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Morning Brief 2025-12-01

December 01, 2025
Chris Brady

TOP OF HOUR 3
GUEST: John Rich
TOPIC: Child trafficking has grown into an EPIDEMIC.

BOTTOM OF HOUR 3
GUEST: Alex Newman
TOPIC: What came out of the U.N.'s COP30 climate summit in Brazil last month?

News...

Minnesota State Employees Blast Walz For ‘Massive Fraud’ In Social Services
“Tim Walz is 100% responsible for massive fraud in Minnesota,” the employees wrote in a statement posted to social media. They described a “cascade of systemic failures” and alleged Walz “systematically retaliated against whistleblowers using monitoring, threats, repression, and did his best to discredit fraud reports.”

Tim Walz Blames Somali Fraud Scheme That Occurred Under His Watch On Trump
"That’s Donald Trump: deflect, demonize, come up with no solutions," Walz said when asked if he takes responsibility for failing to stop the fraud.

NY Times: How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
Prosecutors say members of the Somali diaspora, a group with growing political power, were largely responsible. President Trump has drawn national attention to the scandal amid his crackdown on immigration.

Trump Stands by Calling Tim Walz ‘Retarded’
A reported asked, ""Do you stand by that claim of calling Tim Walz retarded?" Trump responded by saying, "Yeah, there's something wrong with Walz."

Vance’s past warnings reignite after Afghan national named as suspect in DC Guard shooting
Vance referenced his 2021 criticism of Biden's refugee policy following deadly shooting incident.

After Deadly National Guard Attack, Media Frets About Afghan Refugees
The AP and New York Times went right to the "Trump pounces" framing.

Emails describe DC shooting suspect as withdrawn and manic as US claims he was ‘radicalized’
The suspected shooter of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., had “not been functional as a person, father, and provider” for years, a series of emails revealed in a new report details.

What were the Afghan 'Zero Units' that sources say the National Guard shooting suspect worked for?
CBS confirmed the accused gunman served in the CIA-run Kandahar Strike Force, a secretive NDS paramilitary unit known for night raids, heavy combat, and accusations of extrajudicial killings — a background that put him high on the U.S. evacuation priority list.

NY Times: Trump Uses National Guard Shooting to Cast Suspicion on Refugees
President Trump claimed there were “a lot of problems with Afghans,” without providing evidence.

Afghan national arrested for bomb threat in Fort Worth
An Afghan national who was paroled into the United States under Operation Allies Welcome was arrested for threatening to blow up a building in Fort Worth, according to DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.

12 Years Later, The Numbers Make Clear Obama’s Approach To Homelessness ‘Massively Failed’
The Obama-era shift to unconditional housing and the removal of treatment requirements drove a sharp nationwide increase, with California’s homeless population exploding after fully adopting the model.

Politics...

Trump Nukes Biden Legacy: Declares All Autopen-Signed Orders ‘Null And Void’
"Joe Biden was not involved in the Autopen process and, if he says he was, he will be brought up on charges of perjury."

These Are The Most Important Races To Watch In The 2026 Midterms
From coast to coast, House and Senate, the results of the midterms could make waves through 2028 and beyond.

Poll finds 51% of young voters prefer Democratic Socialist in 2028
Respondents cited parental influence, online videos and podcasts, and books for disposing them toward the ideology.

Democrats and their media allies invoke Nuremberg to threaten those investigating Mark Kelly
"They're following unlawful commands from Donald Trump. And if you're committing offenses and your defense is going to be 'I was just following orders' — you know, that didn't work out so well at Nuremberg."

Trump Suggests Rep. Ilhan Omar Be Thrown ‘Out Of’ US Over Claims She Married Her Brother
“Somalia, where you have a Congressman goes around telling everybody about our Constitution, yet she supposedly came into our country by marrying her brother,” Trump said on Air Force One. “Well, if that’s true, she shouldn’t be a Congressman, and we should throw her the hell out of our country.”

Another House Republican announces he won’t run for re-election
Rep. Troy Nehls joins a growing number of House Republicans that have resigned or announced they would not seek re-election.

