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Morning Brief 2025-05-30

May 30, 2025
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Zachary Levi
TOPIC: Could Google Veo 3 be the downfall of the TV & film industry?

Matthew 4:18-20

Matthew 4:18-20

Trump...

Appeals court reinstates Trump tariffs blocked by trade court
A federal appeals court issued a temporary stay of the Court of International Trade's order freezing the president's tariffs.

CNBC: Definite tariffs could be better for markets than on-and-off ones
If tariffs could pop in and out of existence based on policy and judicial decisions, how do nations discuss trade deals, and how do investors allocate their capital efficiently?

Federal court blocks Trump’s tariffs, but other tools remain
Despite the court ruling against his IEEPA-based tariffs, Trump still has multiple legal pathways to impose duties — including Section 122 for quick 15% tariffs, Section 301 for unlimited retaliatory tariffs after investigation, and Section 232 for national security-based trade measures.

Trump to hold press conference with Musk on Friday as Tesla CEO departs government
“This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific! See you tomorrow at the White House,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

Florida court greenlights Trump’s defamation suit against Pulitzer Board
A state appeals court rejected claims that Trump’s presidency should delay his lawsuit, allowing him to move forward with efforts to expose the board’s 2018 Russiagate awards as politically motivated fraud.

News...

Glenn Beck: Pay attention to what the State Department's radical reset is signaling
For years, the U.S. State Department operated on inertia — an institution locked into a cycle of caution, consensus, and risk aversion.

FBI to release video showing Jeffrey Epstein was alone during final moments in prison cell
FBI Director Dan Bongino has said that the agency will be releasing a video that shows that when Jeffrey Epstein died, he was the only person in his cell. "I just want to be crystal clear on this. I am not asking anyone to believe me. I'm telling you what's there and what isn't."

Trump orders 80-hour course on Constitution and founding ideals for top federal workers
The new training program will drill senior government officials on the Constitution, American founding principles, and Trump’s executive orders.

Bondi Cuts Out Leftist American Bar Association: No More Access To Non-Public Info
“For several decades, the American Bar Association has received special treatment and enjoyed special access to judicial nominees.”

Democratic Socialists of America 'Liberation Caucus' praises assassination of Israeli diplomats in DC
The Marxist faction called the accused killer a “political prisoner” and labeled the execution of two embassy staffers a “righteous” act in the fight against Zionism.

America needs to make its cities family-friendly again
To reverse falling birth rates, U.S. cities must clean up crime, cut housing costs, expand school choice, and restore the walkable, livable neighborhoods that once made raising families in urban areas possible.

Mom Arrested, Facing 5 Years in Prison for Leaving 8- and 10-Year-Old Boys at Home
Charged with felony child cruelty, Alexandra Woodward could get a decade in prison for leaving her boys home for a few hours — though they were fine and the law is about to change in her favor.

Michelle Obama downplays childbirth, says producing life is 'least' function of women’s bodies
"So many men have no idea about what women go through. Right? We haven't been researched," Obama claimed.

Minneapolis cops say Derek Chauvin should get a federal pardon: 'Railroaded'
Minneapolis police officers told Blaze Media they believe Chauvin deserves a pardon for his federal conviction — or at the very least, a new trial — even though he'd still be serving time on state charges. Trump said earlier this month he's not considering a pardon, after Democrats floated the rumor that one was imminent.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell arrested in 1996 for pulling gun on pregnant woman during parking spot dispute
While the case was dismissed months later, details of the incident are drawing renewed scrutiny amid Harrell’s demonization of local Christians and support for Antifa.

Gun control activist fabricates story of surviving Dallas high school shooting that 'never happened'
Calvin Polacheck delivered a harrowing account of surviving a 2017 active shooter situation at Dallas High School that killed his brother, best friend, and nine others; however, authorities said it never happened.

Mushroom-tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion's death, officials say
Two hikers in New York’s Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, but it turned out they were just high.

Politics...

