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Morning Brief 2025-11-20

November 20, 2025
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 2
GUEST: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas)
TOPIC: Texas has designated the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as "foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations." What happens next?

News...

Glenn Beck: The real danger isn’t immigration — it’s the refusal to become American
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 melt into the shared culture that allows all of us to live side by side.

Secret Sharia ‘courts’ in Texas may be quietly overriding state law — Abbott calls for investigation
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls for an investigation into "certain entities" that may be defying state and federal laws to push Islamic codes, according to a statement first obtained by "The Glenn Beck Program."

Texas judge blocks classroom Ten Commandments law in major win for activists
A Clinton-appointed federal judge halted enforcement of Texas’ new mandate after atheist and leftist groups sued, forcing 14 districts to pull the displays while AG Ken Paxton appeals and sues schools refusing to comply with the voter-backed law.

James Comey’s defense argues 'there is no indictment' because DOJ did not present altered indictment to full grand jury
A court hearing revealed prosecutors bypassed the full grand jury when revising the charges, fueling Comey’s claim the case is legally void and now outside the statute of limitations for perjury and obstruction.

Single loose wire caused Baltimore bridge collapse that could cost Maryland $5.2B to replace
Investigators say a single mis-installed signal wire shut down the ship moments before impact, while state officials never conducted required vulnerability assessments, leaving the span unprotected and setting the stage for a multibillion-dollar collapse.

House passes pair of bills repealing cashless bail, laws limiting cops' ability to crack down on crime in DC
Biden vetoed a version of the bill repealing D.C.’s crime bill that passed both chambers of Congress on a bipartisan basis in 2023.

Anti-Zionist protesters chant ‘death to the IDF’ at New York City synagogue
Activists gather in Manhattan to demonstrate against an event for immigration to Israel, chanting to "globalize the intifada" and accosting Jews.

Chicago fire attacker yelled ‘Burn alive b***h!’ as officers took him into custody
Lawrence Reed, a repeat offender already on pretrial release, is accused of soaking a woman in gasoline and setting her on fire aboard a CTA train before fleeing, with federal agents saying the attack was captured on video and linked to him through surveillance and past violent incidents.

Epstein...

Trump adopts an unexpectedly restrained posture as he signs Epstein files bill
SIKE! Trump went full flamethrower, hammering Epstein’s ties to Democrats, unloading on Clinton, Summers, Jeffries, Plaskett, Reid Hoffman, the fake news media, and everyone else like a political diss track.

Trump White House goes on offense against Dems implicated in Epstein files
The thinking and messaging go like this: Democrats need to answer for their longstanding ties to Epstein before the country can move on from this.

Bondi Says ‘New Info’ Warrants More Epstein Investigations As DOJ Sets Sights On His Dem Pals
The attorney general suggested that some material could be withheld as the investigation is ongoing.

Jasmine Crockett says ‘Jeffrey Epstein’ funded Lee Zeldin — but files show it wasn’t THAT Epstein
“We gonna expose it all!” Rep. Jasmine Crockett warned while accusing Lee Zeldin of taking donations from “somebody named Jeffrey Epstein” — claiming she “very quickly” found evidence linking the Long Island Republican to the late sex offender. But ...

Democrat Stacey Plaskett Faced Criticism Over Epstein Ties in 2016, Years Before She Claims To Have Learned About Pedophile’s Misdeeds
"We would have a friend in Stacey," Epstein's office manager said.

Politics...

Democrats will rig the midterms if red states let them after Texas ruling
A court blocked Texas’ new GOP map as “race-based,” wiping out five Republican-leaning seats while California advances changes that could create five new Democrat seats, underscoring how activist judges and hesitant red-state legislatures are giving the left a structural edge heading into the midterms.

CNN analyst says Trump is crushing rivals on foreign-policy approval
Harry Enten said Trump’s second-term foreign-policy numbers have surged to 43% — far stronger than Bush or Obama at the same point — with voters especially backing his handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

Trump to meet Mamdani at White House Friday
"Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran 'Kwame' Mamdani, has asked for a meeting. We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st. Further details to follow!"

