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People need meaning in their lives, and the decline in faith and uptick in socialism mark a very dangerous shift in that search. By Allan J. Feifer The West is losing faith in God, individual responsibility, and the institutions that restrain our worst tendencies. In their place, an increasingly secular culture is bending the knee toward collectivist ideas. Collectivism falsely promises to solve problems that neither human beings nor traditional institutions have. In doing so, it completely forgoes history’s lessons. As a belief in God declines, people are not abandoning a desire to believe in something larger than themselves; instead, they are looking to the collective—in a misguided belief that government, society, or some other institution will magically deliver equality, justice, security, belonging, and moral order. This ongoing transposition is accompanied by a loss of faith in individualism and institutions built on individual liberty, private property, voluntary ass...

By Kevin Downey Jr. Like everything else, mass shootings have become politicized. The who/what/how many/which guns did they use, etc., are all part of a SNAFU situation, brought to you by the people with the most to hide: liberals. You may have seen tweets stating that more people have died in France's current heat wave than in all U.S. mass shootings since 1966: More people died in France this year from not having air conditioning (7,300) than American deaths from mass shootings in all of recorded U.S. history (1,741).😬 https://t.co/1LsylyLsS1 — Matt Morse (@MattMorseTV) August 19, 2026 That's not true. Mostly. It depends on a few things—"things" the left lies about to hide the truth and demonize those pesky straight, white men. "Things" the left will conflate to get the stats it needs to confuse you and piss off other leftoids. FACT-O-RAMA! The toilet people on the left are desperate to make MAGA-capped peckerwoods look like the "existential t...

On average, it takes today's American homeowners nearly 15 years from the purchase date to break even with remaining renters and investing the difference. Problem is, most homeowners stay put for only 12 years. (Getty) By Vanessa Wong As home prices hover near record highs, pushing up the cost of homeownership, it now takes about 15 years for new home buyers to save for a down payment and break even financially compared to renting and investing during that period, according to a new analysis by the home-listings platform Zillow. In 2019, before the pandemic-era surge in home prices, the break-even point was closer to 11 years. “If you purchased your home prior to the pandemic, buying was an absolute slam dunk,” Amanda Pendleton, Zillow’s home-trends expert, told MarketWatch. Today and moving forward, “if [mortgage] rates stay elevated and home prices are probably going up, it’s just a much different calculus,” she said. “Buying a home is a very, very, very long-term decis...

CAIR states that the record-breaking numbers prove the Islamic community is expanding its political muscle like never before. By Hank Berrien Two hundred fifty-five Muslims now hold public office across the United States, representing a historic high that spans every tier of government, according to a tally released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR states that the record-breaking numbers prove the Islamic community is expanding its political muscle like never before. Executive Director Nihad Awad declared the surge shows Muslims are stepping forward to “serve their neighbors” while sending a “powerful message” against anti-Muslim rhetoric ahead of the 2026 midterms, The Washington Times reported . According to CAIR’s latest directory, nearly two-thirds of these elected officials are entrenched at the local level. Ninety-eight hold city council seats (38.4%), while another 63 serve on local school boards. Muslim lawmakers also account for 18% of stat...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta is the parent company of Facebook. (Beobachter) By Barbara Ortutay and Kelvin Chan Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. The settlement resolves a pivotal legal case years in the making that sought to hold the tech giant accountable for the role its platforms played in undermining children’s mental health. The effort targeted features designed to hook young people’s attention. “For years, Meta intentionally deceived the public about the addictive and harmful design features that have wreaked havoc on youth mental health,” Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones said. The settlement “will put an end to these dangerous practices and deliver meaningful relief that will protect children from online harm.” California Attorney General Rob Bont...

The Palestinian security apparatus is now equipped with armored vehicles and sniper rifles in breach of the Oslo Accords. Footage from Jericho shows Palestinian forces firing RPGs and heavy machine guns in combat drills. What is the PA preparing for? By Shirit Avitan Cohen Open-source intelligence gathered by the Behind the Scenes OSINT Cell reveals the Palestinian Authority (PA) has stockpiled significant weaponry and resources for a potential all-out war.  Video: Palestinians training near Israeli communities / Usage under Israel's Intellectual Property Law Article 27a The documented arsenal includes anti-tank weapons and widespread use of RPG-7 launchers during training exercises and military parades in Jericho. The National Security Battalions have heavily utilized PKM heavy machine guns – chain-driven weapons with a 7.62 millimeter (0.3 inches) caliber – to generate continuous, devastating firepower. Operatives have also converted standard M16, M4, and AK-47 assau...

By Rusty Weiss Trump Derangement Syndrome has made its way to the City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) stood before a crowd this week and delivered one of the more unhinged public statements you’ll hear from an elected official. The woke prosecutor , long backed by George Soros’s network , wasn’t talking about solving the city’s persistent violent crime problem. Instead, he was fantasizing about the future demolition of President Trump’s new White House ballroom. Because that's what a city DA should be focused on ... or something. "In about 10 to 15 years, we are all going to be sitting here with smiles on our faces," Krasner said. "And I'm going to have a paperweight sitting on my desk. And do you know what that paper weight's going to be? It's going to be a piece of the ballroom after we blow it up." Philly DA Larry Krasner says he wants the WH Ballroom blown up: "I'm going to have a paperweight sitt...

By Teri Christoph Something very serious appears to be going on inside the United States Secret Service, with three officials or agents reportedly having been escorted out of their offices on Monday as part of a criminal investigation into the leaking of classified information to the media. Journalist Susan Crabtree of RealClearPolitics broke the news Tuesday evening on X, saying that the three unidentified officials were classified as "do not admits" as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into who leaked classified information to the media, possibly about Air Force One.  Crabtree had two sources corroborate the information, and she added that the CIA and FBI are involved. 🚨🚨 @RCPolitics EXCLUSIVE and BREAKING: Three Secret Service officials/agents were walked out of their offices on Monday and made "do not admits" as part of a criminal investigation into leaked classified information to the media, according to two sources familiar with the… pic.twitt...

(AP) By Ludovic Hood On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the Trump administration’s planned “economic D-Day” for Iran: a patient campaign to financially strangle the regime in Tehran. The plan calls for full-throttle enforcement of U.S. sanctions and discreet yet hard-nosed diplomatic engagement with Beijing and other actors who facilitate illicit trade and cash flows with Iran. “Our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime,” Bessent declared. President Donald Trump is right to resort to an intensive economic pressure campaign, backed by the implicit threat of renewed kinetic action. The regime and Iran’s economy have taken a beating, compounding the country’s preexisting woes. Moreover, talks are likely to continue to sputter. Twenty years of experience as an American diplomat has made me realize that no amount of diplomatic ingenuity can contain Iran. The United States should keep pushing until it gets the best outcome f...

By Andrew Mark Miller Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed sparked controversy on social media Monday night after comparing Sharia law to Christian canon law during an interview with Fox News anchor Jesse Watters. "Getting rid of Sharia law is White supremacy?" Watters said to El-Sayed, bringing up past comments from the Michigan candidate opposing a ban on Sharia law and comparing those efforts to White supremacy. "Can you explain that one?" Sayed responded by comparing Sharia, Islamic law based on religious texts, to Catholic Church law and governance. "Nobody is trying to push Sharia law on anyone else, just like I hope nobody is trying to push canon law on anybody else, because we live in an America where you should have the freedom of your religion," El-Sayed said. The comparison sparked pushback on social media from users highlighting the differences between the two viewpoints and traditions. "He lies and says no...