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Glenn: "The United States is the biggest wuss on the planet"

February 05, 2015
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The Jordanian king has taken swift action in the wake of the Islamic State's murder of a Jordanian pilot, executing two prisoners and quoting Clint Eastwood. The White House, on the other hand, continues to falter when it comes to taking any kind of action against Islamic extremism. Glenn reacted to the news on radio this morning.

Read the rough transcript below:

Glenn: Yesterday, we posted the video of -- of the Jordanian pilot being burned to death. And I -- I recommended that the world watch this video. I thought it was important for people to see this video so you know exactly who we're dealing with.

And if you watch the video, I couldn't get my wife to watch it. But if you watch the video, you saw something that was remarkable. One, you saw a lead-up of about three or four minutes that was worth watching in and of itself. Just, this is not the execution part, but they made this remarkable movie, and it shows truly that these people are very sophisticated and they understand Joseph Goebbels. They understand propaganda.

So that's the first part. Then once it gets into the execution. They march this guy out. They have doused him in gasoline. And they march him out into this -- almost this -- looks almost like a bullring in a way. They march him out into this -- into this ring, and the soldiers are all around in formation in a circle around this cage. They march him out. They put him in the cage.

Then in ceremonial fashion, they light a torch and they hit the ground. And in high speed photography, you see that flame slowly reaching the cage, and then it sets the cage on fire, and he begins to burn.

Then if you make it through that part, it is truly one of the most horrific things you've ever seen. If you make it through that part, then they put him out. After he dies and you see his body cook and he begins to almost just become a statue and he rises up a bit and then he falls back. And he's completely dead, but they need to put it back. Then they bring a bulldozer. And I couldn't figure this one out yesterday.

I thought, what is that all about? That's the way you're going to end this? They take a bulldozer full of rubble, huge stones, like, just like construction wreckage, and they take that, and they put it over the cage and they dump it on and the cage collapses under the weight of these stones. And through the stones and the rubble, they put him out.

Today, I want to explain why they did that. But I want you to know that these guys, listen to the president of the United States. This has nothing to do with Islam. This has nothing to do can W the Koran. Right?

Are we all clear on that?

PAT: Yeah.

GLENN: Stu, Jeffy, you clear on this. This has nothing to do with Islam. This has nothing to do with the Islam.

STU: Sure. Yeah.

GLENN: Good.

STU: There you go.

GLENN: You got it?

So here is the story from the newspaper in Pakistan called The Dawn. And they have explained why this happened. It's not for Americans to understand or anybody in the West. We shouldn't pay attention to any of this. It's called -- and I'm probably mispronouncing this -- a qisa. Q-I-S-A-S. Qisas. The Koran provides two options to deal with somebody who is found guilty of intentional murder: Qisas. Whether he or she has to be killed in the manner that the victim was murder and forgiveness by the heirs of the victim.

So what was this guy's crime? This guy's crime was that he was a pilot and -- because it's against the Koran to burn bodies. You can't cremate bodies. So it's against the Koran to light a body -- a Muslim on fire. So what are they doing? Qisas. According to the Koran. What they did was they looked at his crime. He was a pilot. He was firing rockets. He was killing children and burning them with their rockets. And the rubble of the buildings fell and killed others.

So that's exactly what they did. They put him in a cage, and they lit him on fire, just like his rockets were lighting children on fire. And the rubble to put him out at the end was to signify the buildings collapsing on people.

PAT: So that he was killed in the manner that he killed, supposedly.

GLENN: Exactly right. So that's why they executed him that way.

PAT: But, again, it has nothing to do with Islam. Has nothing to do with the Koran?

GLENN: Nothing. Nothing.

PAT: I get so sick of these bigots that is it has something to do with Islam.

GLENN: That they're religious in nature.

PAT: Come on. They're secular people.

GLENN: This is a very secular organization.

PAT: Very secular.

GLENN: And that they're following some dictate in the Koran is ridiculous.

PAT: They're more secular than a Moose Lodge. They're like the Rotary Club, sort of. That's how secular these guys are. You can't get any more secular than ISIL. You just can't.

GLENN: What does the I stand for?

PAT: Islam.

GLENN: All right.

