One of the most frustrating aspects of the rioting and looting we have witnessed in recent weeks is that Democrat governors and mayors have allowed it to happen. These leaders put the interests of the mob ahead of law abiding citizens and business owners. Ted Cruz has a plan to deal with this, going forward.

(Choreograph/iStock/Getty Images Plus) ‘It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” So wrote John Adams of July 2nd, 1776, the day on which the Continental Congress agreed that the thirteen

In case you were wondering if this is still about George Floyd.It’s not. Black Lives Matter activists danced and stood on the US flag in DC today on July 4th holiday. Advertisement – story continues below They don’t want to fix America.They want to destroy it. #BLM protesters dance and step on American flag on

Robert W. Weir’s Embarkation of the Pilgrims, 1843 (Architect of the Capitol) On this holiday celebrating our beginnings, today’s raging, bored, and bossy mob may need a dose of history paintings. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE S ince it’s the Fourth of July, I’m going to write about history, and, man, Woodrow Wilson’s racist patootie on a

An unfortunately obscure story by Kurt Vonnegut is largely unknown to the vast majority of Americans. You need to read it. He saw where we were headed and wrote about it in his unique style combing wit and irony. (This is posted on the web and can be read here, it is copyrighted by Kurt Vonnegut,

(Jenna Hidinger/iStock/Getty) As the nation celebrates its 244th birthday, those of us who still love it must redouble our efforts to convert those who don’t to our side. Independence Day is a time to celebrate our country, but with patriotic sentiment at perhaps an all-time low, this year’s holiday is also an opportunity for us

Does MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow ever get tired of being wrong? She pushed the Russia hoax on a nightly basis for three solid years, you would think that alone would have been enough to shame her off the national stage, but no. She just keeps going on being wrong about other things. The latest example is

(Screenshot via Twitter) A protest in Los Angeles on July 1 drew thousands of people hours after California governor Gavin Newsom discouraged residents from holding Independence Day gatherings with anyone outside an immediate household. A photo published by the LAPD showed protesters standing shoulder to shoulder, with many wearing masks. Los Angeles has seen a

The resentment for America at CNN was on full display during Independence Day weekend, particularly as a CNN pundit referred to the Founding Fathers as just a couple of slave owners. During the network’s coverage of President Donald Trump’s speech at Mt. Rushmore, Leyla Santiago said that “President Trump will be at Mount Rushmore, where

Flags of U.S. and China in Beijing, June 30, 2017. (Jason Lee/Reuters) What the U.S. can — and can’t — actually do about China. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE D onald Trump on the campaign trail was a big man when it came to China. Beijing, he promised, would quickly be brought to heel under a Trump

Still standing. After the recent spate of violence, arson and attacks on American monuments and history Americans still strongly support Mount Rushmore and historic statues. Despite the best efforts by those on the left Americans still love their country. Via Rasmussen Reports: TRENDING: A New Low. Snopes Uses Local Crips Member and Islamist Fanatic in

Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of ‘Hamilton,’ arrives at the 71st PrimeTime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, September 22, 2019. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters) Tomorrow, Disney+ subscribers will tune in to watch the movie version of the Broadway musical Hamilton — a June 2016 performance of the celebrated cast of almost entirely minority actors playing, as far as

It’s bad enough that Americans are bombarded by the fake news from the liberal media on a daily basis. It doesn’t help that the US intelligence community is using junk reporting by far left operatives to assemble ridiculous claims of rightwing extremist boogaloo groups waging war against the US government. We need a new intelligence

Lin-Manuel Miranda greets the audience after taking part in his last performance with Hamilton in New York City in 2016. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters) The Hamilton musical shows the true nature of the American founding. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE S ome of those protesting and rioting in cities across the country see themselves as fighting to uphold the

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker A southern Illinois judge on Thursday voided Democrat Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Coronavirus lockdown orders. The Illinois Attorney General’s office is expected to appeal. Pritzker first declared a statewide disaster because of Coronavirus back in early March and continued to issue 30 day extensions — he has used the disaster proclamations in

