A Prince Among...Royals!

 

Friends, hearty kudos to President Trump and First Lady Melania on their very successful state visit to England, which helped to solidify the "special relationship" we have with the Brits, and which, because of its smoothness and sheer splendor, irritated lefties to no end!  I thought the touching words that Trump and King Charles shared about the closeness of our friendship were well chosen, and I expect that, despite the machinations of our common enemies (neo-Marxists rising to the top of that particular list), our alliance will continue to prosper.

 

https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/world-news/president-trump-and-melania-arrive-for-king-charles-state-dinner/ 

 

In other news, Jimmy Kimmel is...cancelled?  He's suspended, for sure, and none too soon, if you ask me.  His latest "jokes", which labeled the assassin of Charlie Kirk "MAGA" (for no reason except that Kimmel is an arrogant lunatic), were a bridge too far.  We've seen quite a few lefty agitators in Hollywood and in the news media bite the dust in recent months.  Here's hoping we can add Kimmel to that Wall of Shame!

 

https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1968450697029935537 

Rats Exiled from the Sinking Ship

 

Friends, I'm sure you've noticed the rash of lefties celebrating the demise of Charlie Kirk, and the fact that many of them are finding themselves disciplined or fired by their employers.  Pity, that!  The latest casualty is a columnist for the ultra-left Washington Post, and she joins a long list of left-leaning "journalists" who've had to find new work opportunities since DJT became president.  Has the MSM redeemed itself, by purging these miscreants?  Not by a long shot!  However, we are seeing what may be a substantial and lasting shift in the culture of the news media that could, in the end, presage a golden age for conservatism and the death of the Left, at least as we know it.  I'm encouraged!!!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2025/09/15/nolte-longtime-wapo-columnist-karen-attiah-fired-justifying-charlie-kirk-assassination/ 

 

Meanwhile, since I'm currently sojourning in the British Isles, I thought you might find this tidbit interesting.  The Conservative Party, i.e. the Tories, is really struggling these days, but an upstart party of genuine conservatives, led by Nigel Farage, called the Reform Party, is going strong, at least if the polls are to be believed.  Today, a prominent Conservative MP jumped ship and joined Reform.  Could the sand be shifting beneath the feet of British politicos?  Stay tuned!

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce802dmgnyro 

Cut Down in His Prime

 

Friends, we here at WaddyIsRight share our condolences with the family of Charlie Kirk, prominent conservative activist who was shot dead in Utah yesterday.  It will be fascinating to see who did it and why, although the question of "why" does rather answer itself...  The ramifications may be considerable!  I personally didn't know much about Kirk, but I gather he was a big fish in right-wing circles.  What are your thoughts?

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/10/report-charlie-kirk-shot-during-speaking-event-utah-valley-university/ 

Poland on the Warpath

 

Friends, the Poles are claiming that Russia has launched more than a dozen drones against their sovereign territory, and this is, of course, a major provocation that ought to gird all of NATO to strike back!  Well, duh.  The Poles are itching for a fight with Russia, to which I reply: then have one!  Send your brave Polish soldiers over the border and intervene in the Russia-Ukraine War.  You have plenty of good reasons to do it.  We, the people of the United States, do not.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/09/10/attention-nato-air-defences-shoot-down-russian-drones-for-first-time/ 

 

Could pharmaceutical ads be removed from our airwaves, or severely restricted in some way?  If DJT and RFK get their way, the answer is yes!  This would be a huge win for public health, insofar as Americans have been popping pills indiscriminately and irresponsibly for years, and it would be a huge win for conservatism and common sense, insofar as Big Pharma's ad dollars are the main reason why CNN and MSNOW are still in business.  Banning such ads would devastate what we euphemistically call the mainstream media, and I'm all for that!!!

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/09/09/hhs_sec_robert_f_kennedy_jr_1997_law_on_pharma_tv_ads_has_had_a_disastrous_impact_on_american_health.html 

No Mercy

 

Friends, elections have consequences, as we all know.  In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro's very narrow loss to a raving socialist means that he's been charged with various imaginative "crimes" and will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.  In other words, in Brazil, they do lawfare a with a heck of a lot more verve and competence than the Democrats do it here.  What we must hope is that this epic overreach gives conservatives the moral high ground, and thus they claim victory in Brazil's next election -- if indeed Brazil's Supreme Court would allow such a dreadful thing to happen.  That might be more "democracy" than they had in mind.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq2lv20rp4o 

 

In other news, the revisions to official jobs numbers are getting bigger and bigger.  Either the numbers themselves are being politicized, or the quality of the data is awfully poor.  In any case, we may be seeing the beginnings of an AI-based jobs crisis in America and throughout the world.  I mean, why hire an obnoxious human when a computer can do the job better and cheaper?

 

https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/us-job-growth-revision-a9777d98?st=L7Y8v8 

 

Finally, all indications are that Zohran Mamdani is on course to become NYC's next mayor.  Couldn't happen to a nicer city, if you ask me!  Let them stew in their own socialist juices.  No bailouts for the Big Apple!!!

 

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/mayor/general/2025/new-york/mamdani-vs-cuomo-vs-adams-vs-sliwa-vs-walden 

Epstein, Epstein, Epstein!

