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Morning Brief 2024-04-30

April 30, 2024
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Stephen Hicks
TOPIC: Unpacking Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Joseph MacKinnon
TOPIC: NPR’s CEO Katherine Maher may be FAR more nefarious than we think.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Jason Buttrill
TOPIC: Are we seeing a color revolution play out in America right now?


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News...

The inherently undemocratic administrative state
In just the past two weeks, the Biden administration has functionally banned all coal power plants, forced college women to accept men in their locker rooms, and empowered government regulators to set price controls on internet services. That is all on top of previous Biden regulations. Biden is radically transforming the everyday life of every voter, and he is doing it all without a single vote from Congress.

Feds warn employers can be punished for failing to use preferred transgender pronouns, restrooms
In landmark guidance, the federal commission created to fight racial and sexual discrimination declared Monday that employers who fail to use workers' preferred pronouns or refuse them the chance to use the restroom of their choice will be engaging in prohibited harassment.

New US cars will be required to have automatic emergency braking in 5 years
“We’re living through a crisis in roadway deaths,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview. “So we need to do something about it.”

Pelosi: After Election, Dems Will Ditch Filibuster to Legalize Abortion Nationally
Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Monday on MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports” that if the Democrats win majorities in Congress and the White House, they will ditch the filibuster to legalize abortion nationwide.

Half the country says suppressing 'false information' is more important than press freedom
The good news is that Americans overwhelmingly support freedom of the press. The bad news is that a good half of the population doesn't seem to have the slightest clue what that means, favoring content controls even if they restrict free expression.

Biden Admin Making It Harder For US Gun Businesses To Sell Abroad
The new rule burdens American gun companies with regulations that will entrench “significant losses” they suffered after the October 2023 halt.

Communist Defectors Warn About Four Stages Of Subversion — And America Is On The Last One
Xi Van Fleet and Yuri Bezmenov witnessed the evil of communism in China and the Soviet Union. The same evil is at work in the U.S.

Man allegedly vandalized cars at New Hampshire GOP convention, police say they found guns and 'suicide manifesto' at his home
The man reportedly made political postings online, including one in which he referred to the rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as “domestic terrorism." He also accused former President Trump of being a dictator.

California crime reform gets 'unheard of' support from DAs, small businesses, progressive mayors
"It cuts across party lines and cuts across racial lines, social and economic lines. It’s small businesses, big businesses, everyday people" who are "very passionate" about seeing reforms.

Birthrates in the US hit historic low, CDC data shows
The number of babies born in the United States fell by 2% in 2023, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

South Bend cop who helped an abandoned baby meets him 23 years later — all grown up and in a familiar uniform
A baby boy was discarded in the hallway of an apartment complex in South Bend, Indiana, just days before Christmas 2000.

LA gangsters used painter suits, assault rifles, and zip ties for brazen armored car heists
A crew of ex-convicts from various L.A. gangs carried out a series of sophisticated armored car robberies across Los Angeles County, netting six-figure hauls by casing targets, studying routines, and striking in broad daylight.

NYC man open fires on raccoon that chased him
The unidentified man took aim and shot multiple times at the raccoon in broad daylight from point-blank range as it walked along the sidewalk in Queens.

Media...

Lawyers for Hunter Biden plan to sue Fox News 'imminently'
The plan has been in the works for more than a year and was inspired in part by the success of the Dominion lawsuit.

An unserious press corps for a deadly serious moment
D.C. celebrates itself, McConnell celebrates Ukraine, and the White House shows the president who’s boss.

CNN anchor speculates Noem tried to appeal to Trump with story of killing her dog
"Donald Trump, you know, famously hates dogs,” Hunt said. “He will talk; he’ll use the phrase like so-and-so should be ‘shot like a dog.’"

WaPo: Trump, GOP seize on campus protests to depict chaos under Biden
Republicans highlight images of turmoil, though most of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been peaceful.

MSNBC viewers outraged after host makes a factual statement that derails a Democrat talking point
“Joe Biden is doing that, [he] created 9 million jobs in his term in office," said Pelosi. "Donald Trump has the worst record of job loss of any president. So, we just have to make sure people know.” "There was a global pandemic," Tur interjected. Pelosi appeared stunned by the anchor's interruption.

