Below is my column in the New York Post on the growing claim of a “constitutional crisis” over the Trump reforms. It is the latest political jump scare to see if it will rouse the public. It seems, again, to be backfiring as polling shows Trump with record approval levels and widespread support for reducing government.
Here is the column: Continue reading “Democrats Jump the Shark: The Latest Claims of a Constitutional Crisis Will Not Lead to “Happier Days””
Below is my column in The Hill on Musk-mania gripping Washington. Democrats are using Musk to double down on rage rhetoric and rallying supporters to “fight in the street” in a declared “war.” It is a familiar pattern for many of us.
Here is the column: Continue reading “The Making of Elon Musk: How the Left Makes Monsters of Us All”
A poll from The New York Times and Ipsos recently found that the voters see the Democratic Party as prioritizing issues that are not priorities in their own lives. That view was only likely reinforced this weekend in the selection of the Chair and Vice Chair of the Democratic Party. The Democratic leadership doubled down on the very issues identified by the Times as leaving voters disassociated from the party. As someone raised in a liberal Democratic family in Chicago, the continued emphasis on identity politics and far-left policies is bizarre and baffling.
Continue reading ““You All Passed”: The DNC Doubles Down on the Same Issues Rejected by Voters”
“This is NPR.” That tagline has long been used for National Public Radio, but what it is remains remarkably in doubt. NPR remains something of a curiosity. It is a state-subsidized media outlet in a country that rejects state media. It is a site that routinely pitches for its sponsors while insisting that it does not have commercials. That confusion may be on the way to a final resolution after the election. NPR is about to have a reckoning with precisely what it is and what it represents. Continue reading ““This is NPR”: America’s Public Media Faces Reckoning on What it is”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., triggered an outcry this week with his call for Democrats to fight President Donald Trump’s agenda “in the streets.” The incendiary language came not long after a man, Ryan Michael “Reily” English, was arrested at the Capitol with a knife and Molotov cocktails. According to court filings, English was allegedly targeting House Speaker Mike Johnson, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Notably, Jeffries has been one of the loudest voices condemning President Donald Trump for his own rhetoric, including calling on supporters to fight against election fraud and the 2020 election certification. Continue reading ““Fight in the Streets”: Democratic Leader Hakeen Jeffries Triggers Renewed Debate Over Rage Rhetoric”
After years of the media demonizing and attacking any scientists supporting the lab theory of COVID-19, agencies like the FBI have concluded that it is the most likely scenario. Even the Washington Post and other long antagonistic media outlets have come to admit that the theory is credible. None of that has apparently changed minds over at the Los Angeles Times, which helped lead the media mob against dissenting scientists. That includes the L.A. Times science columnist Michael Hiltzik, who is often cited as an example of the unrelenting and aggressive campaign to cancel those scientists who challenged the natural origins theory. Hiltzik and the L.A. Times just ran a column renewing attacks on those who support this theory, a column that continues to omit key countervailing information from the readers. Continue reading “L.A. Times Columnist Renews Attacks on the Lab-Leak Theory While Dismissing Criticism of China”
Below is my column in the New York Post on the latest attack on Elon Musk from the left. There is a mania on the left in calling people with opposing views “Nazis” and referencing the Third Reich. The left has jumped the Nazi shark in this rhetoric as the public tunes out these increasingly hysterical voices.
Here is the column:
Continue reading “Nazispolozza: The Left’s Third Reich Mania Collapses into Comedy”
Below is my column on the Biden family pardons in Fox.com. President Joe Biden merely confirmed the worst expectations of his critics. The true condemnation rests with those in the media who enabled the Biden influence-peddling operation.
Here is the column:
Continue reading “The Sting: Joe Biden Delivers the Final Blow to Mainstream Media”
Below is my column in The Hill on the verdict against CNN in the defamation case brought by Navy veteran Zachary Young. The jury will now determine the amount of punitive damages in a case that speaks not only to CNN but the media at large. As the media readies for a second Trump term, there is every indication that news outlets like NBC are preparing to replicate the same advocacy journalism that characterized Trump’s first term. If so, the media will continue to speed along its own demise with many seeking their news from new media.
Here is the column: Continue reading ““This is CNN” (and Modern Media): What CNN’s loss in the Florida Defamation Case Says About American Journalism”
I was greatly honored yesterday to be selected as one of this year’s recipients of the Samizdat Prize, awarded by RealClearPolitics, a leading news site in the fight against censorship. I will receive the prize at the RCP conference on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. Continue reading “Turley Wins the Samizdat Prize for Free Speech”
In following the defamation trial against CNN by veteran Zachary Young, we have previously (here, here, and here) marveled at how bad things were going for the network. It appears that they are getting even worse. This has been a brutal week as CNN figures, including host Jake Tapper, took the stand. If “this is CNN,” the judge (and possibly the jury) are not liking what they are seeing. Continue reading ““Your Credibility with Me is about None”: CNN Trial Goes From Bad to Worse” 
Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar this week was hit by a “community note” flagging a common false statement made about January 6th and how multiple officers were killed that day. Democratic leaders routinely refer to multiple deaths of officers when the only person to die on January 6th was Ashli Babbitt, a killing of an unarmed protester that remains controversial after a whitewashing by the Capitol Police. Klobuchar, who has been a vocal supporter of censorship to quell “disinformation” on social media, repeated the false narrative and declared that “Police officers were injured and killed.” Continue reading ““Police Officers were Injured and Killed”: Klobuchar Repeats Common False Claim About January 6th”
Below is my column in Fox.com on the potentially historic change in policy at Meta to restore free speech protections. As one of the longest and loudest critics of the company over its censorship history, it is admittedly hard to trust. However, an alliance of Mark Zuckerberg with Elon Musk could prove the most important development for free speech
Here is the column: Continue reading “Meta Culpa: Zuckerberg Joins Musk in the Global Fight for Free Speech”
Below is my column in the Hill on the sentencing this week of President-Elect Donald Trump in Manhattan. Judge Juan Merchan waited to schedule the hearing for just ten days before the inauguration, limiting the time available to appeal. His order suggests that, if there is any interruption or delay in his sentencing, he might follow the advice of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and suspend sentencing for four years, a terrible option that we previously discussed. One could call that passively aggressive, but it seems quite actively aggressive.
Here is the column: Continue reading “The Trump Sentencing: Curtain to Fall on Merchan’s Hamlet on the Hudson”
“This body and this nation has [sic] a territories and a colonies problem.” Those words from Del. Stacey Plaskett echoed in the House chamber this week as the delegate interrupted the election of the House speaker to demand a vote for herself and the representatives of other non-states. The problem, however, is not with the House but with Plaskett and other members in demanding the violation of Article I of the Constitution. Continue reading ““Does the Gentlelady Have a Problem?” : Yes, Delegate Plaskett Most Certainly Has a Problem”