 

Friends, Democrats and leftists have become increasingly obsessed with the "Epstein files", and increasingly bold in their claims that Donald Trump is a pedophile who is covering up his (deep) involvement in the Epstein scandal.  Well, I believe that's 100% hogwash.  I've never been remotely interested in the Epstein business, and I've never believed there were "lists" or "tapes" that would conclusively prove anyone's culpability, and especially not Trump's!  As usual, this is pure wish fulfilment on leftists' part, and it is getting increasingly pathetic and deranged, if you ask me.  On the other hand, we have to accept and deal with the fact that the truthfulness of an allegation does not necessarily determine its impact and its influence.  How Trump and the Trump Administration have "played" the Epstein issue has not always been optimal, and it may have had the unfortunate effect of giving Democrats and loony leftists ammunition to use against DJT.  The second article here argues that Trump should address Epstein's accusers with more sensitivity.  Maybe that's true, but the other approach is to ignore this ridiculous sideshow and/or to redirect the attention of the public to other, more plausible, victimizers.  All I know is that every minute we spend talking about Epstein is one minute we're NOT spending addressing issues of substance...but perhaps that's why the Dems are gravitating in this direction in the first place.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgqnn4ngvdo 

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/09/08/melania_please_talk_to_donald_about_epstein_153251.html 

 

In other news, the Supreme Court is backing up President Trump on the issue of ICE raids, and I, for one, thank SCOTUS for keeping its eye on the ball.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c784697j2v8o 

 

Finally, the Trump Administration is taking action to ensure that no conservative is ever again "debanked" simply because he or she refuses to bend the knee to the left-leaning establishment.  This is very welcome, indeed!  We conservatives must have access to the "public square", especially in the form of social media, and we must have, well, jobs and money, or else we starve on the streets.  Thanks, DJT!!!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/08/trump-admin-updates-policies-to-end-unlawful-weaponized-debanking/ 

Prelude to Dictatorship?

 

Friends, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is suggesting that President Trump's imminent (?) deployment of the National Guard to Chicago, ostensibly to tackle crime, is actually a sign that he intends to militarize and manipulate U.S. elections.  This may seem like tortured reasoning to you and me, but it's an article of faith on the Left: Trump is an aspiring dictator who will end American democracy as we know it.  Never mind the fact that the opposition to Trump is just as active and outspoken as ever.  Now, exactly how the National Guard could be used to steal an election is an interesting question.  At any rate, Democratic Governors regularly deploy the National Guard in domestic situations, and they never usurp power that isn't rightfully theirs...  I personally see little downside to Trump sending in the National Guard.  If the Dems want to go down fighting for the rights of criminals and illegal aliens, so be it.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/05/jb-pritzker-trump-will-attempt-to-take-control-of-the-ballot-boxes/ 

 

In other news, the MSM is in a tizzy about the fact that a Hyundai plant was raided in Georgia, and hundreds of South Korean nationals were arrested.  Well, that's too bad, but South Koreans are bound to uphold our immigration laws just as much as Mexicans or Guatemalans are.  We welcome foreign investment in this country, but we give quarter to no one, and no country, and no multinational corporation, when it comes to respecting our sovereignty and the rule of law, period!

 

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-arrests-hundreds-in-raid-at-hyundai-plant-construction-site-in-georgia-4e150feb?st=FmBa5j 

 

Finally, you won't want to miss this week's Newsmakers interview, featuring, among others, MOI!  Brian and I discuss the apparent alliance between China, Russia, and North Korea, RFK's battle royal with Democratic Senators on Capitol Hill, whether or not our food is safe, the resilience of the Trump economy, the persistence of judicial opposition to Trump policies, the likelihood of a positive, rightward shift in academic culture, wokeness in our public and private schools, the appropriateness of renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War, the revival of Alligator Alcatraz, and more!!!  Listen in.  It could CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!

 

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-arrests-hundreds-in-raid-at-hyundai-plant-construction-site-in-georgia-4e150feb?st=FmBa5j 

On a War Footing

 

Friends, the Department of Defense is for weenies!  That's why DJT is giving the Pentagon a makeover.  He's renaming it the "Department of War", which is what it was called before 1947, when for some reason we decided that "war" was icky and we don't do war anymore.  This change makes sense, if you ask me, because Trump wants the military to focus exclusively on war-fighting...although its current foray into America's cities does somewhat obscure that goal.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgr9r4qr0ppo 

 

In other news, RFK, who doesn't lack for courage, took on the Senate today, and of course the Dems had it in for him from the start.  He didn't back down, though, and it appears that the reign of Big Pharma may be coming to an end.

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/3793826/top-moments-rfk-jr-testimony-vaccines-public-health/ 

 

Alligator Alcatraz is back in business, thanks to a federal appeals court!  Hooray!  More importantly, the federal deportation machine is just beginning to shift into high gear, so expect a lot fewer illegals in the months and years ahead.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alligator-alcatraz-appeals-court-florida-trump-administration/ 

 

Finally, the great state of Missouri is doing its part to keep the House of Representatives in GOP hands.  Will more states redraw their House districts before the midterms?  It's sure looking that way.

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/missouri-redistricting-republicans 

Xi Whiz!!!

 

Friends, we here at WaddyIsRight extend our hearty congrats to President Xi and the Red Chinese as they celebrate "Victory Day" with a show of military might.  I echo DJT's sentiments: "Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un as you conspire against the United States of America."  China might want to recall that, for all the billions they've spent on their shiny new weapons, there's virtually no one in their military who has ever fired so much as a pop gun in anger, so they might want to get their feet wet attacking, oh, Mongolia before they pick on the big boys...  I do, however, share Rand Paul's concern that our Big, Beautiful sanctions on India will force that country into China's and Russia's arms, and that would be a damn shame.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8z83np4xjo 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr70rvrd41ko 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/03/rand-paul-putting-huge-tariffs-on-india-will-push-them-to-china-russia/ 

Capitalist Realism

 

Friends, a very happy Labor Day to you, one and all!  This Labor Day, it's worth reflecting on the considerable wage gains that workers have made since DJT took office (for the second time).  Plus, there are now several million more native-born Americans working for a living in the private sector than there were in January, while the number of government workers and immigrant workers has fallen.  How's that for a pleasant change?  You asked for AMERICA FIRST, and you got it!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/09/01/white-house-celebrates-gains-for-american-workers-on-labor-day/ 

 

In other news, President Trump has challenged Big Pharma to prove the effectiveness of their COVID vaccines.  Skepticism about the vaccines, especially of the mRNA variety, has been building on the right for years, and it appears that the RFK point of view is rising all the way to the top.  As a doctor of philosophy, I frankly don't know what to think about any vaccine, but I do want such public health decisions to be made on the basis of genuine science, not corrupt backroom deals.

