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May 24, 2022

Parents Raise Alarm over Gender Ideology and Race Essentialism Pushed in Classrooms Through ‘Social Emotional Learning’

Critical Race Theory (CRT) is not the only three-word phrase that has parents concerned; Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the latest curriculum headache that education experts warn is permeating the American public school system. SEL purports to teach students social skills that aid their mental health and emotional wellbeing, yet...
May 24, 2022

Exclusive: On Primary Election Eve, David Perdue Discusses His Campaign and His Path to Victory

May 24, 2022

Victor Davis Hanson Commentary: Joe Biden and His Racial Demagoguery

May 24, 2022

Blake Masters: ‘Political Hack’ Mark Brnovich Wanted Trump to Lose in 2020 for AG’s Personal Political Gain

May 24, 2022

Commentary: The Energy Security and Emissions Two-fer That Nobody Is Talking About

May 24, 2022

Drug Cartels Use Social Media to Lure American Teenagers into Human Trafficking

May 24, 2022

School Board Director to Host ‘Queer Youth’ Event at Sex Shop for ‘All Ages’

Josh Hawley
May 24, 2022

Senate Republicans Vow to Shut Down ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Bill

May 24, 2022

Conservative Investors Launch Campaign to Take On America’s ‘Wokest’ Corporations

May 24, 2022

Ohio Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Legalize Fentanyl Testing Strips

May 23, 2022

Ohio’s Record Run of Business Startups Stops

May 23, 2022

Commentary: The Left’s Misery Continues to ‘Elongate’

May 23, 2022

DeWine Critical of Ohio State’s Tuition Hike

May 23, 2022

Blake Masters: Everyone Is Asking Me Why We Are Sending $40 Billion to Ukraine

May 23, 2022

Over Half the Country at Risk of ‘Energy Emergencies’ This Summer, Electric Grid Analysis Shows

May 23, 2022

Targeted Staff Cuts, New Corporate Ethos: Netflix Takes a Stand for Creative Independence

May 23, 2022

China’s Most Powerful Bombers Buzz U.S. Military Bases in Japan

May 23, 2022

Commentary: The World Does Not Run on Magic

May 23, 2022

Biden May Not Hold Any Offshore Oil and Gas Leases Until the End of His Term, Industry Group Says

May 23, 2022

Australian Transgender Surfer Crushes the Competition in Open Women’s Divisions

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May 23, 2022

At Least 135 Educators Charged with Child Sex Crimes in 2022 Alone

The Star News Network Reports with Neil W. McCabe

Exclusive: On Primary Election Eve, David Perdue Discusses His Campaign and His Path to Victory

Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, interviewed former senator David A. Perdue Jr. about his campaign against Gov. Brian P. Kemp in the May 24, 2022, Republican gubernatorial primary.

Blake Masters: ‘Political Hack’ Mark Brnovich Wanted Trump to Lose in 2020 for AG’s Personal Political Gain

Blake Masters: Everyone Is Asking Me Why We Are Sending $40 Billion to Ukraine

Voter Reference Foundation’s Gina Swoboda: Clean Elections Depend on Clean Voter Rolls

Arizona GOP Senate Hopeful Jim Lamon Tells TSNN Securing the Border His Top Priority

Arizona U.S. Senate Hopeful Jim Lamon: I Will Shut Down Senate Until Border Fixed

U.S. Senate Hopeful Lamon: I Would Not Have Voted to Certify Arizona’s Electors Jan. 6, 2021


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May 24, 2022

Victor Davis Hanson Commentary: Joe Biden and His Racial Demagoguery

Joe Biden has had a long history of racist outbursts. Can we even remember them all? The “put y’all back in chains” insults to an audience of black professionals, his dismissal of black interviewers variously as “you ain’t black” or ”junkie,” his he-man racialist Corn Pop mythologies, his recent condescending...
May 24, 2022

Commentary: The Energy Security and Emissions Two-fer That Nobody Is Talking About

May 23, 2022

Commentary: The Left’s Misery Continues to ‘Elongate’

May 23, 2022

Commentary: The World Does Not Run on Magic

May 22, 2022

Commentary: Immigration Reform, America’s Holy Grail

May 22, 2022

Commentary: Trans People and the Politics of Propriety

May 22, 2022

Commentary: Stop Canceling Ordinary Russians


Sports & Lifestyle

May 21, 2022

Music Spotlight: Sammy Arriaga

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A lot of people, myself included, are trying to wrap their heads around Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and exactly how they work. When I got asked to interview a country artist, Sammy Arriaga, who was successfully using NFTs in promoting his music, I was interested. Sammy Arriaga is...
May 17, 2022

