This Weeks' Wrapup

Jim Rose

Nebraskans get their mid-year college football fix today. It’s the annual Spring Game.

Beware the Paper Shortage

Michelle Malkin

This "paper shortage" propaganda will be used to further cement the Soros family-spearheaded push to hackable, paperless electronic voting systems, including Dominion, which covers 37% of voters.

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Bob Moran

Tumultuous Times for Twitter

Elon Musk has consistently criticized Twitter’s leadership and its role in cancel culture.

Media Collusion of Hunter Biden/Joe Biden Bombshell Story

Larry Elder

About three weeks before the 2020 election, the New York Post published a bombshell, election-changing story about presidential candidate Joe Biden's son, Hunter.

Support Diversity - Hire Republicans

Robert Romano

Why don’t red states run by the GOP simply hire more Republicans to be teachers and bureaucrats and even things out a little?

News Nuggets

Jim Rose

It’s Thursday---you’re more than halfway to the weekend.

Quotas are Unconstitutional

Betsy McCaughey

At work, white people are being told to check their privilege at the door. But a court ruling on Friday indicates there's still hope for fair treatment in the corporate world, even if you're not a racial minority.

Big Tech Allies and their Thugs

Larry Elder

Technology and Growth Cures Climate Doomsday

Stephen Moore

I am skeptical that "collective action" through governmental policies will make planet Earth a more hospitable place.

Cloisters

Joe Herring

A world of stone, iron and wood, where everything is just as it appears to be; there is not a veneer in sight, no artifice nor fiction present. This is a place where everything can safely be taken at face value, as authentic as the God it was built to serve.

Someplace Hot

Disney Takes the Fun Out of Being a Kid

Jim Rose

So imagine what Walt Disney would think today about the behavior of those running his company and what it’s doing to kids.

The Article Heard Around the World

Ben Shapiro

This week, Will Smith -- perhaps the most bankable star of his generation -- won an Oscar for Best Actor for "King Richard." But that wasn't why he made headlines.

ESG Goals Affect Oil Production

Robert Romano

The largest oil producers in the U.S. do not appear to have major plans to increase production through 2025.

Happy Monday!

Jim Rose

It's Slap Day +8. Hollywood pop culture can’t stop. They’re digging deeper trying to get us to care.

Conservatives Need to Take Advantage of Gifts from the Left

Neil Patel

According to Pew, the so-called progressive left makes up only 6% of the American population and 12% of the Democratic Party.

Distractions

Dr. Ben Tapper

The Russian/Ukraine conflict and the Will Smith slap are doing their job by distracting the masses from the real news.

National Puppet

The Biden Recession Is Coming

Erick Ericson

Larry Summers served as secretary of the Treasury, director of the National Economic Council, and president of Harvard University. He is not a dumb man. He is a liberal Democrat with a Democrat's understanding of economic policy.

Is Biden's Low Approval Rating Permanent?

David Potter

According to a new Ipsos/Reuters poll that was conducted on March 21st and March 22nd, Joe Biden’s approval rating has continued to fall to 40 percent, with Americans citing economy and foreign conflict as their top concerns

Hey, GOP - What's the Plan?

Robert Romano

“I believe in an election, you should tell the American public what you would do if you’re going to get the majority, and we’ve been culminating that.”

‍Never Forgotten: The Lies About Terri Schiavo

Michelle Malkin

This week marks the 17th anniversary of the court-sanctioned murder of Terri Schindler Schiavo. Under the order of a Florida judge who never bothered to visit her and an adulterous spouse-in-name-only who ranted "When is that b---- gonna die?" to one of Terri's nurses, American legal and medical authorities supervised the cruel, two-week-long starvation and dehydration of a profoundly disabled woman who was not terminally ill and who had an army of family members ready to care for her for the rest of her natural life.