White House to send $9.4 billion DOGE rescissions package to Congress as soon as Monday
The package includes $1.1 billion in cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and an $8.3 billion reduction in funding for foreign aid agencies such as USAID.

Conservatives revolt as Congress stalls on DOGE spending cuts
Fiscal hawks blast House Republicans for passing Trump’s agenda without codifying Elon Musk’s $175 billion in government cuts, warning the “big, beautiful bill” risks exploding the debt without real reform.

Mike Lee Comes Out Against Current Version Of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
"We increased spending by like 58% just our last five years, just since the pandemic. So we got to address the spending crisis to a greater degree than this bill does,” Lee said.

David Hogg targets Pelosi, unwittingly deals Democrats more damage ahead of likely DNC ouster
"I mean, she gets better returns than almost every hedge fund in this city, every year," continued Hogg. "Some of these members of Congress make trades that are way too well timed to not have insider knowledge."

The Nation: Democrats face total system failure as core voters defect and party clings to broken status quo
A brutal new postmortem from Catalist reveals collapsing support for Democrats across nearly every key demographic, as the party’s refusal to embrace economic populism and fear of exercising power fuels its downward spiral.

The Hill: Democratic anxiety rises amid Biden revelations, losses to Trump
Infighting over Biden’s health, David Hogg’s DNC rebellion, and Trump’s legislative steamroll has left Democrats directionless and panicked heading into 2026.

The Liberal Patriot: Hispanic moderates abandon Democrats over woke agenda and open borders
New data shows a staggering collapse in Hispanic support, driven by backlash to the left’s stance on crime, immigration, energy, and gender ideology — moderates are voting values, not identity.

Economy...

Trump tariffs drive up car prices; US-made vehicles average $53,000
The report reveals that U.S.-assembled vehicles now cost more than Canadian and Mexican imports.

JD Vance defends using markets as a tool for national interest
Vance argues that lawmakers have always shaped markets to serve America’s needs — from Roosevelt’s wartime economy to Trump’s trade battles — and says pretending otherwise is both ahistorical and foolish.

Fed Chair Powell met with Trump at the White House Thursday and told him rate decisions can’t be political
The Fed confirmed in a release that the meeting occurred, stressing that the future path of monetary policy was not discussed.

The national debt troubles global financial markets
With deficits exploding and interest payments topping $1 trillion, investors are demanding higher returns to fund Washington’s addiction to spending — shaking confidence at home and abroad.

Washington Post says taxing tips is good for workers because Trump wants to end it
In its latest mental gymnastics, WaPo argues that letting waiters keep more of their money is bad — since it might hurt progressive dreams of scrapping tipping and jacking up wages by government mandate.

Immigration...

Nashville’s Democrat Mayor Doxxes ICE Agents
O'Connell says the release of the names of ICE agents was a mistake. A DHS official says there's "zero chance it was a mistake."

DC Mayor Bowser Flip-Flops on Immigration, Moves to Repeal Sanctuary City Law: Report
After touting D.C. as a "proud sanctuary city," Muriel Bowser now wants to work with Trump on immigration enforcement.

Teen illegal who killed woman in Colorado crash gets probation, then is arrested by ICE along with entire family
The teen and his entire family was arrested by ICE as they were living in the United States illegally.

WaPo: This 2-year-old American girl was ‘deported’ with her undocumented parents
The far-left paper is hand-wringing because ICE didn’t tear a 2-year-old anchor baby from her illegal alien parents during deportation — treating it like a moral crisis that the family stayed together, even though ICE lets parents leave kids behind if they choose.

WAR News...

Hegseth orders Pentagon’s testing office staff cut by more than half
The memo predicts that the cuts will save more than $300 million per year and reaffirms the DOD’s commitment to “reform and reducing bureaucracy.”

Trump pardons Army lieutenant who was court-martialed for refusing Biden's COVID vax mandate
Bashaw, as well as thousands of other military members, were involuntarily discharged when they refused to get the vaccine.