PAT: Had nothing to do -- just a name they came up with. They liked the sound of the word. That's all.

GLENN: Right.

PAT: Could have been just as well, could have been Rotary Club.

GLENN: Moose Lodge.

PAT: It doesn't matter.

GLENN: Right. Sure. Sure. So there you go.

Now, the Jordanian king has quoted Clint Eastwood. Now, of thing this. The Jordanians are getting tough on this. The United States is the biggest wuss on the planet. We have no respect. There's no one who fears us. There's no one who respects us anymore. The Jordanians quoted Clint Eastwood.

PAT: Yeah, they believe it to be -- they wouldn't say exactly which quote it was, but they believe it to be this one.

CLINT: Any man I see out there, I'm going to kill him. And if the son of a bitch takes a shot at me, not only will I kill him, I'll kill his wife, all of his friends, burn his damn house down.

PAT: Yeah, that's amazing if King Abdullah really did say that. Because --

GLENN: Well, they have confirmed that he did quote Unforgiven.

PAT: Yes. Yes.

GLENN: So what's more amazing to me is that we are told, we're too cowboyish. We don't want to be cowboys. You can't be cowboys. That was the complaint on George Bush. He's just a cowboy. He's just going in there as a cowboy. And nobody respects cowboys. Nobody -- you can't go over to the Middle East and be a cowboy. Here's King Abdullah actually quoting the most famous cowboy in Hollywood.

PAT: Uh-huh. Now, we don't quote cowboys. We're nothing like that.

GLENN: No.

PAT: We're not ready to kill anyone.

GLENN: No, no.

PAT: We want to -- talk them to sleep and make them calm again.

GLENN: And make sure they understand that we have no problem with Islam and that they aren't following Islam. That's what we want to make sure that they understand. By the way, guys, you know you're not following Islam. Right?

I know. I know. I know. You're actually following the Koran word-for-word. Now, we used to do those things 1,000 years ago with our scriptures. But what we did was we had a reformation. You guys haven't had one yet. So you're still following word-for-word your Koran. But I want you to know, guys, before you burn somebody else to death, I want you to know, you have nothing to do with Islam.

[laughter]

PAT: I don't think we're convincing them of that. They seem to feel like they do. But King Abdullah, according to -- I think this is the -- this is according to Duncan Hunter Jr. who has been communicating with him. And Duncan Hunter said, he's angry. They're starting more sorties tomorrow than they've ever had. They're starting tomorrow. The only problem they're going to have is running out of fuel and bullets. He's ready to get it on. He really is. It reminded me of how we were after 9/11. We were ready to give it to them. So that's apparently what the Jordanians are preparing for right now. And they said it's going to be a war to destroy these guys. We won't say that.

We don't come anywhere near that.

GLENN: No, we want to dismantle their infrastructure.

PAT: Uh-huh.

GLENN: The Jordanians -- don't mess with the Jordanians, man. They slaughtered the Palestinians. Slaughtered them in 1968.

PAT: That's when the Palestinians were conducting their terror strikes against the Jordanians. And they didn't seem to react well to that. They didn't appreciate that.

GLENN: Nope. You want to talk about the Holocaust that the Israelites are causing. The Jordanians slaughtered the Palestinians.

Now, meanwhile, we have the king of Jordan quoting an American cowboy, and Obama yesterday met with American Muslims about anti-Muslim discrimination.

PAT: Uh-huh.

GLENN: So he was -- while Jordan was talking about going after ISIS, our president was talking about going after Americans who might be discriminating against Muslims.

PAT: This is what happens every time. Every time, we turn this around --

GLENN: On us. Every time. It's why America has lost her way. Because we keep being told we're a bad group of people. We're not a bad group of people. We're not. We're good people. We just need to stop being told we're such bad people because it doesn't ring true to us.

And I warn you, the longer you're told you're bad people, the longer you accept being told you're bad people, the more likely you will become a bad people.

PAT: Yeah. And it is --

GLENN: We will become a very bad nation if we allow them to convince us that that's who we are.

PAT: And you're right. It's pretty ironic that on the same day that Jordanian's king is quoting Clint Eastwood movies, the president reiterates the administration's commitment to safeguarding civil rights to Muslims through hate crimes prosecutions and civil enforcement actions. What?

