Are leftist handouts replacing the American dream with a culture of entitlement?
From small beginnings with free cell phones a decade ago, a culture of entitlement has expanded inexorably to encompass everything from guaranteed income to student loan forgiveness and free housing.

Americans Are Convinced That Race Relations Are Bad. The Data Says the Opposite
In 2001, the proportion of American adults describing relations between our large racial/ethnic groups as "good" was 70 percent among blacks and 62 percent among whites; by 2021, it had fallen to just 33 percent of blacks and 43 percent of whites.

Washington Senate passes 'shield' bill for underage abortions, gender surgery
Opponents warn that the legislation, which would take effect as soon as it's signed by Gov. Jay Inslee due to its emergency clause, could instigate retaliatory responses from other states.

Newsom stockpiles 2 million abortion pills so Californians can access them after judge's ruling
The medication Newsom is stockpiling is one of two FDA-approved drugs that induce abortion.

Another Federal Judge Rejects the DOJ's Argument That Cannabis Consumers Have No Second Amendment Rights
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone was unimpressed by the Biden administration's argument that marijuana users are too "dangerous" to own guns.

NYPD’s crime-monitoring robots to be deployed in Times Square, subways
“We cannot be afraid of [the technology],” Adams said. “If we were not willing to move forward and use technology to properly keep cities safe, then we will not keep up with those who are doing harmful things to hurt New York.”

Scores of cops from New York, other Democrat cities relocate to Florida
One year after DeSantis launched Florida's Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program, the state has awarded over 1,750 bonuses to newly employed law enforcement recruits.

Whole Foods cites concerns for employee safety, shutters San Francisco flagship store
Last year, the store cut its operating hours due to hostile visitors and “high theft" and then enforced new bathroom policies after syringes and other drug paraphernalia were regularly left in store restrooms.

Portland coffee company cites 'extreme violence and criminal activity' when announcing closure of location
"From theft, to physical displays of violence, threats of harm, break-ins, window smashing, and repeated traumatic in-cafe incidents where both staff and patrons feel unsafe"

Biden administration officials were involved in Mar-a-Lago raid despite claiming otherwise: Report
The FBI gained access to Trump documents through a White House "special access request."

Was Anyone Victimized by Trump's 34 Alleged Felonies?
The case against the former president is both morally dubious and legally shaky.

Trump Said Court Officials Apologized To Him, Had Tears ‘Pouring Down Their Eyes’
“People that work there, professionally work there, that have no problems putting in murderers and they see everybody. It’s tough, tough place and they were crying. They were actually crying. They said, ‘I’m sorry.’ They’d say, ‘2024, sir. 2024.’ And tears are pouring down their eyes.”

Bragg's effort to stop Congress from probing Trump case collides with Pentagon Papers precedent
The dramatic tit-for-tat between Alvin Bragg and Jim Jordan escalated Tuesday when the Manhattan DA sued the House Judiciary Committee chairman, claiming Congress had no business investigating the New York state indictment of Trump.

Politifact: Yes, Manhattan DA Bragg has downgraded felonies as DeSantis said ...
... but it’s a common practice among peer counties.

Democrats Choose to Advertise Failures of Single-Party Democratic Rule by Holding the 2024 DNC in Chicago
After a century of Democratic mismanagement, Chicago is hemorrhaging population, catastrophically underfunding massive pension promises, and taxing the bejeebus out of its crime-scarred residents.

Here’s Every Major Upcoming Election Republicans Should Already Be Preparing For
Here’s a list of the most significant elections taking place in 2023 that conservatives should begin mobilizing for right now.

Maricopa County printers failed due to thickness of new paper: Report
Republican Kari Lake has dismissed the report as a "farce."

Tim Scott will launch committee to explore presidential bid: Report
Scott has recently taken steps toward preparing a campaign, appearing in battleground primary states such as Iowa and New Hampshire.

China's currency could create 'risk' for financial system, IMF says
China’s currency stands to "be more predominant in international transactions” in the years to come, according to the International Monetary Fund, raising potential “risks” for global markets.

Roubini: We're Shifting to 'Bipolar' Global Reserve Currency System With Chinese Yuan as Alternative to US Dollar
Economist Nouriel Roubini, also known as “Dr. Doom,” predicts that the global reserve currency system will shift from unipolar to bipolar. He expects most countries that attempt to reduce their reliance on the U.S. dollar to propose the Chinese yuan as an alternative to the USD.