'Insane radical leftists' are gone: Zuckerberg and Palmer Luckey reunite for US military project
Luckey, the creator of virtual reality goggles called Oculus Rift, was fired by Facebook allegedly for donating $10,000 to a pro-Donald Trump group.

Middle East Update...

Hamas expected to reject Trump envoy’s hostage deal as too pro-Israel
After Israel agreed to the deal, Hamas now claims Steve Witkoff’s ceasefire plan fails to guarantee an end to the war and demands major changes.

Ben & Jerry’s board decries ‘genocide in Gaza,’ in escalation of fight with owner
Parent company Unilever says ice cream board speaks for no one but itself, amid ongoing legal battle over how much leeway B&J has to pursue its social mission.

Greta Thunberg joins Gaza-bound flotilla backed by Hamas-linked organizers
The aging climate activist will set sail Sunday for Gaza on a ship aimed at protesting Israel’s war in the territory.

China...

Bessent says China trade talks ‘a bit stalled’
“I believe that we will be having more talks with them in the next few weeks, and I believe we may, at some point, have a call between the president and Party Chair Xi.”

State Department begins revoking Chinese student visas over security concerns
The visa cancellations are focused on students who have connections to the Chinese Communist Party or those studying in critical university fields.

Europe...

Germany may propose 10% digital service tax on American tech giants
Germany is considering a 10% tax on large online platforms like Google and Facebook, its new minister of state for culture told magazine Stern, in a move likely to heighten trade tensions with the Trump administration.

France to ban smoking outdoors in most places: Minister
France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be frequented by children, like beaches, parks, and bus stops. The freedom to smoke "stops where children's right to breathe clean air starts," she said.

Flashback: Nazis launched world’s first anti-smoking crusade
Turns out the first anti-smoking Nazis were literal Nazis.

Entertainment...

Joy Behar begs for on-air kiss from Sarah Silverman in cringey 'View' moment
This reads like the worst fan fiction ever written: "It's always fun to see you," Behar said, with Sarah immediately retorting, "I love seeing you!" Whoopi then gently hinted that something was about to come, as she asked, "You want to do the goodbye?" "Kiss me," Joy quietly insisted to Sarah, prompting her to lean in for a kiss.

Media...

Legacy media may be crumbling, but its influence has mutated
The Media Research Center’s new president takes aim at algorithmic censorship, exposing how Google’s AI now packages leftist talking points as objective, authoritative truth.

Environment...

22 young Americans sue Trump on climate actions: ‘A death sentence for my generation’
“I’m not suing because I want to — I’m suing because I have to. My health, my future, and my right to speak the truth are all on the line. He’s waging war on us with fossil fuels as his weapon, and we’re fighting back with the Constitution,” the drama queen stated.

Biden Energy Loan Czar Awarded $1.6B Government Loan to Company Advised by His Current Business Partner
New records show the taxpayer-funded green loan benefited a company that employed Shah’s now-partner — reviving memories of Solyndra-style cronyism and prompting scrutiny as Plug Power bleeds billions.

Spain aims to ban flushing of wet wipes, with manufacturers paying for cleanup
The government’s draft legislation also includes a ban on releasing disposable party balloons into the environment.

LGBTQIA2S+...

FBI bans Pride Month events to refocus on mission, avoid political messaging
Leadership instructed agents not to host or promote Pride activities using FBI resources, marking a break from past years as the bureau moves to rebuild public trust under Director Kash Patel.

Education...

What happened to Harvard?
Once the cradle of American commonsense realism, Harvard now champions postmodernism, producing graduates who reject truth, deny biology, and openly despise the nation that gave them everything.

AI...

Anthropic CEO Predicts AI Could Cut 50% of Entry-Level White-Collar Jobs
The cuts could come within five years, he says, causing unemployment to spike as high as 20%. He’s urging consumers and lawmakers to prepare now to protect the nation.