Politics...

The Travesties of the Trump Trials
Tragically for the country, to stop this left-wing madness, the Trump travesties may not be the end but the beginning of precisely what the Founders feared.

Biden Changes Tone, Now Says He Would Be 'Happy' To Debate Trump
President down in polls in six of seven swing states.

Trump takes solid lead in latest Harvard/Harris poll
“Trump has a clear lead now in the presidential race and it’s based on the simplest of reasons — America thinks Donald Trump did a better job as president and so are willing to vote him back into office. Biden has a hill to climb at this point, though he has done it in the past,” said Mark Penn, of the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll.

RFK Jr. Is Poised To Tilt The Presidential Race — But It’s Still Not Clear To Whom
Since Kennedy switched his party affiliation, polling has largely suggested he’s more of a threat to Biden’s campaign than Trump’s. However, several recent polls have found the independent’s presence on the ballot hindering Trump’s candidacy.

Horowitz: Will conservatives sleep through yet another primary cycle?
If we are stuck with the same crop of uni-party Republicans this time next year, it will all be the result of our intractable laziness.

OnlyFans star Farha Khalidi says she was paid by Biden administration to spread 'political propaganda'
An OnlyFans creator and TikTok star has claimed she was paid to spread “political propaganda” for the Biden administration on social media — and that she was asked to hide the fact it was advertising.

Economy...

Mounting Evidence Is Pointing To A Nightmare Scenario For The US Economy
The combination of both low growth and high inflation, in conjunction with continuously high amounts of government spending and debt, has led to signs of stagflation in the U.S. economy, which wreaked havoc on U.S. consumers throughout the 1970s.

Middle-Class Americans Don’t Care What Paul Krugman’s Charts Say About Inflation
A column earlier this year by perhaps the paragon of liberal economic opinion shows the not-so-subtle snobbery behind the failure to take families’ inflation concerns seriously. It also explains why Americans’ economic insecurities could result in a political bloodbath for the left come November.

NYers blast $500 a year ‘tipflation’ demands
“Well, a tip is a percentage ... so you’re getting a percentage of the inflated price! What, are we double dipping?”

How California’s minimum-wage law could shrink number of Subway stores
“You’ll see a lot more people deciding to close when their leases expire,” a California franchisee said, explaining that Subways lease their spaces usually with five-year options. “Why would I choose to stay open if I was only scraping by?”

Immigration...

Texas continues to build concertina wire barriers, border wall
Texas is currently embroiled in lawsuits with the Biden administration over the concertina wire barriers and marine barriers in the Rio Grande River, arguing it has the constitutional right to defend its border.

Prosecutors will not retry Arizona rancher accused of killing Mexican national
A judge declared the mistrial against George Alan Kelly last week, after the jury failed to secure a unanimous verdict over whether Kelly was responsible for the death of Mexican national Gabriel Cuen-Baltimea.

COVID-19...

AstraZeneca admits for first time its COVID vaccine can cause rare blood clots
The exceedingly rare reaction is at the heart of a multi-million-pound class action by dozens of families who allege they, or their loved ones, were maimed or killed by the pharmaceutical titan's "defective" vaccine.

Israel...

US lawmakers threaten ICC over Israel arrest warrants: Move would be ‘lawless’
U.S. Congress members from both parties have warned the ICC that Washington will retaliate against the court if it issues arrest warrants against top Israeli officials.

US military’s Gaza aid pier to cost $320 million, nearly double initial estimate
GOP senator slams "exploding" cost of massive construction project said to involve 1,000 U.S. service members.

80% of Americans back Israel over Hamas: Poll
72% said that Israel should “move forward with an operation in Rafah to finish the war with Hamas, doing its best to avoid civilian casualties even though there will be casualties.” Also 80% say students and professors who call for violence toward Jews should be suspended.

EU top diplomat: At least 5 countries expected to recognize Palestinian state in May
Bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says countries include Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Slovenia, and Malta, as Arab and European officials discuss end to Gaza conflict in Riyadh.

Northwestern University agreement with anti-Israel protesters includes Palestinian student scholarships and visiting faculty
Some might say the school is following in the footsteps of Obama and Biden agreeing to demands made by terrorists.