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115128985245605660 

 

Should nutjobs be confined to the nuthouse?  Maybe so, says President Trump, although most insane asylums were closed long ago, basically as a cost savings measure.  You know what's really cheap?  A lobotomy!  Don't knock it 'til you've tried it...

 

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/09/01/trump-open-to-bringing-back-insane-asylums-cant-have-these-people-walking-around/ 

 

Finally, former Brazilian President Bolsonaro, a staunch conservative, is about to go on trial for plotting a coup to remain in power.  Gee, I wonder how the leftist Supreme Court will rule?  

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzgq9n8xjo 

Not Dead Yet!

 

Friends, the credulity of lefties sometimes defies belief.  They will swallow ANYTHING that fits with their agenda, or which fulfills their stated desires or subliminal wishes.  Case in point: in the last few days numerous "intellectually superior" (by their accounts) progressives have speculated that, because Donald Trump hasn't made any public appearances in days, he must be dead.  No doubt some of them speculated further on what had killed him.  A Russian spy satellite fell out of the sky and squashed him?  An oversized bronze eagle fell off his mantle and impaled him with its beak?  He spontaneously combusted due to insufficient consumption of mRNA vaccines?  All plausible scenarios!  But no: El Presidente is alive and well.  The lefties will have to move on to the next fever dream...

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/31/trump-trolls-leftists-questioning-whereabouts-spreading-rumors-death-never-felt-better/ 

 

In other news, Vice-President J.D. Vance has called out a specific Politico reporter for her scurrilous lies.  Well done, I say!  Tackling the press person-to-person and in detail is a somewhat unusual tack for a Vice-President, but in this case the excoriation was richly deserved.  Politico should fire this hack pronto.

 

https://x.com/JDVance/status/1961416107924787497 

 

Finally, here's an interesting analysis of the rise of Red China's navy.  It has already bested us in total number of ships, but of course that is a very crude measure of naval strength.  My guess, in fact, is that ships won't matter much in the next big naval war, in the sense that missiles will make quick work of many of them.  The country that has the better missiles and the more sophsticated and robust targeting systems will rule the waves, if you ask me.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gmnpg31xlo 

Make It Rain!

 

Friends, you'll love my latest article, which praises the economic record and stewardship of President Trump, and places his accomplishments in the context of the high anxiety that the financial "experts" and MSM talking heads were displaying back in April...

 

https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2025/08/30/trump-wins-againon-the-economy-n2662515 

 

In related news, a bunch of lefty judges have found tariffs unconstitutional AGAIN, and now it's up to the Supremes to save the day...

 

https://www.breitbart.com/news/appeals-court-finds-trumps-tariffs-illegally-used-emergency-power-but-leaves-them-in-place-for-now/

 

Oh, and I am prominently mentioned in this Sputnik News article about the likelihood of a George Soros prosecution for RICO violations:

 

https://sputnikglobe.com/20250830/can-trump-lock-up-soros-1122686710.html 

 

Finally, it appears I made an oopsie.  Inconceivable, you say?  Normally, I would agree with you, but back on August 23rd I attempted to post to the blog, as per usual, and I posted to the wrong page!!!  Boy, do I have egg on my face.  But, for posterity's sake, I am reproducing below the original post.  Enjoy!

 

Friends, I've been having a delightful summer, full of adventures with friends and family, and I hope you have too.  Here's a picture of me at the National Bank Open in Toronto, a first-rate tennis tournament just a few hours from where I live in Western New York.  The point is that, despite our political engagement, we conservatives are living our lives, prioritizing those we care about, and making the most of the all too brief sojourn we have on this jewel of a planet, instead of spending our days wringing our hands and shaking our fists like certain hardcore leftists we know.  So that's my advice of the day to anyone who cares to listen: politics is interesting, but don't let it distract you from, well, YOU, and those in your circle who mean the world to you, as they should.

 

In other news, my latest Newsmakers interview is out, and it's a doozy!  Brian and I cogitate on numerous weighty subjects, including the federalization of law enforcement in D.C., the tossing out of the massive civil fraud penalty that Trump and his business were supposed to pay, developments in redistricting, voter registration gains by Republicans, and more!  It's not to be missed.

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-8-23-25/ 

 

Also, a note to the Supreme Court: please overturn this latest judicial abomination!!!  THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/ap-judge-blocks-trump-from-cutting-funding-from-34-cities-and-counties-over-sanctuary-policies/ 

 

It looks like interest rates will finally be coming down, and you have to wonder whether DJT's "bullying" is part of the reason...  If so, thanks are owed to President Trump.  I personally think the concerns about inflation have been greatly overblown, and whatever inflation tariffs engender has got to be transitory anyway, because the rise in tariffs is a one-time event.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/08/22/fed-powell-september-rate-cut/85768429007/ 

 

Finally, I recently had dinner at Cracker Barrel.  Why is this news?  Apparently everything Cracker Barrel does is news!!!  Having said this, the "rebranding" of the logo is an interesting political (?) sideshow.

 

https://amgreatness.com/2025/08/23/why-the-cracker-barrel-logo-matters/ 

 

Dark Dems

 

Friends, how do you sell a party and a message that, well, stink to the American people?  It's not like it's never been done before...  In an age in which the mainstream media has less reach and credibility than ever before, you have to get creative.  The Dems are doing exactly that, by insinuating their talking points into the antics of online "influencers".  And it might work, too!

 

https://archive.is/JoTXs 

 

In other news, DJT has an interesting idea to juice up Republican engagement going into the 2026 midterm elections: he wants to hold a GOP convention right before the voting.  Hmm.  That's certainly never been done before.  He has a point: tens of millions of people who voted for Trump are fully expected to sit on their hands next November.  Anything that gets their attention is probably worth a shot.