I Heart Big Pharma

Bob Moran

You Didn't Choose - You Were Nudged

Nudging refers to a systematic behavioral-psychology technique used to modify behavior. Nudging is merely a nicer way of saying “manipulation.” The goal is to create doubt in the mind of whomever you are targeting, whilst providing them with your preferred option.

Omaha Sports Commission - Play or Trade?

Jim Rose

If it makes you feel better, Indianans are easy targets. I’ll start. Why do Indianapolans have TGIF scripted on their feet?To remind them that TOES GO IN FIRST.

Hollywood Face-Slaps Conservatives

Larry Elder

Goodness! What a night. During the live broadcast of the Academy Awards, actor Will Smith walked up to the stage and face-slapped comedian Chris Rock. When Smith returned to his seat, he unleashed a profanity-laced tirade -- muted by the show's producer -- at Rock.

How Nuclear Power Got Nuked

Jim Rose

43 years ago, thanks to an accident and a scary movie, this country lost its collective nerve.

Welcome Ukrainians to Our Country

Betsy McCaughey

President Joe Biden is promising that America will take 100,000 displaced Ukrainians. He's pretending to be magnanimous. Truth is, it's a pathetically small number -- a mere 3% of the mostly women and children fleeing Russian bombs.

Biden Aggravates Food Shortages

Sheryl Kaufman

A few Executive Orders quite quickly flipped the U.S. energy supply situation from surplus to shortage. Just wait until you see what they can do to the world food supply.

My Journey on World Bipolar Day

Brandon Benson

I have a superpower. That’s what the sticker on my laptop says. “I’m Bipolar. What’s your superpower?” Wherever I go to sit down and type it’s right there for all to see. It sometimes sparks a meaningful conversation. I live with Bipolar Disorder. I can’t fly, or read minds, or leap buildings in single bounds or sling webs. Or can I?

Amendment 25 - Party of One?

Jim Rose

Lately, a big chunk of the country has been talking about the Constitution. Hopefully, most of the 330M of us know what it is. Sadly, a lot don’t.

No, School Boards Are Not 'Banning Books'

David Harsanyi

Accusations of left-wing free-speech authoritarianism -- whether through corporate restrictions, the state targeting "misinformation," the shouting down of dissent in universities or the canceling of dissenting voices -- are well-documented. Attempting to even the ledger, liberals have begun alleging that conservatives are engaging in "book bans" in public school districts.

Red Buttons

Most Dangerous Man in America

Jim Rose

His critics used to call Rush Limbaugh the most dangerous man in America. This label for a guy who was never elected to public office and never owned a company. He had no authority over law enforcement or the military. He had exactly three employees and worked out of rented office space. He was a radio talk show host.

Unhappy Hour Special

Dr. Jess Norris

Without the Rule of Law, Our Rights Are Threatened

Laura Hollis

One of the fundamental tenets of modern western civilization is the rule of law. When a nation has the "rule of law," all citizens are bound by the same rules; there are no exceptions, no special treatment for the wealthy, powerful or well-connected.

Fortenberry-Ukraine-Debates-Gas Prices

Jim Rose

Jeff Fortenberry, the nice guy congressman from Lincoln made history. He is the highest ranked Nebraska elected official ever convicted of a felony. The Jury in his illegal campaign contribution trial took less than two hours to find him guilty of three felonies.

Broken Country Buries Broken Laptop

Neil Patel

There has been a lot of ink spilled over Hunter Biden's broken laptop and the way it was treated in the weeks leading up to the 2020 election, but not nearly enough. Now The New York Times has admitted, almost two years too late, that materials in the laptop were in fact authentic. There is no more perfect encapsulation of the problems in American media and tech than this tragic story.

Court Packing Stance Should Disqualify Brown-Jackson

Rick Manning

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled a new harder line on the confirmation of President Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson today as he openly criticized her for failing to be transparent in her answers.

