Townhall,
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Victor Davis Hanson
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Less than a year before the end of World War II, then U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau drew up a nightmarish plan to punish postwar Germany.
After the serial 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War, World War I, and World War II -- along with the failed Versailles peace treaty of 1919 -- the Allies in World War II wanted to ensure there would never again be an aggressive Germany powerful enough to invade its neighbors. When the so-called Morgenthau Plan was leaked to the press in September 1944, at first it was widely praised. After all, it would supposedly render Germany incapable of ever starting another world war in Europe.
Associated Press News,
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Anothony Izaguirre
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Jake Offenhartz
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties to become a Republican, as he declined to rule out a future change in political allegiances during a pair of interviews Friday that came as he has increasing warmed to President-elect Donald Trump.
The comments from Adams, the top Democrat in one of the country’s most liberal cities, riled critics who have grown concerned over the mayor’s increasing willingness to throw his support behind Trump and his hardline immigration policies.
Adams, who faces federal corruption charges, was a registered Republican in the 1990s and early 2000s but has spent his political career as a Democrat.
PJ Media,
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Rabbi Michael Barclay
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If there was ever a question about how much Joe Biden hates God and all religions (with the possible exception of Islam), that question has now been completely answered with his choice of honoring two of the most anti-religion individuals in our nation with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest award for a civilian. A self-proclaimed Catholic, whose actions have always been directly antithetical to Catholic theology, Biden is awarding this honor to Cecile Richards, the President of Planned Parenthood. It is a major tenet of Catholicism that abortion is strictly forbidden,
Gatestone Institute,
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Amir Taheri
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P]olicy wonks have decided that in a region that hasn't known good news for decades if not centuries, one should be content with news that is "less bad". Thus, the fall of the Butcher of Damascus is news that is less bad rather than good because, despite Ahmad al-Sharaa's trimmed beard, silk necktie and Colgate smile, no one knows where the new rulers might be heading.
[T]he current rush to brainstorm on the future of the Middle East ignores the geopolitical aspect of this complex situation.
That in turn is symbolized by the elephant in the room: Iran. This elephant has a genetic tendency to going rogue.
Conservative Treehouse,
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Sundance
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With the full support of President Trump working the members, House Speaker Mike Johnson won the speakership again on the first round of voting with only Republican Thomas Massie voting against Johnson. This was the first test of Republican resistance to President Trump and the DeSantis House coalition, aka the Freedom Caucus, conceded their first defeat.
President Trump called Texas opposition member Chip Roy personally, to put pressure on him to stop opposing the MAGA movement. It appears the pressure campaign was successful.
American Thinker,
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Clarice Feldman
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The first week of 2025 is a reminder that while the country and the world face peril, we are on the cusp of a revolution in the West by voters who demand accountability and a sweeping out of arrogant, corrupt, and incompetent leadership. The week began here with an Islamist from Houston who plowed a F-150 into New Year’s celebrants on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street. He left the truck and began firing into the crowd. Brave law enforcement officers dashed to the scene of the mayhem and eliminated him and the threat.
American Thinker,
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James A.George
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My first day in New Orleans was my first day.
Thus, one can say I can reasonably claim to have some authenticity when I write and think -- and lament -- about my birthplace of long ago.
The act of evil which started at 3 a.m. on New Year’s Eve left 15 celebrants in the City That Care Forgot lost to their families and loved ones and many others horribly maimed in so many ways. I pray, as many of us do I’m sure, that God will comfort their souls and their families as they struggle to understand-
American Thinker,
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Wendi Strauch Mahoney
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In a major victory against internet regulatory overreach under the outgoing Biden administration, a U.S. appeals court on January 2 blocked President Biden’s plan to expand government control over the internet. Citing Loper Bright, the panel of three judges in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC does not have the authority to reinstate rules implemented in 2015 by former president Barack Obama.
Notably, the rules were subsequently repealed by the FCC under President Trump in 2017. However, in April, the FCC voted 3-2 in favor of President Biden’s heavy-handed approach to “net neutrality”
The Hill,
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Nathaniel Weixel
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Joseph Choi
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Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States,” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned in his advisory issued Friday. “Yet the majority of Americans are unaware of this risk.”
Murthy noted cancer risk increases as alcohol consumption increases. For certain cancers — including breast, mouth and throat cancers — he said evidence shows that the risk of developing cancer may start to increase around one or more drinks per day.
Red State,
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Nick Arama
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On Thursday, I wrote about the award ceremony in which President Joe Biden gave the second highest civilian honor — the Presidential Citizens Award — to former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) for "putting the American people over party." I noted how she looked like she didn't want to be there; she really looked like she wanted to flee the stage. But what I didn't see on Thursday and if you look closely, she actually rolls her eyes as Joe Biden grabs her hand and tries to hold her there at about 11 seconds into the video.
PJ Media,
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Sara Anderson
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According to the Associated Press, at least two people are now confirmed dead, and at least eighteen people are injured. The AP also reports that the building was occupied by Michael Nicholas Designs, a furniture upholstery manufacturer, based on a sign on the door. Textiles and sewing machines could be seen inside the building. Original Story: Around 2:10 p.m. PT, a plane crashed into a warehouse in Fullerton, Calif., about 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Authorities were initially called to handle what was believed to be a structure fire, but upon arrival, they realized that a plane had crashed into the building, causing the four-alarm fire.
Page Six,
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Eileen Reslen
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Lauren Sánchez’s sunbathing aboard her fiancé Jeff Bezos’ $500 million yacht, Koru, was interrupted by customs officers for a search that lasted three hours on New Year’s Eve, Page Six has learned.
We obtained photos of the former TV reporter, 55, smiling and posing on the top deck of the luxury ship, wearing a Versace bikini, black sarong and large hat, while officers scoped another area.
The uniform-clad officials, who stepped onto the boat with all of their equipment and black life jackets, were seen speaking to a stewardess, as she appeared to instruct them on where to go.