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By: Victor Davis Hanson – townhall.com – May 28, 2020 The current U.S. budget deficit could soon exceed a record $4 trillion. The massive borrowing is being driven both by prior budget profligacy and a hurried effort by the Donald Trump administration to pump liquidity into a quarantined America. The shutdown has left the country on the cusp of a self-inflicted economic…

By: Charlie Speiring – breitbart.com – May 28, 2020 President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday in the White House to defend free speech on social media and regulate social media companies for selectively censoring users. “We’re here today to defend free speech from one of the greatest dangers,” the president said, referring to the “unchecked power” wielded by…

By: Avik Roy – Forbes.com – May 26, 2020 Americans are vigorously debating the merits of continuing to lock down the U.S. economy to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A single statistic may hold the key to resolving this debate: the astounding share of deaths occurring in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Nursing homes and assisted living facilities: The #1 COVID problem 2.1…

By: Staff – firstliberty.org – May 27, 2020 Kelly Shackelford joins Shannon Bream to discuss the ongoing government overreach in California as churches throughout the state ban together in opposition of Governor Gavin Newsome’s most recent order restricting in-person services. Last Friday, President Trump declared in-person church services and religious gatherings as being “essential”. For many, the hope was that…

By: Liberty McAtor – stream.org – February 20, 2020 You’re either a mindless lemming for believing everything the government’s told you about COVID-19 and going along with the restrictions, or you’re a heartless jerk who cares more about making money than old people dying. That’s the impression one gets from social media, anyway. That’s the easy way out. The way…

By: Liberty McArtor – stream.org –  April 27, 2020 People graduating college this spring might not get jobs. Young adults who’ve just started their careers may lose their jobs. Many already have. High school students are left in the lurch, not sure when they’ll go back to school, or whether any of their dreams will pan out the way they planned. The…

By: Steve Israel – thehill.com – May 27, 2020 Matt Amedeo, a graduating senior from Boston College, did everything right. He studied hard and had a strong grade point average. He was a Division One student athlete. He worked various jobs on campus. After interning for a technology company last year, he received a strong job offer. All his ambitions…

By: Michael Brown – stream.org – May 26, 2020 A May 20 Washington Post op-ed claimed that evangelical Christians are behind the Republican push to reopen the nation. In response, Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker tweeted on May 21, “Belief in an afterlife is a malignant delusion, since it devalues actual lives and discourages action that would make them longer, safer, and…

By: Christopher Roach – amgreatness.com – May 25, 2020 Perhaps the most unserious response to the coronavirus pandemic has been the facile assertion that lockdowns, the destruction of the economy, and the suppression of our historic freedoms are all justified if they “save just one life.” As Joe Biden put it on Twitter, “I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: No…

By: Jonathon Van Maren – stream.org – May 19, 2020 Historian Tom Holland is known primarily as a storyteller of the ancient world. Thus, his newest book Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World, came as something of a surprise for several reasons. First, Tom Holland is not a Christian. Second, Holland’s book is one of the most ambitious…

By:  John Daniel Davidson – thefederalist.com – May 22, 2020 On Friday, President Trump said churches and houses of worship are “essential”and called on governors nationwide to allow them to open this weekend. If they don’t, Trump said he would “override” governors, citing forthcoming guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In remarks Thursday, the president criticized some governors who have…