GLENN: Okay. I want to make sure everybody understands that I'm -- you take it out -- of course, we're against that. Of course, we're against that.

PAT: Of course, we're against discrimination.

GLENN: But even more closely to the point, while the Jordanian king is saying, I'm going to kill them. We're going over there and we're going to stop them. And having righteous outrage --

PAT: Uh-huh.

GLENN: What does Josh Earnest, what's his reaction about being asked, do you agree with the execution of the two terrorists by the Jordanians?

VOICE: -- yesterday say, you know, we're here, we support Jordan. They're a key member of the coalition. They make this decision overnight. And you can't say whether or not you support the executions?

JOHN: It is certainly possible for us to continue to support and stand with the people of Jordan at this very difficult time. You know, clearly their nation, in the same way that we all are, is shocked and appalled at this terrible act of violence that was captured on video by ISIL and released to the world. And the United States stands with our friends in Jordan as they confront this awful, barbaric act.

But as it relates to decisions that are carried out by the Jordanian justice system, I refer you to them.

PAT: He's always referring.

JOHN: I don't have the -- a working knowledge of the Jordanian justice system to render an opinion on this. All I know is that the individuals that we're discussing here were individuals who were convicted of terrorism-related crimes. They were individuals who were sentenced to death. And these were individuals who had been serving time on death row. So --

PAT: I mean -- and then they move on to another subject.

GLENN: Let's be clear, yes, they were terrorists. If the Jordanian law says execute them, we're fine with their execution. We stand behind the Jordanians. This mealy mouthed wishy-washy apologist is going to be the death of us. We're headed towards war. What I've been warning about is upon is now.

Featured image courtesy of the AP

EXCLUSIVE: Tech Ethicist reveals 5 ways to control AI NOW

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By now, many of us are familiar with AI and its potential benefits and threats. However, unless you're a tech tycoon, it can feel like you have little influence over the future of artificial intelligence.

For years, Glenn has warned about the dangers of rapidly developing AI technologies that have taken the world by storm.

He acknowledges their significant benefits but emphasizes the need to establish proper boundaries and ethics now, while we still have control. But since most people aren’t Silicon Valley tech leaders making the decisions, how can they help keep AI in check?

Recently, Glenn interviewed Tristan Harris, a tech ethicist deeply concerned about the potential harm of unchecked AI, to discuss its societal implications. Harris highlighted a concerning new piece of legislation proposed by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. This legislation proposes a state-level moratorium on AI regulation, meaning only the federal government could regulate AI. Harris noted that there’s currently no Federal plan for regulating AI. Until the federal government establishes a plan, tech companies would have nearly free rein with their AI. And we all know how slowly the federal government moves.

This is where you come in. Tristan Harris shared with Glenn the top five actions you should urge your representatives to take regarding AI, including opposing the moratorium until a concrete plan is in place. Now is your chance to influence the future of AI. Contact your senator and congressman today and share these five crucial steps they must take to keep AI in check:

Ban engagement-optimized AI companions for kids

Create legislation that will prevent AI from being designed to maximize addiction, sexualization, flattery, and attachment disorders, and to protect young people’s mental health and ability to form real-life friendships.

Establish basic liability laws

Companies need to be held accountable when their products cause real-world harm.

Pass increased whistleblower protections

Protect concerned technologists working inside the AI labs from facing untenable pressures and threats that prevent them from warning the public when the AI rollout is unsafe or crosses dangerous red lines.

Prevent AI from having legal rights

Enact laws so AIs don’t have protected speech or have their own bank accounts, making sure our legal system works for human interests over AI interests.

Oppose the state moratorium on AI 

Call your congressman or Senator Cruz’s office, and demand they oppose the state moratorium on AI without a plan for how we will set guardrails for this technology.

Glenn: Only Trump dared to deliver on decades of empty promises

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The Islamic regime has been killing Americans since 1979. Now Trump’s response proves we’re no longer playing defense — we’re finally hitting back.

The United States has taken direct military action against Iran’s nuclear program. Whatever you think of the strike, it’s over. It’s happened. And now, we have to predict what happens next. I want to help you understand the gravity of this situation: what happened, what it means, and what might come next. To that end, we need to begin with a little history.

