During the mid- to late 1990s, World Wrestling Entertainment faced an existential crisis as its product stagnated and people began tuning out in droves. Then-WWE head honcho Vince McMahon salvaged his company by pivoting his kid-friendly content to an aggressively more PG-13 tone. This meant more blood, more sexuality, more...

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This is what happens when progressives choose leaders based on the color of their skin or some other accidental attribute rather than competence. If President Joe Biden wins a second term in 2024, what are the chances that he'd make it through that term? He very well might not, and...

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President Joe Biden has finally found a border he finds worthy of securing, apparently. The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday (behind a paywall, but Fox News summarized it here) that the Biden administration was considering implementing a policy that would require illegal immigrants who manage to pass through the porous...

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On Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals placed a hold on a federal judge's order from earlier in the week requiring Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to remove a floating border barrier his administration deployed on the Rio Grande. The appeals court issued an administrative stay to the order...

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Few figures in conservativism are more revered than Thomas Sowell. A free-market economist, social theorist and philosopher, Sowell’s work has spanned decades and influenced generations. Sowell wrote a nationally syndicated column, authored dozens of books and dazzled television audiences time and time again with his common sense, anti-intellectual approach to...

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If conventional wisdom suggests you are the heavy underdog in a fight, it might be time to use some unconventional wisdom to give yourself a better chance through the element of surprise. That's what happened on Thursday night when the Detroit Lions marched into Arrowhead Stadium and stunned the defending...

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It used to be said that when party elites made decisions instead of the people, that candidates were secretly being nominated in “smoke-filled rooms.” Democrats have long operated that way, still blowing smoke, but now without tobacco. In the words of one famous Democrat running for president “essentially they’re fixing...

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Is he the Forrest Gump of the high seas? A Florida man is facing federal charges after an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a nautical "hamster wheel," The Associated Press reported Thursday. Reza "Ray" Baluchi, 51, was charged Tuesday with obstruction of boarding and a violation of a captain...

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Hurricane Lee roared into what forecasters were calling a “monster” on Friday. AccuWeather called the storm “a monster Category 5 hurricane” that could take aim at New England by the time it reaches North America. On Thursday, the storm was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80...

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An aide to Rudy Giuliani who allegedly worked closely with him to put together a case attempting to prove election fraud in Georgia has “vanished,” according to paperwork filed on July 11 by two Georgia election workers who tried to subpoena and depose her in the defamation lawsuit they waged...

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Former gubernatorial contender Kari Lake criticized the NFL on Thursday after the league chose to feature a rendition of the "black national anthem" before the opening game of the season. A local youth choir performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" prior to kickoff in Kansas City, drawing boos from the...

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Last month, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois wrote to Chief Justice John Roberts to insist that Justice Samuel Alito recuse himself from an impending court case. On Friday, Alito responded with a refusal to recuse and a lesson on how the Supreme Court works. Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief at The...

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency public health order that suspends the open and permitted concealed carry of firearms in Albuquerque for 30 days. The Democratic governor said she is expecting legal challenges but felt compelled to act in response to gun deaths, including the...

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An entire month of "pride" celebrations is seemingly not enough for California. On Friday, the California Assembly voted to declare August "Transgender History Month" starting in 2024 as part of an effort to push back against legislation in Republican-controlled states they claim have targeted the "human and civil rights" of...

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The father of a woman who died in the Maui, Hawaii, wildfires is filing suit against Maui County and the state, alleging wrongful death. Harold Dennis Wells is accusing local authorities of negligence and wrongful conduct before the fires that resulted in the death of his daughter, Rebecca Rans, according...

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Is X head honcho Elon Musk an honest-to-goodness conspiracy theorist? Or does he just love to troll people to the applause of his 155 million followers? Those two questions collided when Musk posted a meme about former President Barack Obama on Wednesday: Dominoes Effect 🍕 pic.twitter.com/3HYrvDE1pu — Elon Musk (@elonmusk)...

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Did special counsel Jack Smith use underhanded pressure tactics in his pursuit of former President Donald Trump? That's the allegation being made by one of the lawyers involved in the case -- and the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee wants answers. In a letter to Smith mailed Thursday, Ohio...

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As the blockbuster hit “Sound of Freedom” becomes a box-office sensation throughout Latin America, its producer has announced he wants to run for the Mexican presidency. “After a period of discernment, I made the most important decision of my life: I have just registered with the INE [National Electoral Institute]...

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis accused House Oversight Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of seeking to obstruct her criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump. Last month, the Georgia official indicted the 45th president and 18 others for allegedly conspiring to change the 2020 presidential election results. In an Aug....

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A plea deal by an IT staffer at Mar-a-Lago in connection with the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump brought belly laughs from Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie. Yuscil Taveras will testify for the prosecution and will not face charges, according to CNN. In July, Taveras testified before...

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Chinese nationals are probing American military bases, according to a new report. The report, in The Wall Street Journal this week, said bases and other sensitive sites have been accessed up to 100 times in recent years. The Journal said officials it talked to, whom it did not name, called...

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