FBI investigates AI deepfake scam targeting Trump’s chief of staff
An impersonator using AI to mimic Susie Wiles' voice contacted GOP officials and execs, even requesting cash transfers, prompting a joint probe by the FBI and White House.

Real Estate...

Florida nudist resort hits the market for $2.5 million
Pasco County’s finest collection of sunburnt retirees and sagging ambition is now for sale — 59 acres of aging exhibitionism, HOA fees, and a whole lot of sights you can’t unsee.

May 30, 2008 - Cap and trade... Glenn on 'GMA' this morning... Hillary and sexism... Guest Newt Gingrich... Glenn's latest CNN column... Summer tour... Super Glenn and the pink pants... Potpourri of calls... Doing the jobs Americans won't do...

A nation unravels when its shared culture is the first thing to go

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Texas now hosts Quran-first academies, Sharia-compliant housing schemes, and rapidly multiplying mosques — all part of a movement building a self-contained society apart from the country around it.

It is time to talk honestly about what is happening inside America’s rapidly growing Muslim communities. In city after city, large pockets of newcomers are choosing to build insulated enclaves rather than enter the broader American culture.

That trend is accelerating, and the longer we ignore it, the harder it becomes to address.

As Texas goes, so goes America. And as America goes, so goes the free world.

America has always welcomed people of every faith and people from every corner of the world, but the deal has never changed: You come here and you join the American family. You are free to honor your traditions, keep your faith, but you must embrace the Constitution as the supreme law of the land. You melt into the shared culture that allows all of us to live side by side.

Across the country, this bargain is being rejected by Islamist communities that insist on building a parallel society with its own rules, its own boundaries, and its own vision for how life should be lived.

Texas illustrates the trend. The state now has roughly 330 mosques. At least 48 of them were built in just the last 24 months. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex alone has around 200 Islamic centers. Houston has another hundred or so. Many of these communities have no interest in blending into American life.

This is not the same as past waves of immigration. Irish, Italian, Korean, Mexican, and every other group arrived with pride in their heritage. Still, they also raised American flags and wanted their children to be part of the country’s future. They became doctors, small-business owners, teachers, and soldiers. They wanted to be Americans.

What we are watching now is not the melting pot. It is isolation by design.

Parallel societies do not end well

More than 300 fundamentalist Islamic schools now operate full-time across the country. Many use Quran-first curricula that require students to spend hours memorizing religious texts before they ever reach math or science. In Dallas, Brighter Horizons Academy enrolls more than 1,700 students and draws federal support while operating on a social model that keeps children culturally isolated.

Then there is the Epic City project in Collin and Hunt counties — 402 acres originally designated only for Muslim buyers, with Sharia-compliant financing and a mega-mosque at the center. After public outcry and state investigations, the developers renamed it “The Meadows,” but a new sign does not erase the original intent. It is not a neighborhood. It is a parallel society.

Americans should not hesitate to say that parallel societies are dangerous. Europe tried this experiment, and the results could not be clearer. In Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, entire neighborhoods now operate under their own cultural rules, some openly hostile to Western norms. When citizens speak up, they are branded bigots for asserting a basic right: the ability to live safely in their own communities.

A crisis of confidence

While this separation widens, another crisis is unfolding at home. A recent Gallup survey shows that about 40% of American women ages 18 to 39 would leave the country permanently if given the chance. Nearly half of a rising generation — daughters, sisters, soon-to-be mothers — no longer believe this nation is worth building a future in.

And who shapes the worldview of young boys? Their mothers. If a mother no longer believes America is home, why would her child grow up ready to defend it?

As Texas goes, so goes America. And as America goes, so goes the free world. If we lose confidence in our own national identity at the same time that we allow separatist enclaves to spread unchecked, the outcome is predictable. Europe is already showing us what comes next: cultural fracture, political radicalization, and the slow death of national unity.

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Stand up and tell the truth

America welcomes Muslims. America defends their right to worship freely. A Muslim who loves the Constitution, respects the rule of law, and wants to raise a family in peace is more than welcome in America.

