Tag: Conservative

My Black Uber Driver in Philly

Commentary I am writing this column in Burlington, Vermont. It is my seventh city in eight days. From my hometown of Los Angeles, I flew to Orlando, followed by Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and now Burlington. My Salem radio talk-show host colleagues and I went from city to city in “battleground” states to speak on…


Conservative Calgary MP Bob Benzen Says He Will Retire From Politics on Dec. 31

Conservative Alberta MP Bob Benzen has announced he’s retiring. The representative for Calgary Heritage says in a statement that he plans to leave at the end of the year. The member of Parliament says he looks forward to returning to private life and that it has been an honour to represent the riding for the past six years….


Trump Speaks via Video at Rally of Conservatives in Spain

MADRID—Former U.S. President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Spain’s conservative party Sunday in a video shown at a rally in Madrid that also featured messages by the leading stars of Europe’s populist right like Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Hungary’s Viktor Orban. In a short recording, Trump thanked Spain’s Vox party and its leader Santiago…


Opposition Leader Peter Dutton Stands by VP of Right-Leaning Party for Controversial ‘Lefties’ Comments

Peter Dutton, the leader of Australia’s right-leaning opposition party, has stood by embattled Liberal Party vice-president Teena McQueen, saying she shouldn’t resign in the wake of controversial comments she made. McQueen discussed the future of what is historically considered one of Australia’s biggest conservative parties at CPAC Australia last weekend. She put a positive spin on…


GOP Lawmakers Demand DOJ Investigate Cyberattacks on Conservative Groups

Calls for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate hacking aimed at conservative and pro-life websites are intensifying. Thirteen Republican members of the highest Congressional oversight authority signed a letter last week that was delivered to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland alleging that recent cyberattacks are politically motivated and intended to chill the speech of religious…


Smith Won’t Seek Early Vote If She Wins UCP Leadership, Becomes Next Alberta Premier

United Conservative Party leadership candidate Danielle Smith says she would not call an early election to seek a broad mandate on her policy ideas if she wins this week’s vote and becomes Alberta’s next premier. Smith, the perceived front-runner in the race, said during a media availability Monday that voters tend to punish leaders who call an early…


Quebec Election: What Are the Five Main Parties Promising Ahead of Oct 3 Vote?

The Quebec election is on Oct. 3, and for the first time, five parties have a chance of winning at least one seat in the 125-seat legislature. Here is where the parties stand on some major themes.   Economy and cost of living The Coalition Avenir Québec is promising to cut income taxes by a…


The Revolutionary Pierre Poilievre

Commentary The attempt by pundits in Canada’s mainstream media to portray Pierre Poilievre as a simplistic, unsophisticated thinker resembles past attacks that the media levied against Ronald Reagan in the United States and Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom, both of whom would go on to dwarf their critics and be recognized as transformative, consequential…


Former Military Bunkers Are Home for Hundreds of Survival-Minded People

EDGEMONT, S.D.—Tom and Mary Soulsby of Georgia aimed to build their dream home in Tennessee as part of their plan to retire to a safe rural location following the 2020 riots and civil unrest. The property had everything they desired: peace, dense forests, green pastures, and a duck pond. The home would have a cement…


Former Military Bunkers Are Now Home for Hundreds of Survival-Minded People

EDGEMONT, South Dakota.—Tom and Mary Soulsby of Georgia had planned to retire in a safe rural location following the riots and civil unrest in 2020, hoping to build their dream home in Tennessee. The land had everything they desired: peace, dense forests, green pastures, and a duck pond. The home would have a cement basement….