News of the Week for September 14th, 2025
- Abortion
- Gun Rights
- Hide the Decline
- Socialized Medicine
- War & Terror
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Abortion
Court Cases & Legislation
Hearing on proposed total abortion ban in South Carolina set for early October
A proposed state Senate bill seeking a total abortion ban for South Carolina will have a public subcommittee hearing in early October.
Gun Rights
The Guardian Freaks Over GOA’s Assault on NFA
The National Firearms Act is an incredibly problematic bit of legislation. Passed over 90 years ago, the NFA creates restrictions on numerous firearms and creates a registry of people who own those firearms and even accessories like suppressors. It’s something that was allowed at a time when the courts tended to figure the government had a lot more power than the Founding Fathers ever intended.
2A Groups, 27 AGs Urge SCOTUS To Accept Magazine Ban Case
More than half of the attorneys general in the United States are adding their support to a lawsuit challenging Washington State’s ban on “large capacity” magazines that can hold more than ten rounds, as well as the National Rifle Association, National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Association for Gun Rights.
Florida Appeals Court Says Open Carry Ban Is Unconstitutional
Second Amendment activists and pro-2A politicians like Gov. Ron DeSantis have been trying to get Florida’s ban on openly carried firearms repealed for several years, but thanks to a handful of Republicans in leadership positions in the state Senate those efforts have been stymied. Now a Florida appellate court has given Second Amendment advocates more legal ammunition in their quest by declaring the ban a violation of the right to keep and bear arms.
Second Amendment Roundup: 2nd Circuit Upholds Connecticut’s Semiautomatic Firearm Ban
The court substitutes an “unusually dangerous” test for Heller’s “dangerous and unusual” test.
Hide the Decline
Environment &“Green Energy”
Should ‘Nature’ Own Stock?
The question of whether nature should own stock is ridiculous on its face. But that doesn’t stop environmental radicals from furthering that cause. Indeed, at least one privately held company has put “nature” on its board of directors.
Socialized Medicine
Government in Healthcare
Terrifying new details of Canada’s advancing assisted suicide laws… including push to euthanize newborn BABIES
Canada’s assisted suicide laws have continued rapidly expanding in recent years, with a group of doctors now pushing for disabled newborn babies to be euthanized.
War & Terror
How Seriously Do America’s Enemies Take Trump’s ‘Last Warning’?
On the menu today: When you’re covering Washington, you must cover what the president says — it is a big deal. But as we’ve learned, what Donald Trump says and what the Trump administration does are not always in alignment, and what the president says is going to happen doesn’t always happen. This weekend brought another threat to Hamas, another vague implied suggestion of consequences to Vladimir Putin, and a report that the Pentagon wants to deprioritize countering China and Russia in our national defense strategy. Meanwhile, the media has to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into covering another “local crime story.”
MAGA’s Vision for America in Retreat
A draft of a new National Defense Strategy envisions a smaller, weaker, more self-conscious America.
Israel’s attack in Qatar targets senior Hamas leadership
The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that it carried out a strike targeting the senior leadership of Hamas. It did not say where the strike took place, but Qatar’s Foreign Ministry confirmed an attack on Hamas political leaders in the capital, Doha. Witnesses described hearing several explosions, and journalists captured photos of smoke from a blast rising over the city.
Israel says it targeted Hamas leadership in Qatar’s capital as blast is heard in Doha
Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas’ leadership in Qatar on Tuesday as they considered a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The strike on the territory of a U.S. ally marked a stunning escalation and risked upending talks aimed at winding down the war and freeing hostages.
Gabbard Retracted Intelligence Report on Venezuela
The report, which remains classified, described work by Richard Grenell, a former top intelligence official in the Trump administration.
Doha Not as Safe a Hangout for Hamas as It Used to Be
On the menu today: Like an old AT&T commercial, Israel reached out and touched someone in Hamas in Doha, Qatar. That’s the good news; the bad news is that last night Vladimir Putin and the Russian military sent a small swarm of military drones into Polish airspace. Hey, what’s the worst that could happen when a dictator with delusions of grandeur chooses to invade Poland, right? Elsewhere, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its numbers and finds that for much of Biden’s final year in office, job creation was half what it previously estimated. Whoops.