Since 1979, Iran has been at war with us — even if we refused to call it that.

We are either on the verge of a remarkable strategic victory or a devastating global escalation. Time will tell.

It began with the hostage crisis, when 66 Americans were seized and 52 were held for over a year by the radical Islamic regime. Four years later, 17 more Americans were murdered in the U.S. Embassy bombing in Beirut, followed by 241 Marines in the Beirut barracks bombing.

Then came the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996, which killed 19 more U.S. airmen. Iran had its fingerprints all over it.

In Iraq and Afghanistan, Iranian-backed proxies killed hundreds of American soldiers. From 2001 to 2020 in Afghanistan and 2003 to 2011 in Iraq, Iran supplied IEDs and tactical support.

The Iranians have plotted assassinations and kidnappings on U.S. soil — in 2011, 2021, and again in 2024 — and yet we’ve never really responded.

The precedent for U.S. retaliation has always been present, but no president has chosen to pull the trigger until this past weekend. President Donald Trump struck decisively. And what our military pulled off this weekend was nothing short of extraordinary.

Operation Midnight Hammer

The strike was reportedly called Operation Midnight Hammer. It involved as many as 175 U.S. aircraft, including 12 B-2 stealth bombers — out of just 19 in our entire arsenal. Those bombers are among the most complex machines in the world, and they were kept mission-ready by some of the finest mechanics on the planet.

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To throw off Iranian radar and intelligence, some bombers flew west toward Guam — classic misdirection. The rest flew east, toward the real targets.

As the B-2s approached Iranian airspace, U.S. submarines launched dozens of Tomahawk missiles at Iran’s fortified nuclear facilities. Minutes later, the bombers dropped 14 MOPs — massive ordnance penetrators — each designed to drill deep into the earth and destroy underground bunkers. These bombs are the size of an F-16 and cost millions of dollars apiece. They are so accurate, I’ve been told they can hit the top of a soda can from 15,000 feet.

They were built for this mission — and we’ve been rehearsing this run for 15 years.

If the satellite imagery is accurate — and if what my sources tell me is true — the targeted nuclear sites were utterly destroyed. We’ll likely rely on the Israelis to confirm that on the ground.

This was a master class in strategy, execution, and deterrence. And it proved that only the United States could carry out a strike like this. I am very proud of our military, what we are capable of doing, and what we can accomplish.

What comes next

We don’t yet know how Iran will respond, but many of the possibilities are troubling. The Iranians could target U.S. forces across the Middle East. On Monday, Tehran launched 20 missiles at U.S. bases in Qatar, Syria, and Kuwait, to no effect. God forbid, they could also unleash Hezbollah or other terrorist proxies to strike here at home — and they just might.

Iran has also threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz — the artery through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil flows. On Sunday, Iran’s parliament voted to begin the process. If the Supreme Council and the ayatollah give the go-ahead, we could see oil prices spike to $150 or even $200 a barrel.

That would be catastrophic.

The 2008 financial collapse was pushed over the edge when oil hit $130. Western economies — including ours — simply cannot sustain oil above $120 for long. If this conflict escalates and the Strait is closed, the global economy could unravel.

The strike also raises questions about regime stability. Will it spark an uprising, or will the Islamic regime respond with a brutal crackdown on dissidents?

Early signs aren’t hopeful. Reports suggest hundreds of arrests over the weekend and at least one dissident executed on charges of spying for Israel. The regime’s infamous morality police, the Gasht-e Ershad, are back on the streets. Every phone, every vehicle — monitored. The U.S. embassy in Qatar issued a shelter-in-place warning for Americans.

Russia and China both condemned the strike. On Monday, a senior Iranian official flew to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin. That meeting should alarm anyone paying attention. Their alliance continues to deepen — and that’s a serious concern.

Now we pray

We are either on the verge of a remarkable strategic victory or a devastating global escalation. Time will tell. But either way, President Trump didn’t start this. He inherited it — and he took decisive action.

The difference is, he did what they all said they would do. He didn’t send pallets of cash in the dead of night. He didn’t sign another failed treaty.

