Written by David E. Smith
Illinois’ Soft-on-Crime Policies Are Hurting Innocent People
More and more people are being violently victimized because of the so-called “SAFE-T Act,” rushed through the General Assembly on January 13, 2021, and signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker on February 22, 2021. This massive overhaul of our criminal-justice system passed entirely along party lines — every Democrat voted for it; not a single Republican supported it.
The horrific attack on 26-year-old Bethany Magee is not an isolated tragedy.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bethany Magee, Derek Rucker, Fox News, JB Pritzker, Lawrence Reed, Luis Huesca, Michael Blackwell, Safe-T Act, Special Report, Timothy Evans
Crime Culture, Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | 
November 28, 2025 7:00 AM | 
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On behalf of the Illinois Family Action — and my own family — I want to wish a very happy Thanksgiving to you all.
During this weekend, as we gather together with relatives, friends and neighbors to thank God for His many blessings, we want to thank you so much for your prayers and support over the years.
Our national Thanksgiving holiday dates to 1789, when Congress unanimously passed a resolution proclaiming a National Day of Thanksgiving, “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the many signal favors of Almighty God…”
It is good and right to pause from business as usual to give God honor, worship and our sincere gratitude for His many blessings in our lives and for His blessings of family, friends, and freedom.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
The rightness or wrongness of acts of civil disobedience is in the mind of the beholder.
For example, official lawlessness is openly practiced in “sanctuary” jurisdictions across the nation. The Department of Justice lists a total of 600 cities, counties and states where governing officials refuse to cooperate with federal officers enforcing immigration laws. In some cases, local officials actually interfere with the operations.
Democrats, who support open borders, say this is a matter of conscience, while Republicans say it invites further mass illegal immigration and lawlessness.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Smith, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan, COVID–19, Elissa Slotkin, Hunter Biden, Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Mark Kelly, Nuremberg Trials, sanctuary cities, sanctuary states, sedition, treason, Veterans Affairs Department
Media Watch | David E. Smith | November 24, 2025 5:31 AM | Comments Off on Dangerous Double Standard on Civil Disobedience
Written by David E. Smith
For years, conservatives have warned that America’s welfare system—especially the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—has been riddled with fraud, waste, and abuse. Now, at long last, someone in Washington D.C. is taking the problem seriously. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s food stamps program, and the changes could not be more timely.
Roughly 43 million Americans—about 12 percent of the population—are enrolled in SNAP.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Brooke Rollins, Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren, Food Stamps, Hakeem Jeffries, JB Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Lisa Hernandez, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, SNAP, USDA
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | November 20, 2025 7:00 AM | Comments Off on SNAP: Reforming a Broken System
Written by David E. Smith
“The Troubling Case of Jeffrey Epstein” reveals one of the most notorious organized child sex trafficking networks in modern American history and the systematic government cover-up that protected it for decades. Written by Thomas Hampson, a former Air Force intelligence analyst and Chief Investigator for the Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission, this detailed report shows how Jeffrey Epstein exploited hundreds of child victims while seemingly maintaining ties to the wealthiest and most influential individuals in the world, as well as to the CIA, MI6, Mossad, and possibly other intelligence agencies.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
We keep being told that both sides of America’s political divide are equally culpable for violent rhetoric and violent acts. It’s a lie.
Virtually all of it comes from the political left. It wasn’t right-wingers who shot President Donald Trump and murdered health care executive Brian Thompson in New York and conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah in cold blood.
It wasn’t Young Republicans who attacked a Turning Point USA event on the University of California, Berkeley, campus last week, beating up a TPUSA staffer.… Continue Reading
Tags: Antifa, Black Lives Matter, Bluesky, Brian Thompson, Charlie Kirk, Dana Bash, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Family Research Council, George Floyd riots, Jane's Revenge, Joe Rogan, John Fetterman, Kamala Harris, Katie Couric, National Abortion Federation, Roe v. Wade, The New York Times, Turning Point USA, Weather Underground, Zizians
Marriage, Family & Culture, Media Watch | David E. Smith | November 17, 2025 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Why the Left Gets a Pass on Political Violence
Written by David E. Smith
In this wide-ranging conversation, Pastor Jack Hibbs interviews Dr. Erwin Lutzer about the growing appeal of socialism in America, the failures of Marxist ideology, and the urgent spiritual implications for the church. Drawing from his book We Will Not Be Silenced, Dr. Lutzer explains why socialism inevitably collapses—because it destroys initiative, fuels corruption, and depends on spending wealth created by capitalism. He shares firsthand observations from the Soviet Union and other communist countries, contrasting their misery and scarcity with the freedom and abundance produced by free markets.… Continue Reading
Written by Peter Heck
Societies like ours don’t jump off ethical cliffs in a single leap. They drift toward them in the name of lofty sounding ideals like autonomy and empathy.
Illinois Senate Bill 1950 is a tragic example of this.
The bill allows doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to patients deemed “terminal” within six months.… Continue Reading
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
No matter their claims, Nick Fuentes and those who sympathize with him are not Christians.
How do we know this? Because what matters to true Christians is Jesus. Christ is our “highest good.” He is the most important aspect of our lives. He is our summum bonum. He and nothing else — not politics, not popularity nor personal animus — is our “first thing.”
Christ, not clicks, drives every decision of a Christian’s life.… Continue Reading