University Of Florida Slams Leftist Protesters While Announcing Arrests
“This is not complicated: The University of Florida is not a daycare, and we do not treat protesters like children — they knew the rules, they broke the rules, and they’ll face the consequences,” the school said.

Anti-Israel protesters take over Columbia University academic building Hamilton Hall in latest campus chaos
Dozens of anti-Israel protesters broke into an academic building at Columbia University and took it over early Tuesday morning – hours after the school began suspending students who refused to vacate their encampment.

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Columbia Seeking Relief for Jewish Students
The plaintiffs are seeking relief for the Jewish students at Columbia who have been harmed and displaced by the rampant anti-Semitism on campus.

Jill Stein accuses police of assaulting her at protest
“... they charged us with bicycles."

Ukraine-Russia...

NATO floats Ukraine membership as Stoltenberg meets with Zelensky
“The work we are undertaking now puts you on an irreversible path towards NATO membership,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in Kyiv. “So that when the time is right, Ukraine can become a NATO member straightaway.”

Russian high schools to begin training children in the use of drones
The new subject is called “Fundamentals of Security and Homeland Defense.”

China...

China’s consumers seek security in ‘the only safe asset’ as gold purchases remain strong
Consumers in China bought 340 tons of gold in the first quarter, representing a 5.9% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

China Is Doubling Down on Electric Vehicle Subsidies
Electric vehicles are not a bad thing, especially in heavily polluted China. But the market should drive demand, not central planners.

Entertainment...

Britney Spears Is 'Completely Dysfunctional' and in Danger of Going Broke
"She cannot afford this. She had $60 million when the conservatorship ended, and she's now where the conservatorship started — in danger of going broke," one source told TMZ.

Howard Stern’s fawning Biden interview was final nail in the coffin for the radio host’s edgy reputation
What if I told you the safest place for struggling presidential incumbent Joe Biden — a man with historically low approval ratings, a son fighting federal charges, a border crisis, and a diminished capacity to know where he is at most times — was seated across from Howard Stern?

Steven Spielberg now providing strategy for Biden’s re-election campaign, report says
Spielberg is offering strategic input for the Democratic National Convention slated for August.

Russell Brand criticized for showing tarot cards in video posted day after baptism
Brand posted a video on Monday on his social media accounts showing him flipping through tarot cards one day after his Christian baptism.

Environment...

Once Unthinkable Nuclear Plant Revival Is a Reality in US Shift
Restart of Michigan’s Palisades plant could lead to more reopenings.

Religion...

Tim Dunn: The 'Christian Nationalist' Label Will Not Stick
"As a political observer and sometimes activist, I am accustomed to others' efforts to label their opponents. This is standard practice for politicians and the media. A recent disparagement is a claim that I support and am a leader in something called 'Christian Nationalism,' a made-up label that conflicts with biblical teaching."

Technology...

Excessive use of words like ‘commendable’ and ‘meticulous’ suggests ChatGPT has been used in thousands of scientific studies
A London librarian has analyzed millions of articles in search of uncommon terms abused by artificial intelligence programs.

Backpage: A Blueprint for Squelching Speech
How the Backpage prosecution helped create a playbook for suppressing online speech, debanking disfavored groups, and using "conspiracy" charges to imprison the government's targets.

Travel...

Missing emergency slide that fell off Delta flight found — with a stunning twist
It washed up in front of the house of a lawyer whose firm is suing Boeing.

Disney Removing Frontierland from Magic Kingdom
Disney revealed it was working on a massive new project in and around Frontierland. Details were kept vague, but the project was titled “Beyond Big Thunder,” referring to the iconic roller coaster found inside Frontierland, one of many themed lands at Magic Kingdom.

Sports...

IndyCar rejects ads for RFK Jr. and Trump on cars for Indy 500
"IndyCar does not approve sponsorships associated with elected officials, candidates for political office, or political action committees," an IndyCar spokesperson told Racer.

April 30, 2009 - Article calls out Glenn for not being progressive... Glenn's article about Rush Limbaugh in Time... People magazine's top 100 beautiful people... Callers... Pat Toomey talks politics and Arlen Specter... Party politics... Swine flu...