He acted. Now, we pray. For peace, for wisdom, and for the strength to meet whatever comes next.


This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Globalize the Intifada? Why Mamdani’s plan spells DOOM for America

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If New Yorkers hand City Hall to Zohran Mamdani, they’re not voting for change. They’re opening the door to an alliance of socialism, Islamism, and chaos.

It only took 25 years for New York City to go from the resilient, flag-waving pride following the 9/11 attacks to a political fever dream. To quote Michael Malice, “I'm old enough to remember when New Yorkers endured 9/11 instead of voting for it.”

Malice is talking about Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist assemblyman from Queens now eyeing the mayor’s office. Mamdani, a 33-year-old state representative emerging from relative political obscurity, is now receiving substantial funding for his mayoral campaign from the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

CAIR has a long and concerning history, including being born out of the Muslim Brotherhood and named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terror funding case. Why would the group have dropped $100,000 into a PAC backing Mamdani’s campaign?

Mamdani blends political Islam with Marxist economics — two ideologies that have left tens of millions dead in the 20th century alone.

Perhaps CAIR has a vested interest in Mamdani’s call to “globalize the intifada.” That’s not a call for peaceful protest. Intifada refers to historic uprisings of Muslims against what they call the “Israeli occupation of Palestine.” Suicide bombings and street violence are part of the playbook. So when Mamdani says he wants to “globalize” that, who exactly is the enemy in this global scenario? Because it sure sounds like he's saying America is the new Israel, and anyone who supports Western democracy is the new Zionist.

Mamdani tried to clean up his language by citing the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, which once used “intifada” in an Arabic-language article to describe the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. So now he’s comparing Palestinians to Jewish victims of the Nazis? If that doesn’t twist your stomach into knots, you’re not paying attention.

If you’re “globalizing” an intifada, and positioning Israel — and now America — as the Nazis, that’s not a cry for human rights. That’s a call for chaos and violence.

Rising Islamism

But hey, this is New York. Faculty members at Columbia University — where Mamdani’s own father once worked — signed a letter defending students who supported Hamas after October 7. They also contributed to Mamdani’s mayoral campaign. And his father? He blamed Ronald Reagan and the religious right for inspiring Islamic terrorism, as if the roots of 9/11 grew in Washington, not the caves of Tora Bora.

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This isn’t about Islam as a faith. We should distinguish between Islam and Islamism. Islam is a religion followed peacefully by millions. Islamism is something entirely different — an ideology that seeks to merge mosque and state, impose Sharia law, and destroy secular liberal democracies from within. Islamism isn’t about prayer and fasting. It’s about power.

Criticizing Islamism is not Islamophobia. It is not an attack on peaceful Muslims. In fact, Muslims are often its first victims.

Islamism is misogynistic, theocratic, violent, and supremacist. It’s hostile to free speech, religious pluralism, gay rights, secularism — even to moderate Muslims. Yet somehow, the progressive left — the same left that claims to fight for feminism, LGBTQ rights, and free expression — finds itself defending candidates like Mamdani. You can’t make this stuff up.

Blending the worst ideologies

And if that weren’t enough, Mamdani also identifies as a Democratic Socialist. He blends political Islam with Marxist economics — two ideologies that have left tens of millions dead in the 20th century alone. But don’t worry, New York. I’m sure this time socialism will totally work. Just like it always didn’t.

If you’re a business owner, a parent, a person who’s saved anything, or just someone who values sanity: Get out. I’m serious. If Mamdani becomes mayor, as seems likely, then New York City will become a case study in what happens when you marry ideological extremism with political power. And it won’t be pretty.

This is about more than one mayoral race. It’s about the future of Western liberalism. It’s about drawing a bright line between faith and fanaticism, between healthy pluralism and authoritarian dogma.

Call out radicalism

We must call out political Islam the same way we call out white nationalism or any other supremacist ideology. When someone chants “globalize the intifada,” that should send a chill down your spine — whether you’re Jewish, Christian, Muslim, atheist, or anything in between.

The left may try to shame you into silence with words like “Islamophobia,” but the record is worn out. The grooves are shallow. The American people see what’s happening. And we’re not buying it.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Could China OWN our National Parks?

