Opinion

“George Whitefield was the revolution,” Benjamin Franklin told his grandson during the 1787 Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia, his hometown. As the most influential preacher of the Great Awakening, Whitefield united the British Colonies in the belief that liberty is a gift from God—a theme central to the film A Great Awakening. The movie opens…

Everything costs more. Everything is monitored. Everything feels designed to take — from your wallet, your time, and your freedom. The government has turned everyday life into a revenue stream — funding endless wars, bloated agencies, surveillance systems, and profit-driven policing… all on your dime. You’re not just paying taxes. You’re paying to be watched….

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has received over 100 complaints that military commanders have characterized Trump’s attacks on Iran as a religious war. Once war is framed as a holy mission, cruelty quickly becomes a virtue. Measured against this standard, what we are witnessing now should alarm anyone who values human life or constitutional government….

George Carlin once observed, “By and large, language is a tool for hiding the truth.” From his perch in the great Comedy Club of the Hereafter, he’s probably gazing down with that wry head cock and raised eyebrow. Leftist politicians and mass immigration advocates have escalated their word salads, crafting absurdly deceitful titles for sanctuary…

“‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” — Jeremiah 6:13–14 The military-industrial complex and the American police state have joined forces. War abroad and war at home are no longer separate enterprises. They have fused. Every modern president has stretched the limits of war-making power. Some have shredded those limits altogether. Each time…

President Trump’s decision to launch strikes against Iran without congressional approval has sparked a constitutional reckoning, as reports indicate he faces calls for a vote next week on resolutions to rein in his war powers. GOP Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky characterized the action as “acts of war unauthorized by Congress,” while Senator Rand Paul…

Charles Goyette’s Empire of Lies: Fragments from the Memory Hole arrived at an uncanny moment. For months, Americans were told that military buildup around Venezuela and extrajudicial strikes on its vessels were all about stopping drug trafficking. President Donald Trump added ominous warnings that the country was “emptying its mental institutions” into the United States….

Daniel Greenfield delivers a bracing, unapologetic polemic in his recent work Domestic Enemies: The Founding Fathers’ Fight Against the Left. He views American political history as a prolonged war between constitutional patriotism and a persistent radical Left. Conservatives must take this bestseller seriously, very seriously. In the book, Greenfield deliberately skips a calm academic balance;…