Softball Questions

A Lesson from the Underground

Joe Herring

"Merciful Heavens! But what do I care for the laws of nature and arithmetic, when, for some reason I dislike those laws and the fact that twice two makes four? Of course I cannot break through the wall by battering my head against it, if I really have not the strength to knock it down, but I am not going to be reconciled to it simply because it is a stone wall and I have not the strength." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Notes from the Underground)

The Mass Psychosis of the Western World

Erick Ericson

In June of 1374, people across Europe broke out into spontaneous dance. What some scholars believe was actually a medical condition, most believe was a mass psychogenic illness -- an illness of the mind. The people began to dance and the dancing spread. Some danced for days. Some danced until they died. Some had heart attacks or broke bones.

Hypocrisy

Kathleen Kauth

Conflict frequently revolves around people who express strong beliefs and a determined intolerance of others who do not hold those same beliefs. This intolerance is often manifested by verbal and emotional condemnation, scorn and derision.

Unsilencing Savannah

Michelle Malkin

Savanah Hernandez, 25, is one of the most stifled young journalists in America. She's intrepid, prolific and opinionated. But because she has relentlessly exposed the lies of Big Government, Big Business, Big Pharma and Big Alphabet (LGBTQIXYZ), she will never be embraced or promoted by establishment gatekeepers. Because she is right-thinking, right-leaning and a proud America First advocate, you won't see her invited to appear on mainstream corporate media -- even though her videos have been viewed tens of millions of times over the past five years.

All the Wrong Questions

Our Emperors

Understanding history makes it possible to put each day into context and to make an educated guess about what’s around the corner. If enough of this country’s leaders and citizenry realize this, there’s a good chance we will see a bright future. If not, we should be fearful of the ominous-looking clouds on the horizon.

Phil? You're an Idiot

Jim Rose

Ukraine: The Politics Behind Biden's Reluctance to 'Do More'

Larry Elder

Both political parties accuse President Joe Biden of not doing more to help Ukraine, of not supplying the Ukrainians with fighter jets and of emphasizing "what he won't do" to help "rather than what he will do."

Buying or Renting Part II

Jim Rose

Yesterday in this column, we destroyed the dream of every one of you with their heart set on buying a house.

What If the Roles Were Reversed

Chris Baker

American political elites and TV stars think we can send weapons and billions of dollars to kill Russians in defense of Ukraine without risking war with Russia. Putin has talked about the “dangerous consequences” of arming Ukraine, he also said he would attack arms shipments. Ignoring him on this could be catastrophic. What if the roles were reversed?

Don't Let Big Tech Hide the Truth

Betsy McCaughey

The New York Times editorial board declared on Friday that people should be able to express "unpopular" positions without being canceled or "shut out of public discourse." A free flow of information is essential for democracy to function, the editors argued.

Violence Diminishes Us All

Buy or Rent? A Real Paradox

Jim Rose

The End of the Climate Change Legend

Stephen Moore

For many years now, there has been a spirited debate about whether climate change is science, religion or even perhaps a secret route to socialism. That question remains unanswered, but we've now discovered with certainty that climate change is a political albatross around the neck of the Democratic Party.

Spring Cleaning

Crispus Hale

I’m back. Didn’t miss me? That’s ok. Come to find out not everyone appreciates my cutting and caustic prose. I suppose I’m the kinda guy that laughs at his own jokes. Nobody likes that guy. But, in the spirit of sweet-scented spring, let’s do a little cleaning.

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Anger is Addictive

It seems as if there is an epidemic of anger in our world right now. People respond with anger, even rage, over what seem to be innocuous comments and normal situations where disagreements occur. The presumed attacks are generally just differences of opinion. The current tendency to react quickly with anger to virtually any instance is being reflected in the world.