Russia’s Drone Incursion over Poland Demands a Serious Response
If Russia thinks NATO is a paper tiger, Moscow must be forced to reconsider.
China’s New J-35A Stealth Fighter vs. F-15EX Eagle II: Who Wins Summed Up in 2 Words
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 is built to spot and shoot first, pairing a low-observable airframe, internal bays, and fused sensors for long-range ambushes.
Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during attack on Ukraine
“This situation brings us the closest we have been to open conflict since World War II,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Poland downs Russian drones, first time NATO member has fired in Ukraine war
Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday, the first time a member of NATO is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine.
War With Venezuela?
Leaked ICE memo reveals path to war
National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ veterans’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presence
Internal documents reviewed by The Post show how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.
Venezuela military, militias deploy to ‘battlefronts’, Maduro says
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said early on Thursday his country would deploy military, police and civilian defenses at 284 “battlefront” locations across the country, his latest show of military capacity amid heightened tensions with the U.S.
Twenty-Four Years Ago
List of Victims of the World Trade Center
Fourth Circuit Rules Performing Forced Labor as a Cook for a Terrorist Organization Does Not Count as “Material Support” for Terrorism that Precludes a Migrant From Getting Asylum
The 2-1 ruling got the right result, but not entirely for the right reason.
Jimmy Lai’s Son Grapples with Possibility His Father Dies in Prison After Years of CCP Persecution
The son of Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong businessman and democracy advocate currently imprisoned by the Chinese Communist Party, is worried about his father dying in prison if something is not done soon to secure his freedom.
‘Lord of the Rings’ star Sean Astin elected SAG-AFTRA president
Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on Friday elected “The Lord of the Rings” actor Sean Astin to be its national president as one of Hollywood’s most powerful labor unions faces new challenges in a changing film and TV industry.
National
Trump and GOP Leadership Move to Crush Massie in Kentucky
Pastor Doug Wilson’s fringe teachings go mainstream in Trump’s Washington
For decades, Doug Wilson was a relatively unknown pastor in Idaho, relegated to the fringe of evangelicalism for his radical teachings.
God and Man at Yale — with a William F. Buckley Jr. Postage Stamp
On the campus of Yale University, the U.S. Postal Service will officially introduce a Bill Buckley stamp. I think this is one of the coolest things ever, because I am a dork like that. But aren’t most of us in these parts? Rich Lowry often tells audiences about how he hid issues of National Review in his textbooks in classes during high school. I was too goody-two-shoes for that, plus I went to a high school where I was encouraged to wear my politics on my sleeve, so long as I made the case for my position. National Review helped me with the arguments, needless to say. And, of course, made me feel cooler than I was because of the style and wit oozing from its pages — and, well, WFB.
Gov. Cox warns GOP that voters ‘felt like they’re being ignored’ in Utah redistricting process
While Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagrees with a judge’s ruling ordering lawmakers to draw new congressional maps, he said the state’s Republican party risks losing trust among voters who feel like they were ignored during the redistricting process.
Nevada: Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones will not run for re-election
Jones, a Democrat, said in a statement that “the time has come for me to hand off that baton.”
White House Cries ‘Hoax’ as Epstein Note Haunts Trump
On the menu today: I know a bunch of you would like to never read the words “Jeffrey Epstein” ever again. Alas, developments continue to put the controversy front and center in Washington. The president kept insisting that he never sent a note with a doodle to Ghislaine Maxwell for Epstein’s 50th birthday and even sued the Wall Street Journal over its reporting about the note. Vice President JD Vance insisted the report was “complete and utter bull****. The WSJ should be ashamed for publishing it,” and demanded, “Where is this letter?” And yet, Epstein’s estate just turned over a note fitting the Journal’s description to the House Oversight Committee. The White House continues to insist it is a fake. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he misspoke when he said President Trump had been an undercover FBI informant on Epstein.
Iran-Contra figures Oliver North and Fawn Hall secretly marry 40 years after scandal
Oliver North and his loyal former secretary Fawn Hall reportedly married in secret last month — 40 years after their leading roles in the infamous Iran-Contra affair.