Share of yuan in Russia's FX market hits record amid worldwide de-dollarization push
The proportion of the yuan/ruble currency pair reached 39 percent in on-exchange trading, whereas that of the U.S. dollar/ruble pair fell to a multi-year low of 34 percent, the Russian central bank said on Monday.

The Case Against the Collapse of the US Dollar
The notion that sometime soon the value of the dollar will collapse, making our savings valueless, is making the rounds on the internet. Simply put, that collapse can’t happen in the short to medium term.

WaPo: DeSantis goes after Fed digital currency — which doesn’t exist yet
The Republican said that if Americans “use too much gas, they’re going to stop it. They’re not going to honor the transaction because you’ve already bought more than what they think.” ... But that scenario bears no resemblance to the central bank’s slow exploration of digital currency.

Janet Yellen Says Inflation In US Still ‘Too High’ Ahead Of CPI Data Release
However, she commented that the banking system in the country was in a good shape and that the global economy was resilient, Reuters reported.

Gold gains as traders gear up for US inflation data
All eyes are on the U.S. consumer price index data, due at 8:30 ET, for clues on the Federal Reserve’s rate hike path.

DeSantis Pushes ‘Toughest’ Illegal Immigration Crackdown In Country
The New York Times called DeSantis’ legislative push “the toughest crackdown” on illegal immigration by any state in recent memory and noted that it is likely to pass and be signed into law.

Leaked docs reveal US and UK deployed special forces in Ukraine
Contradicting President Biden's promise not to deploy "boots on the ground" in Ukraine, leaked Pentagon documents indicate that the U.S., U.K., France, Latvia, and Netherlands may have deployed as many as 97 special forces personnel to the country.

Trump hints at who he thinks was behind Nord Stream pipeline explosion: 'It wasn't Russia'
"I don't want to get our country in trouble, so I won't answer it," Trump explained to Carlson when asked about the pipeline blasts. "But I can tell you who it wasn't was Russia. ... It wasn't Russia."

Paper size, mentions of allies provide early clues in stunning classified document leak
Documents mostly come from briefings with allies on Ukraine war and were printed on paper commonly used in Europe.

What happens when a security leak isn't anti-Trump
When Trump was in office, all leaks were good. Now that there's leaks under Biden, they're terribly serious and the leaker must be severely punished.

Russian State TV Host Attacks 'Pacifists' Against Using Nuclear Weapons
Vladimir Solovyov, nicknamed "Putin's voice" because of his ideological affinity with the Russian president, has attacked "screwed up pacifists in Russia" who oppose the country deploying nuclear weapons.

California's Ventura County launches education program about what to do in the event of a nuclear bomb blast
"It's as simple as get inside, stay inside, and stay tuned."

China Says It’s ‘Ready To Fight’ After Massive Drills Around Taiwan, Releases Animated Video Of Attack
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that it tracked 91 Chinese fighter jets off its coast during the last day of its exercises after dozens of warplanes crossed the maritime median line of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday. Chinese state media said the warplanes were loaded with live ammunition.

Bring back Freedom Fries: Americans must recognize that Macron has chosen China
Under Macron, France is putting the interests of America's preeminent adversary before those of the United States.

Chinese man fined $436 for scaring his neighbor's chickens to death; he ignored the fine and did it again
In total, the man was accused of killing more than 1,140 chickens.

Jennifer Garner says she kept her children off of social media
"I just said to my kids, ‘Show me the articles that prove that social media is good for teenagers, and then we’ll have the conversation.'"

Ex-Pussycat Dolls member Kaya Jones says she was forced to have abortion while in group
The Canadian singer went on to say that she was at the “height” of her career and “really not wanting to lose [her] job” when she agreed to have the procedure.

Bruce Springsteen's guitarist threatens Republicans: 'Exterminate these cockroaches once and for all'
Van Zandt has referred to himself as a "peace loving hippie."

Your Hollywood overlords join 'Let America Read' campaign; it's exactly what you think it is
Celebrities like Julia Roberts, who is best known for her role as a high-priced hooker, are going to blow the minds of bigots by reading CRT and LGBTQIA2S+ books.

Entire board, CEO of Trudeau Foundation resigns amid Chinese donation scandal
The board of directors for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has resigned due to the "politicization" of a 2016 donation that was allegedly orchestrated by the Chinese government.

