Author: Patrick Houck

Illinois’ reputation for political corruption is well-deserved. Unfortunately for the people living there, its origins go back long before Al Capone and the days of prohibition. The latest indictment to rock the Land of Lincoln involves longtime Illinois House of Representatives Speaker Michael Madigan. Forget about being the most powerful politician in the state, Madigan was once one of the most powerful state legislators in the entire country. https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/1499379768348790784 Now, U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch Jr. has indicted Madigan on a litany of corruption charges. Lausch and his prosecutors revealed their decision to charge Madigan at a press conference in…

CPAC had many illuminating moments. One particularly penetrating one came during a discussion entitled “Lock Her Up for Real.” During which, Truth Social CEO and ex-Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and former Trump administration official Kash Patel discussed why they always believed in special counsel John Durham. Their discussion offered insight from a perspective unattainable anywhere else (behind the completely opaque curtain of Washington, D.C.). It shed light on the forces Durham has to contend with daily and how he has persevered despite having scant resources. For Patel, what has surprised him most is how Durham has lived up to his…

Arguably the most important lesson I learned at CPAC this weekend came about during a panel discussion on the emergence of woke corporate capitalism. Understanding this phenomenon provides invaluable insight into how Marxist tactics are on full display in society today. Unfortunately, the strategy employed by the Left isn’t new. Center-right Americans have ignored or marginalized it for far too long. The origins of modern liberalism’s divide and conquer strategy to separate people into groups of oppressors and oppressed, victimizers and victims and the bourgeoisie and proletariat originated in the 1960s. The National Center for Public Policy Research Vice President…

The full-scale invasion we had hoped against hope wouldn’t come is here. Late last night, following a final appeal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian forces launched what Vladimir Putin called a “special military operation.” At the United Nations, Ukraine’s UN ambassador addressed his Russian counterpart. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1496700890589368323 Long-range missile launches from Russia began almost immediately. They systematically targeted pre-selected targets of military value, including airports. https://twitter.com/W4RW4ATCHER/status/1496733870074519555 Graphic footage posted online appears to show the fireball from an exploding cruise missile engulf an unidentified pedestrian. Another clip shows multiple destroyed military vehicles burning on a county road. The burned, blackened body…

Two senior prosecutors leading the Manhattan district attorney’s office’s high-stakes investigation into Donald Trump’s business practices have resigned. Both had abruptly stopped presenting evidence to a state grand jury. The investigation began years ago with prosecutors focusing on allegations that the Trump Organization engaged in a pattern of fraud to secure favorable terms on loans, insurance coverage and tax deductions. Recent developments appeared to suggest mounting trouble for Trump. Business Insider reports on the latest twist out of New York: The resignations from the two prosecutors, Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz, reportedly came after the new district attorney, Alvin Bragg,…

Democrats clung on at the local level in Oklahoma long after the political realignment of the 1960s made the state hostile to liberal candidates at the federal level. One congressional district is still competitive, thanks to Oklahoma City’s sizable population gains. Unfortunately, for progressives, the Democrats’ best hope for winning that seat collapsed like a supernova after a particularly shameful episode at a child’s sleepover. The Washington Examiner has more on the spectacle newscaster-turned-U.S. House candidate Abby Broyles made of herself: It happened when a friend of Broyles played host to a sleepover for her preteen daughter and some friends…

Justin Trudeau’s decision to infringe on ordinary Canadians’ rights over a mostly peaceful protest should have everyone upset. The liberal prime minister invoked the Emergencies Act last week, a decision Parliament voted to uphold late Monday. (RELATED: Canada Votes on Decision to Invoke Emergencies Act) A recent survey from Rasmussen showed that 59% of Americans support the Freedom Convoy protesting Canada’s pandemic restrictions. The same percentage also believe a similar protest in our country would be a good idea. Nearly two-thirds of Democrats feel differently. That’s according to findings from a survey jointly commissioned by the Trafalgar Group and Convention…

President Biden announced several new sanctions to punish Russia following Vladimir Putin’s order sending Russian troops into regions held by its proxies in the strategically important Donbas. The president called Putin’s latest incursion the “beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.” https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1496206460639928321 “None of us will be fooled,” the president added, not so subtly alluding to Putin’s false claims that nearly four million ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine have been subjected to genocide. Many believe these claims could be used as a pretext for further escalation. In his remarks from the East Room of the White House, Biden predicted a…

The Supreme Court has quietly ended President Trump’s legal quest to shield his White House records from the Jan. 6 Committee. The Court previously rejected the former president’s bid to block the National Archives from releasing papers from his administration, while considering his request. Those documents are already in the hands of the select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack. Today’s order means the rulings of lower courts that rejected Trump’s claims of executive privilege stand. His attempt to block access to witnesses and documents is officially over. As Hot Air reports: The court heavily foreshadowed this outcome with its refusal…

Members of Canada’s House of Commons erupted with cries of condemnation after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest faux pas. On Wednesday, Trudeau accused members of Canada’s Conservative Party — including a Jewish member of parliament — of “standing with people who wave swastikas.” All for supporting truck drivers and others protesting Canada’s COVID restrictions. WATCH: https://twitter.com/DaneLIoydMP/status/1494058380520001542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1494058380520001542%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fworld%2Fcanada-house-commons-erupts-after-trudeau-accuses-first-jewish-woman-mp-supporting-swastikas Trudeau’s remarks came in response to a question from MP Melissa Lantsman, a descendant of Holocaust survivors, about the need for invoking the Emergencies Act. (RELATED: Trudeau Declares National Emergency in Attempt to Temporarily Suspend Civil Liberties) Lantsman, the first Jewish woman to be…