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…
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…
Under U.S. law, simply stating “I was in fear for my life” is not legally sufficient to justify the use of lethal force by a police officer. While fear is a factor, it must be objectively reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances. The legal standard, established by the U.S. Supreme Court in Graham v. Connor (1989), requires…
Today, the Secretary of War and the President addressed all one-star and above flag and general officers. They were from all branches and duty locations. Attendance was mandatory at the meeting. Flying them all in was paid for courtesy of your tax dollars. Publicly announcing the meeting well before it happened was not the most…
The piece distinguishes between teaching honest history, which encompasses the mistreatment of various groups, and critical race theory, often misrepresented in political discourse. It argues that current GOP legislation mislabels honest history as critical race theory while suggesting that educators should convey uncomfortable truths rather than shield students from historical realities.