Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer taking part in the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown, with the governor calling for people to remain calm and schools canceling classes and activities as a safety precaution.
Welcome to 2026, the year we fight collectivism. And we’re already seeing early signs that we’ll have to wage this fight not just overseas but also right here at home. The new year has been packed with news. Fortunately, it augurs well for those who want to fight collectivism, i.e., the government appropriation of private […]
The removal of Nicolas Maduro from power is a watershed moment for the United States, the Western Hemisphere, and a world that has grown far too accustomed to tolerating narco-states masquerading as sovereign governments. Maduro presided over one of the most corrupt, brutal, and destabilizing regimes of the modern era, one that hollowed out Venezuela’s […]
President Donald Trump is irrationally exuberant about rebuilding Venezuela’s economy and its oil industry. The reality on the ground is far less encouraging. Venezuela is a broken nation-state. Over the past decade, its economy has contracted by roughly 75%. The country’s institutions have collapsed, and its currency is effectively worthless after years of hyperinflation. Rebuilding Venezuela’s […]
The lynchpin of the Democratic Party’s control over California is not elected officials but the million-plus members of government unions who collectively send more than a billion dollars a year to union leaders to maintain political dominance. However much Democrats may believe they run Sacramento, moments of conflict reveal where power truly lies. This is […]
President Trump, in an interview with The New York Times, said the U.S. could be in control of Venezuela for years. “I would say much longer,” Trump told The Times in a two-hour interview published Thursday, when asked if the U.S. would oversee Venezuela for months, a year or longer. He added, “Only time will tell."...
House Republicans, in a rare show of defiance on Thursday, will take up votes on measures openly challenging President Trump and conference leaders. The lower chamber will weigh a move to override Trump's veto of two bipartisan, uncontroversial bills caught in political crosshairs. It will also vote to extend the expired Obamacare subsidies, an effort...
The Minneapolis woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Wednesday was a mother and new to the city, The Associated Press reported. Renee Nicole Macklin Good, whose death has sparked widespread outrage in the last 24 hours, was 37 years old and had three children. Originally from Colorado, her move...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) says that a U.S. military invasion of Greenland would be “weapons-grade stupid” and he doesn’t think that President Trump or Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attempt such a move despite tough talk from some White House officials. “Let me give you my perspective. Even a modestly intelligent ninth grader knows...