Dragon Ball and more pulled from shelves amid Texas censorship bill
Retailers are already reacting to a recent Texas bill by pulling manga from shelves, including issues of Dragon Ball and more. The bill SB20 appears to have noble intentions with language going after generative AI being used to create material which simulates realistic child exploitation. However the bill also includes vague references to “cartoons”.
Opponents of Missouri redistricting push could have a secret weapon — a referendum
Missouri House Democrats don’t have a lot of leverage to prevent Republicans from pushing through a map this week that would make it much harder for U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver to win reelection.
Nevada State University Achieves Record-Breaking Enrollment with Largest Class in 23-Year History
Nevada State University has welcomed the largest first-year class in its 23-year history, enrolling 576 new students and reaching a record total enrollment of 8,366. The previous first-year enrollment record was set in 2017 with 549 students.
Georgia Judge to Dismiss Racketeering Charges Against All 61 ‘Cop City’ Rioters
A Georgia judge on Tuesday announced his plans to dismiss racketeering charges against 61 defendants accused of working to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility that critics have dubbed “Cop City.”
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event
Kirk was the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA.
Biden, Obama, Other Democrats Condemn Kirk’s Murder by Unknown Assassin
I didn’t always agree with Charlie Kirk, but I always felt he stood for what he believed in. When so many people feel like useless grifters, I never got that impression of Kirk.
Scalise says Charlie Kirk shooting ‘brings back emotions’
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday in Utah “brings back emotions” from when he was shot during Congressional baseball practice eight years ago.
Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved With Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot while on stage at Utah Valley University.
Video Shows ICE Detain US Citizen, Green Card Holders at Gunpoint
Federal agents were seen on camera surrounding a parked car in Los Angeles on Tuesday, before breaking a window and pulling three people from the vehicle.
Teacher Disciplined for Saying “Privilege” Training Involved “White-Bashing BS” Can Go Forward with First Amendment Claim
“[T]he only evidence of disruption pointed to by Defendants is the fact that a teacher felt uncomfortable at a session designed with the expectation that participants would feel uncomfortable.”
Suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing is identified by officials as Tyler Robinson
Utah Governor Spencer Cox said that a family member of Robinson’s reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Appeals court judges publicly admonish Supreme Court justices: ‘We’re out here flailing’
“They’re leaving the circuit courts, the district courts out in limbo,” one judge said during appeals court oral arguments that turned into a venting session about the high court’s terse emergency rulings.
Antisemitic Slurs Disrupt Queens College Zoom Lecture About Israel
As an Israeli professor began to speak, some attendees appeared to switch on their cameras and microphones and started yelling. Instead of their faces, they showed disturbing images.
Lombardo: State 90% recovered from cyberattack
Phishing attempts skyrocket in wake of security measures, governor says
Texas AG is caught in shocking sex scandal as details of secret affair with married Christian influencer mom-of-seven are exposed
Texas’s controversial Attorney General has been caught in a shocking sex scandal – less than two years after cheating on his wife with his mistress.
White House requests $58 million to increase security for executive, judicial branches after Charlie Kirk shooting, sources say
The Trump administration is sending a $58 million request to Congress to increase security for the executive and judicial branches in the wake of the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News Saturday.
LAPD says it’s ‘fully prepared’ for Emmy Awards, a high-security event
The Emmy Awards bring together the best and brightest in television each year, and as such, it’s always a tightly secured event. This year will be no exception.
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade Apologizes For “Just Kill Them” Comments About Mentally Ill Homeless People
Brian Kilmeade apologized for comments he made about homeless individuals during a segment on Fox & Friends last week.
Far-Right Podcaster Pleads With Followers Not to ‘Take Up Arms’
Far-right podcaster and “Groyper” leader Nick Fuentes is begging his fans to not take up arms amid internet speculation that the suspected shooter of Charlie Kirk could have been one of his followers.
Kilmeade: ‘Just Kill’ Mentally Ill Homeless Who Refuse Help
Homelessness is a crisis in our major cities. But we have to always remember that people who are homeless have equal intrinsic dignity as all other human beings.
New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports
In March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stripped Turkish doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk’s of her visa based on what a court later found was nothing more than her opinion piece critical of Israel. Now, a bill introduced by the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is ringing alarm bells for civil liberties advocates who say it would grant Rubio the power to revoke the passports of American citizens on similar grounds.