Exclusive: Adam Warner Releases ‘Reason to Redneck’ Lyric Video

May 16, 2022

Music Spotlight: Restless Road

May 14, 2022

Flags Unfurled: Presley O’Bannon – Tripoli Hero to Marine Corps Legend

May 11, 2022

Veteran Child Psychologist Describes Surge in Patients Identifying as Transgender

May 11, 2022

What Bill Maher Didn’t Know: U.S. Among Most Radically Pro-Abortion Nations and Most Pro-Lifers Are Women

May 11, 2022

Music Spotlight: Ainsley Costello


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May 24, 2022

Parents Raise Alarm over Gender Ideology and Race Essentialism Pushed in Classrooms Through ‘Social Emotional Learning’

Critical Race Theory (CRT) is not the only three-word phrase that has parents concerned; Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the latest curriculum headache that education experts warn is permeating the American public school system. SEL purports to teach students social...
May 24, 2022

Exclusive: On Primary Election Eve, David Perdue Discusses His Campaign and His Path to Victory

Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, interviewed former senator David A. Perdue Jr. about his campaign against Gov. Brian P. Kemp in the May 24, 2022, Republican gubernatorial primary.
May 24, 2022

Victor Davis Hanson Commentary: Joe Biden and His Racial Demagoguery

Joe Biden has had a long history of racist outbursts. Can we even remember them all? The “put y’all back in chains” insults to an audience of black professionals, his dismissal of black interviewers variously as “you ain’t black” or...
May 24, 2022

Blake Masters: ‘Political Hack’ Mark Brnovich Wanted Trump to Lose in 2020 for AG’s Personal Political Gain

Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, interviewed Arizona GOP Senate hopeful Blake Masters about his primary opponent Attorney General Mark Brnovich's failure to pursue evidence of election misconduct in the 2020 election.
May 24, 2022

Commentary: The Energy Security and Emissions Two-fer That Nobody Is Talking About

by Dan Byers   Famed energy historian and author Dan Yergin recently remarked that the “energy divorce” between Europe and Russia is speeding up. With each passing day of the war, Yergin observes, the pertinent question becomes less about if it...
May 24, 2022

Drug Cartels Use Social Media to Lure American Teenagers into Human Trafficking

Dora Ortega knew her teenage son was hiding something when he arrived home at 2 a.m. He was wearing expensive new clothes that she knew he couldn’t afford with his warehouse job. But it wasn’t until Ortega’s son finally admitted...
May 24, 2022

School Board Director to Host ‘Queer Youth’ Event at Sex Shop for ‘All Ages’

A Washington state school board director is set to host a “Queer Youth Open Mic Night” at a sex store for children aged “0-18” on June 1. Jenn Mason, who sits on the board of directors of Bellingham Public Schools, owns...
Josh Hawley
May 24, 2022

Senate Republicans Vow to Shut Down ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Bill

Republicans in the United States Senate appear united in opposition to a recently-passed bill that allegedly aims to combat “domestic terrorism” in the United States, which was passed in the aftermath of the Buffalo massacre. According to The Hill, Republicans have...
May 24, 2022

Conservative Investors Launch Campaign to Take On America’s ‘Wokest’ Corporations

A group of conservative investors plan to take on four of the “wokest” corporations at upcoming shareholder meetings over allegedly discriminatory policies in an effort to defend shareholders, according to a press release. The Free Enterprise Project of the National...
May 24, 2022

Ohio Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Legalize Fentanyl Testing Strips

Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill to decriminalize fentanyl testing strips for residents of the state. The legislation, House Bill 456, would remove the strips that change color if fentanyl is detected from the list of drug paraphernalia that is prohibited.
May 23, 2022

Ohio’s Record Run of Business Startups Stops

Ohio’s record run of business startups ended in April, and Secretary of State Frank LaRose blamed rising inflation for discouraging entrepreneurs from creating new business. LaRose on Thursday also called on leaders in Washington to put politics aside and work...
May 23, 2022

Commentary: The Left’s Misery Continues to ‘Elongate’

A few weeks ago, Exxon announced that it was banning the display of Pride and BLM flags at its headquarters in Houston. There was a ripple of unhappiness, but nothing was burned down, the media attention was muted, and the world...
May 23, 2022

DeWine Critical of Ohio State’s Tuition Hike

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called Ohio State University’s decision to raise tuition unwise as inflation continues to rise around the country. OSU’s board voted earlier this week to impose a 4.6% increase for incoming in-state freshmen and to guarantee that...
May 23, 2022

