Written by David E. Smith
Congress Chooses Secrecy Over Transparency
On March 4, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 357–65 to block a resolution that would have forced the public release of sexual misconduct and harassment reports involving members of Congress. The proposal, introduced by U.S. Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC), was instead referred back to the U.S. House Ethics Committee, effectively preventing the disclosures from becoming public.
Officials of the bipartisan Committee on Ethics, including U.S.… Continue Reading
Written by Peter Heck
Casey Means‘ nomination to serve as U.S. Surgeon General is moving forward again.
That alone might not raise alarms. Presidents nominate allies all the time and political skirmishes over health policy are nothing new. But this nomination is different – not because of partisan alignment, dietary views, or vaccine debates. Because of spiritual foundations.
When I first began examining her public statements, I honestly assumed critics were exaggerating. They weren’t.
In her own newsletters and interviews, Means describes praying to photographs of her ancestors and asking them for support.… Continue Reading
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Science fiction author Philip K. Dick once said, “The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.”
Of all the strategies presently used by Democrats and their puppets in the establishment media, the bastardization of words is perhaps the most pernicious.
Take, for example, the words green and gay, change and choice, male and female, moral and immoral, justice and injustice, compassion, care and tolerance.… Continue Reading
Written by Rev. Calvin Lindstrom
When State Senator Neil Anderson, a Republican from Andalusia representing Illinois’ 47th Senate District, introduced Senate Bill 3572 on February 5, 2026, knowing very well that he was introducing legislation that would cause a firestorm of controversy and that very likely he would have to pay a political price.
A synopsis of SB 3572:
Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Abolish Abortion Illinois Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012.
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Written by Robert Knight
A city board in northwestern Virginia voted Tuesday to remove the Pledge of Allegiance as the opener for its meetings.
One of the Winchester Planning Commission’s liberal female members blew off the tradition as “pageantry,” and another called it “unnecessary.” Without discussion, they voted 4-2 to toss the Pledge into the hopper.
This is in line with what Democrats are doing to Virginia now that they have taken total control in Richmond.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abigail Spanberger, Feeding Our Future, Ilhan Omar, Islamophobia, Jacob Frey, Jim Crow, Joe Biden, Josh Hawley, Keith Ellison, MEALS Act, Pledge of Allegiance, Scott W. Johnson, Sharia, Tim Walz, Winchester Planning Commission, Zohran Mamdani
Federal Issues, Voter Integrity | David E. Smith |
February 24, 2026 5:00 AM |
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Written by Tim Graham
The people who call themselves the “mainstream media” have a remarkable tendency to take the minority position on an 80-20 issue, most recently on requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls. U.S. House Republicans have passed the SAVE Act, while Democrats have almost unanimously opposed it.
But the American people do not. Gallup pollsters report 84% of Americans support requiring photo ID to vote — 98% of Republicans, 84% of independents, and 67% of Democrats.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Sherman, Bryan Steil, Chuck Schumer, CNN, Derek Clinger, Jim Crow 2.0, Joe Biden, John Fetterman, John Kelly, Kamala Harris, PolitiFact, SAVE America Act, Voter ID, Zach Wolf
Federal Issues, Media Watch, Voter Integrity | David E. Smith |
February 23, 2026 5:00 AM |
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Written by Kathy Valente
Referred to by the General Assembly doorkeeper as ‘His Excellency,’ Governor JB Pritzker and his entourage entered the House Chamber where he gave his annual Illinois budget address on Wednesday, February 18th.
For the next fiscal year, Gov. Pritzker is proposing an additional $1 billion in spending — along with new taxes to pay for it. Don’t be surprised if the General Assembly adds even more to the budget — and the taxpayers’ tab.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, gender reassignment surgery, Illinois budget address, JB Pritzker, John Altgeld, Math proficiency, pap tests, Parental Notification Law, Reading proficiency, Transgenderism
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith |
February 20, 2026 11:00 AM |
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Written by Thomas Hampson
Governor JB Pritzker delivered his eighth consecutive budget address on February 18th. If you closed your eyes and listened, you might have thought you were hearing a man of the people, a defender of the powerless standing up to a tyrannical federal government. He invoked Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Reverend Jesse Jackson. He quoted the great reform governor, John Peter Altgeld.
He spoke of empathy, love, and the courage to resist authoritarianism.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Alushta, American Railway Union, Bahamian shell companies, Brandon Johnson, Chicago Crime Commission, Chicago Outfit, Chicago Police, Chicago Tribune, Cook County Board, Customs and Border Patrol Emergency Response Officers, Donald Trump, Eugene Debs, fascism, FBI, Frederick Douglass, Gestapo, Grover Cleveland, Gus Russo, Hyatt, illegal immigrants, Illinois budget address, Illinois TRUST Act, Immigration Customs and Enforcement, IRS, IRS Organized Crime Division, Izyum, JB Pritzker, Jesse Jackson, John Altgeld, John Peter Altgeld, LAPD, Michael Brennan, Nikopol, Operation Midway Blitz, Paradise Papers, Pullman Strike, Sangdu, State of the State, Stephen Miller, Supermob, Teamster, The Chicago Record, Toni Preckwinkle, U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Investigations, Welcoming City Ordinance
Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, Immigration | David E. Smith |
February 19, 2026 1:00 PM |
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Last week, I argued in this column that if you want to know what has caused the chaos in our country, you need look no further than what is being taught in our public schools. This week, I provide the proof. Consider the following.
In New York City, the Chloe Day School just held a protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement inside one of its kindergarten classrooms, where 5- and 6-year-old children were being taught to chant “No Donald Trump” and hold up protest signs referencing how other children are being taken away from their families by ICE.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abolishing ICE, anti-ICE student walkout, Bailey Hill Ringer, Chloe Day School, Jefferson Middle School, Linda McMahon, Sanayi Beckles-Canton, Steve Smith, TikTok, Union High School
Education | David E. Smith |
February 18, 2026 6:00 AM |
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Written by Robert Knight
It’s clear that the public is increasingly rejecting the transgender fiction that boys can be girls and girls can be boys.
The medical community itself is undergoing a retrenchment over its rush to embrace transgender treatments for minors. These include cross-sex hormones, puberty blockers and surgeries to cut off healthy breasts and male genitals.
On Feb. 3, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons released new guidelines recommending against irreversible procedures such as mastectomy, phalloplasty, vaginoplasty, hysterectomy or orchiectomy on minors younger than 19.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abigail Shrier, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chloe Cole, Fox Varian, Lisa Littman, Nuremberg Trials, puberty blockers, Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria, Soren Aldaco, Transgender, Wall Street Journal, Walt Heyer
LGBTQ Agenda | David E. Smith |
February 17, 2026 5:00 AM |
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