work on the real causes of Earth’s temperature changes beginning to bear fruit: A 2025 study analyzing decades of ocean buoy data suggests cloud-related variables plays a larger role than CO₂ and should raise questions about climate policy and modelling, says Tom Harris
Demos buying biggest election runoff prize of 2026: If Democrats get the headline they are trying to buy in the April runoff for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, it would be a midterm bombshell, says Mark Alexander
After a holiday surge, consumer borrowing slowed in January signalling continued consumer stress: Consumer borrowing slowed in January, reports Mike Maharrey, but that's not good news if its because Americans have simply run out of credit to keep fueling their spending
The IRGC faces defeat: Iran's religious leadership and the Revolutionary Guards know the truth, even if they do not say it aloud, writes Oded Ailam
On the 20th anniversary of Stephen Harper's first victory (2006) -- the decline of the Tory tradition in Canada since the 1980s (Part One): Mark Wegierski begins a series of pieces looking at the "Centre-Right Opposition" over the last five decades
Spanberger v. American liberty: Another great pretender, Abigail "Bait-n-Switch" Spanberger, who ran as a moderate, has quickly established herself as a leftist Demo hack, reports Mark Alexander
Knowledge is forbidden fruit at Apple: What happens to Apple, a company with extensive interests in China, if Taiwan is invaded by its giant communist neighbour? Steve Milloy says the company isn't interested in telling you -- even if you're an investor
Household debt rose to a new record high in Q4 2025: Every new quarter seems to have another new record of debt for Americans. Mike Maharrey reports on some very dire numbers that shows Americans are drowning in the black hole of debt
Whose 'stolen' land is it, anyway?: Paul Driessen argues that Billie Eilish joins other history dunces wailing about 'stolen' land from the United States to Israel – but elsewhere?
Can Trump move the needle?: Donald Trump's State of the Union outlined his focus this year, and if he will stay on message, this will be a winning path to midterm retention of majorities, argues Mark Alexander
Twenty-five years since Quo Vadis (2001): Mark Wegierski says this great Polish movie gives a lot to ponder
Dr. Willie Soon reveals the real driver of climate change in new video: Last month noted scientist Dr. Willie Soon released a video which looked into some of the science behind climate change and Tom Harris says you should be watching it, if you haven't already
FDA cruelly holding up approval of treatments for rare diseases, despite children likely to die soon: Rachel Alexander reports on a truly tragic story of how the FDA is taking its time investigating a treatment for children afflicted with a disease that will every likely end their lives
JPMorgan CEO: This looks a lot like the run-up to 2008: History may not actually repeat itself, but it can certainly rhyme. Mike Maharrey says an important voice stated recently that the current economy looks a lot like one from recent, and unpleasant, memory
Implications of Lebanon's changing demography: Lebanon is seeing a tremendous amount of its citizens leaving the country and Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah says that the end result may not be good for the country or its neighbours
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