Madness in March

Jim Rose

Spanish Swearing

Dr. Jess Norris

Dear Dr. Jess:I am originally from Spain and moved to the United States when I was 22. I later became an American citizen and married an American woman shortly afterward. English is my second language, but I have been speaking and studying it since I was about 3 (I had an English nanny for a while, then I studied it in school), so I speak it pretty well. My wife, on the other hand, only speaks a little bit of Spanish – pretty much whatever she learned in high school and college. At home, I primarily speak English – however, I appreciate my native language, so when I talk to my parents (which is every week), I speak Spanish.

Pharma-Induced Opioid Epidemic

Dr. Jeanne Greisen, RPh, PharmD

With the recent exposures of the pharmaceutical industry complex, it’s time to look at the opioid epidemic that we are dealing with today and the role of pharmaceutical company, Purdue Pharma. The opioid started back in 1999 with the approval and marketing of the drug Oxycontin. On the surface, the epidemic appears to be a “patient” problem for lack of self-control and overindulgence of pain medication with the sole responsibility falling on the individual. This couldn’t’ be further from the truth. A root cause analysis leads one to do a deep dive into the practices of Purdue Pharma, the lax FDA, and corrupt practitioners for failure to protect patients.

Illegal Immigration: Another of Biden's Manufactured Crises

Laura Hollis

While Americans' attention is understandably focused on skyrocketing gas prices and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the crisis at our southern border has dropped out of the headlines. But it is also escalating.

Coleman Weidenbusch - Omaha

Coleman Weidenbusch - Omaha

Springtime

Time to rejoice. Spring has arrived. Two topics we hardy Nebraskans enjoy discussing year-round but particularly during the unpredictability of spring: weather and Cornhusker football. Winter proved mild for these parts, though we know we’ll still encounter a late blast or two. Perhaps you’ve already talked to your neighbor about how dry it’s been.

Welcome to the Week

Jim Rose

That fiery crash in Texas last week that killed nine including 7 members of the SW University golf team, happened when a pickup truck blew a tire, veered into the other lane. The tire that blew was the spare. The driver was 13. His father was in the passenger seat. Both died at the scene. -0-

Campus Free Speech Problems Come Down to Culture

Veronique de Rugy

We've all heard stories about university administrators cracking down on free speech. But free expression is suffering even without these enablers, and that should worry us.

Chronic Concerns

Dr. Ben Tapper

When will the perpetual cycle of lockdowns and mandates end? Is it when we reach a 96% vaccination rate? I am genuinely concerned as a health care provider when over eighty percent of Americans and over sixty percent of our children suffer from chronic disease associated with poor lifestyle choices. Do we have a pharmaceutical deficiency or do we need another vaccine followed by multiple boosters? Will the government ever identify the real epidemic – chronic disease?

Attaining Average

“We can’t build our way out of this!” is the common, reflexive response to the question of overcrowding in Nebraska’s state prison system. Although rarely accompanied with evidence to support that statement, it’s nonetheless parroted with reliability.

January 6th - One Black Man's Perspective

Ben Gray

I have watched, sometimes in amazement, the back-and-forth surrounding January 6th. Many liberals describe the event using terms like insurrection, riot or a plot to take over the government. Many conservatives have described the event as citizens expressing their First Amendment rights. Some conservatives went so far as to describe the event as ‘citizens on tour.’ No matter how liberals and conservatives debate January 6th there is one thing I am thoroughly convinced of – had that group been Black, the outcome and the following discussions would have been vastly different.

International Cards

Guns, Babies and the USA

Erick Ericson

Alabama and Ohio have passed versions of "constitutional carry." That is a law that allows a lawful owner of a firearm to carry that firearm without additional governmental permission. Georgia's state House and Senate have both passed versions and a committee is set to reconcile differences. Georgia should have the law passed in the next week, becoming the 24th state to pass such legislation. Just last year Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, Tennessee, Texas and Utah joined the list, putting half of the nation under constitutional carry. Indiana, Nebraska and South Carolina are considering the measure.

The Hinge on Which our Future Swings

There is a vast chasm between clinging to outmoded beliefs simply for the sake of tradition and adhering to eternal truths for the purpose of Salvation, although modern culture would declare both as one and the same.