Blake Masters: Everyone Is Asking Me Why We Are Sending $40 Billion to Ukraine

Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, interviewed the former president of Thiel Capital and Arizona GOP Senate hopeful Blake Masters about what voters are telling him and why he is running to replace Democrat...
May 23, 2022

Over Half the Country at Risk of ‘Energy Emergencies’ This Summer, Electric Grid Analysis Shows

Millions of Americans across the Midwest, Southwest and West are expected to face blackouts throughout the summer months, an industry analysis concluded. A variety of factors, including drought conditions and low wind conditions, are expected to put Americans in roughly...
May 23, 2022

Targeted Staff Cuts, New Corporate Ethos: Netflix Takes a Stand for Creative Independence

Dave Chappelle's 2021 Netflix stand-up special "The Closer" sparked protests from the streamer's own employees over allegedly anti-trans jokes. Now, the platform is drawing an unmistakable line in the sand, proclaiming a corporate culture that prizes individual creative freedom above...
May 23, 2022

China’s Most Powerful Bombers Buzz U.S. Military Bases in Japan

China’s most powerful bombers circled U.S. military bases in Okinawa, Japan, on Wednesday, according to Chinese state-run media Thursday. A pair of China’s H-6J bombers crossed between two of the largest islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, where the U.S has multiple military...
May 23, 2022

Commentary: The World Does Not Run on Magic

At a recent hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, the CEO of Colonial Pipeline made an admission which illustrates quite well our negligence and improvidence. The company paid out nearly $5 million in blackmail money to an unknown...
May 23, 2022

Biden May Not Hold Any Offshore Oil and Gas Leases Until the End of His Term, Industry Group Says

The American Petroleum Institute (API), a leading industry group, said the next offshore oil and gas lease sale likely wouldn’t come until early 2024 following the latest Biden administration update. The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday that it would issue...
May 23, 2022

Australian Transgender Surfer Crushes the Competition in Open Women’s Divisions

A transgender surfer in Western Australia has become the first person in history to win both the men’s and women’s divisions of the sport. This month, 43-year-old Sasha Jane Lowerson crushed the competition in the Open Women’s and Open Logger divisions at...
May 23, 2022

IRS Under Fire over Wasted Billions of Dollars and Millions in Backlogs

Lawmakers continued to raise concerns about the Internal Revenue Service at a Congressional hearing this week as the agency deals with billions in misspent dollars, hefty processing backlogs, and complaints over poor customer service. Lawmakers lobbed questions at the tax-collecting...
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May 23, 2022

At Least 135 Educators Charged with Child Sex Crimes in 2022 Alone

In less than five months, at least 135 teachers, teachers’ aides, and other school employees across the country have been arrested and charged with various child sex crimes. As reported by Fox News, the total of 135 does not account for...
May 23, 2022

Border Patrol Memo Lays the Groundwork for Mass Release of Illegal Immigrants into the US

Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz instructed agency leadership on how the agency plans to release migrants amid a border surge, according to a memo sent Thursday exclusively obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. In the memo, which was sent...
May 23, 2022

NIH Study: Vaccinated People Develop Fewer Antibodies Than Unvaccinated After COVID Infection

Unvaccinated people develop much broader antibody immunity after being infected with COVID than people who have received the mRNA shots do, according to an NIH study. And the gap was large whether subjects had mild, moderate, or severe COVID infections....
May 23, 2022

Russia Announces Western Military Buildup to Match NATO Presence Near Its Borders

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the buildup of forces in the nation's Western Military District as a response to the mounting NATO forces near its borders. "Twelve military units and subunits will be formed in the Western Military District...
May 23, 2022

Senator Rob Portman Calls for Bipartisan Solution to Border Crisis

Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, called on President Biden to work for a bipartisan solution to the border crisis. The lawmaker pointed to new April numbers released from U.S. Customs...
May 22, 2022

Hillary Factor: Evidence Now Shows False Russia Collusion Story Began and Ended with Clinton

In an era where the hunt for disinformation has become a political obsession, Hillary Clinton has mostly escaped having to answer what role she played in spreading the false Russia collusion narrative that gripped America for nearly three years. On...
May 22, 2022

Commentary: Immigration Reform, America’s Holy Grail

Anyone who follows politics is accustomed to the overuse of the word “reform.” It is almost always depicted as a highly desirable goal that will sweep away bad precedents and usher in a new era of smarter government policy. Reform...
May 22, 2022

Commentary: Trans People and the Politics of Propriety

Over the last few years, leftists have intensified their attacks on traditional norms regarding sex and gender identity. This began in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized gay marriage nationwide. Activists swiftly redirected their efforts...
May 22, 2022