Gavin Newsom just tried to fix one of his biggest Achilles’ heels
A sweeping legislative package includes measures to increase oil drilling and control utilities’ wildfire expenses — but even its champions say it could do more to stabilize prices than drive them down long-term.
Economy & Taxes
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it freeze billions in foreign aid funding
President Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to freeze billions of dollars in foreign aid funding, seeking its intervention in a clash over the president’s refusal to spend money allocated by Congress for foreign assistance programs.
A Financial Crisis for Farmers
Farmers feed and fuel this country and provide it with vital energy security. They also make significant contributions to their local economies. Yet, these farmers who do so much to provide for America are in the middle of a crisis. Without immediate action from Congress and the president, they will soon struggle to keep their farms.
Job growth revised down by 911,000 through March, signaling economy on shakier footing than realized
Annual revisions to nonfarm payrolls data for the year prior to March 2025 showed a drop of 911,000 from the initial estimate. The numbers, which are adjusted from data in the quarterly census and reflect updated information on business openings and closings, add to evidence that the employment picture is weakening.
New tariff rules bring ‘maximum chaos’ as surprise charges hit consumers
The end of the de minimis exemption is wreaking havoc on U.S. consumers, small businesses and major carriers.
Supreme Court Schedules a Quick Showdown on Tariffs
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to take up immediately its big defeat in the Federal Circuit on the question of whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 grants the president unlimited emergency tariff powers. This afternoon, the Court took up the case and ordered an aggressive schedule under which the first briefs are due September 19, the final briefs are due October 30, and the “cases will be set for argument in the first week of the November 2025 argument session.” That doesn’t guarantee a quick resolution if the Court is deeply divided, but it suggests that the Court grasps the urgency of the matter and will proceed accordingly.
The Hot Investment With a 3,000% Return? Pokémon Cards
The franchise’s trading cards are beating the benchmark S&P 500 and highflying stocks like Meta; ‘I like diversifying my investments’
Farmers’ loyalty to Trump is about to be tested
The agriculture industry has stuck by the president even as his trade wars have hit their bottom lines. This fall harvest may see the limits of the their patience.
California Trucking Firms Go Under, Fueling Wider Industry Fears
No recovery from yearslong slump in sight as imports, factory activity and other drivers of demand sag
How Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressure Private Companies
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and trading partners in an unusual effort to raise revenue and expand the president’s role over the economy.
International
Argentina President Milei suffers crushing defeat in Buenos Aires provincial election
Argentine President Javier Milei suffered a sweeping setback on Sunday in a Buenos Aires provincial election widely viewed as a political test for his libertarian party and a barometer for how it will perform in crucial congressional midterms next month.
Nepal’s prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests turn violent, leaving 19 dead
Nepal’s prime minister resigned Tuesday as protests against a short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent and expanded into broader criticism of his government and accusations of corruption among the Himalayan country’s political elite.
Opinion
Publishing professors’ syllabi is a good thing
Several (mostly red) states, including my own state of Georgia, have begun requiring professors at public institutions to upload their syllabi into a searchable database. I began posting my syllabi on my personal website years ago, where anyone could access them.
Donald Trump, Constitutionalism, and the Third Face of Power
How to speak a new constitution into being
Fear of Losing the Midterms Is Driving Trump’s Decisions
The specter of investigations and impeachment has fueled many of the president’s most dramatic actions.
National Conservatism Has a Bigotry Problem, Whether Yoram Hazony Wants To Admit It or Not
“Nobody ever said that to be a good natcon you have to love Jews,” Hazony declared at last week’s National Conservatism Conference.
The War on Reading
George Leef asks whether we can get young Americans to appreciate reading. This young American’s answer: not if our public schools have anything to say about it.
The Globalists of MAGA
Trump and his followers are forging an international movement devoted to their authoritarian cause.
Nepal internet crackdown part of global trend toward suppressing online freedom
Global internet freedom has declined for the 14th consecutive year in 2024, as governments crack down on dissent and people face arrest for expressing political, social or religious views online.
Why Abandoning the Constitution Makes Us What We Hate
“No, we shouldn’t torture people.”