But an Islamist movement that rejects assimilation, builds enclaves governed by its own religious framework, and treats American law as optional is not simply another participant in our melting pot. It is a direct challenge to it. If we refuse to call this problem out out of fear of being called names, we will bear the consequences.

Europe is already feeling those consequences — rising conflict and a political class too paralyzed to admit the obvious. When people feel their culture, safety, and freedoms slipping away, they will follow anyone who promises to defend them. History has shown that over and over again.

Stand up. Speak plainly. Be unafraid. You can practice any faith in this country, but the supremacy of the Constitution and the Judeo-Christian moral framework that shaped it is non-negotiable. It is what guarantees your freedom in the first place.

If you come here and honor that foundation, welcome. If you come here to undermine it, you do not belong here.

Wake up to what is unfolding before the consequences arrive. Because when a nation refuses to say what is true, the truth eventually forces its way in — and by then, it is always too late.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Shocking: AI-written country song tops charts, sparks soul debate

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A machine can imitate heartbreak well enough to top the charts, but it cannot carry grief, choose courage, or hear the whisper that calls human beings to something higher.

The No. 1 country song in America right now was not written in Nashville or Texas or even L.A. It came from code. “Walk My Walk,” the AI-generated single by the AI artist Breaking Rust, hit the top spot on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart, and if you listen to it without knowing that fact, you would swear a real singer lived the pain he is describing.

Except there is no “he.” There is no lived experience. There is no soul behind the voice dominating the country music charts.

If a machine can imitate the soul, then what is the soul?

I will admit it: I enjoy some AI music. Some of it is very good. And that leaves us with a question that is no longer science fiction. If a machine can fake being human this well, what does it mean to be human?

A new world of artificial experience

This is not just about one song. We are walking straight into a technological moment that will reshape everyday life.

Elon Musk said recently that we may not even have phones in five years. Instead, we will carry a small device that listens, anticipates, and creates — a personal AI agent that knows what we want to hear before we ask. It will make the music, the news, the podcasts, the stories. We already live in digital bubbles. Soon, those bubbles might become our own private worlds.

If an algorithm can write a hit country song about hardship and perseverance without a shred of actual experience, then the deeper question becomes unavoidable: If a machine can imitate the soul, then what is the soul?

What machines can never do

A machine can produce, and soon it may produce better than we can. It can calculate faster than any human mind. It can rearrange the notes and words of a thousand human songs into something that sounds real enough to fool millions.

But it cannot care. It cannot love. It cannot choose right and wrong. It cannot forgive because it cannot be hurt. It cannot stand between a child and danger. It cannot walk through sorrow.

A machine can imitate the sound of suffering. It cannot suffer.

The difference is the soul. The divine spark. The thing God breathed into man that no code will ever have. Only humans can take pain and let it grow into compassion. Only humans can take fear and turn it into courage. Only humans can rebuild their lives after losing everything. Only humans hear the whisper inside, the divine voice that says, “Live for something greater.”

We are building artificial minds. We are not building artificial life.

Questions that define us

And as these artificial minds grow sharper, as their tools become more convincing, the right response is not panic. It is to ask the oldest and most important questions.

Who am I? Why am I here? What is the meaning of freedom? What is worth defending? What is worth sacrificing for?

That answer is not found in a lab or a server rack. It is found in that mysterious place inside each of us where reason meets faith, where suffering becomes wisdom, where God reminds us we are more than flesh and more than thought. We are not accidents. We are not circuits. We are not replaceable.

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The miracle machines can never copy

Being human is not about what we can produce. Machines will outproduce us. That is not the question. Being human is about what we can choose. We can choose to love even when it costs us something. We can choose to sacrifice when it is not easy. We can choose to tell the truth when the world rewards lies. We can choose to stand when everyone else bows. We can create because something inside us will not rest until we do.

An AI content generator can borrow our melodies, echo our stories, and dress itself up like a human soul, but it cannot carry grief across a lifetime. It cannot forgive an enemy. It cannot experience wonder. It cannot look at a broken world and say, “I am going to build again.”

