Biden has weaponized federal agencies against his fellow Americans, worked with big tech companies to censor Americans’ speech, poured gasoline on the inflation fire, stifled domestic energy production, refused to secure the border and has supercharged the growth of the administrative state.

With wars in Europe and the Middle East, and the Pacific teetering on the brink, America’s defense chief went AWOL for four days this past month. Meanwhile, the commander-in-chief and de facto head of the Pentagon were also both out of the office, on tropical islands far away from Washington.

Every state university has, and most private ones have a “leadership” program, and some give degrees in it. Google “university leadership” – your eyes will blur if you look at them all. With all these leaders, who will follow?

Lawmakers have a responsibility to the American people to pass individual funding bills that include common-sense policy changes to reflect the current needs of our country. The process and negotiations will continue to move forward, and I am hopeful the Senate and president will work with us to have everything wrapped up as soon as possible.

Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve been discussing the family of the Rev. Joseph McDowell Mathews, a pioneer of Highland County education. 

Generosity throughout Highland County contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child. Across the U.S., the project collected 10 million shoebox gifts in 2023. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2023, the ministry is now sending over 11.3 million shoebox gifts to children worldwide, including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster.

Being an elite or being humble is, again, a complex relationship phenomenon. Everyone of us is an elite to some and appears humble to others. More humility would serve society well.

Americans want a clean, simple bill that controls the border and stops illegal immigrants from entering the United States. Americans strongly favor legal immigration, but they are worried about the enormous flood of illegal immigrants from more than 160 countries – including people on the terrorist watch list and criminals from dangerous cartels.

Anthony Fauci—who wielded tremendous power over many decades—funded dangerous research, lied to Congress and the American people, flip-flopped on many of his prognostications, issued edicts that defied science, and attacked and smeared his scientific critics.

From childhood, he has admired the straight-laced singing cowboy Gene Autry; he’s also the world’s most famous pot-smoking hippie. In the recently released docuseries "Willie Nelson and Family," this might stand as the symbol of a great creative tension in the life of the country music star. Throughout his life, Willie has appreciated traditional country music. But flowing out of his hippie mentality, he also has a compelling drive to do things his own way. That combination was just what country music needed when Willie first emerged.

The voters in the state she once led may be the last remaining hope. While Nevada is next for Republicans, Haley isn’t on the caucus ballot Feb. 8. That makes her home state of South Carolina next on Feb. 24.

Abortion, religious freedom, gender identity, and Second Amendment rights – these are the flashpoint social issues within American society. And in the five high-stakes cases studied by Muller, in which Big Law lawyers filed 98 merits amicus briefs, elite firms sided with the liberal position a staggering 94.9% of the time.

Call it the big reset – downward – in public education. The alarming plunge in academic performance during the pandemic was met with a significant drop in grading and graduation standards to ease the pressure on students struggling with remote learning.

Impressively, the Swedes feature partial privatization in their pension system, tie benefits to contributions, and vote each year on supplemental benefits based on demographic and economic conditions, all while balancing their budget. 

Leftist cities often refuse to enforce the law and prosecute criminals – regardless of the severity of their crimes. More gun laws will only make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves from criminals.