America’s 1970s Problems Are Her 2020s Problems
The 1970s were a tumultuous and negative decade for the United States. It saw a rise in political violence, from assassination attempts to terrorist bombings. President Gerald Ford was shot at twice in the span of a month, George Wallace was paralyzed by an assassin’s bullet, and left-wing terror groups like the Weather Underground engaged in mass bombings, riots, and jailbreaks. The decade had more than its share of political controversies, with the Watergate saga, the Pentagon Papers, the Church Committee revelations, and ABSCAM roiling the country. Institutional trust fell to an all-time low as America’s government was revealed as a corrupt, fraudulent, and self-interested mess.
Catharsis or Civilization: A Statement from Our Founder on the Life of Charlie Kirk
I’ve been trying to share a particular message for a couple of years now, and I can never quite find the words. I doubt I will tonight, but I have to try again because I watched my great friend get murdered over it today.
Assessing the Extent of Political Violence in America
Cato Institute scholar has a great overview of the data on how much political violence there is, and who perpetrates it. It is less prevalent than many think, and right-wing political violence is more common than the left-wing kind.
The Guillotine of Goodness
Politics are much like alcohol. Some people can indulge responsibly. Others cannot. Those unable to exercise restraint in consumption often bring a dark cloud upon themselves and those around them. America cannot be governed by a nation of political addicts any more than it can be governed by a nation of drunks.
There’s Only One Way Back from the Brink
The political assassination — the murder — of Charlie Kirk was vile and evil. We are, as I wrote yesterday, standing at the edge of the abyss. American democracy cannot function if citizens exercising their free-speech rights to debate and engage in politics are gunned down or cowed into silence by a cloud of fear. In truth, a people that submits to the assassin’s veto is no longer free — a grim fact that we ought to remember. That bullet aimed at Kirk was a bullet aimed at all Americans who would exercise their God-given rights to participate as citizens in a self-governing country.
Why It’s a Bad Idea to Tell Students Words Are Violence
A claim increasingly heard on campus will make them more anxious and more willing to justify physical harm.
Americans must defend our nation’s freedoms and reject political violence
When any American decides it is OK to kill another American because of their political views, who guards the line that cannot be crossed?
Governor Spencer Cox Got It Exactly Right
We are, quite rightly, highly critical of our politicians in America. But this is only useful if we also commend those who get it right. To that end, I want to praise Utah’s governor, Spencer Cox, for his conduct in the two days since Charlie Kirk was murdered. From start to finish, Cox’s handling of this situation has been exemplary. His tone has been appropriate. His message has been correct. And, most important of all, he has hidden nothing from the public. Unlike some other public figures, Cox neither got ahead of the story and spread rumors that turned out to be untrue, nor dragged his feet and withheld crucial details that he didn’t trust us to receive. If we are to have governments, we need people to run those governments. Governor Cox has fulfilled his duties with aplomb.
The Standard for ‘Vicious’ Speech Trump Laid Out After Kirk’s Murder Would Implicate Trump Himself
Freedom of speech cannot reliably protect conservatives unless it also protects people they despise.
How the Pendulum Really Swings
We all hear about the pendulum swinging in politics. We’re also all aware that the pendulum is currently pushed very far Left, leading people to suspect it will swing back hard soon; indeed, maybe too hard. It’s important to understand how Work Marxists and other Leftists throughout history have made intentional and productive use of the pendulum swinging. It is their style to arrange affairs so that when the pendulum swings back, it has also moved position so that instead of striking them, it strikes another one of their targets. In this episode of New Discourses Bullets, host James Lindsay breaks down this strategic use of “the principle of polarity” so we can strategize more successfully and avoid predictable traps.
We Need to Talk About the Midterms
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! As we await off-year elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City, the 2026 midterm campaign is well underway. Fundraising is humming along. The map is coming into view. And candidates are jumping in.
Politics Is the Cure for Political Violence
A week ago, I went to a matinée of the Hamilton musical with students from the Buckley Institute at Yale. Young Hamilton’s first song says, “I am not throwin’ away my shot,” meaning his shot at doing great things in his new country. By the end of the show, he has done great things and is shot and killed in a duel by Vice President Aaron Burr.