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The left’s idea of stewardship involves bulldozing bison and barring access. Lee’s vision puts conservation back in the hands of the people.

The media wants you to believe that Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) is trying to bulldoze Yellowstone and turn national parks into strip malls — that he’s calling for a reckless fire sale of America’s natural beauty to line developers’ pockets. That narrative is dishonest. It’s fearmongering, and, by the way, it’s wrong.

Here’s what’s really happening.

Private stewardship works. It’s local. It’s accountable. It’s incentivized.

The federal government currently owns 640 million acres of land — nearly 28% of all land in the United States. To put that into perspective, that’s more territory than France, Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom combined.

Most of this land is west of the Mississippi River. That’s not a coincidence. In the American West, federal ownership isn’t just a bureaucratic technicality — it’s a stranglehold. States are suffocated. Locals are treated as tenants. Opportunities are choked off.

Meanwhile, people living east of the Mississippi — in places like Kentucky, Georgia, or Pennsylvania — might not even realize how little land their own states truly control. But the same policies that are plaguing the West could come for them next.

Lee isn’t proposing to auction off Yellowstone or pave over Yosemite. He’s talking about 3 million acres — that’s less than half of 1% of the federal estate. And this land isn’t your family’s favorite hiking trail. It’s remote, hard to access, and often mismanaged.

Failed management

Why was it mismanaged in the first place? Because the federal government is a terrible landlord.

Consider Yellowstone again. It’s home to the last remaining herd of genetically pure American bison — animals that haven’t been crossbred with cattle. Ranchers, myself included, would love the chance to help restore these majestic creatures on private land. But the federal government won’t allow it.

So what do they do when the herd gets too big?

They kill them. Bulldoze them into mass graves. That’s not conservation. That’s bureaucratic malpractice.

And don’t even get me started on bald eagles — majestic symbols of American freedom and a federally protected endangered species, now regularly slaughtered by wind turbines. I have pictures of piles of dead bald eagles. Where’s the outrage?

Biden’s federal land-grab

Some argue that states can’t afford to manage this land themselves. But if the states can’t afford it, how can Washington? We’re $35 trillion in debt. Entitlements are strained, infrastructure is crumbling, and the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and National Park Service are billions of dollars behind in basic maintenance. Roads, firebreaks, and trails are falling apart.

The Biden administration quietly embraced something called the “30 by 30” initiative, a plan to lock up 30% of all U.S. land and water under federal “conservation” by 2030. The real goal is 50% by 2050.

That entails half of the country being taken away from you, controlled not by the people who live there but by technocrats in D.C.

You think that won’t affect your ability to hunt, fish, graze cattle, or cut timber? Think again. It won’t be conservatives who stop you from building a cabin, raising cattle, or teaching your grandkids how to shoot a rifle. It’ll be the same radical environmentalists who treat land as sacred — unless it’s your truck, your deer stand, or your back yard.

Land as collateral

Moreover, the U.S. Treasury is considering putting federally owned land on the national balance sheet, listing your parks, forests, and hunting grounds as collateral.

What happens if America defaults on its debt?

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Do you think our creditors won’t come calling? Imagine explaining to your kids that the lake you used to fish in is now under foreign ownership, that the forest you hunted in belongs to China.

This is not hypothetical. This is the logical conclusion of treating land like a piggy bank.

The American way

There’s a better way — and it’s the American way.

Let the people who live near the land steward it. Let ranchers, farmers, sportsmen, and local conservationists do what they’ve done for generations.

Did you know that 75% of America’s wetlands are on private land? Or that the most successful wildlife recoveries — whitetail deer, ducks, wild turkeys — didn’t come from Washington but from partnerships between private landowners and groups like Ducks Unlimited?

Private stewardship works. It’s local. It’s accountable. It’s incentivized. When you break it, you fix it. When you profit from the land, you protect it.

This is not about selling out. It’s about buying in — to freedom, to responsibility, to the principle of constitutional self-governance.

So when you hear the pundits cry foul over 3 million acres of federal land, remember: We don’t need Washington to protect our land. We need Washington to get out of the way.

Because this isn’t just about land. It’s about liberty. And once liberty is lost, it doesn’t come back easily.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.