Trump, Elon Musk bromance back on: Inside how the president, mogul ended their nasty feud
President Trump and Elon Musk are back to being bros as the president welcomed him for two days of Saudi crown prince events and mentioned him by name in a Wednesday speech — following quiet diplomacy by Trump’s advisers to mend one of the nastiest breakups in political history.

Ohio push for term limits renews call for a convention of states
A group of Ohio senators wants the state to become the 13th to demand a constitutional convention that would impose term limits on Congress, citing decades-long careers like Marcy Kaptur’s 22 terms as proof the system has calcified.

Florida Congresswoman Indicted for Stealing $5 Million in Taxpayer Funds to Bankroll Her Campaign
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick allegedly used the stolen funds to win an election by five votes.

House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Florida Rep. Cory Mills
Mills has been accused of violating campaign finance laws, receiving special favors as a lawmaker, engaging in sexual misconduct, and misusing congressional resources, according to a press release.

Nick Fuentes’ Plan to ‘Infiltrate Politics’ and Subvert the GOP
The white nationalist streamer is building an organization to pressure Republicans by developing "elite human capital" and "mapping out" his pro-Israel foes.

Ex-GOP aide paid fetish artist to mutilate her, claimed it was an anti-Trump attack: Court docs
A former New Jersey GOP aide allegedly paid a fetish artist to mutilate her body, had an accomplice scrawl “Trump Whore” on her stomach, and then falsely claimed she was violently attacked in what federal prosecutors said was a staged political stunt, according to shocking new court documents.

'Biggest F**king Babies in the World': Activist Turned Congressional Candidate Cameron Kasky Bashes 'Stupid' White Boys
Kasky, who co-founded March for Our Lives with David Hogg, is running to replace New York Democrat Jerry Nadler.

Economy...

Major barriers to MAGA’s dream of manufacturing revival
Trump is pushing a factory revival, but CEOs say hundreds of thousands of high-paying jobs sit empty thanks to weak trade education and a growing “will gap,” or lack of willingness to engage in the work required for these jobs.

America’s trade deficit is dropping thanks to Trump’s tariffs. Will that improve the economy?
New data shows the gap shrinking as imports fall, but economists warn the decline reflects firms cutting back on key inputs rather than surging output, raising questions about whether the deficit drop signals real economic strength.

Immigration...

Someone Needs To Explain How An Illegal Alien Wanted For Terrorism Got A CDL License
Incredibly, the gold star on his license shows that he had enough documentation for PennDOT to issue a Real ID.

Texas officials apprehended over 30 illegal immigrant drivers in the Panhandle
"Texas will work with our federal partners to maintain safe roads and apprehend illegal immigrants to protect our communities.”

Maryland Man Accused Of Sending Porn To Teen As Evidence Emerges In Smuggling Case
A witness is expected to come forward who claims that Abrego Garcia tried to recruit her to join his smuggling operations and both solicited and sent her pornographic messages, according to a court filing.

Ukraine - Russia...

Just the News: Trump makes another try for Russia-Ukraine peace deal as voters demand pivot to home front
Contributing to the administration’s sense of urgency is increasing voter wariness of his foreign entanglements.

Trump Sanctions On Russian Oil Are ‘Starving Putin’s War Machine’
"Russian oil is now selling at multi-year lows," a Treasury Department spokesperson told the Daily Wire.

Europe...

Germany’s interior minister backs stripping citizenship from Hamas supporters
Germany’s interior minister on Wednesday backed Berlin’s decision to strip a man of his citizenship for supporting Hamas, saying naturalized citizens should forfeit their nationality when they are found not to uphold German values.

Entertainment...

Kevin Spacey reveals he’s homeless and ‘living in hotels’ seven years after sexual assault scandal
Spacey says years of accusations and lost work drained his finances despite multiple acquittals, leaving him bouncing between hotels and Airbnbs as he tries to restart a career Hollywood abruptly cut off.

Miss Jamaica tumbles off stage and is carried away on stretcher during Miss Universe pageant
Shocking footage captured Miss Jamaica plummeting off the stage during the Miss Universe preliminary evening gown round in Thailand.

Media...

Olivia Nuzzi once recorded a song called 'Jailbait'
“Bad things happen when you hear my name / Deny your attraction, but I’ve got no shame / Sixteen will get you 20 — I’ve got you locked for life,” “Livvy” sings on the Lady Gaga-esque track “Jailbait.”

