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Morning Brief 2025-11-13

November 13, 2025
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas)
TOPIC: Gov. Abbott’s plan to overhaul Texas’ property tax system.

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.)
TOPIC: Sen. Kennedy: “If you trust government, you obviously failed history class.”

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Justin Haskins
TOPIC: What is the AI “strong man” concept?

Glenn Beck Program...

Glenn Beck: NYT op-ed accidentally exposes the government's theft
Democrats are defending a failing health care system propped up by subsidies and fantasy economics rather than real reform.

Glenn Beck: The Antifa mob at Berkeley showed us what evil looks like
Students didn’t just protest — they rejoiced in a man’s death. Their laughter was a warning: Our nation’s soul is in danger, and silence is complicity.

Stu Burguiere and Megyn Kelly: Smartphones, no God, zero soul — the left’s humanity collapse
Why do leftists mock a grieving widow and her toddler while conservatives still see opponents as human? Megyn Kelly and Stu Burguiere trace the collapse to smartphones, godlessness, and collectivist rage.

Glenn Beck warns of growing alliance between Islamists and the radical left
Beck said a global “manipulation campaign” is fueling unrest from New York politics to Nigeria’s jihadist violence, arguing Marxist activists and Islamist groups are aligning in the West while Christians abroad face slaughter.

Government shutdown...

Trump officially ends 'pathetic' Democrats' record-breaking shutdown
Finally it's over! Now let's do it all again in a few weeks.

White House press secretary lays out harm caused by ‘Democrat shutdown’
The Democrat shutdown left hundreds of thousands of workers without pay, delaying nearly 20,000 flights, cutting off SNAP benefits for millions, and inflicting GDP losses the CBO says won’t fully recover — all while the clean CR ending the standoff was the same bill the president supported from the start.

Duffy, FAA freeze flight reduction plan at 6%
The current reduction level will stay in place “as the FAA continues to assess whether the system can gradually return to normal operations.” Flight reductions were previously expected to increase to 8% and 10% set for 6 a.m. on Thursday and Friday, respectively.

These six House Democrats voted with Republicans to end the shutdown
The Democrats provided a cushion for Speaker Johnson to get the measure across the finish line after two House Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie and Greg Steube — opposed the bill.

News...

Whistleblowers way ahead of Trump’s DOJ on telling us about scandal ‘bigger than Watergate’
Republicans say the only real revelations about Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost probe are coming from whistleblowers, not the DOJ or FBI, accusing entrenched partisan staff of slow-walking, redacting, or even destroying records while key subpoenas and grand jury materials remain sealed.

Democrats weaponize selective Epstein email to smear Trump before full facts drop
Oversight Dems pushed a redacted snippet implying Trump spent “hours” with an Epstein victim — omitting that it was Virginia Giuffre, who long said she never witnessed wrongdoing by Trump, and he never touched her — all while hiding emails that show Epstein resented Trump and had far more damaging ties to Clinton.

Mike Johnson to fast-track vote to release Epstein files
“We’re going to put that on the floor for a full vote next week, soon as we get back,” Johnson said.

Epstein files show journalist Michael Wolff urging disgraced financier to attack Trump
Newly released House Oversight documents reveal Wolff repeatedly coached Epstein on using anti-Trump messaging to rehabilitate his image, even suggesting it would give him “political cover” ahead of damaging book releases.

Operation Midway Blitz drives major crime drop in Chicago
A DHS report says homicides, shootings, robberies, carjackings, and transit crime have all plunged since the deportation surge began in September, with officials crediting the crackdown on “the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.”

WaPo: Crime dropped after Trump sent officers to Memphis. Not everyone is happy.
Serious crime, including homicides and robberies, has plummeted. Memphis police credit federal agents ... but some city officials and residents describe Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force as an “occupation” and are accusing federal agents of purposely targeting blacks and Latinos.

NYPD officers say Mamdani’s win will lead to exodus of ‘a few hundred’ officers
One cop, who said his fellow officers "cried" and "couldn’t sleep" after election night, told the Free Beacon he has "not spoken to one person who wants to stay."