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115106822268468130 

 

Finally, remember when Dems scoffed at the idea that any president could control the southern border better than their hero Joe Biden had?  Well, as we've seen, President Trump was able to stifle the flow of "migrants" almost immediately.  That is amazing, but possibly foreseeable, given Trump's record in his first term.  What I think no one saw coming was Trump's success in convincing migrants already here to go home.  We've seen how up to a million and a half illegal aliens have chosen to pack it up and return to their homelands.  This article tells the story of one migrant who risked everything to come here, and now must risk almost as much to repatriate himself.  The article assumes that this "reverse migration" is a tragedy.  Some, though, will see it as a singular Trumpian triumph!

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/reverse-migration-trump-immigration-1235393131/ 

The Early Returns Say...Trump Was Right Again!

 

Friends, this BBC article is well worth your perusal.  If you read between the lines, what it says is that Trump's crackdown on D.C. crime is working like a charm, and scores of innocent citizens have been spared the ravages of maniacs and thugs because of his "tyranny".  Now, that's the kind of tyranny we signed up for!!!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxpzkylg3vo 

Symbols Matter (?)

 

Friends, in a stunning reversal of fortunes in the culture wars, conservatives won a massive victory today as Cracker Barrel decided to reinstate its traditional logo.  What's more, they did so after President Trump urged them to.  It's almost as if a major corporation is...listening to the American people, and taking seriously what their elected President says.  Unheard of!!!

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/cracker-barrel-logo-rcna227389 

 

In other, and potentially more substantive, news, DJT has fired one of the "Governors" of the Federal Reserve.  He says he did it "for cause", and of course all Trump haters say he did it because he's a racist dictator.  Ultimately the courts will decide whether he has any such power.  The politicization of the Federal Reserve, at any rate, does entail certain risks, and the politicization of the market as a whole does too.  I continue to fear that the sheer irrationality of Trump haters could cause a market crash.  So far, of course, it hasn't.  Quite the opposite!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx275n8gx0ro 

Vindication

 

Friends, remember when New York Judge Engoron was tormenting DJT in court, as he faced fraud charges, and many of us speculated that Trump would be held in contempt and jailed long before the 2024 election?  Well, we've come a long way since then, and by "we" I mean AMERICA!!!  Witness the fact that New York State Supreme Court judges today tossed out the $500 million judgement against Trump and his business.  It wasn't a total victory, as the finding of fraud was not in itself invalidated, but the extreme remedy favored by Engoron was exposed for the political stunt that it was.  Kudos to these leftist judges for doing the right thing/seeing the writing on the wall.  It's extraordinary how much lawfare was thrown at Trump leading up to the 2024 election, and it's equally extraordinary that he survived and prospered, and that so many voters stuck by him.  Well done, 'Merica!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y09q1zgg8o 

 

In other news, the race to gerrymander as many House districts as possible before the 2026 midterms is on, and California appears determined to do its part.  We just have to hope that California voters have more integrity than their Democratic overlords.

 

https://abc7.com/live-updates/california-redistricting-state-supreme-court-denies-gop-petition-delay-vote-new-congressional-maps/17590010/entry/17607382/ 

What's That "Giant Sucking Sound"?

 

Friends, back in 1992, that "giant sucking sound" was Ross Perot's phrase to describe the loss of American jobs to Mexico, but today that slogan could be used just as aptly to refer to Democrats' extraordinary loss of registered voters in the last four years -- which has been coupled with similar remarkable gains by Republicans.  Does all this mean it's clear sailing for the GOP from here on out?  No, but the balance of power has shifted meaningfully in our favor.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/20/democrat-party-upended-voter-registration-crisis-there-seems-no-end-this/ 

 

You can see part of the reason for this shift in this video of Vice-President Vance visiting Union Station, where National Guard troops are helping to keep people safe.  Democrats, of course, are offended by safety, and by any suggestion that their administration of America's cities is less than perfect.  In other words, they're on the side of the criminals, by default!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c8e1jrnry5ro 

 

In other news, DNI Tulsi Gabbard has revoked more security clearances for more Deep State hacks.  That's terrific, but it's a far cry from what needs to happen: the prosecution of as many Russia hoax perpetrators as possible.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78mj2m85pno 

 

Finally, I just heard the other day that MSNBC will now be called "MSNOW", and its connection to NBC (America's worst "news" organization) will be severed.  Unfortunately, almost all of MSNOW's former "talent" will be retained, so it will continue to be a cesspool of TDS.  We have a long way to go before the MSM is purified of its inveterate anti-Republican biases!!!

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/20/msnbc-ms-now-media-liberal-bias-trump/85703170007/ 

Doing the Ukraine Shuffle

 

Friends, President Trump may never before have pirouetted quite as much as he has in the last few days, and that's because various forces and interest groups are pulling him in a plethora of different directions vis-a-vis the Russia-Ukraine War and how it can be ended.  Trump is talking tough, and he's being conciliatory.  He's ruling out Ukrainian membership in NATO, and, with the other hand, he's proffering the possibility of U.S. troop deployments to help guarantee Ukraine's independence.  Could Ukraine end up with an effective alliance with the West, policed by actual British and French troops, perhaps accompanied by Americans?  If so, that would seem like a monumental blow to Russian pride and a major threat to Russia itself.  On the other hand, to secure that Western commitment, what would Ukraine be willing to give up, territorially?  It's a truly byzantine set of conundrums.  Compounding my bafflement is the fact that many of the interested parties probably don't want peace at all, and are quite prepared to keep slugging it out indefinitely.  Is there a point, however, where Ukraine or Russia simply can't take any more?  Is there a point where Western European powers feel they have to intervene directly in the conflict?  Is there a point where Trump, in particular, throws up his hands and walks away?  Hey, if I had the answer to any of these questions, I'd share them with you, but, alas, I'm just an informed observer of these world-historical events.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21j1ve817o 

 

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-tells-europeans-he-is-open-to-u-s-security-guarantees-in-ukraine-347892f6?st=V9LeLn 

No Deal!

