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American Values

The American Ideals and Values category includes posts on freedom and liberty, equality and rights, the battle between liberals and conservatives and most important, what it means to be American.

The bulwarks of American greatness espoused by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution have been replaced by ideals and values dictated by increasingly divisive, polarized politics.

The growing might of a America's radical left undermines, re-imagines, and destroys our fundamental beliefs about what is good, morally justifiable, and worth protecting at any cost, whether that means protecting the sovereignty of our borders, defending the First Amendment, affirming property rights violated by squatters, or saying no to thriving, pro-terror antisemitism on college campuses.

President Biden's weaponized justice, covert censorship, election manipulation, and autocratic executive orders reimagined our great nation and started us down the path to social, economic, and moral decline.

We no longer live in the America envisioned by our Founders. We have devolved into a vicious, valueless Banana Republic for the sake of delivering overwhelming power to one political party.

Incredible Facts from President Trump’s First 41 Days

March 1, 2017 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Some incredible facts were revealed during the first 41 days of Donald Trump’s presidency that began with his arrival in Washington and ended with Tuesday's address to Congress. What we learned didn’t come from the president. It doesn’t have anything to do with our dreams or the nation’s spirit. These incredible facts came from America’s reaction to a presidency many don’t want … [Read more...] about Incredible Facts from President Trump’s First 41 Days

Stopping Bigotry Starts Religious War Democrats Want

February 9, 2017 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Get out your dictionary and look up the meaning of bigotry. Intolerance, not race or religion, is what bigotry is all about. There is nothing in the definition to imply that liberal politics makes intolerance acceptable. How many signs have been displayed by anti-Trump protesters demonstrating against bigotry? Democratic dissidents are so fixated on despising everything … [Read more...] about Stopping Bigotry Starts Religious War Democrats Want

Johnson Amendment Repeal Will Bite Back in a Big Way

February 3, 2017 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Pope Francis addresses Congress. Will Johnson Amendment repeal mix too much politics with religion?

Too often something you want takes a big piece out of you when you get it, like a cute stray dog that sinks its teeth into your hand the moment you offer it a snack. Trump’s plans to repeal the “no stumping from the pulpit” Johnson Amendment runs a big risk of doing exactly that. Johnson Amendment repeal: did Trump think this one through? The Johnson Amendment repeal is … [Read more...] about Johnson Amendment Repeal Will Bite Back in a Big Way

Moral High Ground on Refugees: is This a Free Country?

February 1, 2017 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

If the crowd of demonstrators at O’Hare Airport last Saturday really wanted to demonstrate against something serious they should have gone into the city. The handful of travelers1 who fell under the net of President Trump’s heightened security restrictions couldn’t compete with the 17 shootings that had already taken place in Chicago since Friday.2 That’s what happens when … [Read more...] about Moral High Ground on Refugees: is This a Free Country?

Torture is Wrong. That’s No Reason Not to Use It.

January 27, 2017 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Torture is wrong? World Trade Center bombing terrorists. Courtesy FBI.

Here we go again, arguing over torture. President Trump has been in office less than a week and he has already revived the debate over whether torture is wrong. The real question is why right or wrong matters. Why announce limits on how far the U.S. is willing to go? That’s what Obama did. Ask yourself: what responsible leader would tell the world we are placing … [Read more...] about Torture is Wrong. That’s No Reason Not to Use It.

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