President Woodrow Wilson throws out the first pitch on opening day, 1916. (Library of Congress) Ross Douthat criticizes Princeton’s decision to change the name of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The school, he writes, “wasn’t named for Wilson to honor him for being a segregationist. It was named for him because

Republicans in the Senate, led by Mike Lee, introduced a resolution this week, condemning mob violence. And Democrats blocked it. Democrat Senator Bob Menendez even denied the existence of such violence. Deseret News reports: TRENDING: The Man who Correctly Predicted President Trump’s 2016 Win Predicts President Trump has a 91% Chance of Being Reelected in

Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at the annual National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 4, 2018. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson) Texas governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order Thursday requiring Texans in counties with 20 or more positive coronavirus cases to wear a face covering in public, reversing an executive order from early

The President of the Czech Republic, Milos Zeman, told an audience this week that “Black Lives Matter” is racist. Zeman added, “The slogan Black Lives Matter is racist because all lives count.”Of course, he has a point. #Czech President Milos Zeman while visiting the US Ambassador’s residence in #Prague, said the slogan #BlackLivesMattters is racisthttps://t.co/16vppaL5HO

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk celebrates after the launch of his spacecraft at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on May 30, 2020. (Steve Nesius / Reuters) The world needs more Musk, not less. You know that friend you have who just says whatever comes to mind, does things on a whim, and lives more care-freely than

Annually on July 1st millions of people in Hong Kong come out in a peaceful protest in remembrance of the Hong Kong handover to the communist China government in 1997.   The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong occurred when the United Kingdom ended administration for the colony of Hong Kong and passed control of the

People line up outside Kentucky Career Center before it opens to find assistance with their unemployment claims in Frankfort, Ky., June 18, 2020. (Bryan Woolston/Reuters) This is the last Morning Jolt until July 6. Be safe, and enjoy Independence Day Saturday as much as you can. On the menu today: some insanely good numbers on

Father Theodore Rothrock from St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church in Carmel, Indiana was suspended this week after his condemnation of the radical Black Lives Matter protest movement. Father Ted made the mistake of comparing Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and the other nefarious acolytes of their persuasion to “serpents in the garden” whose “poison is more

It took a century and a half, but the Supreme Court finally rejected the Blaine amendments. The Court’s decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue is a victory for religious believers, schoolchildren, poor and working-class parents, and the rule of law. It is a loss only for bigots, militant … Read More

The head of a statue of Christopher Columbus was pulled off overnight amid protests against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in Boston, Mass., June 10, 2020. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) Republican senators Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) and James Lankford (R., Okla.) introduced an amendment Wednesday that would replace Columbus Day with

Ed Henry on Wednesday was fired from Fox News over a sexual misconduct claim. Daytime news anchor Ed Henry was fired after an investigation into allegations of “willful sexual misconduct in the workplace.” The Hill reported: “We would like to bring a very serious matter to your attention in an effort toward full transparency given

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow leads a service consecrating the new Resurrection of Christ Cathedral, the main Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces, outside Moscow, Russia, June 14, 2020. (Sergei Vlasov/Patriarchal Press Service/Handout/Reuters) China and Russia see themselves as civilization-states. But America has a civilizational reserves of its own as well. Earlier this month, the

Thank you to our readers! June was another record month at The Gateway Pundit with over 40 million page views. This is the 4th time this year we have broken all-time traffic records.And it was the third month in a row that we passed previous traffic records. We are on track for another record year

It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump, by Stuart Stevens (Knopf, 256 pages, $26.95) No matter how we regard the influence of President Donald Trump — as prime source of things gone wrong in politics or as deeply resented corrective — November 6, 2012, holds as good a claim as

One of the biggest questions facing cities and towns in the next few months is if schools will open and how they will deal with the potential spread of Coronavirus. Senator Rand Paul, who is a doctor, slammed Dr. Fauci for failing to provide leadership on this issue. He argued that spread of the virus