Congresswoman Who Texted With Epstein Was A Victim Of Revenge Porn
Her relationship with Epstein is especially notable because Plaskett herself had “private nude images” of her stolen by her own ex-staffers, who used them to attempt to sabotage her re-election campaign. The husband of one of the culprits was, like Epstein, later found dead.

Economy...

Black Friday online sales smash records with nearly $12B in a single day
Adobe said November’s online spending hit $111B — up over 9% — with AI-driven traffic surging more than 800% as the holiday season heads toward a quarter-trillion dollars in online sales.

Illinois rejects federal ‘no tax on tips’ rule, keeps state tax on tipped income
Manish Bhatt, senior policy analyst with the Tax Foundation, said Illinois’ tax structure makes it possible for the state to decline the new tip exemption.

Immigration...

Trump to 'permanently pause' migration from third-world countries in wake of National Guard member's murder
"I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden's Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country."

‘We Don’t Want Those People’: Trump Defends Refugee Pause, Declines To Lay Out Timeline
“You know why we don't want them? Because many have been no good, and they shouldn't be in our country.”

Border czar says most Biden-era arrivals from Third World nations will be deported under Trump
Homan argued that countries like Afghanistan, Sudan, and Turkey can’t provide reliable vetting data, saying millions admitted under Biden can’t be properly screened and will likely be removed as the administration re-examines green cards from high-risk nations.

Treasury Sec: We’re Cutting Off Benefits To Illegal Aliens, They Belong To Americans
"Illegal aliens that use our financial institutions to move their illicitly obtained funds is exploitation."

Anti-ICE Protesters Trap Agents In NYC Parking Garage, Foil Raid
The protesters physically blocked ICE officers for hours and apparently foiled an immigration raid.

WAR news...

Miami Herald: White House gives Maduro ultimatum as US moves toward land operations
As Washington prepares to launch land attacks inside Venezuela, a long-awaited phone call between the White House and Caracas aimed at defusing the crisis carried a blunt message for strongman Nicolás Maduro: You can save yourself and those closest to you, but you must leave the country now.

Trump says 'don't read anything into it' when asked about declaring Venezuela's airspace closed
President confirms phone call with Maduro as tensions rise over alleged criminals entering the U.S.

Sen. Mark Kelly: First Caribbean Boat Strike a War Crime
The Democrat said Sunday that the Trump administration’s first military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean was a “war crime.”

Sen. Tim Kaine says reported second strike on alleged drug boat 'rises to the level of a war crime if it's true'
The Democrat said Sunday that a reported U.S. follow-on strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true."

Sen. Kaine to refile resolution to require congressional approval for military action in Venezuela
Kaine said the prior version of the resolution “failed, but that was before all of these assets have amassed around Venezuela, and before President Trump said that the airspace needs to be closed.” He predicted that the "numbers will change" this time around in terms of the amount of support among senators.

Maduro left hanging as Russia and China back off while Trump tightens the military vise
Russia and China, once his lifeline, have offered little more than token help as Trump builds up U.S. forces, with both nations avoiding a showdown while they juggle their own crises and sensitive dealings with Washington.

Pete Hegseth is preparing to cut the US military’s ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts
The Secretary of War is planning to cut military ties with Scouting America because "the group once known as the Boy Scouts is no longer a meritocracy and has become an organization designed to 'attack boy-friendly spaces,'" NPR reports.

Middle East...

Netanyahu asks Israeli president for a pardon
He argued that a pardon in his corruption trial would help unite a divided nation.

Is Saudi Arabian Capitalism Bringing Peace To The Middle East?
Can a country full of Dunkin' Donuts and Texas Roadhouse truly hate America?

Ukraine - Russia...

Rubio says 'more work to be done' after hours of US-Ukraine talks to end Russian war
U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks Sunday aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Europe...

Scotland May Soon Allow Abortions Up To Birth For ‘Social Reasons’
Scotland is facing backlash as the country could potentially adopt the most extreme abortion laws in the European Union.

British IT consultant arrested after posing with gun in United States on LinkedIn
Jon Richelieu-Booth shared the photograph taken at a Florida homestead on August 13. The post sparked a 13-week ordeal, which began with a police warning at his residence. Officers cautioned him about online content and its potential impact on others' feelings.