Joe Rogan says reaction to Kirk assassination shows the US is close to civil war
"Charlie Kirk gets shot, and people are celebrating! Like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You want people to die that you disagree with?" Rogan asked. "Where are we right now on the scale of one to civil war? Where are we? Are we at seven? Because I thought we were at five. I thought we were like four, four or five," he said.

Strengthening families: Trump to sign executive order improving foster care system in America
Building on actions from his first term, Trump aims at putting American families first by bolstering a system rife with problems and negative outcomes.

TikTok ‘homewrecker’ hit with $1.75M judgment for wrecking marriage
A North Carolina jury found Brenay Kennard liable under the state’s alienation-of-affection law after she flaunted an affair with her manager, leaving his wife humiliated and awarding one of the state’s largest marriage-interference payouts.

US Mint stamps final pennies after 232 years
The Philadelphia Mint produced the last two U.S. one-cent coins, marking the end of a tradition dating back to 1793.

Politics...

Fetterman says the cruelest attacks come from the far left, not conservatives
He told CNN’s Dana Bash that progressives have wished death on him, mocked his stroke, and targeted his family — far worse than anything he’s heard from the right — echoing recent comments from Bill Maher and Cheryl Hines about the left’s growing hostility.

Fetterman calls Gov. Josh Shapiro too driven by 'political ambition' in new book
Fetterman has long held presidential ambitions, according to people who know him, and some Democrats think his anger toward Shapiro has been driven partly by that.

Newsom mocked for blaming Trump on energy prices while California pays the most in America
After Newsom — supposedly a sharp political mind — tried pinning rising utility costs on Trump, critics hit back with the obvious: California already suffers the nation’s highest electricity and gas prices thanks to his own green-energy policies.

Newsom's former chief of staff arrested on political corruption charges — and the governor tries to blame Trump
However, there's one major flaw in Newsom's conspiracy ... the investigation began under the Biden administration.

AOC scrams after sidestepping question on whether Schumer should remain as minority leader
Democrats have floated the socialist congresswoman as a primary challenger to Schumer in 2028.

Poll: Maine Democrat Graham Platner, who claims he isn't a 'secret' Nazi, would lose to Republican
A new Democrat-commissioned poll shows his support collapsing after voters see his extremist posts and Nazi tattoo admission, giving Republican Sen. Susan Collins a commanding double-digit lead.

Socialist Katie Wilson wins drawn-out election as next mayor of Seattle
Wilson was down seven points on election night, but thanks to Washington’s absurd, drawn-out mail-in voting process, the 43-year-old socialist still sponging off her parents to pay her bills was eventually declared the victor.

Justice Kennedy’s memoir illustrates the shortcomings of flaky conservative jurisprudence
Kennedy uses his new book to justify the very approach that drove conservatives nuts for decades — rejecting originalism, elevating his personal sense of “liberty,” and defending decisions like Obergefell that rewrote constitutional meaning and stripped power from the states.

Charlamagne says Jasmine Crockett is ‘anointed’ and Democrats should roll with her
"She's the most effective messenger that the Democratic Party has right now. And they need to be using her as a Trojan horse."

Former Obama aide says Karoline Leavitt is an upgrade from KJP
While attempting to insult Leavitt, the former Obama aide Ben Rhodes had to admit that she's better at her job than Karine Jean-Pierre was.

Economy...

Trump allies revolt against top admin official who gave president 50-year mortgage idea
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte’s unvetted plan blew up after Trump posted it, sparking fury from MAGA figures and aides who say the proposal blindsided the White House and amounts to half-century “renting from the bank.”

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan seeks ‘important’ Mamdani meeting to discuss NYC: ‘We’ll give him some ideas’
“Now that a mayor is in office, whether it’s this city or any other city, we have an obligation as a company to work with him to try to make the city successful,” Moynihan told Fox News. “I’ve got 16,000 teammates who work just in the neighborhood here, and we’ve got to make it successful.”

Immigration...

