READ: “Ireland shows what happens when elites, bureaucracies, and ideology override national identity.” In my St. Patrick’s Day piece for ⁦@realDailyWire⁩, I warn that Americans can look to Ireland to see what lies ahead if the Left regains power. dailywire.com/news/ireland-i…

The opt out is great. But what to replace the garbage with…? Let me see…if only there was a wonderful new classic for all ages… x.com/USronaldcarter/status/…

There is no way this Talarico mailer could be real. It's as if Tobias Fünke ran for Senate in Texas.

I don’t know what was behind Makary’s resignation, but if I can piggyback on this essay, when I found out I had cancer, my coworker @GeorgiaMaeHowe urged me to reach out to Marty Makary to see if he might offer some advice. We had interviewed him on Morning Wire, so I had his contact information. But I thought, my goodness, the man has just taken over the FDA! I can’t imagine how busy he is—I can’t bother him with my garden variety cancer diagnosis! But, I also had some decisions to make. And it can be hard to know what treatment path to choose as an ordinary person with no medical expertise. So I bit the bullet and called him, a little nervous that he might find me presumptuous. Not only did he give no hint that it was an imposition that I called him, he stayed on the phone with me for about 45 minutes, walking me through all the variables. Then he asked me who I was considering for my surgical oncologist. I mentioned a couple of names and he said, “Let me look into them and get back to you.” This was far more than I was expecting from someone in his position with the kinds of demands he has on his time. But he called back a few days later and had vetted my surgical options and highly recommended one in particular. He had made calls to other oncologists he knew in Charlotte to ensure that it wasn’t just someone well trained surgically who looked good on paper, but also someone who had a great reputation for being ethical. (and let me just say, I took Makary’s advice on which surgeon to choose, and it turned out to be a massive blessing because that guy wasn’t only an amazing physician, he also turned out to be a strong Christian, who goes to Kevin DeYoung’s church, so he was really encouraging spiritually through the process as well!) Then Makary encouraged me to call him anytime if I needed further advice. Which I did, and on those occasions, he once again stayed on the phone with me for a long time, providing counsel and walking me through my options. So all that to say, I’ve personally experienced Marty Makary’s character and I have to agree with this assessment. He’s a good man.

What could possibly go wrong…

Dr. Joseph is a wonderful antidote to homesickness for all us emigrés forced abroad to find a living wage…

"So you spent $83 million on a redistricting referendum?" "Yes Dave." "And isn't the DNC millions in debt?" "Yes Dave." "And you didn't think to make sure it would pass the Virginia Supreme Court?" "No Dave."

Incredible news.

Ireland is so rich 40% of working people under the age of 35 live in their childhood bedroom without hope of buying or renting their own home. Ireland is so rich that each month it sets new homelessness records with 17,500 people being homeless in March. Ireland is so rich that 3 out of 5 Irish people under the age of 25 want to emigrate and 81% said they'd have a better quality of life elsewhere. Ireland is so rich that Irish people - not high-earning non-Irish FDI tech multinational (Indian) workers, and not no-earning false asylum claimants - will at best be able to move into a garden shed out the back of their parent's home. Ireland is so rich that when it snows elderly people across the nation - particularly in the west - are left without heat and electricity because of archaic infrastructure outside of the capital. Ireland is so rich that hauliers and farmers recently braved being pepper-sprayed by police to try and bring notice to the fact that they are living paycheque to paycheque. Ireland is so rich that groceries cost the second-highest in the Eurozone - 12% above the EU average. It has the highest electricity costs in Europe (excluding inflationary government subsidies). Ireland is so rich it routinely tops the most expensive lists for hotels, dining, internet, phones, postage etc. Ireland is so rich...on paper. 👇👇👇

Every time Trump survives an assassination attempt he enters a kind of zen fugue state where he transcends his usual belligerence and radiates unearthly serenity. "I wasn't worried," he said after this last one. "I understand life. We live in a crazy world." In this photo he looks like the speaker of Yeats's "Lake Isle of Innisfree," gazing dreamily into the respite that awaits him when at last his labor on this earth is done. "Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee, And live alone in the bee-loud glade." This usually lasts about a week before he goes back to thundering obscenities at his enemies and wishing hellfire upon them at the merest provocation.

There is a way past the absurd and deeply divisive “war” between the President and the Pope, which has been enthusiastically ginned up by the press. And it is indicated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2309 to be precise. After laying out the various criteria for determining a just war—proportionality, last resort, declaration by a competent authority, reasonable hope of success, etc.—the Catechism points out that “the evaluation of these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good.” The assumption is that the just war principles function, to use the technical term, as heuristic devices, designed to guide the practical decision-making of those civil authorities who have to adjudicate matters of war and peace. The role of the Church, therefore, is to call for peace and to urge that any conflict be strictly circumscribed by the moral constraints of the just war criteria. But it is not the role of the Church to evaluate whether a particular war is just or unjust. That appraisal belongs to the civil authorities, who, one presumes, have requisite knowledge of conditions on the ground. So, is the war in question truly the last resort? Is there really a balance between the good to be attained and the destruction caused by the war? Are combatants and non-combatants being properly distinguished in the waging of the conflict? Do the belligerents have right intention? Is there a reasonable hope of success? The posing of those questions—indeed the insistence upon their moral relevance—belongs rightly to the Church, but the answering of them belongs to the civil authorities. The Pope has said, on numerous occasions, that he is not a politician and that his role is not the determination of any nation's foreign policy. But he has just as clearly said that he will continue to speak for peace and for moral constraint. In making both of these claims, he is operating perfectly within the framework of paragraph 2309 of the Catechism. If we understand that the Pope and the President have qualitatively different roles to play in the determination of moral action in regard to war, we can, I hope, extricate ourselves from the completely unhelpful narrative of “Pope vs. President.”

NEWS: JD Vance says his oldest son was baptized into the Catholic Church on Easter Sunday.

Why should carbon taxes even exist? Energy is an inelastic product meaning it will be used regardless of price. If the goal is to reduce consumption, then it's pointless. If the goal is to raise revenue, the State already has a surplus so why bother?

No debate in Ireland about whether universal taxpayer-funded (they're not free) school meals are a good idea...just a few skirmishes about the (generally low) quality of the food. The big picture is never debated in Ireland - just the edges.

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a huge victory for free speech last week. But don't forget what happened to Päivi Räsänen at the Supreme Court of Finland just five days earlier. @ADFLegal and @ADFIntl continue working to root out censorship on both sides of the Atlantic. ADF Senior Counsel, @AH_Gaiser, explains.

He is risen, indeed! Wishing you a blessed Resurrection Sunday as we rejoice in our Redeemer, who set us free for eternity through the finished work on the cross. ✝️ Happy Easter!

Happy to go round 4 with Colorado. We’re 3-0. Whatever it takes to protect the right to speak and live the truth — including that no child is born in the wrong body.

Not soon enough

Because why would you train your resources on reducing mass emigration when you can throw money at a foreign war effort and feel good about yourself?

Emmm…the Old Testament is entirely about Jesus Christ.

April Fools, or as we call it in the EU, International Disinformation Day