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The 2024 Election: America’s Progressive Era on the Line

While arguments rage about Kamala Harris’ style and Donald Trump’s substance during the 2024 presidential campaign, now in high gear, hard electoral facts remain stubborn things. As much as the right might try to deflect from a trend stretching back 16 years, it is undeniable that we are in the midst of the most progressive era in American politics since, well, never. Will this left-wing age end in November? Or will it be cemented in place? Those are the stakes of this election, and they matter far more than the electoral fortunes of any candidate. Read More …

Liberty Nation News: The Beltway and Beyond

Here We Go: Russian Election Interference Is News Again

Just when you thought it was safe to return to the polling booths, the threat of Russian election interference is back – or so we are being told. How much of an actual threat it poses – if any – is open to question. Even the Department of Justice acknowledges there is little evidence that Russia’s information warfare changed a single vote in 2016. Still, the murmurs are out there. What’s the agenda behind these latest Chicken Little cries, then? And how does Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest endorsement play into this resuscitated corpse of an election scare? Read More …

Arresting Parents of School Shooters

For many Americans dialed into the Georgia school shooting tragedy, it came as no surprise when the father of the suspected school shooter was taken into custody on multiple charges. Georgia authorities arrested 54-year-old Colin Gray on Thursday, Sept. 5, and charged him with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and eight counts of cruelty to children. Gray’s 14-year-old son, Colt Gray, also faces four counts of felony murder and will be tried as an adult. He surrendered to school resource officers at Apalachee High School after allegedly killing four and injuring nine others. Read More …

Retirement Options May Be Bleak for Gen X

The oldest members of Gen X, the generation born between 1965 and 1980, are coming into their retirement years. This group, known as the “forgotten” generation, had to punch an actual time clock and were the test subjects for 401(k) retirement plans. Now that their golden years are arriving, are they ready for it? Read More …

Legislate in Haste, Repent at Leisure — A Lesson in Unintended Consequences

Oregon has just ended a three-year experiment – one of many west-coast policies during the last decade to dumbfound folks. Plenty of people predicted it would end badly, and they weren’t wrong. Oregon’s Measure 110 decriminalized hard drugs and made possessing small amounts of deadly substances like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines a misdemeanor. The experiment is complete and what remains is an abject lesson in poor thinking. Read More …