Biden Missed ‘Golden Window’ To Restock Strategic Petroleum Reserves He Depleted, Oil CEO Says
Eberhart commented in an interview with Fox Business that “the train has left the station” with respect to Biden replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Could A Nuclear War Reverse Climate Change?
Far from neutralizing climate change, a nuclear war, even a small one, would likely worsen humanity’s climate woes.

Pelosi says bill upholding parents' rights in children's education, gender identity is 'threat' to trans kids
Nancy Pelosi believes legislation that would prevent schools from socially transitioning children without parental consent is a threat to so-called “trans children” because it would force schools to out them to their families.

There’s Only One Way To Stop The Dylan Mulvaney-fication Of Everything And Complaining On The Internet Isn’t It
Social media mocking and moaning does absolutely nothing when the opposition is physically in the same room as the corporate executives who make these decisions.

Conservative NY Times Columnist Slams GOP Megadonor For Giving $300,000,000 To Harvard
“The fact that Griffin is presumably ‘fiscally conservative but socially liberal’ provides some vague way of reconciling this with his support for Ron DeSantis, but really if you’re any kind of Republican in 2023 this sort of giving is indefensibly stupid,” Ross Douthat tweeted.

Judge threatens parents with massive penalties for challenging school antiracism dogma: Lawyers
Obama appointee deems teachers' First Amendment claims "frivolous" in challenge to antiracism training in Missouri school district, orders them to pay nearly $313,000.

Teacher allegedly arranged fight club for sixth-grade girls
A Florida teacher is facing criminal charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection with organized fights that allegedly took place in her classroom.

Moderna: 'Personalized cancer vaccines' can be available by 2030
Chief medical officer Paul Burton said he believes that the firm can offer treatments for a variety of diseases "in as little as five years." According to experts, the success of COVID vaccines helped to advance research and development, particularly with regards to mRNA treatments.

What's behind the recent Moderna cancer ‘vaccine’ announcement?
World-renowned Hebrew University cancer researcher urges caution about claimed "breakthrough" and terminology.

UV Light Reveals Hidden Fragment Of 1,750-Year-Old New Testament Translation
Because parchment was scarce in the Middle East at the time, manuscripts were often erased and reused. By using UV light on a 6th-century manuscript, Kessel was able to uncover one of the earliest translations of the New Testament thought to have been erased 1,300 years ago.

Charlamagne Tha God Torches The Dalai Lama: ‘They Don’t Got No Child Services In Tibet?’
Except the joke is on Charlamagne, since "they don't got no" is a double negative, undermining his entire statement.

Government Is Marketing Censorship Tools To Big Tech To Gag Conservatives
The State Department isn’t skirting the First Amendment. It is driving a stake through its heart.

How AI Will Revolutionize Warfare
“The real problem is how little it takes to convince people that something is sentient, when all GPT amounts to is a sophisticated auto-complete.” Given AI’s propensity to hyperbole, “when people start to believe that machines are thinking, they’re more likely to do crazy things.”

AI bot, ChaosGPT, tweets out plans to ‘destroy humanity’ after being tasked
Despite the potential benefits of AI, some are raising concerns about the risks associated with its development. [Video]

Don't Bash Digisexuality. For Some, It Brings Hope
Virtual reality haptic suits, sexbots, and even implanted sexual devices — some controlled from around the world by strangers — are increasingly becoming used.

Everything 'Demolition Man' Got Right About the 21st Century — So Far
Self-driving electric cars. Humans using computers to increase their self-esteem. Zoom meetings. Voice-activated search in homes. Digital currency. Portable phones and tablets with access to the internet. Anti-smoking laws, language police, germaphobia, gun control. Every restaurant is Taco Bell.

What’s deemed ‘unacceptable’ on flights may depend on where you’re from
Younger Americans, ages 18 to 24, were the most accepting of in-flight behaviors that tend to annoy other passengers.

Michael Jordan 'Last Dance' sneakers sell for record $2.238M
Sotheby's announced that a pair of signed Jordan sneakers that were worn in the second half of Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals have sold for the highest price ever paid at auction for a pair of sneakers.

Ivy League study claims MLB players are hitting more home runs thanks to global warming
Published on Friday, the study "Global warming, home runs, and the future of America’s pastime" focuses on data that reportedly shows "higher temperatures substantially increase home runs."