Opinion Archives - Patriot Project

This representation of the First Thanksgiving in 1621 shows the relationship between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Indians.

Cruz Hammers MSNBC Over Segment Linking Thanksgiving with 'Genocide' and 'White Supremacy'

White people do not bear the burden of introducing genocide and violence to North America; the native tribes fought each other before the Europeans arrived.

By Randy DeSoto November 22, 2021

Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin speaks to supporters after winning the gubernatorial race on Wednesday morning.

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Youngkin Takes Shot at Cancel Culture, Lauds Washington and Jefferson

'For too long we’ve been expected to shelve our dreams, to shelve our hope, to settle for low expectations,' Youngkin said.

By Randy DeSoto November 4, 2021

Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow speaks to the media on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

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Dem Senator Claims That Biden Turned Page After 'Multiples Crises and Division' Under Trump

Six in 10 Americans believe the country is on the wrong track under Biden, which is higher than most of Trump's time in office.

By Randy DeSoto October 29, 2021

This stock image shows an empty classroom. The National School Boards Association, in a late September letter, asked the Department of Justice to classify and investigate parents as “domestic terrorists.”

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The National School Boards Association Labels Parents 'Domestic Terrorists,' And That's Just the Tip of the Iceberg

The NSBA’s letter smearing parents as domestic terrorists came as no surprise to us. The association has been up to no good for decades.

By Keli Carender October 29, 2021

President Joe Biden delivers a speech from the White House on Thursday.

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Biden Seeks to Revive Obama-Era Polices That Led to Slowest Economic Recovery Since WWII

During former President Barack Obama's final year in office in 2016, the Gross Domestic Product grew at a paltry 1.7 percent.

By Randy DeSoto October 28, 2021

Xi Jinping, left, meets with then Vice President Joe Biden in February 2012.

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Biden's $3.5T 'Human Infrastructure' Bill Would Strengthen China

'Cutting taxes on American employers was a central part of our efforts to bring jobs and factories back home to the United States.'

By Randy DeSoto October 19, 2021

Joe Biden speaks at a presidential campaign rally in Bluffs, Iowa on Nov. 30, 2019.

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Biden's 'Fair Share' Argument Wrong: 'Wealthy' in US Already Pay Far More In Taxes Than Europe's High Earners

The tax burden to fund the generous welfare benefits in places like France, Germany and Sweden is more evenly distributed among the population.

By Randy DeSoto October 18, 2021

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona Oct. 4, 2016.

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Trump Tax Cuts Worked As Advertised: Tax Revenues Top $4 Trillion in '21, An All-Time High

Corporate tax collections this year are about 25 percent higher than the $297 billion collected in 2017, prior to the Trump tax cuts.

By Randy DeSoto October 14, 2021

The Board of Supervisors have a special meeting on Monday.

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Maricopa County Board Refuses to Appear Before AZ Senate to Discuss Election Concerns, Calls for Audit to End

'Why do these local officials believe that they alone are acting in good faith while at the same time questioning the motives' of others who disagree?

By Randy DeSoto May 18, 2021

Joe Biden gives remarks on his economic plan for the future on March 31.

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New Poll: By Double Digits Americans Reject High Tax and Spend, Big Govt Policies

Capital gains is the tax on investments, so Biden’s policy would be a disincentive to invest. Investments are what create businesses.

By Randy DeSoto April 27, 2021

Protesters speak against Arizona state Senate Bill 1485, an election integrity measure, at a rally.

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Like Georgia, Dems Pull Race Card to Try to Undermine Arizona Vote Integrity Legislation

Raquel Terán urged supporters to contact Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to tell him to veto the election integrity bill.

By Randy DeSoto April 22, 2021

During a Thursday news conference, Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and other Democratic lawmakers discussed their plans for the Supreme Court.

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Democrats Tip Their Hand: Part of Plan to Pack Supreme Court Is About HR1

'I wish we didn’t have a far right Supreme Court majority that is hostile to democracy itself, but here we are,' Rep. Mondaire Jones said.

By Randy DeSoto April 15, 2021

A New York vote-by-mail ballot lies on a desk. The New York Times has shifted its perspective on absentee voting several times throughout the last few decades.

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NY Times Does About-Face on Potential for Fraud Created by Absentee Ballots

In 2000, The Times' Leslie Wayne wrote, 'Yet as absentee ballots and early voting become more popular, so do concerns over them.'

By Randy DeSoto April 14, 2021

The above stock image shows the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.

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Venezuela's Undermining of Indep Judiciary Offers Cautionary Tale to Dems' SCOTUS Court Packing Scheme

'The hyper-partisan fixing of the [Supreme] Court quickly devastated Venezuela’s constitutional structure,' according to First Liberty Institute.

By Randy DeSoto March 16, 2021

President Joe Biden is promising the most significant expansion of the welfare state since Lyndon Johnson's Great Society of the 1960s, as he reportedly eyes the largest tax increases since the early '90s.

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Biden Calls for Return to Failed '60s 'Great Society,' Reportedly Eyeing Major Tax Hikes

Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980 was really a direct response to the failed big-government welfare policies of the '60s Great Society.

By Randy DeSoto March 16, 2021

Sen Lee questions Judge Garland about 2A rights in Sen Judiciary Committee on Feb. 24.

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Biden AG Nominee Garland's Record on 2nd Amend Shows Resistance Toward Right to Bear Arms

Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, has a troubling record when it comes to recognizing Americans’ Second Amendment rights. In 2007, Garland voted for an “en banc” […]

By Randy DeSoto March 2, 2021

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Wednesday that the Chicago Monuments Project, convened in August to decide which of the Windy City's monuments should be removed.

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Chicago, Largest City in 'Land of Lincoln,' Reviews Taking Down Statues of Him and Grant

For Chicago to take down Lincoln's and Grant's statues as a means or promoting “a racial healing and historical reckoning” would certainly be ironic indeed.

By Randy DeSoto February 19, 2021

Former President Donald Trump and former radio commentator Rush Limbaugh walk together on April 19, 2019, following their round of golf at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Key '09 Limbaugh Speech Illustrates How He Became Bridge from Reagan to Trump

Former radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh appeared to take seriously a warning former President Ronald Reagan offered in his farewell address in 1989.

By Randy DeSoto February 18, 2021