Feds: California illegally issued 17,000 trucker licenses to foreign drivers
A federal audit found the state DMV handed out tens of thousands of non-compliant commercial licenses. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called it “the tip of the iceberg” as the feds threaten to withhold up to $160 million unless California cleans up its CDL program.

Homan lampoons Chicago mayor for pleading with UN to intervene against ICE
"It just proves he's not that smart," Homan said, adding that "asking the United Nations to, you know, interfere with ICE enforcing U.S. law is like asking an arsonist how to stop a fire."

China...

Trump 'shuts off' deadly fentanyl pipeline by securing 'historic' deal with China: Patel
Patel said Beijing will now regulate every chemical used to make fentanyl and place key suppliers under strict controls — the first deal of its kind in over a decade — effectively cutting off the raw materials cartels rely on.

Europe...

No more stiff upper lip: My fellow Brits are fed up with 'diversity'
Mass immigration and multiculturalism have overwhelmed Britain, turning major cities non-white, fueling grooming gangs, cultural clashes, failing integration, and collapsing cohesion — and now most voters want mass deportations as the country hits its limit.

It’s impossible to keep up with the fall of Britain
The United Kingdom is now in a rolling crisis that its leaders can neither manage nor control. We should pay attention.

South America...

Leftist South American governments unite in opposition to Trump’s pressure on Venezuela
The Trump administration’s military buildup in the Caribbean aimed at pressuring Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro reached a new stage on Tuesday when the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, arrived in the region.

Entertainment...

No historical event benefited the world more than the Revolutionary War
Ken Burns’ "The American Revolution" tells a tale sometimes dismaying but ultimately exhilarating.

Eddie Murphy says younger people are defiant against woke speech restrictions
"If you go into clubs, the comics are talking crazier than ever. They say whatever the f**k they want to say. It’s a generation that’s coming up now that’s defiant about that whole cancel-culture s**t: 'F**k that cancel-culture s**t. Let the chips fall where they may.'"

‘Home Improvement’ star Zachery Ty Bryan accused of threatening to kill girlfriend
Police records say the former child actor punched his girlfriend, threatened to kill her, and even sprayed their dog with bleach — the latest in a long string of domestic violence and DUI arrests stretching back years.

Media...

The WaPo’s admission about Zohran Mamdani’s dark side comes a bit too late
The paper now admits Zohran Mamdani is a Chavez-style ideologue bent on punishing “class enemies,” highlighting yet again the media’s habit of hiding Democrats’ extremes until voters can’t do anything about it.

CNN anchor claims it’s her job to explain things to fact-deprived conservatives
"When you don't ever even hear the facts, it's hard to even know that you're wrong. And that happens a lot."

All the questions Candace Owens is ‘just asking’
"I am looking around and wondering whether Charlie's entire life was 'The Truman Show.'"

Education...

College graduates put socialism back on the ballot
Exit polling from CNN and NBC suggests that 42% of voters without college degrees supported Mamdani, compared to 58% of college graduates. His base doesn't appear to be the hardworking laborer of Marxist lore, but the well-credentialed and the well-schooled.

Religion...

Is America’s newest friend a threat to Christians?
Syrian President Al-Sharaa’s jihadist roots and chaos on the ground have Christians warning that promises of protection ring hollow, with bombings, attacks, and political pressure continuing even as U.S. church leaders urge Trump to demand real guarantees for Syria’s embattled minorities.

President Trump clarifies viral heaven comments: ‘I was being funny’
Trump left some people concerned about the state of his eternal destination after stating that he was unsure if there was anything he could do to make it to heaven. In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Trump clarified what he meant by his statements.

AI...

This AI country singer just became Billboard's number one — a worrying sign of things to come
An entirely AI-created artist has secured the number-one spot on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart. It's the first time an AI-generated song has topped the charts and will undoubtedly encourage an even larger wave of slop as people look to replicate the success.

Survey: 97% of people can't tell AI-generated music from human music
According to the poll, 71% of participants were surprised by the results, and 52% reported feeling uncomfortable because they were unable to distinguish between the two.

