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  • The Return of Richard Nixon

    American Renaissance - Aug 20th 2023 9:00am EDT

    Patrick J. Buchanan, The Greatest Comeback: How Nixon Rose from Defeat to Create the New Majority, Crown Forum, 2014, 400 pp. Patrick Buchanan is the most prominent American who speaks openly of the importance of preserving our historic nation. As he wrote in his 2006 book, State of Emergency, “If we do not get control of […]

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  • Cori Bush Pocketed Thousands to Teach Graduate-Level Reparations Course at George Mason

    American Renaissance - Aug 17th 2023 9:22am EDT

    Democratic Rep. Cori Bush pocketed thousands of dollars to teach a graduate-level reparations course at a Washington, D.C.-area university last year, filings show. The Missouri congresswoman, perhaps the most outspoken federal lawmaker pushing for reparations over what she calls a “moral and legal obligation” for the “enslavement of Africans” to atone for the harm it caused, reported […]

  • Leftists Seek to Oust Sweden Democrat Over Islam Remarks

    American Renaissance - Aug 16th 2023 8:02pm EDT

    Four of Sweden’s leftist political parties are demanding to be given a vote to oust populist Sweden Democrats MP Richard Jomshof from his position as chairman of the justice committee over remarks he made about Islam, which they claim puts Swedish security at risk. The Social Democrats, Centre Party, Greens, and Left Party have all […]

  • The Real Cesar Chavez

    American Renaissance - Aug 13th 2023 9:00am EDT

    Miriam Pawel, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, Bloomsbury Press, 2014, 548 pp., $35.00. Cesar Chavez is the closest thing Hispanics have to Martin Luther King. There are countless streets, schools, and student centers named after him, and his birthday is a state holiday in California, Texas, and Colorado. In 1994, President Bill Clinton posthumously awarded […]

  • NYC Mayor Puts $12 Billion Cost on Migrant Crisis, Blames ‘Broken’ National Immigration System

    American Renaissance - Aug 10th 2023 6:25pm EDT

    Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday sharpened his appeal for state and federal aid by presenting steep new cost projections for the tens of thousands of migrants in New York City’s care. “If we don’t get the support we need, New Yorkers could be left with a $12 billion bill,” he said in a formal address […]

  • D.C. Democratic Party Sues to Keep Ranked Choice Voting and Open Primaries Off the Ballot

    American Renaissance - Aug 10th 2023 6:20pm EDT

    The D.C. Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit aiming to keep a ranked choice voting and open primaries from getting onto the city’s ballot for next year, saying that both changes to how D.C. runs its elections would run afoul of the city’s charter and the U.S. Constitution. In a 33-page lawsuit filed in D.C. Superior Court, attorneys for […]

  • WA Premier Roger Cook Announces Repeal of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Laws

    American Renaissance - Aug 9th 2023 7:32pm EDT

    WA Premier Roger Cook has confirmed his government will scrap its controversial Aboriginal cultural heritage legislation. The laws have been in effect for only five weeks, and had been designed to avoid a repeat of Rio Tinto’s destruction of 46,000-year-old culturally significant caves at Juukan Gorge in 2020. But Mr Cook now says those laws […]

  • Lifetime Voting Ban for Felony Convictions Struck Down in Mississippi

    American Renaissance - Aug 7th 2023 6:34pm EDT

    Mississippi’s lifetime voting ban for people with disqualifying felony convictions has been struck down in a new decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The court’s 2-1 decision will restore the right to vote for tens of thousands of Mississippians, according to the plaintiff’s council {snip} The court ruled Thursday […]

  • Is NPR Trying to Start a Race War?

    American Renaissance - Aug 7th 2023 6:34pm EDT

    The government-funded pundits at National Propaganda Radio (NPR) seem to have a toxic fixation with race. On Tuesday, the outlet blamed the success of American country music on racial prejudice. In a podcast episode titled “How racism became a marketing tool for country music,” NPR brought on a historian to outline the myriad ways country music is […]

  • Vivek Ramaswamy Calls Juneteenth ‘Useless’ 2 Months After Posting a Video Celebrating It

    American Renaissance - Aug 7th 2023 12:06pm EDT

    Vivek Ramaswamy suggested canceling Juneteenth, calling it a “useless” holiday in a conversation with Iowa voters Saturday. Less than two months ago, however, he posted a video on social media celebrating the day. Breaking down his plan Saturday to institute a national voting holiday, Ramaswamy, a GOP presidential candidate, proposed making space for the new […]

  • Chicago Mayor Johnson Snaps at Reporter for Calling Teen Riots ‘Mob Actions,’ Not ‘Large Gatherings’

    American Renaissance - Aug 7th 2023 12:06pm EDT

    Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reportedly snapped at a reporter for calling young rioters a “mob,” insisting they were just “large gatherings” — and that labeling the riots “mob actions” was inappropriate. “That’s not appropriate,” the newly minted mayor said in response to a reporter’s question about trends like “mob actions” the city has endured. “We’re […]

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  • Rap and Hip-Hop’s Influence on American Politics

    American Renaissance - Aug 6th 2023 9:00am EDT

    John Kerry once claimed to be “fascinated by rap and by hip-hop.” He went on to say: I think there’s a lot of poetry in it. . . . I think you’d better listen to it pretty carefully, ’cause it’s important. I’m still listening because I know that it’s a reflection of the street and […]

