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of American greatness espoused by our Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution have been replaced by ideals and values dictated by increasingly divisive, polarized politics.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

America’s Safe Harbor for Hate? The Biden White House

April 2, 2024 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

White House graphic of Biden statement "Hate can have no safe harbor in America."

Conservatives pounced on President Biden for his International Transgender Day of Visibility proclamation. The activist anti-gender celebration is March 31 every year. This year it fell on the same day as Easter. I’m taking a contrarian position on the newest example of White House tone deafness. The timing was not a Biden decision, though it certainly stinks like one. This … [Read more...] about America’s Safe Harbor for Hate? The Biden White House

Consent of the Governed Means Our Government is Illegitimate

March 5, 2024 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Declaration of Independence

Before Thomas Jefferson is wiped from our national memory, every American should remember these words from the Declaration of Independence: Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed. Our nation was founded on the belief that the consent of the governed is fundamental to preserving our democracy. A government that … [Read more...] about Consent of the Governed Means Our Government is Illegitimate

Juneteenth Reminds Us We Haven’t Done Enough for Democrats

June 18, 2023 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

"Abraham Jones Back Yard." Shack with two Black ex-slaves. Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.

Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday. Like most Americans I will be working. I suspect many politicians will also be on the job because more than anything, Juneteenth is a holiday Democrats depend on not as a celebration, but as an indictment of America: The inequities present in our society today can be traced back to the times of slavery. Black Americans were seen as … [Read more...] about Juneteenth Reminds Us We Haven’t Done Enough for Democrats

11 Reasons Reparations are an Incredibly Foolish Scam We Can’t Ignore

May 20, 2023 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Illegals apprehended in El Paso, Texas. Courtesy CBP.

Nothing says I want your votes like cash. Passing out bills at the polling place is frowned on, but there are many ways to spread love to the faithful. Any good tax and spend Democrat will tell you that the trick is to keep voters on the hook and to never fix whatever problem afflicts the group you are pandering to. This is why decades of anti-poverty spending, social … [Read more...] about 11 Reasons Reparations are an Incredibly Foolish Scam We Can’t Ignore

Stand With the People of America Should be Our Rallying Cry

March 1, 2023 by Bob Prokop Leave a Comment

Two forklifts holding an American flag on the Fourth of July 2022.

One year ago, the House of Representatives passed a resolution affirming America’s determination to stand with the people of Ukraine in their battle against Russian aggression. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) delivered a speech from the House floor affirming U.S. support: This resolution really does one thing. To tell the world in one united voice that the United States of … [Read more...] about Stand With the People of America Should be Our Rallying Cry

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