9+ hour, 34+ min ago (532+ words) That is not surprising. Lest there be any question as to what Burns intends for us to learn about the American Revolution, Burns stated in an NPR interview on Oct. 20, 2025, that he believes the driving force of the American Revolution was not to secure for all Americans the ancient rights of Englishmen, but to steal land from the Indians. Really: The central [motivating force], we're not taught this in school. It's taxes and representation, which is super important, but it's Indian land. This is obscene historical revisionism. While it's true that many people wanted to negotiate with Indian tribes to purchase land in the west, that is where the evidence ends.Yet Burns flogs this canard repeatedly throughout the first half-hour of Episode 1. Moreover, Burns ignores the entire political history of Britain'and that history shows that, for Englishmen, the single…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago (376+ words) This year, 2025, is the 50th since the fall of Phnom Penh and Saigon in 1975. Former so-called anti-war protesters[1] from that time have recently asked that their contribution toward ending that war be recognized. I, along with many other Vietnam veterans, have no objection to the recognition of that role as long as they are willing to accept responsibility for the results of their actions.Those results include The fact that we have an extremely polarized society today is due in a great part to the fact that history of the "Vietnam War[2] has been mis-reported by the media, mis-recorded by the historians, mis-taught in our schools, and mis-applied in addressing policy decisions. That may have been a differentiation that could be debated on a college campus fifty-plus years ago, but in the fifty years since the fall of Saigon and the…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago (212+ words) Senator Elissa Slotkin " one of the "Seditious Six," a former CIA analyst, and a prot'g'e of John Brennan " is busy playing the same sick word games as Slick Willy and commie Brennan.She claims that her seditious video is meant only to draw attention to President Trump's "illegal orders," but when she is pressed to name one such "illegal order," sheadmitsthat she is "not aware" of any. In describing his disgust with Democrats' efforts to instigate a military rebellion against the Trump administration, Congressman Byron Donaldspulled no punches: "Donald Trump is the commander in chief, not Mr. Crow, not Senator Slotkin.They are not the commander in chief!And like I said before, they would not tolerate any Republican launching any video like that!" This is what Republicans mean when they denounce "Democrat privilege" in the United States.Time and…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago (744+ words) It is Ursula von der Leyen's personal flagship project: the surveillance of private chats. All signs suggest that as early as Wednesday, the EU will make a renewed attempt to establish a dedicated spying authority. Wednesday could mark a turning point in the history of the European Union. As'MCC Brussels'and'MEP Martin Sonneborn'warned on Monday, a decisive vote on the EU's proposed "chat control" is scheduled for November 26. Both the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers are expected to discuss newly formulated proposals to create an EU agency that would force messaging services like WhatsApp or Signal to scan messages before they are sent and report possible child-pornographic content. They won't say it outright -- but everyone understands the real purpose: political dragnet surveillance. Brussels is mobilizing heaven and earth to suppress opposition voices and dismantle their networks with maximum force....

9+ hour, 34+ min ago (624+ words) There are occasions when a recently constructed building has been torn down'most often due to design error making it unstable or otherwise unsafe. It is difficult to cite a single occasion when a newly-built, structurally-sound facility has been demolished due to the mere cries of crazed critics. Crazes are normally short-lived. However, leftists severely afflicted with Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) are showing no signs of recovery in returning to normalcy, as has recently been evidenced by Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif). Swalwell's case may be terminal based on his most recent demand. He wants any 2028 Democrat presidential candidate to pledge'upon their first day in office'to destroy the ballroom President Donald Trump is building: Don't even think of seeking the Democratic nomination for president unless you pledge to take a wrecking ball to the Trump Ballroom on DAY ONE. After Rep. Kevin…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1069+ words) When was the last time you watched a movie in an actual movie theater? It seems like a banal question " doesn't everyone go to the movies? That used to be the case. When I was in high school and even in college, I took time to watch movies at the local theater whenever I could. I didn't have my own VCR (DVD player) until I was 25 years old, and even then, I rarely borrowed movies from video stores (or the library). I loved going to the movie theater. Sometimes I would see two movies a day, when several second-run theaters started opening up. The public could watch a blockbuster movie, just a few weeks later, at a cheaper price. I remember paying as little as $1.00 to $2.50 a movie, and the concessions were cheap, too. I stopped going to movies for…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (897+ words) In recent years, a significant and surprisingly broad phenomenon has emerged: a quiet revival of faith among young people in both the United States and the United Kingdom. At the same time, a parallel rediscovery of God is taking place among many leading intellectuals. Together, these two trends deserve careful attention "and serious reflection. Let's begin with the "ordinary people" before turning to the ma'tres " penser. England and Wales: Young People Are Returning to Church Paul Williams, CEO of the Bible Society, summarizes the findings this way: "The Quiet Revival is a hugely significant report that should reshape perceptions of Christianity and religious practice in England and Wales. Far from sliding toward extinction, the Church is alive, growing, and making a difference for individuals and society." This favorable trend is also reflected in a rise in adult conversions and baptisms....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (220+ words) I passed by a bunch of little kids recently, chasing after bubbles emitted by a bubblicious toy. What a delightful time they were having. That's all very well, but right now experts are worrying about an AI Bubble, as the stock market retreats some 8-10 percent from a peak at the end of October. Here's one take from Niall Ferguson worrying about the crazy plans of the AI promoters: Then there is David Dayen at American Prospect. He's worried that "Silicon Valley and Wall Street are in sync: conjuring up sketchy credit deals that are pointing us toward another financial crash." Last month, the big focus was "round-tripping," the way that sundry AI and tech companies were investing in their own customers -- with Nvidia giving AI companies the investment necessary to buy their graphics processing units (GPUs), and so on. On…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1095+ words) Joy Reid, the fired MSNBC commentator who swung from defining women as "a social construct" and invoking Nazi Germany when anyone challenged transgender orthodoxy, now says she would "freak out" if she found a man in a women"s locker room. A belated moment of honesty, it seems, yet it only underscores how privileged it is to hold ideological positions until they actually affect you. That"s the essence of one of the left"s modern pastimes " virtue signaling. Nothing reveals the hollowness of progressive politics faster than the moment when theory collides with biology. In a'clip'shared widely on X/Twitter, Reid admitted that yes, if she walked into the women"s changing room and saw male anatomy, she"d be "freaked out." The kicker is that she spent years ridiculing ordinary women for saying precisely'that. Image generated by ChatGPT…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (738+ words) There is a dangerous misconception taking hold among certain Republicans who believe the party should adopt a "big tent" philosophy that includes anyone who claims the slightest right-wing inclination. This thinking comes from a place of fear. Some GOP figures remain terrified of "making enemies to the right," noticing that Democrats gain power by refusing to anger their own far left. The comparison is superficial. Democrats avoid attacking their radical fringe because those activists represent a central source of energy and turnout for the party. Republicans who believe the same dynamic applies on the right ignore the reality that their fringe contains people who openly wish to burn the GOP to the ground. Few prove that more clearly than Nick Fuentes. Last week, Fuentes delivered one of the most revealing monologues of his career. His words were not subtle. They…...