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By Robert F. Turner On March 28—just two days before the congressionally proclaimed “ National Vietnam War Veteran’s Day “—PBS broadcast “The Movement and the ‘Madman,’” gleefully depicting America’s resistance to blatant international Communist aggression in Vietnam as moronic and portraying leaders of the so-called “peace movement” as heroes who saved the world from nuclear disaster. The program was as absurd as it was shameful. Jefferson advised  that, when angry, count to 10 before speaking. When very angry, count to 100. Waiting a month did not quell my outrage, but today’s forty-eighth anniversary of the Communist conquest of South Vietnam necessitated a response. I spent considerable time in Vietnam between 1968 and leaving during the 1975 final evacuation, including tours as an Army Lieutenant and Captain, a stint as a journalist, and multiple visits while serving as national security adviser to a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. After leaving...

By Monica Showalter Are Democrats emerging as the party that hates children and their guardian parents? Sure seems like it with this pair, who were caught insulting parents protecting their kids in southeastern Virginia. According to  Fox News: Two Democratic lawmakers  in Virginia  were caught on hot mic last week mocking parental rights as "garbage," "crap," and "stupid," according to two recordings posted on social media by the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC). On the recordings, which were taken at a Friday meet-and-greet at Christopher Newport University, state Sen. Monty Mason and state Del. Shelly Simonds can be heard ripping Republicans over  S.B. 1515 , a bill that required pornography websites to verify a user's age to be at least 18 before allowing access to its content. They also slammed an amendment to the bill proposed by Republican Gov.  Glenn Youngkin  that would have required children to get permission from parents to s...

By Sarah Arnold Oklahoma’s Senate passed a bill that would ban gender-affirming care, including surgeries and hormone and puberty blockers for minors.  Senate Bill 613 was voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill, passing in a 37-8 vote by a Republican-led Senate. It is now heading to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) desk, who is expected to sign it.  During the voting, Republicans argued that restrictions on transgender surgeries were necessary in order to prevent irreversible harm to children and protect them from the Left’s progressive push.  Sen. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee) praised the bill’s passage, saying that such life-alternating procedures are “medical malpractice” and the mutilation and sterilization of children. On the contrary, Democrats said the bill is an invasion of parental rights.  Sen. Carri Hicks (D-Oklahoma City) claimed that “gender-affirming care is life-saving care.” If signed into law, the bill would prohibit any medical procedure that al...

Guilty verdicts in the most consequential January 6 trial will be the green light the Justice Department has been waiting for to go after the former president. By Julie Kelly Of the hundreds of video clips used as evidence in the marathon trial of five members of the Proud Boys, prosecutors began closing arguments not with a clip of the defendants engaged in criminal activity but with a clip of Donald Trump. The government showed the jury a portion of the September 2020 presidential debate; goaded by Joe Biden and then-Fox News host Chris Wallace to condemn “white supremacists and militia groups” in an effort to downplay Black Lives Matter and Antifa violence, Trump asked them to “give me a name.” Biden quickly answered, “the Proud Boys.” “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,” Trump said in response. The offhand remark—Trump later said he did not know who the Proud Boys were—made the group “jubilant,” assistant U.S. Attorney Conor Mulroe told the jury on Monday morning....

We invite you to join our coverage of the "How Many More" Rally at the Austin, TX State Capitol today from 2-5 PM EST., with your host Ben Bergquam. This rally is intended to highlight the unfolding crisis at the U.S. southern border with the dangerous influx of drugs like Fentanyl into the U.S., human trafficking, and the national security threat posed by drug cartels and international terrorist organizations. The rally will serve as a call for Texas leaders like Gov. Abbott and other state elected officials to take action, specifically that the Texas Legislature declare an “invasion” as the southern border and secure the passage of Texas HB 20, which will create a Texas Border Protection Unit. For more info go to:  https://howmanymore.com Join the Conversation! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We have a wonderful, active, and engaged community. Come join us in the comments section below! You'll need a Hyvor account (100% free) if you don't already have one. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ...