Keith Olbermann Is the New Villain of the Olivia Nuzzi Universe
Why was Olbermann dating someone right out of high school? How did he even meet someone right out of high school? When Nuzzi was 18, her MySpace account showed her wanting to be a pop star.

Flashback 2013: Weiner's spokeswoman trashes former intern in profanity-laced rant
Olivia Nuzzi said Anthony Weiner referred to her and other female interns as “Monica.”

COP30...

WEF: Why standards are the quiet hero of implementation at COP30
The push is to establish one universal carbon-tracking system so governments and companies all report emissions the same way, creating a single framework that drives enforcement, funding decisions, and compliance across the entire climate agenda.

AI becomes a centerpiece at COP30 as leaders tout tech as the new climate enforcer
COP30 is elevating AI as the engine for emissions tracking, disaster prediction, and “information integrity,” weaving machine-driven systems into every layer of climate governance even while warning that the same technology could raise emissions, deepen surveillance, and reshape who controls climate "truth."

COP30 Will Be the Opportunity of a Lifetime to Improve Our Food Systems
Now is the time to reduce industrial livestock, curb deforestation, expand plant-based agriculture, and use policy tools like school meal programs, farmer transition projects, and national climate targets to shift diets and rebuild food systems around sustainability and lower emissions.

Faith communities urge COP30: 'No climate action without debt cancellation'
Progressive religious groups argued that wealthy nations caused most emissions and must fund a $1.3 trillion climate package, cancel debt for poorer countries, adopt a “just transition” program, and back a worldwide treaty to eliminate fossil fuels.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Joy Reid takes 'transphobic' stance on locker rooms — after previously comparing trans critics to Nazis
The hateful hatemonger of hate made the hateful remarks as she reacted to the recent viral Los Angeles gym bathroom row that erupted after a man who claims he's a woman was accused of exposing his male genitals in the women’s changing room.

Education...

‘Imam’ tells CUNY Muslim students to leave interfaith event because a ‘Zionist’ is present
“I came here to this event not knowing I would be sitting next to a Zionist. ... If you’re a Muslim, out of strength and dignity, I ask you to exit this room immediately.” About 100 students in attendance took up the call and walked out, leaving about 20 Christian and Jewish students who remained in the room stunned.

Cal State Schools Require Students To Take DEI Classes To Graduate. Options Include 'Queer Crip Lit' and 'Decolonize Your Diet.'
The requirements come as other schools scale back their DEI missions amid a Trump administration crackdown.

Health...

Scientists create ‘immune-activating’ molecule to help the body fight cancer
Using AI and big data, Weizmann Institute researchers build MiTEs, or natural killer/T-cell Enhancers, to combat cancers, five months after an Iranian missile attack destroyed their lab in Israel.

Religion...

Glenn Beck: 3 Reasons Transhumanism Could Fulfill End-Times Prophecy
Timothy Alberino and Beck warn that the ancient deception of hybridization is resurfacing through modern technology. As society races toward a new “golden age,” believers must discern the spiritual stakes and guard the one thing Christ died to redeem — our humanity.

AI...

Welcome to the future, where AI grandma raises the kid you bought from the baby bank
A viral ad pushing digital “grandma clones” collided with the rise of IVF, surrogacy, and designer embryos, spotlighting a culture chasing tech fantasies that replace real family, real bodies, and real connections with cheap digital knockoffs.

Science...

NASA releases new high-res images of 3I/ATLAS
NASA officials were quick to address rumors that have swirled around the comet’s interstellar nature, including the idea that it’s an alien spacecraft. “It looks and behaves like a comet, and all evidence points to it being a comet,” said NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya.

Travel...

Why the Transportation Department wants you to dress 'with respect' at the airport
Citing an undeniable rise in bad behavior on airplanes, the DOT announced a new campaign meant to encourage civility in air travel. "The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You" campaign is meant to "jumpstart a nationwide conversation around how we can all restore courtesy and class to air travel," according to the DOT.

Sports...

Miami Dolphins quarterback says he wants to play NFL game in Jerusalem
Tua Tagovailoa, a Christian, was asked where else he’d like to play after experiencing Madrid and previously Frankfurt, Germany. And his answer caught the eye of a high-ranking diplomat: Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel.

