JERRY NEWCOMBE — At one time, America was among the best educated nations in the world. James Madison of Virginia, a key architect of the Constitution, said, “A well-instructed people alone can be permanently a free people.” But a recent Gallup poll earlier this month has found that American faith in college today has dropped significantly.... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — The news that President Joe Biden’s Justice Department might soon indict and arrest former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol should terrify all Americans, regardless of their political beliefs. Put bluntly, if Biden’s DOJ arrests Trump, the president’s main political rival heading into the 2024 election, it will trigger a political and electoral crisis unlike any America has ever faced. It’s not too much to say that such a move would not only imperil the upcoming presidential election but the republic itself. Jailing political rivals is what happens in tinpot dictatorships like Nicaragua, where President Daniel Ortega’s political rivals often find themselves arrested and imprisoned on charges of treason.... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — If the last two election cycles have proven anything, it’s that Democrats hold an undeniable double standard when it comes to objecting to elections. The radically different treatment Republicans receive when contesting poorly administered elections intensified this week when Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged 16 Republican electors in her state for participating in what she deemed a “false electors scheme.” Defendants, all 55 years or older, each face eight various conspiracy and forgery felony counts that carry a sentence of five to 14 years in prison each.... (more)

SLATE — Question: Can I level with you? I’m not always sure I know what people are talking about when they say algorithm? You’re not alone: Honestly, I haven’t always been sure what I meant when I said it either. But here’s the absolute simplest definition: An algorithm is a set of guidelines that describe how to perform a task.... (more)

BEN SHAPIRO — This weekend, Tucker Carlson interviewed a bevy of Republican presidential candidates in Iowa. Despite the fact that polls show that nearly zero Americans consider the war in Ukraine to be a top voting priority, Carlson spent a disproportionate share of his time grilling the candidates over their position on Ukraine.... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — Gary Shapley, a veteran agent with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), told House lawmakers Wednesday that the Justice Department slow-walked criminal proceedings into Hunter Biden to allow the statute of limitations to expire. Shapley testified as one of two IRS whistleblowers on Capitol Hill alleging widespread interference in their criminal tax investigation of the Biden family. The second whistleblower revealed his identity at the Wednesday hearing as Joseph Ziegler, a gay Democrat with over a decade of tenure at the federal tax agency. Both served lead roles in the Biden investigation and said their efforts were hampered by officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ).... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — J. Robert Oppenheimer, “the father of the atomic bomb,” has long been a darling of the left, and not because he oversaw the creation of the most devastating weapon ever used. No, for them Oppenheimer is the tortured conscience of the Cold War and the martyred saint of McCarthyism. Kai Bird, co-author of the excellent biography on which Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” is based, has penned a column in The New York Times lamenting the tragic life of the physicist, who lost security clearance in 1953. Oppenheimer was, writes Bird, “destroyed by a political movement characterized by rank know-nothing, anti-intellectual, xenophobic demagogues, [and] the witch-hunters of that season are the direct ancestors of our current political actors of a certain paranoid style.” The main culprit in this ugly tale, according to the author, is Roy Cohn, Joe McCarthy’s chief counsel, “who taught former President Donald Trump his brash, wholly deranged style of politics.”... (more)

YOUTUBE — Freedom Pact interview of Julian Peterson, son of Jordan and Tammy Tammy Peterson. Julian is a software developer, musician, and entrepreneur, and the founder of Essay.app.... (more)

NY POST EDITORIAL BOARD — “Donald Trump promises a post-democratic second term,” the Washington Post blared Monday, arguing that Trump already showed contempt for “rules” when in office, and “acted as though they didn’t exist.” Boy, if you think that’s a story, have we got a scoop for you!... (more)

TOWNHALL — For nearly two months Republican Tommy Tuberville has been blocking military promotions and appointments over the Pentagon's paid abortion travel policies -- which he says violate the Hyde Amendment. Holds have been placed on more than 200 nominees. The Pentagon and President Joe Biden are digging in.... (more)

DENNIS PRAGER — In February, I was invited along with Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), and Robert Kiyosaki, author of the bestseller, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," to speak at Arizona State University (ASU) at a conference titled "Health, Wealth and Happiness." The invitation came from the TW Lewis Center for Personal Development, an independent center affiliated with Barrett College, the honors college of ASU.... (more)

TAX POLICY CENTER — In February 2020, an Idaho lawmaker called the property tax “inherently evil” and suggested the state repeal it and replace the foregone revenue with a higher sales tax. He described the property tax in feudal terms, saying it “dates back to the dark ages or the middle ages when the lords of the manor had to pay taxes to the Kings and the Queens – otherwise they didn't get to keep their land.”... (more)