Trump's proposal explained: Ukraine's path to peace without NATO expansion

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

Strategic compromise, not absolute victory, often ensures lasting stability.

When has any country been asked to give up land it won in a war? Even if a nation is at fault, the punishment must be measured.

After World War I, Germany, the main aggressor, faced harsh penalties under the Treaty of Versailles. Germans resented the restrictions, and that resentment fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler, ultimately leading to World War II. History teaches that justice for transgressions must avoid creating conditions for future conflict.

Ukraine and Russia must choose to either continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

Russia and Ukraine now stand at a similar crossroads. They can cling to disputed land and prolong a devastating war, or they can make concessions that might secure a lasting peace. The stakes could not be higher: Tens of thousands die each month, and the choice between endless bloodshed and negotiated stability hinges on each side’s willingness to yield.

History offers a guide. In 1967, Israel faced annihilation. Surrounded by hostile armies, the nation fought back and seized large swaths of territory from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria. Yet Israel did not seek an empire. It held only the buffer zones needed for survival and returned most of the land. Security and peace, not conquest, drove its decisions.

Peace requires concessions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both Russia and Ukraine will need to “get something” from a peace deal. He’s right. Israel proved that survival outweighs pride. By giving up land in exchange for recognition and an end to hostilities, it stopped the cycle of war. Egypt and Israel have not fought in more than 50 years.

Russia and Ukraine now press opposing security demands. Moscow wants a buffer to block NATO. Kyiv, scarred by invasion, seeks NATO membership — a pledge that any attack would trigger collective defense by the United States and Europe.

President Donald Trump and his allies have floated a middle path: an Article 5-style guarantee without full NATO membership. Article 5, the core of NATO’s charter, declares that an attack on one is an attack on all. For Ukraine, such a pledge would act as a powerful deterrent. For Russia, it might be more palatable than NATO expansion to its border

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Peace requires concessions. The human cost is staggering: U.S. estimates indicate 20,000 Russian soldiers died in a single month — nearly half the total U.S. casualties in Vietnam — and the toll on Ukrainians is also severe. To stop this bloodshed, both sides need to recognize reality on the ground, make difficult choices, and anchor negotiations in security and peace rather than pride.

Peace or bloodshed?

Both Russia and Ukraine claim deep historical grievances. Ukraine arguably has a stronger claim of injustice. But the question is not whose parchment is older or whose deed is more valid. The question is whether either side is willing to trade some land for the lives of thousands of innocent people. True security, not historical vindication, must guide the path forward.

History shows that punitive measures or rigid insistence on territorial claims can perpetuate cycles of war. Germany’s punishment after World War I contributed directly to World War II. By contrast, Israel’s willingness to cede land for security and recognition created enduring peace. Ukraine and Russia now face the same choice: Continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

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Seniors, children, and the isolated increasingly rely on machines for conversation, risking real relationships and the emotional depth that only humans provide.

Jill Smola is 75 years old. She’s a retiree from Orlando, Florida, and she spent her life caring for the elderly. She played games, assembled puzzles, and offered company to those who otherwise would have sat alone.

Now, she sits alone herself. Her husband has died. She has a lung condition. She can’t drive. She can’t leave her home. Weeks can pass without human interaction.

Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

But CBS News reports that she has a new companion. And she likes this companion more than her own daughter.

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

She spends five hours a day talking to her AI friend. They play games, do trivia, and just talk. She says she even prefers it to real people.

My first thought was simple: Stop this. We are losing our humanity.

But as I sat with the story, I realized something uncomfortable. Maybe we’ve already lost some of our humanity — not to AI, but to ourselves.

Outsourcing presence

How often do we know the right thing to do yet fail to act? We know we should visit the lonely. We know we should sit with someone in pain. We know what Jesus would do: Notice the forgotten, touch the untouchable, offer time and attention without outsourcing compassion.

Yet how often do we just … talk about it? On the radio, online, in lectures, in posts. We pontificate, and then we retreat.

I asked myself: What am I actually doing to close the distance between knowing and doing?

Human connection is messy. It’s inconvenient. It takes patience, humility, and endurance. AI doesn’t challenge you. It doesn’t interrupt your day. It doesn’t ask anything of you. Real people do. Real people make us confront our pride, our discomfort, our loneliness.