Anthropic to spend $50 billion on US AI infrastructure, starting with Texas, New York data centers
The investment positions the maker of Claude as a major domestic player in physical AI infrastructure at a moment when policymakers are increasingly focused on U.S.-based compute capacity and technological sovereignty. They say it will create 800 permanent jobs.

Meta Pledges $1 Billion to Build AI Data Center in Wisconsin
Meta is building its 30th data center in Beaver Dam, designed specifically to support advanced artificial intelligence operations. They say it will create 100 permanent jobs.

Animals...

Evidence of ancient tree-climbing crocodiles discovered in Australia
Scientists have unearthed Australia's oldest-known crocodile eggshells, which may have belonged to "drop crocs" — creatures that climbed trees to hunt prey below.

Nov. 13, 2009 - New World Order… Texas to be the last state standing?... NY Times moving employees to Florida… Civil trials for terrorists… Unions attack the free market… Ft. Hood update… Glenn on 'The O’Reilly Factor' tonight…

The Crisis of Meaning: Searching for truth and purpose

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Anxiety, anger, and chronic dissatisfaction signal a country searching for meaning. Without truth and purpose, politics becomes a dangerous substitute for identity.

We have built a world overflowing with noise, convenience, and endless choice, yet something essential has slipped out of reach. You can sense it in the restless mood of the country, the anxiety among young people who cannot explain why they feel empty, in the angry confusion that dominates our politics.

We have more wealth than any nation in history, but the heart of the culture feels strangely malnourished. Before we can debate debt or elections, we must confront the reality that we created a world of things, but not a world of purpose.

You cannot survive a crisis you refuse to name, and you cannot rebuild a world whose foundations you no longer understand.

What we are living through is not just economic or political dysfunction. It is the vacuum that appears when a civilization mistakes abundance for meaning.

Modern life is stuffed with everything except what the human soul actually needs. We built systems to make life faster, easier, and more efficient — and then wondered why those systems cannot teach our children who they are, why they matter, or what is worth living for.

We tell the next generation to chase success, influence, and wealth, turning childhood into branding. We ask kids what they want to do, not who they want to be. We build a world wired for dopamine rather than dignity, and then we wonder why so many people feel unmoored.

When everything is curated, optimized, and delivered at the push of a button, the question “what is my life for?” gets lost in the static.

The crisis beneath the headlines

It is not just the young who feel this crisis. Every part of our society is straining under the weight of meaninglessness.

Look at the debt cycle — the mathematical fate no civilization has ever escaped once it crosses a threshold that we seem to have already blown by. While ordinary families feel the pressure, our leaders respond with distraction, with denial, or by rewriting the very history that could have warned us.

You cannot survive a crisis you refuse to name, and you cannot rebuild a world whose foundations you no longer understand.

We have entered a cultural moment where the noise is so loud that it drowns out the simplest truths. We are living in a country that no longer knows how to hear itself think.

So people go searching. Some drift toward the false promise of socialism, some toward the empty thrill of rebellion. Some simply check out. When a culture forgets what gives life meaning, it becomes vulnerable to every ideology that offers a quick answer.

The quiet return of meaning

And yet, quietly, something else is happening. Beneath the frustration and cynicism, many Americans are recognizing that meaning does not come from what we own, but from what we honor. It does not rise from success, but from virtue. It does not emerge from noise, but from the small, sacred things that modern life has pushed to the margins — the home, the table, the duty you fulfill, the person you help when no one is watching.

The danger is assuming that this rediscovery happens on its own. It does not.

Reorientation requires intention. It requires rebuilding the habits and virtues that once held us together. It requires telling the truth about our history instead of rewriting it to fit today’s narratives. And it requires acknowledging what has been erased: that meaning is inseparable from God’s presence in a nation’s life.

Harold M. Lambert / Contributor | Getty Images

Where renewal begins

We have built a world without stillness, and then we wondered why no one can hear the questions that matter. Those questions remain, whether we acknowledge them or not. They do not disappear just because we drown them in entertainment or noise. They wait for us, and the longer we ignore them, the more disoriented we become.