  • Greater Idaho Movement Keeps Gaining Ground

    American Renaissance - Aug 4th 2023 4:38pm EDT

    Now that eastern Oregon and the Idaho House of Representatives have proven that they support the Greater Idaho movement, the movement must now focus on the Oregon Legislature. Summer and Fall are the times of the year when legislators have the most time to read your emails, take your calls, or meet with you. This […]

  • Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius: The Woman Who Could Become Netherlands’ First Migrant PM

    American Renaissance - Aug 3rd 2023 4:02pm EDT

    As the Netherlands heads to the polls after the collapse of Mark Rutte’s party in July, his centre-right VVD has nominated Justice Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius as its candidate in the election. If Ms Yesilgoz-Zegerius, 46, is successful in her bid to lead the country, she will not only become the first female Dutch PM, but […]

  • Boston’s Complex Relationship With Race

    American Renaissance - Aug 3rd 2023 1:28pm EDT

    When U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley took the stage at the NAACP convention last weekend, she said first-time visitors may wonder: “Are there any Black folks in Boston? Let this moment be a resounding and decisive yes.” Why it matters: Decades after a federal judge made Boston desegregate schools through busing, and even as the majority-minority city has gained […]

  • Dems Launch a New Effort to Shore up White Voters — By Leaning Into Race

    American Renaissance - Aug 2nd 2023 5:15pm EDT

    A new Democratic-aligned initiative — dubbed the White Stripe Project — has a novel idea for winning white working class voters back to the Democratic Party: lean more into talk of equity and race. Organizers say traditional methods in wooing white voters are ineffective, often relying on knee-jerk recommendations from an elite group of Democrats […]

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  • Elon Musk Urges Ramaphosa to Address Malema’s ‘Kill the Boer’ Chant

    American Renaissance - Aug 1st 2023 10:27am EDT

    South African-born Twitter owner Elon Musk has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to speak up amid the uproar over Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema‘s “Kill the Boer” chant. The EFF leader is trending on social media following his party’s 10th-anniversary celebration at the FNB Stadium, where he chanted “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer”. Malema’s chants […]

  • NYC Mayor Adams Challenges Critic of Admin’s Migrant Crisis Policies in Another Verbal Spat: ‘You Have an Accent’

    American Renaissance - Aug 1st 2023 10:27am EDT

    Mayor Eric Adams called out a critic who questioned the city’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis during a fiery exchange on Wednesday evening. Hizzoner was confronted by Marie Lynch, a Honduran native and Queens Republican activist, who accused him of catering to asylum seekers after he spoke at a tribute for singing legend Tony Bennett at […]

  • Vivek Ramaswamy Touts Pacific Trade Deal, Urges More Migration

    American Renaissance - Jul 31st 2023 4:48pm EDT

    GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told Elon Musk Friday that he favors more immigration into skilled U.S. jobs and that former President Donald Trump made a “poor decision” by exiting the Pacific-region free trade treaty. {snip} About 20 minutes into the conversation, Ramaswamy also argued for more migration after Musk called for more migration: I […]

  • Black Lawmakers Press Justice and Education Departments to Investigate Florida’s Race Curriculum

    American Renaissance - Jul 28th 2023 5:44pm EDT

    The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing the White House, Justice Department and the Department of Education to adopt an “aggressive legal strategy” to scrutinize recent changes to Florida’s Black history curriculum. The caucus wants the federal agencies to examine whether Florida school districts are violating federal discrimination law following changes to the curriculum in the […]

  • Rising Number of Americans Say Political Violence Is Justified

    American Renaissance - Jul 28th 2023 10:46am EDT

    The June federal indictment of Donald Trump is “radicalizing” support for the use of force on behalf of the former president and current presidential candidate, according to the author of a recent survey about threats to democracy. Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle, support for violence to restore the federal right to an […]

  • Florida GOP Rep. Byron Donalds Clashes With DeSantis Administration Over New Teaching Standards

    American Renaissance - Jul 27th 2023 1:15pm EDT

    The only Black Republican member of Florida’s congressional delegation tussled online with the DeSantis administration Wednesday over newly adopted teaching standard that requires middle schoolers learn that some African Americans benefited from slavery. Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), a sophomore Republican and former state representative who endorsed former President Donald Trump for president, posted on social […]

  • House Republicans Call Out Biden’s DHS for Dismissing, Closing 92K Deportation Cases in Single Year

    American Renaissance - Jul 26th 2023 6:07pm EDT

    A group of House Republicans, led by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), are calling out President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for closing or moving to dismiss nearly 92,000 deportation cases last year {snip} {snip} The Republicans write: The Secretary can undoubtedly connect the dots to realize that a massive amount of case dismissals […]

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  • Gaetz Introduces Legislation to End ‘Unqualified’ Birthright Citizenship

    American Renaissance - Jul 26th 2023 1:06pm EDT

    Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would end “unqualified” birthright citizenship for children whose parents are not themselves U.S. citizens. The legislation, titled the “End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act of 2023,” would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act “to reflect the original intent of the 14th Amendment’s ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ clause,” according to a statement […]

  • Sweden Announces Latest Crackdown on Immigration Rules as New Government Seeks to Dissuade New Arrivals

    American Renaissance - Jul 17th 2023 1:50pm EDT

    The Swedish government on Thursday announced plans to tighten the requirements for family immigration in an attempt to make Sweden a less attractive destination for asylum seekers and reduce the number of new arrivals into the country. The new proposals are also backed by the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats who keep the Moderate-led coalition in […]