Louisiana Judge Blocks Biden from Lifting Title 42 Immigration Rule

A Louisiana judge ruled Friday that President Biden must at least temporarily keep in place federal rule Title 42 that was activate by the Trump administration as a public health measure to limit immigration during the pandemic. Judge Robert Summerhays,...
May 22, 2022

Biden Once Again Turns to Venezuela for Oil After Shutting Down U.S. Leases

The Biden Administration is reportedly set to announce that it will lift several sanctions and other restrictions on Venezuela, allowing for the purchase of oil from the socialist dictatorship. As reported by The Daily Caller, two anonymous administration officials said that...
May 22, 2022

Primary Source of COVID Misinformation Is the Feds, Scientists and Scholars Tell Surgeon General

U.S Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently asked the public how COVID-19 misinformation "in the digital information environment" had affected health outcomes, trust in the healthcare system and "likelihood to vaccinate," among other issues. According to vaccine and healthcare policy experts...
May 22, 2022

Pennsylvania GOP Senate Race May Not See Winner Until June

The Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary is still too close to call and likely headed for a recount which could delay the declaration of a winner into mid-June. Per the Associated Press, Dr. Mehmet Oz currently holds a narrow 1,079 vote...
May 22, 2022

Commentary: Stop Canceling Ordinary Russians

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now in its third month, the demonization of all things Russian continues in the West. Russian athletes are prohibited from participating in sporting events, Russian artists prevented from performing, and an Italian university even “postponed” a course on Dostoevsky....
May 22, 2022

Ohio Landlords May Not be Responsible for Tenants’ Unpaid Utility Bills

Ohio landlords moved a step closer to staying off the hook for tenants’ large unpaid utility bills after the House passed a bill Wednesday over objections from municipalities and utility organizations. The bipartisan bill, House Bill 422, came as a way...
May 21, 2022

San Francisco Archbishop Excommunicates Nancy Pelosi over Abortion Support

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced Friday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi cannot receive Holy Communion due to her public pro-abortion stance.
May 21, 2022

Commentary: Biden Needs to Take the Blame for Inflation

Last week, President Biden gave a speech listing everyone and everything allegedly responsible for record high inflation. His list included corporate greed and price gouging, Vladimir Putin, and “ultra-MAGA” Republicans. The president said that his policies, and the nearly $7...
May 21, 2022

Commentary: Benjamin Franklin’s Work as a Psychologist

Benjamin Franklin was one of the most fascinating men ever to walk this earth. Born into a working-class family, he had practically no formal education, yet became one of the most wealthy, influential, loved, and respected men of all time....
May 21, 2022

Music Spotlight: Sammy Arriaga

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A lot of people, myself included, are trying to wrap their heads around Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and exactly how they work. When I got asked to interview a country artist, Sammy Arriaga, who was successfully using NFTs...
May 21, 2022

Commentary: Coverage of One Million COVID Deaths Must Include the Pandemic of Bad State Responses

This week, the United States officially hit the sad mark of one million COVID-19 deaths. The mainstream media coverage has detailed how this death toll has varied based on age, race, and vaccination status. However, it has conspicuously ignored how these COVID-19...
May 21, 2022

Top Trans Medical Org Used Castration Fetish Site for Research to Develop Guidance for Doctors

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) developed its latest medical guidelines using information from a site that hosts pedophilic fantasy porn and castration fetish content. WPATH, which sets medical standards for transgender medical procedures according to U.S. Assistant Secretary for...
May 21, 2022

U.S. Will Soon See Average Gas Prices Above $6 a Gallon, Energy Analyst Says

The average price of gasoline nationwide could reach $6 per gallon this summer, far above historic levels and near California’s current prices, an analyst at JPMorgan said Tuesday. “U.S. gasoline prices to break above $6,” Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of...
May 21, 2022

Poll: Biden’s Approval Rating Falls Again, Particularly Among Hispanics

A majority of Hispanic voters disapprove of the job President Joe Biden is doing, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The polling of 1,586 adults was conducted May 12-16.
May 21, 2022

DHS ‘Pauses’ Ministry of Truth; Disinformation Czar Nina Jankowicz Resigns After Backlash

The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly “paused” it’s new Disinformation Governance Board, and its director, Nina Jankowicz, has apparently resigned amid a major pushback from conservatives who compared the board to an Orwellian “Ministry of Truth.”
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May 21, 2022

GOP Primary Turnout Could Signal Massive Republican Midterms Victories

High turnout in the 2022 Republican primaries could signal a red wave that allows the GOP to retake Congress in November, according to data from JMC Analytics & Polling. As of Wednesday, GOP voters are projected to have made up...

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