What's in a Name?

Ben Gray

“Special Epidemic Health Director”. It sounds important…authoritative…righteous. It also borders on the ridiculous.

Options, Not Orders

Joe Herring

Once again, as seems to be the norm in the era of COVID, the government has stubbed their toe on our individual rights. Now, face first, splayed out in the prone position, our government again refuses to recognize the stumbling block that repeatedly trips them up.

Denver Covers Up Lee Keltner's Assassination

Michelle Malkin

Self-described "Progressive Prosecutor" Beth McCann, the district attorney of Denver, campaigned on a promise to "keep our city safe and provide equal justice for all," "to rebuild trust" and "to keep open lines of communication." Bullcrap.

Being Offended is a Choice

Taking offense is a phenomenon that has seen steady growth over the last several decades. Rather than expecting people to learn how to deal with minor conflicts and differences of opinions, our culture began rewarding this hypersensitivity. Trigger warnings, safe spaces and the use of the term micro-aggression, all serve to reward people for taking offense over the small stuff.

Being Offended is a Choice

Taking offense is a phenomenon that has seen steady growth over the last several decades. Rather than expecting people to learn how to deal with minor conflicts and differences of opinions, our culture began rewarding this hypersensitivity. Trigger warnings, safe spaces and the use of the term micro-aggression, all serve to reward people for taking offense over the small stuff.

Greed, Gluttony and Gates

James Martinez

While the world’s captured attention is busy being misdirected by a criminal technocracy of the information environment, its operators advance as an uninformed public look the other way. As the great Sun Tzu said, "All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we can attack, we seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away: when far away, we must make him believe we are near." This tactic has been in place against the American people since 1947. Seventy-five years later, the public is still not aware of our true technological capabilities.

Greed, Gluttony and Gates

While the world's captured attention is busy being misdirected by a criminal technocracy of the information environment, its operators advance as an uninformed public look the other way. As the great Sun Tzu said, "All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we can attack, we seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away: when far away, we must make him believe we are near." This tactic has been in place against the American people since 1947. Seventy-five years later, the public is still not aware of our true technological capabilities.

Republican-hating Voters

Larry Elder

I arrived early for my dinner with a friend at a restaurant on the Westside of Los Angeles. At the table to my right sat two women. We started talking.

Republican-Hating Voters

I arrived early for my dinner with a friend at a restaurant on the Westside of Los Angeles. At the table to my right sat two women. We started talking. They had known each other since second grade, and one was celebrating her 85th birthday. One was a psychotherapist, the other a "human rights activist." Both were Jewish. A few minutes into the conversation, one said: "Wait. I know who you are. You ran for governor." After I confirmed her suspicion, she said, "Guess who I voted for." I smiled. "You didn't vote for me." "How do you know?" she asked.

16-64-year-olds Not Fully Back in Workforce

Robert Romano

After COVID, the employment population ratio of 16- to 64-year-old working age adults — the percentage of people legally eligible to work who are working — has declined 1.9 percent, from a peak of 71.4 percent in 2019 to 69.4 percent in 2021, according to an Americans for Limited Government Foundation analysis of unadjusted annual average data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Cancel Culture Robs the Future of the Lessons of the Past

Cancel culture is equal parts willful ignorance and educated arrogance, usually cozily ensconced in the heart of a single individual. The indoctrinators make use of the empty-headed, while dismissing their own dearth of knowledge as a petty irrelevancy.

Cancel Culture Robs the Future of the Lessons of the Past

Cancel culture is equal parts willful ignorance and educated arrogance, usually cozily ensconced in the heart of a single individual. The indoctrinators make use of the empty-headed, while dismissing their own dearth of knowledge as a petty irrelevancy.

What does it feel like to have your child die or be instantly killed?