 

Friends, DJT and ole Vladimir had their powwow in Alaska, and no definitive results were obtained.  In other words, the war in Ukraine goes on.  When you consider that some Western nations, notably Britain and France, seem to be itching to send troops to Ukraine to "police" any ceasefire or settlement, you can see why Russia might be inclined to continue fighting.  Western forces encamped in Ukraine, next to the Russian border, would arguably be WORSE, from the Russian perspective, than the formal admission of Ukraine to NATO.  In any case, Putin may still feel as though he can beat Ukraine, and, if he can have the whole enchilada, why settle for just one bite?  Possibly Russia's intention in showing up for this summit was to keep the West, and Trump in particular, talking, so that further and stiffer sanctions don't materalize.  What will Trump's next move be?  Darned if I know!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyvd3gkg1po?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/08/15/uk-says-it-will-put-boots-on-the-ground-if-a-ukraine-ceasefire-is-agreed/ 

Illegal Immigration...In Reverse!

 

Friends, we're getting our first real sense of how many illegal immigrants have "self-deported" since DJT took office in January, and the numbers are STUNNING!!!  The headline figure of 1.6 million may be misleading for a variety of reasons, but the fact is that hundreds of thousands of illegals appear to have vacated the country.  If you put this in context, probably only around 100,000 have been deported in the same period.  This means that Trump's illegal immigration "body language" and messaging has been even more effective than his policy changes.  In a way, this shouldn't surprise us.  Look how few people are coming across the southern border right now: virtually none, and that isn't because we built a wall -- it's because Trump articulated clearly to the whole world that unauthorized migrants were no longer welcome and would be promptly expelled.  Well, quite a few illegals who've been living and working here are getting the same message, and they're voting with their feet.  This leads to the follow-up question: how low can the numbers of (remaining) illegal immigrants go?  Somewhere close to zero, I would hope.  I can't tell you how positive this news is, because, if we had to rely on deportations alone to solve the problem, we would never get close to a solution.  The real answer to illegal immigration has always been to persuade current and potential interlopers that it simply isn't worth the bother to break our immigration laws.  In other words, we need to make the illegals do our work for us.  So far, so good!

 

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/12/illegal-immigrant-population-16-million-trump-crackdown/ 

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/us-immigration-tracker-follow-arrests-detentions-border-crossings-rcna189148 

 

In other news, today's data on inflation is somewhat mixed, but what we aren't seeing is a huge spike, and thus the market seems to think that the Fed will cool its jets and lower rates imminently.  Chalk up another win for Trump!

 

https://www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-inflation-july-2025-interest-rate-c9d31b19?st=F5hbLV 

 

We're hearing that Texas Democrats are ready to wave the white flag and return to the Lone Star State to do their jobs -- and in so doing they will allow Texas Republicans to redraw the state's House districts to their own advantage.  If true, this is a huge win for the GOP, and a huge embarrassment for the Dems.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/12/report-texas-democrat-fugitives-concede-will-return-to-austin/ 

 

Ukraine's President Zelensky is setting the stage for DJT's summit with Putin by declaring that he won't consider giving up any of Ukraine's territory.  Well, if that's really the case, then this war ain't anywhere close to being over.  Maybe Zelensky is posturing?  One could hardly blame him.  He must feel a little left out.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g6qd3k2peo 

 

Finally, as nutty as Zohran Mamdani may be, polls say he's heavily favored to win the NYC mayoral race.  Possibly a strong centrist could beat him, but Andrew Cuomo doesn't appear to be "that guy".  As I've said repeatedly, a Mamdani win might be a blessing to the political right anyway.  Go, Zohran, go!!!

 

https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/08/mamdani-leads-cuomo-19-points-while-stefanik-catching-hochul/407379/ 

Capital Crackdown

 

Friends, today, in a move that will make the few liberal heads that haven't already exploded...explode, DJT announced the deployment of National Guard forces to bolster crime fighting efforts in the District of Columbia AND he assumed direct federal control of the District's Metro Police.  Lefties counter that crime in D.C. is "no big deal", which may be true if you have Secret Service protection, but which hasn't been accurate for ordinary citizens for a long time.  Will this scrap ultimately lead to the end of "home rule" for D.C. and the federalization of the city?  Some have speculated that most of the District could be returned to Maryland, and D.C.'s three electoral votes could be assigned more narrowly to...Donald Trump's bedroom?  I like this idea, personally.  We'll see how matters develop from here.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2110me5g4o 

 

In other news, the U.S. and China have agreed to maintain their "tariff truce" until November, giving both countries more time to negotiate a final deal.  The markets will like this.  Already, U.S.-China trade has declined significantly under Trump, as we rebalance our national portfolio, as it were, and expand trade ties with less adversarial countries like Vietnam and India.  I like it!  This whole tariff kerfuffle is working out a lot better than I expected.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7jjkvzmkxo 

Russia Invades Alaska!!! (By Invitation)

 

Friends, prior to 1867, as most people know, Russia controlled Alaska.  Now they're up to their old tricks again!  That's because President Trump has agreed to a summit with President Putin in Alaska next Friday.  The main topic of conversation will be a negotiated settlement to the Russia-Ukraine War.  Might Trump offer Putin the Aleutian Islands as a sweetner to get him to give up the Donbass?  Probably not.  The outlines of a settlement are starting to come into clearer focus, but then again Russia could simply be playing for time and trying to avoid even more crippling sanctions.  Either way, a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin will be a sight to behold!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dxed639n7o 

 

Kudos to Gina Carano, the Mandalorian star fired by Disney for daring to speak out against censorship.  Kind of ironic, that!  Disney has caved to, or at least settled with, Carano, and it's possible that Carano may even be reemployed by the entertainment colossus.  How far we've come from the bad old days of Joe Biden!  Kudos also to Elon Musk, who took up Carano's cause and has been a stalwart backer of free speech.