Meaning is still available. It is found in rebuilding the smallest, most human spaces — the places that cannot be digitized, globalized, or automated. The home. The family. The community.

These are the daily virtues that do not trend on social media, but that hold a civilization upright. If we want to repair this country, we begin there, exactly where every durable civilization has always begun: one virtue at a time, one tradition at a time, one generation at a time.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

A break in trust: A NEW Watergate is brewing in plain sight

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When institutions betray the public’s trust, the country splits, and the spiral is hard to stop.

Something drastic is happening in American life. Headlines that should leave us stunned barely register anymore. Stories that once would have united the country instead dissolve into silence or shrugs.

It is not apathy exactly. It is something deeper — a growing belief that the people in charge either cannot or will not fix what is broken.

When people feel ignored or betrayed, they will align with anyone who appears willing to fight on their behalf.

I call this response the Bubba effect. It describes what happens when institutions lose so much public trust that “Bubba,” the average American minding his own business, finally throws his hands up and says, “Fine. I will handle it myself.” Not because he wants to, but because the system that was supposed to protect him now feels indifferent, corrupt, or openly hostile.

The Bubba effect is not a political movement. It is a survival instinct.

What triggers the Bubba effect

We are watching the triggers unfold in real time. When members of Congress publicly encourage active duty troops to disregard orders from the commander in chief, that is not a political squabble. When a federal judge quietly rewrites the rules so one branch of government can secretly surveil another, that is not normal. That is how republics fall. Yet these stories glided across the news cycle without urgency, without consequence, without explanation.

When the American people see the leadership class shrug, they conclude — correctly — that no one is steering the ship.

This is how the Bubba effect spreads. It is not just individuals resisting authority. It is sheriffs refusing to enforce new policies, school boards ignoring state mandates, entire communities saying, “We do not believe you anymore.” It becomes institutional, cultural, national.

A country cracking from the inside

This effect can be seen in Dearborn, Michigan. In the rise of fringe voices like Nick Fuentes. In the Epstein scandal, where powerful people could not seem to locate a single accountable adult. These stories are different in content but identical in message: The system protects itself, not you.

When people feel ignored or betrayed, they will align with anyone who appears willing to fight on their behalf. That does not mean they suddenly agree with everything that person says. It means they feel abandoned by the institutions that were supposed to be trustworthy.

The Bubba effect is what fills that vacuum.

The dangers of a faithless system

A republic cannot survive without credibility. Congress cannot oversee intelligence agencies if it refuses to discipline its own members. The military cannot remain apolitical if its chain of command becomes optional. The judiciary cannot defend the Constitution while inventing loopholes that erase the separation of powers.

History shows that once a nation militarizes politics, normalizes constitutional shortcuts, or allows government agencies to operate without scrutiny, it does not return to equilibrium peacefully. Something will give.

The question is what — and when.

The responsibility now belongs to us

In a healthy country, this is where the media steps in. This is where universities, pastors, journalists, and cultural leaders pause the outrage machine and explain what is at stake. But today, too many see themselves not as guardians of the republic, but of ideology. Their first loyalty is to narrative, not truth.

The founders never trusted the press more than the public. They trusted citizens who understood their rights, lived their responsibilities, and demanded accountability. That is the antidote to the Bubba effect — not rage, but citizenship.

How to respond without breaking ourselves

Do not riot. Do not withdraw. Do not cheer on destruction just because you dislike the target. That is how nations lose themselves. Instead, demand transparency. Call your representatives. Insist on consequences. Refuse to normalize constitutional violations simply because “everyone does it.” If you expect nothing, you will get nothing.

Do not hand your voice to the loudest warrior simply because he is swinging a bat at the establishment. You do not beat corruption by joining a different version of it. You beat it by modeling the country you want to preserve: principled, accountable, rooted in truth.

Adam Gray / Stringer | Getty Images

Every republic reaches a moment when historians will later say, “That was the warning.” We are living in ours. But warnings are gifts if they are recognized. Institutions bend. People fail. The Constitution can recover — if enough Americans still know and cherish it.