UK: Socialist Party Votes to Have No Leader, Will Be Run by Politburo-Style Committee
Your Party voted to scrap a single leader and hand power to a 16-member committee, deepening the chaos already plaguing Corbyn and Sultana’s fledgling far-left movement, which is mired in boycotts, legal disputes, and factional walkouts.

Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject proposed tax on super rich
Seventy-eight percent voted against the proposed 50% tax on inherited fortunes of 50 million Swiss francs ($62 million) or more.

Elderly British baronet offers $66K a year for ‘good breeder’ to birth male heir — with a lengthy list of requirements
Sir Benjamin Slade has made Tinder accounts, taken out newspaper ads, and starred in a TV series all in an effort to find a wife to produce an heir and a spare for his multimillion-dollar fortune.

South America...

How Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele evaded capture in Latin America, revealed in declassified files
Declassified files reveal Argentine authorities knew the Auschwitz butcher entered under an alias, obtained legal ID, ran businesses, and moved freely across South America while agencies bungled warrants and delayed action until he escaped to Paraguay and later died in Brazil under a false name.

Entertainment...

Michelle Obama rolls out a $50 book on fashion while blaming Americans for not 'tolerating' her
Her glossy coffee-table release centers on designer outfits, self-praise, and complaints about voter “racism and misogyny,” casting her curated wardrobe as activism.

Music icon says ending AIDS could secure Trump’s legacy as one of history’s great presidents
Elton John credited Trump’s foreign-policy wins and praised GOP support for AIDS research, telling Variety that if the president finishes the fight against HIV — a goal Trump launched in his first term — it would be the achievement that puts him in the history books.

Environment...

Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
The scores aimed to predict a property’s risk from fires, floods, and storms, but some in the real estate industry as well as homeowners have called them inaccurate.

LGBTQIA2S+...

Supreme Court set to decide whether states can keep boys out of girls’ sports
The coming 2026 ruling on Idaho and West Virginia’s laws could either redefine sex nationwide or leave blue states untouched, with legal advocates saying a broad decision would protect girls’ sports and female-only spaces in all 50 states.

Education...

Americans are rightly waking up — much of higher education is now a scam
A new NBC News poll finds that a full 63% of voters believe a four-year college degree now isn’t worth it, since many students graduate with “a large amount of debt” but no “specific job skills.”

California anti-discrimination law raises concerns among teachers
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law, which prohibits school districts from using textbooks, curricula or materials that promote bias or unlawful discrimination.

Fewer international students are enrolling at US colleges, which could cost the country $1 billion, reports find
In the fall 2025 semester, new international student enrollment at U.S. institutions fell 17%, largely due to visa restrictions and government policies.

Inside America’s Collapsing Public Schools: How A Relentless DEI Campaign Is Making Kids Dumber
“You have children who are marching to oppose settler colonialism and can't spell the word colonial.”

Oklahoma U student files discrimination report after flunking gender essay for psych class with trans instructor
OU placed the grad TA on leave after the student flunked an essay rejecting gender ideology, triggering a religious-discrimination probe into how the assignment was graded.

AI...

Google CEO calls for national AI regulation to compete with China more effectively
Sundar Pichai says over 1,000 AI bills risk creating rules that weaken U.S. competitiveness.

WSJ: America’s Tariffs Jolted the Global Economy. Its AI Spending Is Helping Save It.
Global trade and growth forecasts go up for now, but tariffs will bite soon.

More of Silicon Valley is building on free Chinese AI
AI startups are seeing record valuations, but many are building on a foundation of cheap, free-to-download Chinese AI models.

Science...

Filmmaker probes claim Vatican held evidence of a 1933 UFO crash as Catholic response takes shape
A new documentary follows Sam Sorich as he investigates allegations that Pope Pius XII secretly passed a recovered craft to the U.S., prompting theologians, clergy, and witnesses to weigh in while the Vatican keeps its distance from the UFO debate.

Dec. 1, 2010 - Senator says the process is rigged... Glenn warns that we are going down the same path as the Roman Empire... How progressives have an extensive thesaurus... Europe needs to restructure, or it will be taken over by radicals... Sharia law in action...

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

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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.

Why do Americans feel so empty?

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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.

The Bubba Effect erupts as America’s power brokers go rogue

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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.

Grim warning: Bad-faith Israel critics duck REAL questions

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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.