 

https://www.outkick.com/analysis/gina-carano-lawsuit-victory-disney-lucasfilm-cancel-culture 

 

Not everything that Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK, Jr. does may be universally acclaimed, but there's no question that some important victories have been won for the MAHA movement.  Will America actually become healthier?  That remains to be seen.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/08/trump-administration-celebrates-maha-victories-in-first-200-days/ 

 

Finally, not so long ago New York State Attorney General Letitia James had DJT in her crosshairs, and it looked like Trump couldn't possibly escape the full court press of lawfare that had been instigated against him.  Now, Trump is POTUS again, and it's James's turn to feel the heat.  Could she really be charged with some kind of crime related to lawfare?  Much depends on the evidence that the DOJ can assemble...

 

https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/08/report-doj-opens-grand-jury-probe-into-ny-ag-letitia-james-get-trump-lawfare/ 

Recount, Recount!

 

Friends, the basic ground rules of American politics may be shifting under our collective feet.  That's because, not only are several red states gearing up to redraw their Congressional districts to give greater advantage to the GOP, but President Trump is calling for a redo of the 2020 Census, which could give even more seats to red states and fewer to blue states.  Can you REALLY redraw your state's Congressional map whenever you want, even right before a midterm election?  Maybe.  Can you REALLY redo a Census, and exclude illegal immigrants from the count?  Maybe.  Republicans are testing the waters, and, if all their stratagems come to fruition, the Dems may find it very hard to compete in 2026 and beyond.  Wouldn't that be a pity???

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republicans-full-steam-ahead-redistricting-094600204.html 

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114987220997209419 

 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2025/08/07/trump-orders-a-new-census-with-a-key-directive-n2661525 

 

P.S.  If we're prepared to go this far to stack the deck against the Dems, why not go all the way and carve out a few more red states too?  Kentucky could be North Kentucky, West Kentucky, East Kentucky, and South Kentucky!  Has a nice ring to it.  If we play our cards right, we'll have more Republican Senators than you can shake a stick at, and plenty more than the dastardly Dems.

 

In other news, the battle to eliminate wokeness, particularly racial discrimination, in American higher ed is very far from over.  Race preferences are so deeply engrained in the admissions and hiring practices of many colleges and universities that it will take extreme measures to right the ship.

 

https://www.city-journal.org/article/medical-schools-racial-discrimination?skip=1 

The Nuclear Option Isn't Much of an Option

 

Friends, today residents of Hiroshima are marking 80 years since that city was devastated by a U.S. atomic bomb.  It's a great opportunity to reflect on the legacy of nuclear weaponry and its ongoing role in...keeping the peace?  Yes, nukes put us all at risk of a radioactive apocalypse, but, because of their deterrent power, they have also kept us safe and sound for 80 years and counting.  A war between NATO and Russia over Ukraine would be far more likely if nukes weren't keeping both sides minimally "honest" and circumspect.  Personally, I believe that nukes will always be with us, and most of the time they serve to make life better (and longer) by preventing war itself.  I say "most of the time" because, sooner or later, someone, somewhere will let loose with another nuclear bomb.  Let's hope it isn't any time soon.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2v58qrjq0o 

 

In other news, the battle over Texas redistricting is getting uglier and uglier, and Texas Governor Abbott is now threatening to remove "derelict" Dems, who have fled the state to stymie the legislative process, from office.  I say: DO IT!!!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/08/06/abbott-files-lawsuit-to-start-removal-derelict-democrat-texas-house-members-who-fled-state-to-block-redistricting-bill/ 

 

In a significant win for our national heritage, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has decreed that a Confederate Memorial, which was removed from Arlington Cemetery by the Biden cabal, will be returned to its former location.  Who would have thought, several years ago, that we would ever reverse the momentum of wokeness like this?  It's a glorious sight to behold!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/06/pete-hegseth-orders-return-of-confederate-memorial-to-arlington-national-cemetery/ 

Best Job Numbers Ever!!!

 

Friends, Democrats are outraged (yawn!) because President Trump has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, because she released a set of new jobs numbers that he regards as inaccurate and defamatory to him and his administration.  Are his charges valid?  That I couldn't say.  I tend to trust government statistics.  Can the books be cooked, to a certain extent?  Sure, but it's hard to make a recession look like a boom, or vice versa, so there's only so much that you can accomplish with such chicanery, and I'm not sure why you'd try it when we're a year and a half from the next election...  Bottom line: Trump's politicization of economic statistics will make even fewer people trust "the numbers", and there aren't many people trusting anything or anyone as it is.  It's a race to the bottom, or so it seems to me.

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/02/trump_bls_numbers_were_phony_i_did_the_right_thing_by_firing_director.html 

 

Speaking of cynicism, Republicans in Texas are getting closer and closer to passing a reapportionment of their Congressional districts designed to favor their fellow Republicans.  The GOP could secure five additional seats in the House in 2026, which would make Democrats furious and would tempt blue states to retaliate in kind.  Texas Democrats are boycotting the state legislature to try to deny Republicans a quorum, and as a result those Dems could be fined or even arrested.  This could get mighty ugly!  The question is: could it work as a stratagem to maintain GOP control of the House of Representatives???  Only time will tell.  

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz601p6jv8vo 

 

China and India aren't liking the idea of paying massive "secondary tariffs" that would be designed to punish them for buying Russian oil.  On the other hand, they aren't willing to stop buying that oil either, meaning that the U.S. and China and India are basically engaged in a global game of chicken.  Would the U.S. really risk a massive trade war with China AND India, in order to increase financial pressure on Putin's regime?  China and India seem to regard these threats as a bluff, and, I must say, I suspect that Trump doesn't mean what he says in this case either.  I think he may be engaged in a last ditch effort to bring Ukraine and Russia to the bargaining table.  If that effort fails, then I'm not sure what he'll do, but cutting off trade with China and India doesn't seem very likely, and wouldn't be terribly smart.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/news/china-pushes-back-at-us-demands-to-stop-buying-russian-and-iranian-oil/ 

 

Since I would never lower myself to the point of reading the benighted Washington Post, I'm not sure how much the paper has changed since Jeff Bezos decided it would celebrate American freedom and capitalism, but I'm reassured by the fact that some lefties are jumping ship!

