The Soapbox: Political Discourse

There are a couple of things driving the narrative war on ICE in Minnesota. One is the exposure of the Somali fraud. There has been hundreds of millions confirmed, and up to one billion alleged, that have been linked to Somali fraud. Such massive fraud could not have been accomplished without a lot of high-level people knowing about it and turning a blind eye. The recent incidents involving Renee Good and Alex Pretti provide a convenient distraction, shifting attention away from the corrupt officials and toward ICE, Trump, and the federal government. The second thing is about votes. Minnesota, and I'd wager most deep blue cities and states, are dependent on illegals and fraudulent activities in order to win elections. This is how they stay in perpetual power. Trump's crackdown on illegals and fraud jeopardizes their well-oiled fraud machine. That is something they simply cannot allow. This is why you see ex-presidents, politicians, the media, and celebrities coming out of the w...

This is a claim you will hear from leftists and native activists, but is it true? There are three considerations when addressing this accusation. First, North America is vast. The native population in what is now the United States was estimated to be roughly 3-5 million, as opposed to the nearly 350 million that it is now. That means there were huge swaths of land that were unoccupied and unclaimed and therefore not stolen. Some lands became unoccupied due to a tribe dying out for various reasons. This happened to the Patuxet. They were wiped out by an epidemic, so by the time the pilgrims landed on Cape Cod, that land was unoccupied. Second, some of the land was fairly sold/traded to the Europeans. There are certainty instances of treaties being broken, and the natives didn't understand land ownership the way the Europeans did, at least initially. Regardless, not all land was obtained through duplicity or war. Third, and perhaps the most poignant, "all" nations have come...

Since returning to the White House in 2025, Trump has made some curious moves that, from the outside, may seem perplexing. In his inaugural address on January 20, 2025, he publicly criticized the 1977 treaty that transferred the Panama Canal to Panama and vowed that the U.S. would "take it back." Trump has contended that Panama has mishandled the Panama Canal and has allowed Chinese influence, a claim that both China and the Panamanian president, José Raúl Mulino, have denied. Regardless, the Trump administration has exerted diplomatic pressure and increased U.S. military presence and activity around the Panama Canal. And while there has been no transfer of the Panama Canal back under the control of the U.S. at the time of this writing, it has resulted in heightened cooperation. Also in early 2025, and even late 2024, Trump has said repeatedly that Canada should be the 51st state of the United States. While some have laughed this off as Trump being Trump, he has made it clear...

The "woke right," and I don't particularly like that term, has been trying to redefine what it means to be America first. They have taken it to the extreme and have equated it with isolationism. That was never Trump's intention, nor was it ever the intention of the Founding Fathers. America first was never meant to be America only. America has always engaged in foreign diplomacy and international cooperation. We have never been an island unto ourselves, and it's impossible in this day and age anyway. With modern technology, the world is much smaller than it used to be. What happens on the other side of the world can and does affect us. It is therefore sometimes in America's best interests to align with other nations. That does not mean we put their interests before ours; it only means that we have mutual interests that benefit both parties. What I believe is fueling this isolationist view on the woke right is ultranationalism. This is what we saw in Japan and...

 I plan on tidying up this blog, and moving some posts over to my new blog:  In Defense: Israel and the Jews  (name subject to change). In the meantime, check out my other blog:  Without Excuse: Apologetics Blog .

Republicans are freaking out that Democrats Zohran Mamdani of New York City, Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey won big. Do the Democrats winning these cities and states herald a looming disaster for the Republicans in the 2026 midterms? The Dems and the media will spin it that way, but I don't think it does. These are places Republicans were not likely to win anyway, especially in NYC and Virginia. One of the things that helped Zohran was that it was an off-year election, so fewer people showed up, and I suspect buyer's remorse will settle in quickly. Moreover, they are all places that Trump lost in 2024. The Democrat party was a regional power a year ago, and they remain a regional power today, and one in rapid decline. In a roundabout way, I think Zohran winning will help the Republicans during the midterms. Where does the Dem party go after electing a socialist, Islamic mayor? His politics might fly in deep blue NYC, but not nationwide. By the ...