The U.S. DOJ is considering a historic settlement in President Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS regarding leaked tax returns, raising significant ethical concerns. If settled, taxpayers may finance a payout to Trump while he oversees the involved agencies. This situation also challenges legal boundaries regarding a president suing federal entities.
In my last post, I noted that “Modern technology amplifies political and religious polarization. Digital platforms don’t just connect us; they often actively sort us into groups that reinforce our existing fears.” Today, we are going to look under the hood. We are going to examine the exact playbook influencers and political actors use to turn…
The United States is not a Christian nation, as evidenced by its secular Constitution, which prohibits religious tests for public office and establishes freedom of religion. Although many Founders were Christians, they sought a separation of church and state. Claims of a Christian nation rely on historical beliefs, cultural influences, and demographic representation.
Illinois has enacted the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), which prohibits banks from charging swipe fees on tips and taxes, aiming to protect workers’ earnings. Despite opposition claims that this harms small businesses, the law actually helps by preventing banks from skimming crucial funds, enabling fairer wages for employees.
I woke up this morning to multiple reports on TV, social media, and online papers, that the Trump Administration has threatened to revoke broadcasting licenses of news outlets that post “distortions“ about the US/Iran conflict. Speaking of distortions, President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have described the conflict with Iran using several…
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (H.R. 22) was passed by the House in April 2025 and is currently stalled in the Senate due to opposition. A re-brand of the bill, the SAVE America Act (S. 1383), was introduced in early 2026 to, in part, strengthen proof-of-citizenship requirements for federal voting. KEY SENATE BILLS…
‘We didn’t start this war, but under President Trump, we’re finishing it.’ With those words, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth kicked off a news conference that leaned heavily on historical grievances rather than current intelligence. By framing the current strikes as a necessary response to ’47 long years’ of ‘savage, one-sided‘ Iranian aggression, Hegseth sought to justify unilateral action without…
Did you know that some for-profit detention owners are getting incredibly rich—and we’re the ones picking up the tab? It’s true. Our tax dollars are fueling a massive, private industry that is quietly booming under the radar. In 2025, Congress approved a staggering $45 billion to expand immigration detention. To put that in perspective, that’s a 265% increase…
The Cat’s Out of the Bag: And Apparently, He is Part of the Snowflake Menace. Wow. It seems a particularly disgruntled reader has decided that Scott Metzger’s cartoons—which mostly dare to suggest that cats and dogs have personalities and their behaviors are quite funny at times—are actually deep-state political propaganda. Apparently, a feline’s habits are…
Nationalizing the vote—a proposal to remove election administration authority from the states and place it under federal control—is considered unconstitutional primarily because the U.S. Constitution expressly delegates the authority to manage elections to the states. While Congress has limited, enumerated powers to alter some election regulations, a total federal takeover or “nationalization” of the voting…