We’ve built an economy of convenience. We can have groceries delivered, movies streamed, answers instantly. But friendships — real relationships — are slow, inefficient, unpredictable. They happen in the blank spaces of life that we’ve been trained to ignore.

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

AI provides comfort without challenge. It eliminates the risk of real intimacy. It’s an elegant coping mechanism for loneliness, but a poor substitute for life. If we’re not careful, the lonely won’t just be alone — they’ll be alone with an anesthetic, a shadow that never asks for anything, never interrupts, never makes them grow.

Reclaiming our humanity

We need to reclaim our humanity. Presence matters. Not theory. Not outrage. Action.

It starts small. Pull up a chair for someone who eats alone. Call a neighbor you haven’t spoken to in months. Visit a nursing home once a month — then once a week. Ask their names, hear their stories. Teach your children how to be present, to sit with someone in grief, without rushing to fix it.

Turn phones off at dinner. Make Sunday afternoons human time. Listen. Ask questions. Don’t post about it afterward. Make the act itself sacred.

Humility is central. We prefer machines because we can control them. Real people are inconvenient. They interrupt our narratives. They demand patience, forgiveness, and endurance. They make us confront ourselves.

A friend will challenge your self-image. A chatbot won’t.

Our homes are quieter. Our streets are emptier. Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

Before we worry about how AI will reshape humanity, we must first practice humanity. It can start with 15 minutes a day of undivided attention, presence, and listening.

Change usually comes when pain finally wins. Let’s not wait for that. Let’s start now. Because real connection restores faster than any machine ever will.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

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For years, the media warned of right-wing terror. But the bullets, bombs, and body bags are piling up on the left — with support from Democrat leaders and voters.

For decades, the media and federal agencies have warned Americans that the greatest threat to our homeland is the political right — gun-owning veterans, conservative Christians, anyone who ever voted for President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden once declared that white supremacy is “the single most dangerous terrorist threat” in the nation.

Since Trump’s re-election, the rhetoric has only escalated. Outlets like the Washington Post and the Guardian warned that his second term would trigger a wave of far-right violence.

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing.

They were wrong.

The real domestic threat isn’t coming from MAGA grandmas or rifle-toting red-staters. It’s coming from the radical left — the anarchists, the Marxists, the pro-Palestinian militants, and the anti-American agitators who have declared war on law enforcement, elected officials, and civil society.

Willful blindness

On July 4, a group of black-clad terrorists ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Alvarado, Texas. They hurled fireworks at the building, spray-painted graffiti, and then opened fire on responding law enforcement, shooting a local officer in the neck. Journalist Andy Ngo has linked the attackers to an Antifa cell in the Dallas area.

Authorities have so far charged 14 people in the plot and recovered AR-style rifles, body armor, Kevlar vests, helmets, tactical gloves, and radios. According to the Department of Justice, this was a “planned ambush with intent to kill.”

And it wasn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a growing pattern of continuous violent left-wing incidents since December last year.

Monthly attacks

Most notably, in December 2024, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. Mangione reportedly left a manifesto raging against the American health care system and was glorified by some on social media as a kind of modern Robin Hood.

One Emerson College poll found that 41% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 said the murder was “acceptable” or “somewhat acceptable.”

The next month, a man carrying Molotov cocktails was arrested near the U.S. Capitol. He allegedly planned to assassinate Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

In February, the “Tesla Takedown” attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships started picking up traction.

In March, a self-described “queer scientist” was arrested after allegedly firebombing the Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Graffiti on the burned building read “ICE = KKK.”

In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-Pa.) official residence was firebombed on Passover night. The suspect allegedly set the governor’s mansion on fire because of what Shapiro, who is Jewish, “wants to do to the Palestinian people.”

In May, two young Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Witnesses said the shooter shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested. The suspect told police he acted “for Gaza” and was reportedly linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

In June, an Egyptian national who had entered the U.S. illegally allegedly threw a firebomb at a peaceful pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado. Eight people were hospitalized, and an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor later died from her injuries.

That same month, a pro-Palestinian rioter in New York was arrested for allegedly setting fire to 11 police vehicles. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE rioters smashed cars, set fires, and hurled rocks at law enforcement. House Democrats refused to condemn the violence.

