America's founding principles face unprecedented attack: socialism targets capitalism, progressivism undermines the Constitution, and persecution rises globally. The stage is set for prophecy's fulfillment. Are we watching the decline of a nation?
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed adding an extra levy on people who own pricey second homes in the Big Apple - as its young socialist mayor calls for more taxes on New York's highest earners.
The gov has floated imposing a yearly surcharge on second homes in New York City that are worth $5 million and more, dubbed a pied-à-terre tax, aimed at the ultra-wealthy.
"If you can afford a multimillion-dollar second home in New York City...
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a new tax policy targeting the second homes of her constituents as residents of the Empire State are already fleeing elsewhere.
The new proposal is meant to close the budget gap created by New York City Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his social programs.
The so-called "pied-à-terre tax" would be "an annual surcharge on residential properties in New York City...
JTA - A growing number of leading progressives, including the leading liberal pro-Israel lobby, have come out against continued American funding for Israel's Iron Dome defense system.
J Street president Jeremy Ben-Ami on Sunday joined Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna, along with Jewish Democratic congressional challenger Brad Lander, in opposing future budget earmarks for Israeli defense systems...
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley warned Friday about what he called an increasingly aggressive and legally dubious tax strategy emerging from high-tax, Democrat-led states.Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul advanced a pied-à-terre tax aimed at wealthy individuals who no longer reside in the city but still own high-value property there.
Turley said on "Kudlow" that efforts like those in New York represent legal overreach, as states craft...
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The National Popular Vote Compact is now at 222 electoral votes after Virginia added itself to the coalition of states that will switch to awarding their electoral votes to the popular vote winner in presidential elections once they hit their goal of 270. A national effort to circumvent the Electoral Collegeenough states join and...
The jizya is a tax historically levied on non-Muslims living under Muslim rule, understood as a fee for protection, exemption from military service, and permission to practice a non-Muslim faith. Historically, jizya was imposed by Muslim countries across the Middle East, South Asia, North Africa, and Central Asia, a practice that has been abolished in most Muslim nations.
With the exception of Taliban-governed Afghanistan, no internationally recognized nation-state in ...
As an undergraduate at the University of Texas, I was tasked with investigating the funding sources of Hamas, the terrorist group that murdered 1,200 people, including 46 Americans, on Oct. 7, 2023. A truth became apparent: Qatar was not only one of Hamas's biggest funders, having contributed billions of dollars, but also one of the largest foreign financiers of American universities. Texas A&M alone received $1 billion from its state-sponsored Qatar Foundation...
A 1982 Muslim Brotherhood document titled "Towards a Global Strategy for Islamic Policy", known as "The Project", outlines a long-term plan to establish Islamic dominance worldwide by infiltrating Western institutions and creating parallel Islamic governance structures.
RAIR Foundation USA exposed the Muslim Brotherhood's subversive blueprint for turning America into an Islamic state, the secret 1982 document known as "The Project", and entered it into the official...
Christianity represents one of the last pillars of resistance to centralized authority. Christianity has become the only religion that can be openly mocked and ridiculed in mainstream culture without consequence, and anyone who refuses to see that pattern is simply ignoring reality. There is no equal treatment here, and the idea that this is about "creative freedom" collapses the moment you ask why the same standards are never applied across the board...
A group of Catholic nuns is battling the state of New York, which wants to take an LGBT hammer to a home that has cared for terminal cancer patients for almost 125 years.
The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne operate the 42-bed Rosary Hill Home, which cares for terminally ill people without charging them anything, according to EWTN.
But the sisters have broken the state commandment that declares pronouns are more important than prayer...
Texas Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick decided to correct a common misconception secular America has about the Constitution - there's nothing in it about a "separation of church and state."
As noted by a report from KRIV on Tuesday, Patrick chairs the new Religious Liberty Commission which was created by President Donald Trump via executive order last May. Per its mission statement on the Justice Department's website, the commission works "to advise the White House Faith...
The Trump administration has begun the process of wiping away the convictions of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who took part in the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro began the process with a court filing on Tuesday.
The legal filing referenced President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order commuting the sentences of those charged in the Capitol incursion to time served...
III. Babylon
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) - In a strategic move to localize maritime services and reduce reliance on foreign dry docks, the Ministry of Transport announced on Sunday the upcoming launch of Iraq's largest Floating Dock (Shipyard) project.
This initiative, executed in collaboration with specialized Turkish firms, aims to position Iraq as a regional hub for the construction and maintenance of both domestic and international vessels.
Maytham al-Safi, Director...
Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced a new strategic vision aimed at delivering major projects to support Iraq's economy and sustainable development.
The plan was presented during a meeting attended by members of parliament from the Reconstruction and Development bloc, where officials outlined a roadmap to advance investment activity and accelerate project implementation.
Chairman Haider Mohammed Makkiya said the strategy...
IV. Societal Sins
Canada is set to pass a grim milestone in its medically-assisted suicide program with a total of 100,000 citizens projected to be euthanized by the government before its 10th anniversary on June 17.
The Great White North's MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) program will soon cross the sickly six-figure threshold, according to The National Post.
Ottawa's most recent data shows 15,767 Canadians were euthanized by the state in 2024 - 5.1% of all deaths in the...
V. Apostasy
Famed New Testament scholar and Anglican bishop Tom "N.T." Wright says he's not sure whether some of the most famous figures in the Holy Bible actually existed.
In an April 5 episode of the "Ask NT Wright Anything" podcast, the 77-year-old Wright either deferred comment on or outright denied the historicity of four key figures in the Bible, including Adam. While it's not the first time Wright has suggested a Bible character is fictional - he's made similar arguments in the past...
The Great White Throne Judgment reveals a sobering truth: those whose names aren't in the Book of Life face eternal separation from God. The urgency of the gospel isn't about fear-it's about rescue. Trust Christ today, before it's too late.