It does not take a majority. Twenty percent of the country — awake, educated, and courageous — can reset the system. It has happened before. It can happen again.

Wake up. Stand up. Demand integrity — from leaders, from institutions, and from yourself. Because the Bubba effect will not end until Americans reclaim the duty that has always belonged to them: preserving the republic for the next generation.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Warning: Stop letting TikTok activists think for you

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Bad-faith attacks on Israel and AIPAC warp every debate. Real answers emerge only when people set aside scripts and ask what serves America’s long-term interests.

The search for truth has always required something very much in short supply these days: honesty. Not performative questions, not scripted outrage, not whatever happens to be trending on TikTok, but real curiosity.

Some issues, often focused on foreign aid, AIPAC, or Israel, have become hotbeds of debate and disagreement. Before we jump into those debates, however, we must return to a simpler, more important issue: honest questioning. Without it, nothing in these debates matters.

Ask questions because you want the truth, not because you want a target.

The phrase “just asking questions” has re-entered the zeitgeist, and that’s fine. We should always question power. But too many of those questions feel preloaded with someone else’s answer. If the goal is truth, then the questions should come from a sincere desire to understand, not from a hunt for a villain.

Honest desire for truth is the only foundation that can support a real conversation about these issues.

Truth-seeking is real work

Right now, plenty of people are not seeking the truth at all. They are repeating something they heard from a politician on cable news or from a stranger on TikTok who has never opened a history book. That is not a search for answers. That is simply outsourcing your own thought.

If you want the truth, you need to work for it. You cannot treat the world like a Marvel movie where the good guy appears in a cape and the villain hisses on command. Real life does not give you a neat script with the moral wrapped up in two hours.

But that is how people are approaching politics now. They want the oppressed and the oppressor, the heroic underdog and the cartoon villain. They embrace this fantastical framing because it is easier than wrestling with reality.

This framing took root in the 1960s when the left rebuilt its worldview around colonizers and the colonized. Overnight, Zionism was recast as imperialism. Suddenly, every conflict had to fit the same script. Today’s young activists are just recycling the same narrative with updated graphics. Everything becomes a morality play. No nuance, no context, just the comforting clarity of heroes and villains.

Bad-faith questions

This same mindset is fueling the sudden obsession with Israel, and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in particular. You hear it from members of Congress and activists alike: AIPAC pulls the strings, AIPAC controls the government, AIPAC should register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The questions are dramatic, but are they being asked in good faith?

FARA is clear. The standard is whether an individual or group acts under the direction or control of a foreign government. AIPAC simply does not qualify.

Here is a detail conveniently left out of these arguments: Dozens of domestic organizations — Armenian, Cuban, Irish, Turkish — lobby Congress on behalf of other countries. None of them registers under FARA because — like AIPAC — they are independent, domestic organizations.

If someone has a sincere problem with the structure of foreign lobbying, fair enough. Let us have that conversation. But singling out AIPAC alone is not a search for truth. It is bias dressed up as bravery.

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If someone wants to question foreign aid to Israel, fine. Let’s have that debate. But let’s ask the right questions. The issue is not the size of the package but whether the aid advances our interests. What does the United States gain? Does the investment strengthen our position in the region? How does it compare to what we give other nations? And do we examine those countries with the same intensity?

The real target

These questions reflect good-faith scrutiny. But narrowing the entire argument to one country or one dollar amount misses the larger problem. If someone objects to the way America handles foreign aid, the target is not Israel. The target is the system itself — an entrenched bureaucracy, poor transparency, and decades-old commitments that have never been re-examined. Those problems run through programs around the world.

If you want answers, you need to broaden the lens. You have to be willing to put aside the movie script and confront reality. You have to hold yourself to a simple rule: Ask questions because you want the truth, not because you want a target.

That is the only way this country ever gets clarity on foreign aid, influence, alliances, and our place in the world. Questioning is not just allowed. It is essential. But only if it is honest.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The melting pot fails when we stop agreeing to melt

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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.