Opinion America’s Longest War is Back: The War on Christmas Returns on a New Front Sentinel Update, December 18, 2025 By Jacob Lane Thursday, 18 December 2025 04:00 PM EST Back to your battle stations, anyone with an ounce of Christmas spirit! The War on Christmas has returned for yet another front, because nothing sends the Grinches into emotional collapse quite like joy, tinsel, and the general happiness of the… Continue Reading
Opinion Trump’s Naughty List: A Critical Reckoning with Former Leaders Stella Green, December 17, 2025 Donald Trump, much like Santa Claus who meticulously tracks who has been naughty or nice, possesses a special set of Grinch-like feelings toward certain individuals. 10.) Joe Biden: The former president’s “autopen administration” left President Trump with significant budget deficits, illegal immigration crises, crime waves, and national security challenges. Additionally,… Continue Reading
Opinion China’s Hidden Target: Why Russia, Not Taiwan, Is the Real Objective Eugene Barnes, December 17, 2025 China has been significantly increasing military expenditures and capabilities. American observers suggest that Beijing aims to attack Taiwan. However, as I noted in a recent column, Chinese leaders would have no reason to pursue such an action. They could incorporate Taiwan without the costs and risks of war. Like a… Continue Reading
Opinion Weekend Massacres Undermine Gun Control Claims Sentinel Update, December 17, 2025 Two recent mass shootings have sparked renewed calls for stricter gun control measures, but evidence from these incidents demonstrates that such laws often fail to prevent violence. On Sunday, a father-son team used legally acquired weapons to fire upon a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The… Continue Reading
Opinion Cowardice, Not Caution: Why Conservatives Are Failing to Support the Arts Sentinel Update, December 16, 2025 Conservatives, like France during World War II, saw the impending leftward cultural blitzkrieg and surrendered. Hoping to pick up crumbs from the victors, they retreated to ideological sidelines. Subsequently, conservatives outside the movie industry have criticized Hollywood but remain passive in countering its malign influence. The struggle against Hollywood’s dominance… Continue Reading
Opinion Subversion, Not Terror: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Underlying Threat to Western Civilization Stella Green, December 16, 2025 By Clare M. Lopez Tuesday, 16 December 2025 06:49 AM EST On November 24, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing the State and Treasury Departments to begin evaluating whether certain Muslim Brotherhood branches should be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) or Specially Designated Global Terrorists… Continue Reading
Opinion U.S. Tariff Deal with China Ignores DJI: A Case of Cronyism Sentinel Update, December 16, 2025 Observing President Trump’s recent successful trade negotiations with China brings to mind a wise young man’s words to his international business school classmates at graduation: “The answer to our problems will not be found in the halls of our respective governments. The key to peace is what we spent the… Continue Reading
Opinion U.S. Schools Dumb Down Curriculum as Reading Proficiency Plummets Stella Green, December 16, 2025 By Stephen Moore | Tuesday, 16 December 2025 04:36 PM EST Reading and math scores are abysmal nationally, as testing results keep documenting. The number of 16- to 24-year-olds reading at the lowest literacy levels increased from 16% in 2017 to 25% in 2023, according to data from the National… Continue Reading
Opinion Trump’s Economic Blueprint Risks Inflation Storm Before Midterms Sentinel Update, December 16, 2025 Americans rejected President Joe Biden and the Democrats in last year’s election due to their dissatisfaction with the economy. Today, they remain dissatisfied with Donald Trump’s economic management. With inflation still the top voter concern — a position it held last year — Trump’s team has shifted focus to “affordability”… Continue Reading
Opinion Trump’s Second Term Staffing: A Shift from Chaos to Stability Eugene Barnes, December 15, 2025 Washington — President Donald Trump is a better boss the second time around. You can see it in his staffing. Trump is putting the right people in top jobs. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is flexing his foreign policy chops. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is selling Trump’s policies… Continue Reading