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MAGA Support for Donald Trump

MAGA Support for Donald Trump

I have friends who live here.

They are sick tired of Trump. They won’t mourn him when he’s gone. But they are also certain they will never vote Democrat—not because Trump’s behavior doesn’t bother them, but because the alternative has been rendered unthinkable.

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Melania, An American Tragedy in One Act

Melania, An American Tragedy in One Act

Donald Trump hates immigrants. This is not a controversial statement; it is a brand pillar. It has been chanted, legislated and, televised. It has been made into signs that state “Mass Deportations Now”, and embroidered onto red hats.

Now, having spent years warning the nation that immigrants are a menace to civilization—he now wishes us to gather politely in darkened theaters to watch a loving cinematic portrait of one.

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Do You Believe Your Own Eyes

Do You Believe Your Own Eyes

The greatest insult is not violence; it is the instruction to stop believing our own eyes.

We are told not to believe ourselves. We are told that a holstered gun is intended to massacre large numbers of ICE agents, that a phone is provocation, that presence is guilt.

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Remembering Liberty While Misplacing It

Remembering Liberty While Misplacing It

Take the recent American tragedy whereby a man may lose his life and then, as a courtesy, be relieved of his good name as well.

This is very efficient.

We must give credit where credit is due and give credit to Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, and Bovino who have decided that this killing was completely justified even before any investigation.

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The Clinton Gambit

The Clinton Gambit

The House Oversight Committee, chaired by James Comer, had expected a familiar script. Issue subpoena. Watch the Clintons squirm. Extract headlines. Run victory laps on cable news. Instead, the Clintons looked at the subpoena, looked back at Congress, and effectively said: you don’t have the pieces you think you have.

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And So the Billionaires Laughed

And So the Billionaires Laughed

Off-script moments can reveal the governing philosophy in its purest form.

Troops in cities? Effective.

Consent? Slow.

Law? Optional.

Immigration? A matter of removing whole categories of people quickly and loudly, because nuance does not poll well in donor lounges.

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What Does America Stand For?

What Does America Stand For?

Once upon a time, America stood for limited government, the rule of law, a strong but restrained defense, and alliances built on trust rather than invoices.

This was not nostalgia; it was policy. These ideas were so central that conservatives once carved them into marble, quoted them reverently, and accused everyone else of insufficient devotion to them.

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First Greenland Then The Moon

First Greenland Then The Moon

Trump’s letter to Norway’s prime minister reads less like diplomacy than a toddler’s note to the playground supervisor: I was nice. You didn’t clap. Now I will take your toys.

In this worldview, restraint is not a principle but a courtesy, extended only when properly rewarded. The absence of a medal voids the warranty on civilization.

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On The National Importance of Not Forgetting

On The National Importance of Not Forgetting

There comes a moment in every republic when memory itself becomes a civic duty. We have reached that moment.

The American public, generous to a fault, has a remarkable talent for amnesia—especially when exhaustion sets in and the news cycle moves on. This is unfortunate because certain facts, once forgotten, have a nasty habit of reappearing in more dangerous forms.

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American Responsibility for Global Anxiety Management

American Responsibility for Global Anxiety Management

This is our system. Our presidency. Our contribution to global stress.

The rest of the world does not receive a ballot. It receives consequences. Trade shocks. Energy chaos. Military recalculations. Parents in other countries now explain to their children why the news sounds tense again, because one elderly man in Washington feels the need to feel powerful before nighty-night.

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On the Superior Value of Props Over Principles

On the Superior Value of Props Over Principles

It is a testament to modern leadership that the appearance of legitimacy has finally been liberated from the inconvenience of actually earning it. Donald Trump, ever the pragmatist, is reportedly content with a Nobel Peace Prize prop—despite everyone knowing it is not transferable—because the principles, after all, are far less photogenic than having your picture taken with a Nobel Peace Prize (that you have not earned).

This is ridiculous!

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