By Jack Phillips A male gunman is still at large after allegedly shooting and killing five people, including a child, in Texas late last week that started with a noise complaint, officials said. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza, was allegedly asked to stop firing a rifle in his yard because a baby was trying to sleep, said the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect then allegedly opened fire, killing the five, including an 8-year-old during the early morning hours of Saturday, April 29. In an update posted on social media on Saturday night, the sheriff’s office said that “an extensive manhunt for Oropeza has not yielded his location.” No updates have been provided by the office as of Sunday morning. “If you have any tips or information, please call our office immediately at 936-653-4367. You can remain anonymous. Oropeza is considered armed and dangerous, do not approach or attempt to apprehend. Contact local authorities immediately,...

By DAVID P. GOLDMAN Henry Ford’s 1908 Model T sold for $850, or about $25,000 in today’s money, but by 1925 could be had for just $260 in the mid-1920s, less than $4,400 today, and not bad when the average salary was about $3,000 a year. That made Americans mobile and changed everything. There’s good news and bad news. We’re starting another Industrial Revolution – call it Industry 4.0 (steam/gasoline power, electricity, computers, and now artificial intelligence). Factories, ports, and warehouses will run with a degree of efficiency unimaginable a couple of decades ago.  The bad news is that it’s happening fastest in China. If you’re not worried about what that means for us, you probably never visited the north of England, the former industrial heartland turned into a vast rustbelt. China already has 30% of the world’s manufacturing. It makes 27 million cars a year. We make 10 million. Until recently Chinese automakers made cheaper, lower-quality models. More afflu...

By streiff Last week, it became public that two officers in the US Army 5th Security Forces Assistance Brigade were under investigation for misconduct. The commander, Colonel Jonathan Chung , and the commander of one of the organic battalions in that brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Meghann Sullivan , have both come under official scrutiny for very different things, and very different things happened. Let me preface this by saying a) I don’t know anyone in this story, and b) the story is based on information that has appeared in the media. The Army is being closed mouth about the investigations, but they have had the opportunity to correct the record if anything has been misstated. They haven’t. Let’s deal with the brigade commander first. Public Domain Image CREDIT: US ARMY Colonel Chung was suspended from command on April 10. In an email to his subordinates, as reported by Military.com , Chung wrote: “I am not facing allegations regarding any illegal, immoral or unethica...

By Michael Austin When it comes to conservative politics, there are few bigger players than Floyd Brown. From working in radio to advising various presidential campaigns and even founding Citizens United and this very outlet, The Western Journal, he’s done it all. So, when a man of Brown’s stature gives his opinion, its worth taking the time to heed his words. In light of that fact, according to Brown, Tucker Carlson’s recent ousting from Fox News is far more sinister than anyone realizes. Everyone and their brother has had a different theory on why Fox News chose to part ways with far and away the most culturally transformative figure to ever appear on the network. Some think it had to do with  the recently settled Dominion lawsuit . Others say it was because of a recent lawsuit filed against Carlson by a former employee. According to Brown, however, the reason was something else entirely; in his view, it was an act of spiritual warfare. “There’s been a lot of spe...

By M Dowling Suppose you are wondering about all the crazy things going on, like gender ideology, elimination of fossil fuels, government weaponization, out-of-control corporations, and politicians who don’t care what the people want. In that case, you can only understand it in the context of Agenda 2030. I don’t want to say this is a conspiracy, it’s an agenda, and the participants all think alike. They have different motives, but they’re on the same page and it’s not good for anyone but the elite. Agenda 2030 is trending on Twitter. People are beginning to realize it’s a real thing. Agenda 2030 is an outgrowth of Agenda 2021 but is far more involved. The Agenda pushes the goals of numerous global institutions, including the World Economic Forum, The World Bank, the UN, the EU, The WHO (World Health Organization), and many others. It’s also known as the UN Agenda, New World Order, The Great Reset, The Liberal World Order, The 4th Industrial Revolution, The Green New Dea...