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/02/capehart_on_leaving_wapo_we_were_told_we_would_have_to_be_unapologetically_patriotic_and_write_about_positive_things.html 

 

Finally, this week's Newsmakers show is definitely worth a listen.  It features more than the usual amount of historical analysis, which you'll enjoy to no end!

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-8-2-25/ 

Five Glorious Years!

 

Friends, a hearty congrats to the Right Thinkers organization in the Southern Tier of New York State, spearheaded by the incomparable Connie Wolfinger and Nate Smith.  I've been privileged to be a part of the Right Thinkers for almost their whole five year run, and we've come a long way together!  Just a few months ago, we were contemplating what might have been the end for American conservatism and our democratic/Constitutional system, and today we're envigorated daily by President Donald Trump's achievements and his vision for the country.  All I can say is: if we conservatives stick together, there's no mountain we can't climb!

 

https://www.oleantimesherald.com/2025/07/29/right-thinkers-marks-5-years-conservative-discussion/ 

 

In other news, the U.S. economy grew at a 3% annual pace in the second quarter, which sounds good, and is good, although there are some warning signs that trade turbulence could catch up with us in the third and fourth quarters...

 

https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-gdp-q2-2025-359c022b?st=ENJB6g 

 

Speaking of tariffs, we just inked a deal with South Korea, which is fantastic, but we also announced sanctions and stiff tariffs against Brazil, largely because of that country's suppression of (conservative) dissent.  Will Brazil pay us any heed?  I hope so, for their sake and for the world's.  Brazil is a cautionary tale of how Western "democracy", such as it is, could unravel, due to censorship and lawfare.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxpvl9krxwo 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlzn72eg25o 

 

Finally, leftists are incensed because of...an ad for blue jeans???  Their ability to read "Nazism" into anything and everything never ceases to amaze me.  The poor dears!  How will they survive the next four years???

 

 https://nypost.com/2025/07/29/opinion/sydney-sweeney-tantrum-is-all-about-the-lefts-rage-at-americas-rejection/

Trump Diplomacy

 

Friends, DJT's recent visit to Scotland was a tour de force, as this article makes plain.  He charmed the British PM Sir Keir Starmer, he inked a highly favorable (to us) trade deal with the EU, and he played lots of golf and drummed up business for his various regional golf clubs.  What's more, the Trump haters in the U.K., of which there are many, were remarkably quiescent.  Trump bestrides the globe, in short, and he keeps on winning, no matter where he goes.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly42x8k55lo 

 

Speaking of Trumpian diplomacy, we appear to be maintaining our "trade truce" with China, under which they will pay minimal tariffs of 10-30% while negotiations on a final deal continue.  Fair enough.  I trust Trump to achieve a healthy rebalancing in our commercial relations with the PRC.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2025/07/29/u-s-china-extend-tariff-truce-pending-trumps-approval/ 

 

The mainstream/leftist media is full of stories about hapless "undocumented immigrants" who get dragged out of their communities by Trumpian thugs for no good reason.  And it fails utterly to report on all the genuine thugs, perverts, and maniacs who have been evicted from America courtesy of ICE.  For shame!!!

 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2025/07/29/heres-how-many-sex-offenders-ice-has-arrestedin-just-one-city-n2661093 

 

Finally, you may not have noticed, but the Trump Administration has struck a blow against "woke AI", and it may be one of the most consequential things DJT has done in his second term to date.  Why do I say that?  Everyone agrees that AI is going to play an enormous role in our economy and our society going forward.  Well, every AI has a set of ethical parameters, in effect, that guides its behavior and its interpretation of reality.  It matters GREATLY who sets those parameters and why.  The federal government is weighing in, essentially denying federal contracts to Big Tech companies that infect their AI systems with wokeness.  Now, that won't be easy to pull off, because defining wokeness is notoriously difficult, but just the threat of losing federal dollars will cause many AI programmers and Big Tech executives to tread carefully.  Thank you, President Trump!

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/preventing-woke-ai-in-the-federal-government/ 

Hands Across the Water

 

Friends, they said he couldn't do it...but he did it, all right!  DJT has sealed a trade deal with the EU that should prove highly advantageous for the USA.  Basically, it imposes a 15% tariff on EU exports to us, while we get expanded tariff-free access to European markets.  With any luck, this should help even out the trade relationship we have with Europe, which thus far has been very unbalanced -- in favor of the Euro-weanies.  The markets will be pleased, needless to say!  There will be no scorched-earth trade war with Europe.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2xylk3d07o 

 

The Democrats are plumbing new depths in terms of their national popularity, which is good news, but the American people have plenty of doubts about Trump and Republicans too.  I wouldn't pop the champagne corks just yet...

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/26/democrats-approval-rating-poll-00478141?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us 

 

Apparently, Texas is considering some redrawing of its Congressional districts BEFORE the next Census in 2030.  This would be to obtain additional safe seats for Republicans in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.  If you're a Republican, that probably sounds super!  If you're a Democrat, it sounds downright scary, which is leading quite a few blue states to ponder some retaliatory redistricting of their own.  Gerrymandering has become a more and more salient feature of American politics, but we always used to fight these battles just once a decade.  Now we may fight them continuously!  I predict this won't end well.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/texas-plows-ahead-new-maps-governors-grapple-prospect-decade-redistric-rcna221142 

 

Finally, here's my latest article!  It focuses on the restrained, balanced approach to antitrust prosecutions that the Trump/Bondi DOJ is taking, and why Alphabet/Google has to remain in the antitrust crosshairs.

 

https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2025/07/26/the-right-way-and-the-wrong-way-to-do-antitrust-n2660984 

Only in (Trump's) America...