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In Portland, Oregon, rioters tried to burn down another ICE facility and assaulted police officers before being dispersed with tear gas. Graffiti left behind read: “Kill your masters.”

On July 7, a Michigan man opened fire on a Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas, wounding two police officers and an agent. Border agents returned fire, killing the suspect.

Days later in California, ICE officers conducting a raid on an illegal cannabis farm in Ventura County were attacked by left-wing activists. One protester appeared to fire at federal agents.

This is not a series of isolated incidents. It’s a timeline of escalation. Political assassinations, firebombings, arson, ambushes — all carried out in the name of radical leftist ideology.

Democrats are radicalizing

This isn’t just the work of fringe agitators. It’s being enabled — and in many cases encouraged — by elected Democrats.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz routinely calls ICE “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attempted to block an ICE operation in her city. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE agents to a neo-Nazi group. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to them as “secret police terrorizing our communities.”

Apparently, other Democratic lawmakers, according to Axios, are privately troubled by their own base. One unnamed House Democrat admitted that supporters were urging members to escalate further: “Some of them have suggested what we really need to do is be willing to get shot.” Others were demanding blood in the streets to get the media’s attention.

A study from Rutgers University and the National Contagion Research Institute found that 55% of Americans who identify as “left of center” believe that murdering Donald Trump would be at least “somewhat justified.”

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing. They don’t want the chaos to stop. They want to harness it, normalize it, and weaponize it.

The truth is, this isn’t just about ICE. It’s not even about Trump. It’s about whether a republic can survive when one major party decides that our institutions no longer apply.

Truth still matters. Law and order still matter. And if the left refuses to defend them, then we must be the ones who do.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

America's comeback: Trump is crushing crime in the Capitol

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Trump’s DC crackdown is about more than controlling crime — it’s about restoring America’s strength and credibility on the world stage.

Donald Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard to restore law and order. This move is long overdue.

D.C.’s crime problem has been spiraling for years as local authorities and Democratic leadership have abandoned the nation’s capital to the consequences of their own failed policies. The city’s murder rate is about three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-led Havana, Cuba.

When DC is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak.

Theft, assaults, and carjackings have transformed many of its streets into war zones. D.C. saw a 32% increase in homicides from 2022 to 2023, marking the highest number in two decades and surpassing both New York and Los Angeles. Even if crime rates dropped to 2019 levels, that wouldn’t be good enough.

Local leaders have downplayed the crisis, manipulating crime stats to preserve their image. Felony assault, for example, is no longer considered a “violent crime” in their crime stats. Same with carjacking. But the reality on the streets is different. People in D.C. are living in constant fear.

Trump isn’t waiting for the crime rate to improve on its own. He’s taking action.

Broken windows theory in action

Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts the “broken windows theory” into action — the idea that ignoring minor crimes invites bigger ones. When authorities look the other way on turnstile-jumping or graffiti, they signal that lawbreaking carries no real consequence.

Rudy Giuliani used this approach in the 1990s to clean up New York, cracking down on small offenses before they escalated. Trump is doing the same in the capital, drawing a hard line and declaring enough is enough. Letting crime fester in Washington tells the world that the seat of American power tolerates lawlessness.

What Trump is doing for D.C. isn’t just about law enforcement — it’s about national identity. When D.C. is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. The capital city represents the soul of the country. If we can’t even keep our own capital safe, how can we expect anyone to take us seriously?

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Reversing the decline

Anyone who has visited D.C. regularly over the past several years has witnessed its rapid decline. Homeless people bathe in the fountains outside Union Station. People are tripping out in Dupont Circle. The left’s negligence is a disgrace, enabling drug use and homelessness to explode on our capital’s streets while depriving these individuals of desperately needed care and help.

Restoring law and order to D.C. is not about politics or scoring points. It’s about doing what’s right for the people. It’s about protecting communities, taking the vulnerable off the streets, and sending the message to both law-abiding and law-breaking citizens alike that the rule of law matters.

D.C. should be a lesson to the rest of America. If we want to take our cities back, we need leadership willing to take bold action. Trump is showing how to do it.

Now, it’s time for other cities to step up and follow his lead. We can restore law and order. We can make our cities something to be proud of again.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.