🇺🇦 Victor Davis Hanson: Five Ukrainian fables. From: American Greatness. Trump pressured NATO, armed Ukraine, and imposed tough policies on Russia, while Europe postures without action—leaving real deterrence to the U.S.
Americans overwhelmingly support free speech — but 10% endorse calls to violence. From: Emily Nayyer/The Fire. A new YouGov survey highlights partisan divisions over the limits and threats to free speech.
🇺🇸 What the numbers say about the erosion of American freedom. From: Philip Bump/Washington Post. Freedom in America is at risk, with democracy and the press facing significant challenges.
America is beating Europe. From: John Stossel/Reason. A popular narrative says Europeans are better off because of increased regulation. Reality paints a different picture.
⭐️ GOP Rep says she will ‘be criminally referring’ sanctuary city mayors to be investigated. From: Harold Hutchison/Daily Caller News. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna told four mayors of so-called “sanctuary cities” she would be referring them for potential prosecution.
A $20 billion slush fund — paid by you to progressive nonprofits. From: Bari Weiss/X. The DOJ is investigating the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a $27 billion program that was part of Joe Biden’s $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act.
👉 Down but not out: the Supreme Court rules 5-4 against the freezing $2 billion in USAID funds. From: Jonathan Turley. There is more than meets the eye in this short, unsigned opinion.
Agriculture Secretary says Biden admin racked up $49 Billion trade deficit that triggered 30% surge in farm costs. From: Mariane Angela/Tampa Free Press. Farmers are grappling with high input costs amidst fluctuating commodity prices.
🚩Zelensky met with Dems before he met President Trump. From: John Leake/Focal Points. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) encouraged Zelensky to reject deal with Trump, confirms my suspicion the Dems have been acting as agents for Ukrainian oligarchic state.
The scientific fallacy that spawned COVID absolutism. From:Jon Miltimore/The Daily Economy. Science requires us to challenge received ‘truth’ and seek out better evidence. But that questioning challenges our baked-in respect for authority.
❤️ The Trump effect: winning hearts and minds. From: Larry Elder/ Creators. Trump, as a politician, has never been more popular.
Is Trump expanding his coalition? From: Ruy Teixeira/Liberal Patriot. If not, why not?
🎯 The apotheosis of EV idiocy. From: Eric Peters Autos. EVs – those battery powered devices that look like cars, trucks and SUVs but which are far less practical and much more expensive than vehicles – aren’t selling very well.
Night of the living Dems. From: Bill O’Reilly. Democratic Senator John Fetterman, now the party’s voice of reason, described the display as ‘a sad cavalcade of self-owns and unhinged petulance.’