The age of machines is rising. And if we do not know who we are, we will shrink. But if we use this moment to remember what makes us human, it will help us to become better, because the one thing no algorithm will ever recreate is the miracle that we exist at all — the miracle of the human soul.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Shocking shift: America’s youth lured by the “Socialism trap”

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A generation that’s lost faith in capitalism is turning to the oldest lie on earth: equality through control.

Something is breaking in America’s young people. You can feel it in every headline, every grocery bill, every young voice quietly asking if the American dream still means anything at all.

For many, the promise of America — work hard, build something that lasts, and give the next generation a better start — feels like it no longer exists. Home ownership and stability have become luxuries for a fortunate few.

Capitalism is not a perfect system. It is flawed because people are flawed, but it remains the only system that rewards creativity and effort rather than punishing them.

In that vacuum of hope, a new promise has begun to rise — one that sounds compassionate, equal, and fair. The promise of socialism.

The appeal of a broken dream

When the American dream becomes a checklist of things few can afford — a home, a car, two children, even a little peace — disappointment quickly turns to resentment. The average first-time homebuyer is now 40 years old. Debt lasts longer than marriages. The cost of living rises faster than opportunity.

For a generation that has never seen the system truly work, capitalism feels like a rigged game built to protect those already at the top.

That is where socialism finds its audience. It presents itself as fairness for the forgotten and justice for the disillusioned. It speaks softly at first, offering equality, compassion, and control disguised as care.

We are seeing that illusion play out now in New York City, where Zohran Mamdani — an open socialist — has won a major political victory. The same ideology that once hid behind euphemisms now campaigns openly throughout America’s once-great cities. And for many who feel left behind, it sounds like salvation.

But what socialism calls fairness is submission dressed as virtue. What it calls order is obedience. Once the system begins to replace personal responsibility with collective dependence, the erosion of liberty is only a matter of time.

The bridge that never ends

Socialism is not a destination; it is a bridge. Karl Marx described it as the necessary transition to communism — the scaffolding that builds the total state. Under socialism, people are taught to obey. Under communism, they forget that any other options exist.

History tells the story clearly. Russia, China, Cambodia, Cuba — each promised equality and delivered misery. One hundred million lives were lost, not because socialism failed, but because it succeeded at what it was designed to do: make the state supreme and the individual expendable.

Today’s advocates insist their version will be different — democratic, modern, and kind. They often cite Sweden as an example, but Sweden’s prosperity was never born of socialism. It grew out of capitalism, self-reliance, and a shared moral culture. Now that system is cracking under the weight of bureaucracy and division.

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The real issue is not economic but moral. Socialism begins with a lie about human nature — that people exist for the collective and that the collective knows better than the individual.

This lie is contrary to the truths on which America was founded — that rights come not from government’s authority, but from God’s. Once government replaces that authority, compassion becomes control, and freedom becomes permission.

What young America deserves

Young Americans have many reasons to be frustrated. They were told to study, work hard, and follow the rules — and many did, only to find the goalposts moved again and again. But tearing down the entire house does not make it fairer; it only leaves everyone standing in the rubble.

Capitalism is not a perfect system. It is flawed because people are flawed, but it remains the only system that rewards creativity and effort rather than punishing them. The answer is not revolution but renewal — moral, cultural, and spiritual.

It means restoring honesty to markets, integrity to government, and faith to the heart of our nation. A people who forsake God will always turn to government for salvation, and that road always ends in dependency and decay.

Freedom demands something of us. It requires faith, discipline, and courage. It expects citizens to govern themselves before others govern them. That is the truth this generation deserves to hear again — that liberty is not a gift from the state but a calling from God.

Socialism always begins with promises and ends with permission. It tells you what to drive, what to say, what to believe, all in the name of fairness. But real fairness is not everyone sharing the same chains — it is everyone having the same chance.