 

Friends, lots of surreal stuff happens in the new-and-improved Trumpian USA that we're privileged to inhabit.  For instance, today, the President visited the construction site of the new Federal Reserve HQ, along with the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.  He ambushed Powell with a report about cost overruns, and Powell was left squirming.  To be honest, on the merits, I side with Powell, in the sense that the cost of the Fed's new headquarters is really beside the point.  What's important is the Fed's enormous power, its lack of accountability, and its questionable decision to raise interest rates and keep them high -- much higher than other advanced economies around the world.  Will Powell ultimately lower those rates?  Probably, but he likely would have done that with or without Trump's prompting.  The more interesting question is how the relationship between the presidency and the Fed will evolve under these novel Trumpian circumstances.  Stay tuned!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/crl0l0xxrxeo 

 

In other news, we appear to have a Republican and a Democratic candidate for what is currently Thom Tillis's Senate seat in North Carolina.  RNC Chair Michael Whatley is our man, and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is theirs.  That ought to set off alarm bells, because Cooper has had a good run as Governor and will be a formidable opponent.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/rnc-chair-michael-whatley-run-north-carolina-senate-seat-rcna220752 

 

In another piece of ambiguous news, the Democratic Party is struggling with fundraising, but that doesn't mean that lefties aren't ponying up large sums of money.  Instead of giving it to the party, though, they're giving it to progressive "stars" like AOC.  In other words, if you feed rank-and-file leftists red meat, and they'll shower you with cash!  This means that the reports of the Left's demise are greatly exaggerated, but it also means that the movement may insist on descending down assorted neo-Marxist rabbit holes rather than tacking to the center and rediscovering a way to be competitive nationally.  That's okay by me.

 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democratic-donors-progressive-aoc-zohran-mamdani-825242e9?st=WyFLfg 

 

Finally, the philosophy of the Trump Administration is clearly "billions for immigration enforcement, and not one cent for sanctuary cities!"  Well, along these lines, the infrastructure necessary for mass deportations is being scaled up, which is a good sign, because it means that Trump and Co. are serious about getting the job done.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/24/trump-admin-awards-1-26-billion-for-largest-migrant-detention-center-u-s/ 

The Rising Sun Settles With Trump

 

Friends, the "panicans" have been proven wrong yet again: instead of facing tariff-generated economic armageddon, the U.S. is cutting more and more deals with our trading partners/adversaries, promising continued commerce, hundreds of billions in federal revenue, expanded exports, and a modest (and healthy) reduction in American reliance on cheap imports.  All in all, a pretty positive result!  Not all countries have settled with DJT, as of now, but Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia have, and this creates irresistible momentum that other, more recalcitrant countries will find hard to resist.  After all, if no one was willing to talk turkey with us, we might have to abandon our aggressive pursuit of new trade terms, but since so many major players, especially China, ARE willing to compromise, well, the future looks bright for American negotiators, and, more importantly, for American workers and consumers.  Bravo, President Trump!  You told us to be patient, and that good things would come to those who wait...and who maintain their faith in Trump, and you were right.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/22/trump-announces-massive-trade-deal-with-japan-15-tariff-550-billion-investment/ 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/07/22/u-s-strikes-trade-deals-with-philippines-indonesia-as-tariff-deadline-nears/ 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clynwv7gn2do 

 

Meanwhile, a fresh poll of potential voters in the NYC mayoral race indicates that the socialist Mamdani currently holds a large lead.  Is this good news or bad?  Let's face it: a Mamdani victory could be one of the best things that could happen to the national GOP.  On the other hand, it could lead to a depression in the NYC economy, and that could spill over into the Mid-Atlantic region and possibly even the whole country.  They don't call it "the Big Apple" for nothing.  Keep your eye on this race.  It could have big implications.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/22/new-york-city-mayoral-poll-socialist-zohran-mamdani-leading-opponents-cuomo-sliwa-adams/ 

 

Finally, there's another rescissions package coming soon -- hooray! -- this one targeting wasteful spending at the Department of Education.  If we're going to get serious about controlling federal spending, and we should, then we'll need to make the passage of these rescissions bills a regular occurence, and we'll need our Republican Congressmen and Senators to demonstrate great intestinal fortitude (by sticking with Trump).  Here's hoping!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/education/2025/07/22/report-white-house-to-slash-education-funding-another-rescissions-package/ 

Rich, Rich, Rich...Beyond Our Wildest Dreams!

 

Friends, could the gold-hued and mega-Trumpy thousand dollar bill become a reality?  I wouldn't bet on it, but the economic wins that Trump has racked up since taking office are impressive.  Just a few months ago, the media and the Dems were telling us that a recession was a virtual certainty, and now?  Now the markets are surging, inflation is cooling, and all the hubbub about tariffs seems totally overblown.  No one can guarantee four solid years of prosperity, but we're off to a fine start, which must aggravate lefties to no end!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/21/white-house-trumps-strong-economy-after-6-months-proves-panicans-wrong/ 

 

Can you believe how unhinged the Left's reaction to the cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been???  First of all, the influence of late night comedy shows is infinitesimal, compared to what it was in Johnny Carson's heyday.  Second of all, Trump's critics don't have a constitutional right to unlimited airtime.  I mean, grow up!  Sometimes shows get cancelled.  Life goes on.  I have no doubt that Mr. Colbert will land on his feet, and that his fellow progressives will take good care of him.  If not, he has his millions of dollars to bring him solace...  What will CBS replace him with?  Reruns of I Love Lucy, if they know what's good for them.  As for Molly Ringwald's suggestion that Stephen Colbert should run for president, I couldn't agree more!  That's exactly what the Dems need: an out-of-touch, sanctimonious Hollywood insider as their standard-bearer.  But maybe Steve would rather run as a third party candidate?  Even better!!!  Bring it on, Bolshies!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/07/21/the-breakfast-club-star-molly-ringwald-says-silver-lining-stephen-colbert-is-free-to-run-for-president/