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Fri, 03/17/2023 - 10:33
The Fall of Constantinople (Getty Images)
When Constantinople finally fell to the Ottomans on Tuesday, May 29, 1453, the Byzantine Empire and its capital had up to that point survived for 1,000 years beyond the fall of the Western Empire at Rome.
Always outnumbered in a sea of enemies, the Byzantines’ survival had depended on its realist diplomacy of dividing its enemies, avoiding military…
Fri, 03/17/2023 - 10:14
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) (Getty Images)
Everything that Dr. Anthony Fauci has done "has been to cover up his culpability" in the COVID pandemic, said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who added that Fauci "dismissed" natural immunity after COVID infection as a way to battle the virus and, "as a consequence, thousands of people died in nursing homes...."
"For a year we did not have a vaccine," Sen. Paul…
Fri, 03/17/2023 - 09:59
U.S. Civil War (Getty Images)
WASHINGTON -- With all the talk about the discovery of mass burial graves in faraway Ukraine, there is little thought of such graves being discovered here in America.
Yet in recent weeks in bucolic Williamsburg, Virginia, archeologists have found their own mass grave. It is a graveyard that they believe is associated with the Civil War's Battle of Williamsburg,…
Fri, 03/17/2023 - 09:43Washington
Medical personnel surround a pregnant woman lying on her bed with monitoring devices placed on her belly as she gets ready before delivering her child at the maternity ward of a hospital in Paris on June 29, 2022. (Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – The maternal mortality rate for women rose in 2021 – 32.9 deaths for every 100,000 live births, compared to 23.8…
Fri, 03/17/2023 - 09:33
St. Patrick (Getty Images)
The heroics of St. Patrick are not appreciated as much as they should be. He is the first person in history to publicly condemn slavery, and one of the first leaders to champion the cause of equal rights.
There is much to celebrate on March 17. Fortunately, his writings, though slim, are eye-opening accounts of his life: Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus and…
Fri, 03/17/2023 - 08:27Washington
The TikTok logo is displayed outside the social media company's offices in Culver City, California, on March 16, 2023. China urged the United States to stop 'unreasonably suppressing' TikTok on March 16, 2023, after Washington gave the popular video-sharing app an ultimatum to part ways with its Chinese owners or face a nationwide ban. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Fri, 03/17/2023 - 06:36National
President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden Johns Island, South Carolina on August 13, 2022. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) - The steady drip-drip of new information on alleged Biden family influence-peddling continues to come from Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee.
On Wednesday, Comer said he recently learned that…
Fri, 03/17/2023 - 05:40Washington
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on the proposed budget request for 2024 on March 16, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) - "President Biden stands ready to work with Congress to shore up Social Security and discuss possible approaches," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the Senate Finance Committee on…
Fri, 03/17/2023 - 04:39
Migrants illegally cross into the U.S. through a hole in a fence in El Paso, Texas, on December 22, 2022. (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
"Our top priority is to keep terrorists and their weapons from entering the United States."
So says the website of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The same webpage that makes this declaration includes a table that provides some relevant…
Fri, 03/17/2023 - 04:22International
U.S. soldiers on patrol near Mosul, Iraq. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – With Republicans divided on the issue, the Senate voted on Thursday to advance legislation to repeal Iraq war authorizations put in place in 1991 and 2002, in what would be the first action of its kind by Congress in more than half a century.
The procedural vote passed 68-27, with all 27 “no”…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 18:46Washington
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) - The White House said Thursday that despite President Biden’s climate change goals, the administration’s options were “limited” when it came to stopping the Willow oil and gas…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 16:50International
A Russian Su-57 fighter jeet. (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – Declassified video footage released by U.S. European Command shows an incident over the Black Sea on Tuesday, when a U.S. Air Force drone was downed after being intercepted by two Russian fighter jets, one of which evidently collided with it, damaging its propeller.
The clip appears to contradict claims by the…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 16:10
Joe Biden (Getty Images)
Gender ideology preys upon the young, convincing girls and boys that they were “born in the wrong body” and rushing them onto experimental drugs, hormones, and surgeries that will leave them stunted, scarred, and infertile.
Yet the ostensible Catholic who currently occupies the Oval Office not only supports this horror but had the gall to condemn those who would…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 15:01
Communist Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Getty Images)
Communist China's President Xi Jinping is expected to speak via video-conference call with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky next week, when the former meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, reported the Wall Street Journal.
The last time Xi spoke with Zelensky was prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 14:23
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Less than a year after the end of Roe v. Wade, America’s abortion battles are intensifying at all levels. Red state lawmakers are trying to restrict access, blue state lawmakers are trying to expand access, and the federal government is mulling a public health emergency.
Amid the rancor, it is time for a new path that bridges the partisan gap by putting people before…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 13:30
Joe Biden (Getty Images)
As I watched the Biden White House and federal authorities at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve, and the Department of the Treasury respond to the troubles of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, an eerie feeling ran up my spine – we’ve seen this before, haven’t we?
Banks not tending to risk and not managing their assets properly,…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 13:08National
House Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) (Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) – In a Mar. 15 email to his supporters, House Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) for the 2024 presidential election, even though DeSantis has not declared he is running.
The email addressed many of the issues facing the conservative movement and how DeSantis has combatted them. “It’s time for Ron…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 12:38Washington
US Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said Thursday that President Biden won’t come up with a plan to save Social Security from going broke in nine years and prevent a 25 percent cut in benefits for Social Security recipients.
“Right now Social security has low yielding assets -…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 12:38
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Last week, I wrote about Biden’s proposed budget, focusing on the aggregate increase in the fiscal burden.
Today, let’s take a closer look at his class-warfare tax proposals. Consider this Part VI in a series (Parts I-V can be found here, here, here, here, and here), and we’ll use data from the folks at the Tax Foundation.
We’ll start with this map, which shows each state’s top marginal tax…
Thu, 03/16/2023 - 11:21
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In the world of woke politics and justice, misgendering is a worse crime than child molestation and murder. It shouldn’t be surprising that the most recent example of this can be found in California.
It was reported recently on Fox News that Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon suspended lead prosecutor Shea Sanna for five days without pay.
So, what sort of…