Nov. 20, 2012 - The trouble with Stu's kids... Media bias at a whole new level... 'A Christmas Story' on Broadway... Why the holidays are so needed right now... How old is Earth and who cares?... Marco Rubio in 2016? ...

A Sharia enclave is quietly taking root in America. It's time to wake up.

NOVA SAFO / Staff | Getty Images

Sharia-based projects like the Meadow in Texas show how political Islam grows quietly, counting on Americans to stay silent while an incompatible legal system takes root.

Apolitical system completely incompatible with the Constitution is gaining ground in the United States, and we are pretending it is not happening.

Sharia — the legal and political framework of Islam — is being woven into developments, institutions, and neighborhoods, including a massive project in Texas. And the consequences will be enormous if we continue to look the other way.

This is the contradiction at the heart of political Islam: It claims universal authority while insisting its harshest rules will never be enforced here. That promise does not stand up to scrutiny. It never has.

Before we can have an honest debate, we’d better understand what Sharia represents. Sharia is not simply a set of religious rules about prayer or diet. It is a comprehensive legal and political structure that governs marriage, finance, criminal penalties, and civic life. It is a parallel system that claims supremacy wherever it takes hold.

This is where the distinction matters. Many Muslims in America want nothing to do with Sharia governance. They came here precisely because they lived under it. But political Islam — the movement that seeks to implement Sharia as law — is not the same as personal religious belief.

It is a political ideology with global ambitions, much like communism. Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently warned that Islamist movements do not seek peaceful coexistence with the West. They seek dominance. History backs him up.

How Sharia arrives

Political Islam does not begin with dramatic declarations. It starts quietly, through enclaves that operate by their own rules. That is why the development once called EPIC City — now rebranded as the Meadow — is so concerning. Early plans framed it as a Muslim-only community built around a mega-mosque and governed by Sharia-compliant financing. After state investigations were conducted, the branding changed, but the underlying intent remained the same.

Developers have openly described practices designed to keep non-Muslims out, using fees and ownership structures to create de facto religious exclusivity. This is not assimilation. It is the construction of a parallel society within a constitutional republic.

The warning from those who have lived under it

Years ago, local imams in Texas told me, without hesitation, that certain Sharia punishments “just work.” They spoke about cutting off hands for theft, stoning adulterers, and maintaining separate standards of testimony for men and women. They insisted it was logical and effective while insisting they would never attempt to implement it in Texas.

But when pressed, they could not explain why a system they consider divinely mandated would suddenly stop applying once someone crossed a border.

This is the contradiction at the heart of political Islam: It claims universal authority while insisting its harshest rules will never be enforced here. That promise does not stand up to scrutiny. It never has.

AASHISH KIPHAYET / Contributor | Getty Images

America is vulnerable

Europe is already showing us where this road leads. No-go zones, parallel courts, political intimidation, and clerics preaching supremacy have taken root across major cities.

America’s strength has always come from its melting pot, but assimilation requires boundaries. It requires insisting that the Constitution, not religious law, is the supreme authority on this soil.

Yet we are becoming complacent, even fearful, about saying so. We mistake silence for tolerance. We mistake avoidance for fairness. Meanwhile, political Islam views this hesitation as weakness.

Religious freedom is one of America’s greatest gifts. Muslims may worship freely here, as they should. But political Islam must not be permitted to plant a flag on American soil. The Constitution cannot coexist with a system that denies equal rights, restricts speech, subordinates women, and places clerical authority above civil law.

Wake up before it is too late

Projects like the Meadow are not isolated. They are test runs, footholds, proofs of concept. Political Islam operates with patience. It advances through demographic growth, legal ambiguity, and cultural hesitation — and it counts on Americans being too polite, too distracted, or too afraid to confront it.

We cannot afford that luxury. If we fail to defend the principles that make this country free, we will one day find ourselves asking how a parallel system gained power right in front of us. The answer will be simple: We looked away.

The time to draw boundaries and to speak honestly is now. The time to defend the Constitution as the supreme law of the land is now. Act while there is still time.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The Crisis of Meaning: Searching for truth and purpose

Mario Tama / Staff | Getty Images

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.

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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.