FOX NEWS — Is Maureen Dowd a slow learner – only now discovering Joe Biden is not who he pretends to be – or has the liberal media suddenly been given a green light to criticize the president? Are Democrat leaders conspiring to push him out as scandal envelopes the White House and the president’s approval ratings drop to levels not seen since Jimmy Carter? New York Times columnist Dowd caused something of a commotion over the weekend by criticizing Joe Biden, a rare event for the Left-leaning press.... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — If you were one of those people who always diligently wore an ineffective mask, got the experimental vaccine and boosters, or performatively practiced social distancing, you really owe an apology to those who stood up for civil liberties during Covid and must commit to being smarter and braver in the future.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — The Republican-led House of Representatives voted in favor of forcing the Pentagon to rescind a rule facilitating abortion access for servicemembers on Thursday. In a nearly party line vote, the House decided 221 to 213 on an amendment prohibiting the Department of Defense (DOD) from reimbursing servicemembers for travel expenses incurred when seeking abortions and a handful of other reproductive procedures out-of-state, records show. Lawmakers also tackled DOD funding of transgender treatments in a package designed to maintain GOP unity and allow the yearly defense policy bill to move forward on the House floor, the New York Times reported.... (more)

JERRY NEWCOMBE — A British cleric created a stir recently by accusing Jesus of teaching something wrong. Jesus told us that when we pray, we should say, “Our Father….” But the Archbishop of York told his fellow clergymen: “I know the word ‘father’ is problematic for those whose experience of earthly fathers has been destructive and abusive, and for all of us who have laboured rather too much from an oppressively patriarchal grip on life.”... (more)

TOWNHALL — President Joe Biden's Department of Justice quietly removed significant portions regarding child sex trafficking from its website as officials warn the violent sex crime is getting out of control in the U.S. Vital information on "International Sex Trafficking of Minors," "Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors," and "Child Victims of Prostitution" have all been taken down, as well as a section warning that sex trafficking can involve "the cross border transportation of children."... (more)

PJ MEDIA — An FBI whistleblower says FBI Director Christopher Wray lied in testimony before the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning. George Hill, a supervisory intelligence analyst-turned-whistleblower who already gave statements to the Judiciary Committee and its chairman Jim Jordan, says Wray could not have believed he was telling the truth when he spoke about embedded agents in the crowd on January 6, 2021.... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — Half a dozen Republican secretaries of state sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday expressing concern about federal intel officials’ alleged efforts to interfere in the 2020 election to help Joe Biden. The secretaries specifically called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign if found guilty of leading the purported effort.... (more)

DAVID HARSANYI — The left likes to treat skeptics of electrical cars as if they were Luddites. Truth is, making an existing product less efficient but more expensive doesn't really meet the definition of innovation. Even the purported amenities and technological advances EV makers like to brag about in their ads have been a regular feature of gas-powered vehicles going back generations. At best, EVs, if they fulfill their promise, are a lateral technology.... (more)

PETER LABARBERA — A powerful new Twitter video put out by Senate Republicans blames the Biden administration for 85,000 missing illegal migrant children and, in effect, creating "the largest child-trafficking ring in U.S. history." The short video contains several Capitol Hill remarks from Republican Senators connecting Biden to the hordes of missing children who are unaccounted for despite being placed with American sponsors. Above the video it states: "Over 85,000. That's how many children are missing under Joe Biden. He has created the largest child trafficking ring in U.S. history."... (more)

YOUTUBE — Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard reacts to media outlets smearing 'Sound of Freedom' on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'... (more)

MICHAEL BRESCIANI — This author has reviewed 15 movies over the last twenty years. I was sure that I would be reviewing “Sound of Freedom” only minutes after viewing it in our local theater. It was the first time in my life I have ever seen a movie theater completely sold out. Not a single seat was empty, and no one dared to speak or make a sound. They were transfixed by the horror, and the sheer inhumanity displayed by a pack of perverts with the morality of a nest of cockroaches.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — The modern world has been unable, so far, to effectively rid itself of the scourge of child trafficking. It's been especially noticeable in the United States in the last few years. WND reported the U.S. has become, under the leadership of Joe Biden, a de facto "middleman" in a massive "child trafficking" scheme.... (more)

C-SPAN — Former Ambassador Alan Keyes spoke to supporters about his presidential campaign saying that the original intent of the Constitution should be honored and that Americans should return to their moral base. After his remarks he answered questions from the audience.... (more)