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Pete Hegseth tattooed the Jeruselem Cross on his chest as a sign of his religious fevor. (Photo: NBC/ScreenCap)

Pete Hegseth’s Militant White, Christian Extremism Disqualifies Him to Lead the World’s Most Powerful Military

Keith GirardJanuary 15, 2025

Pete Hegseth is trying to play down links to white Christian militancy reflected by two of his prominent tattoos, but they raise troubling questions about his mental fitness....

COMMENTARYNATIONAL SECURITYPOLITICS

Steve Bannon’s New York Wall-Scam Criminal Trial Will Overshadow New Trump Term

Keith GirardDecember 29, 2024

Steve Bannon will cast a shadow over Donald Trump's new administration when he faces criminal charges in New York City...

CRIMELAWPOLITICSPOLITICS

The Emperor Has No Clothes: Why Trump’s Agenda Will Be DOA in Congress

Keith GirardDecember 6, 2024

Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promises were bombastic, largely divorced from reality and will be de-fanged or dumped on Capitol Hill....

POLITICS

Donald Trump is a newly minted crypto mogul with a side-gig as president. (Photo: WLF)

Trump’s ‘Tech-Bro’ Scheme to Boost Crypto, Sink the Dollar, End Democracy and Get Fantastically Rich

Keith GirardNovember 30, 2024

A few short years ago, Donald Trump was no fan of crypto. He said it wasn't real money. Today, he brags he's the crypto president. What's changed?...

COMMENTARYECONOMYPOLITICS

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent makes an arrest at the border.

Trump Mass Deportation Shaping Up to Be First Administration Fiasco

Keith GirardNovember 21, 2024

Donald Trump's promised mass deportation of 10 million "illegal" immigrants is likely to be the first to quickly implode once he takes office....

ADMINISTRATIONPOLITICS

Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr could be tested by a new pandemic. (Photo: NYI collage)

Trump Facing New Pandemic Threat as Bird Flu Jumps From Cows to Humans

Keith GirardNovember 14, 2024

Donald Trump, who mismanaged the COVID-19 pandemic in his first term, could be facing a major, new, national health threat....

ADMINISTRATIONHEALTHPOLITICS

Donald Trump could be crushed by lawsuits and criminal probes. (Photo: Gage Skidmore)

Trump Wins by Painting Himself in a Corner With Promises He Can’t Keep

Keith GirardNovember 6, 2024

Donald Trump won the presidency on a shoeshine and promises. But in the process, he's set himself up for monumental failure....

ELECTIONSPOLITICSPOLITICS

Kamala Harris for President, Part Two: Harris Best Embraces America’s Future; Trump a Dark, Cynical Vision

Keith GirardNovember 4, 2024

In this election, we need to ask ourselves who we are and what this nation will hold going forward....

ENTERTAINMENT

Kamala Harris for President: Part One: The Economy, Inflation, Taxes

Keith GirardOctober 28, 2024

Kamala Harris is our choice for President of the United States. (Photo: White House) Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part analysis of campaign promises by Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican challenger Donald Trump. P...

COMMENTARYELECTIONSPOLITICS

Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Presidential debate

Donald Trump Presidential Debate Built on Mountain of Lies, Conspiracies; He Is Unfit to Lead

Keith GirardSeptember 11, 2024

Fact checkers were busy today in the wake of the presidential debate between Republican Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. ...

COMMENTARYELECTIONSPOLITICS

Donald Trump meets with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. (Photo: Dan Scavino)

Donald Trump Debate Alarm Bells: Lies Evoke Pretensions to Dictatorship as ‘The Great Leader’

Keith GirardJune 29, 2024

Donald Trump's CNN debate performance was a frightening foreshadowing of his potential second term that should far outweigh any concern about President Joe Biden. ...

ADMINISTRATIONCELEBRITIESELECTIONSPOLITICSWHITE HOUSE