The American dream was never about guarantees. It was about the right to try, to fail, and try again. That freedom built the most prosperous nation in history, and it can do so again if we remember that liberty is not a handout but a duty.

Socialism does not offer salvation. It requires subservience.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Faith, family, and freedom—The forgotten core of conservatism

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Conservatism is not about rage or nostalgia. It’s about moral clarity, national renewal, and guarding the principles that built America’s freedom.

Our movement is at a crossroads, and the question before us is simple: What does it mean to be a conservative in America today?

For years, we have been told what we are against — against the left, against wokeism, against decline. But opposition alone does not define a movement, and it certainly does not define a moral vision.

We are not here to cling to the past or wallow in grievance. We are not the movement of rage. We are the movement of reason and hope.

The media, as usual, are eager to supply their own answer. The New York Times recently suggested that Nick Fuentes represents the “future” of conservatism. That’s nonsense — a distortion of both truth and tradition. Fuentes and those like him do not represent American conservatism. They represent its counterfeit.

Real conservatism is not rage. It is reverence. It does not treat the past as a museum, but as a teacher. America’s founders asked us to preserve their principles and improve upon their practice. That means understanding what we are conserving — a living covenant, not a relic.

Conservatism as stewardship

In 2025, conservatism means stewardship — of a nation, a culture, and a moral inheritance too precious to abandon. To conserve is not to freeze history. It is to stand guard over what is essential. We are custodians of an experiment in liberty that rests on the belief that rights come not from kings or Congress, but from the Creator.

That belief built this country. It will be what saves it. The Constitution is a covenant between generations. Conservatism is the duty to keep that covenant alive — to preserve what works, correct what fails, and pass on both wisdom and freedom to those who come next.

Economics, culture, and morality are inseparable. Debt is not only fiscal; it is moral. Spending what belongs to the unborn is theft. Dependence is not compassion; it is weakness parading as virtue. A society that trades responsibility for comfort teaches citizens how to live as slaves.

Freedom without virtue is not freedom; it is chaos. A culture that mocks faith cannot defend liberty, and a nation that rejects truth cannot sustain justice. Conservatism must again become the moral compass of a disoriented people, reminding America that liberty survives only when anchored to virtue.

Rebuilding what is broken

We cannot define ourselves by what we oppose. We must build families, communities, and institutions that endure. Government is broken because education is broken, and education is broken because we abandoned the formation of the mind and the soul. The work ahead is competence, not cynicism.

Conservatives should embrace innovation and technology while rejecting the chaos of Silicon Valley. Progress must not come at the expense of principle. Technology must strengthen people, not replace them. Artificial intelligence should remain a servant, never a master. The true strength of a nation is not measured by data or bureaucracy, but by the quiet webs of family, faith, and service that hold communities together. When Washington falters — and it will — those neighborhoods must stand.

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This is the real work of conservatism: to conserve what is good and true and to reform what has decayed. It is not about slogans; it is about stewardship — the patient labor of building a civilization that remembers what it stands for.

A creed for the rising generation

We are not here to cling to the past or wallow in grievance. We are not the movement of rage. We are the movement of reason and hope.

For the rising generation, conservatism cannot be nostalgia. It must be more than a memory of 9/11 or admiration for a Reagan era they never lived through. Many young Americans did not experience those moments — and they should not have to in order to grasp the lessons they taught and the truths they embodied. The next chapter is not about preserving relics but renewing purpose. It must speak to conviction, not cynicism; to moral clarity, not despair.

Young people are searching for meaning in a culture that mocks truth and empties life of purpose. Conservatism should be the moral compass that reminds them freedom is responsibility and that faith, family, and moral courage remain the surest rebellions against hopelessness.

To be a conservative in 2025 is to defend the enduring principles of American liberty while stewarding the culture, the economy, and the spirit of a free people. It is to stand for truth when truth is unfashionable and to guard moral order when the world celebrates chaos.

We are not merely holding the torch. We are relighting it.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.