Jim Rose

Written by Jim Rose The sun came up this morning about 7:37. It creeped above the treetops promising a magnificent spring day…for all of us except three of our neighbors: Tiffany and Jason Farrell and Blake Miller.‍

What does it feel like to have your child die or be instantly killed?

Written by Jim Rose The sun came up this morning about 7:37. It creeped above the treetops promising a magnificent spring day�for all of us except three of our neighbors: Tiffany and Jason Farrell and Blake Miller.

Transgender Indoctrination at School and in Kids' Movies

Betsy McCaughey

Written by Betsy McCaughey Woke corporate CEOs seem to think they know better than voters what's best for the country. These titans are throwing their companies' clout and cash behind activists pushing gender-fluidity lessons for kindergarteners and other extreme political causes.

Transgender Indoctrination at School and in Kids' Movies

Written by Betsy McCaughey Woke corporate CEOs seem to think they know better than voters what's best for the country. These titans are throwing their companies' clout and cash behind activists pushing gender-fluidity lessons for kindergarteners and other extreme political causes.

What Can Biden Learn?

Dr. Mark Christian

What Can Biden Learn?

Written by Dr. Mark Christian "The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history," said President John Kennedy on April 20, 1961. "Only the strong, only the industrious, only the determined, only the courageous, only the visionary who determine the real nature of our struggle can possibly survive."

Lie to Yourselves!

“We’re tired of lying to you. Lie to yourselves!”One should marvel at the ridiculous justifications given for the heavy-handed brutality of the Soviet system. Criminality was frequently swept under the rug, especially the major crimes featuring depravity or perversion. They didn't square with the Soviet narrative of criminality being exclusive to Western capitalists.

Lie to Yourselves!

“We’re tired of lying to you. Lie to yourselves!”One should marvel at the ridiculous justifications given for the heavy-handed brutality of the Soviet system. Criminality was frequently swept under the rug, especially the major crimes featuring depravity or perversion. They didn't square with the Soviet narrative of criminality being exclusive to Western capitalists.

Lie to Yourselves!

"We're tired of lying to you. Lie to yourselves!"One should marvel at the ridiculous justifications given for the heavy-handed brutality of the Soviet system. Criminality was frequently swept under the rug, especially the major crimes featuring depravity or perversion. They didn't square with the Soviet narrative of criminality being exclusive to Western capitalists.

The Godfather at 50

Written by Jim Rose

50 years ago we heard about “an offer we couldn’t refuse.” The most famous story about the American family was first told. America’s most remarkable, albeit fictitious family the Corleone’s, are 50. The Godfather hit theatres on March 15, 1972.

The Godfather at 50

Jim Rose

Written by Jim Rose50 years ago we heard about “an offer we couldn’t refuse.” The most famous story about the American family was first told. America’s most remarkable, albeit fictitious family the Corleone’s, are 50. The Godfather hit theatres on March 15, 1972.‍

The Godfather at 50

Written by Jim Rose 50 years ago we heard about "an offer we couldn't refuse." The most famous story about the American family was first told. America's most remarkable, albeit fictitious family the Corleone's, are 50. The Godfather hit theatres on March 15, 1972.

That's Why They Call It 'the Swamp"

Written by Stephen Moore

With $30 trillion of debt - which has grown by $5 trillion in just the last two years, with another $2 trillion of red ink expected to get spilled this year - you might have expected Congress at least to pretend it will temper its reckless spending proclivities.

That's Why They Call It 'the Swamp"

Stephen Moore

Written by Stephen MooreWith $30 trillion of debt - which has grown by $5 trillion in just the last two years, with another $2 trillion of red ink expected to get spilled this year - you might have expected Congress at least to pretend it will temper its reckless spending proclivities.‍

That's Why They Call It 'the Swamp"

Written by Stephen Moore

With $30 trillion of debt - which has grown by $5 trillion in just the last two years, with another $2 trillion of red ink expected to get spilled this year - you might have expected Congress at least to pretend it will temper its reckless spending proclivities.