Republic Matters

03/02/2025

Wyoming may very well have the most Second Amendment-friendly legislature in the country right now, but even some reliable champions of the right to keep and bear arms are expressing some reservations about a bill hitting the House floor that seeks to increase the safeguards around gun owner privacy and the use of Merchant Category Codes for firearm and ammunition sales. ...

Wyoming may very well have the most Second Amendment-friendly legislature in the country right now, but even some reliable champions of the right to keep and bear arms are expressing some re…

03/02/2025

A spot in upstate New York offers solace, courage, and inspiration. Originally Posted on: Kathryn Jean Lopez

A spot in upstate New York offers solace, courage, and inspiration. Originally Posted on: Kathryn Jean Lopez

03/02/2025

The media doesn't like guns, gun rights, gun ownership, or anything beyond gun control. Sure, there are the odd exceptions here and there, but for the most part, that seems to hold true.

In some circles, it's perfectly acceptable to write screeds that would be better suited for the op-ed page and pretend it's actually hard news, so long as you're taking a shot at the Second Amendment....

The media doesn’t like guns, gun rights, gun ownership, or anything beyond gun control. Sure, there are the odd exceptions here and there, but for the most part, that seems to hold tru…

03/02/2025

On March 4, 2002, as daylight was replacing darkness, Air Force combat controller John Chapman was fighting for his life. He was fighting alone on a snow-covered mountain in Afghanistan called Takur Ghar. The SEAL team he was attached to (codenamed MAKO 30), commanded by Senior Chief Britt Slabinski, had left him for dead. But Chapman wasn’t dead. After battling alone for the better part of an hour in the bitter cold, Chapman was almost out of ammunition....

03/02/2025

Donald Trump spent a lot of the first day of his administration issuing executive orders that dealt the getting rid of DEI in the government, improving education, ordering all federal employees working remotely to get back to work, releasing the JFK and MLK assassination files, and so much more.

If you think that wasn’t enough to accomplish in the almost two weeks since he was inaugurated, he’s also been making waves on the international scene—big waves....

Donald Trump spent a lot of the first day of his administration issuing executive orders that dealt the getting rid of DEI in the government, improving education, ordering all federal employ…

03/02/2025

Iran is covertly developing long-range nuclear warheads at two heavily guarded missile sites, using its space program as a cover to advance its nuclear weapons capabilities, according to explosive new intelligence revealed by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). In a landmark press conference in Washington, DC, on Friday attended by Breitbart News, the prominent exiled anti-regime Iranian opposition group…...

Iran is covertly developing long-range nuclear warheads at two heavily guarded missile sites, using its space program as a cover to advance its nuclear weapons capabilities, according to explosive …

03/02/2025

On Saturday, Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg, 24, was among three people elected to the Democratic National Committee's vice chair position. Originally Posted on:

On Saturday, Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg, 24, was among three people elected to the Democratic National Committee’s vice chair position. Originally Posted on:

03/02/2025

Protesters were seen shutting down traffic on the 101 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday while waving Mexican flags in opposition to ongoing ICE raids in the city and elsewhere in the United States. The protests reportedly began on Olvera Street and later grew to a few thousand people as they marched on City Hall and later to the 101 Freeway where they shut down traffic....

Protesters were seen shutting down traffic on the 101 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday while waving Mexican flags in opposition to ongoing ICE raids in the city and elsewhere in the United…

02/02/2025

The Constitution vs. the administrative state. Originally Posted on: Andrew C. McCarthy

The Constitution vs. the administrative state. Originally Posted on: Andrew C. McCarthy

02/02/2025

The approach some people have to ma*****na makes no sense at all to me. On one hand, they treat ma*****na as a wonder drug with absolutely no harmful side effects and that should be legalized completely, including for recreational use.

On the other hand, they also act like it's a drug that makes people way too dangerous to own a firearm....

The approach some people have to ma*****na makes no sense at all to me. On one hand, they treat ma*****na as a wonder drug with absolutely no harmful side effects and that should be legalize…

02/02/2025

The Trace’s report last week begins ominously: “Demand for guns skyrocketed in the United States five years ago as the country grappled with COVID-19, social unrest, and a contentious presidential election. Now, that boom appears to be ending.” The outlet then compares years of average gun sales to years of record gun sales, noting more guns were sold during years of record gun sales....

The Trace’s report last week begins ominously: “Demand for guns skyrocketed in the United States five years ago as the country grappled with COVID-19, social unrest, and a contentious presidential …

02/02/2025

It's become increasingly common for the parents or guardians of juveniles to face criminal charges when their kid brings a gun to school, but this is the first time I can recall a school district employee being charged with a crime in connection with a student-brought gun.

The former principal of Milwaukee's Thurston Woods School pleaded guilty this past week to a misdemeanor charge of misconduct in public office in connection with an incident that happened last February....

It’s become increasingly common for the parents or guardians of juveniles to face criminal charges when their kid brings a gun to school, but this is the first time I can recall a scho…

02/02/2025

U.S. citizen Keith Siegel was released from captivity on Saturday as part of a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, which was brokered with help from the outgoing Biden administration and President Donald Trump. Siegel, looking gaunt, embraced his wife, who was released in a truce in November 2023. He was released along with two other hostages, including Yarden Bibas, the father of the Bibas family, whose other members are still hostages....

U.S. citizen Keith Siegel was released from captivity on Saturday as part of a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, which was brokered with help from the outgoing Biden administrati…

02/02/2025

‘Companion’ Review: Engrossing, Twisty, Funny, Sexless Techno-Thriller 1 Warner Bros. Pictures MOST POPULAR FROM THE HOMEPAGE Originally Posted on: John Nolte

‘Companion’ Review: Engrossing, Twisty, Funny, Sexless Techno-Thriller 1 Warner Bros. Pictures MOST POPULAR FROM THE HOMEPAGE Originally Posted on: John Nolte

02/02/2025

Several times a week, without fail, the legacy media gives the front-page RedState writers ample reason to remind our readers that you simply do not hate the media enough. They make it so easy to ding them, seriously. And Saturday brought just the latest example, this time from the Associated Press (AP), on what should be a perennial piece of benign journalism about how the prices of Super Bowl party food for 2025 compare to what Americans paid in 2024....

Several times a week, without fail, the legacy media gives the front-page RedState writers ample reason to remind our readers that you simply do not hate the media enough. They make it so ea…

02/02/2025

Last year, I had the pleasure of attending a great event. The 2A Freedom Festival. Organized by Florida gun rights advocate Kevin Sona, the event brings in a broad range of pro-gun voices, a host of vendors, and provides a great opportunity for gun rights advocates in Florida and elsewhere to congregate, get to know one another, and strategize. Last year, there was also a great opportunity to help people out beyond defending gun rights....

Last year, I had the pleasure of attending a great event. The 2A Freedom Festival. Organized by Florida gun rights advocate Kevin Sona, the event brings in a broad range of pro-gun voices, a…

02/02/2025

Brian Driscoll, the acting FBI Director, strongly refused a Department of Justice order to aid in the firing of agents involved in Jan. 6 protest cases, NBC News reported on Saturday. Originally Posted on:

Brian Driscoll, the acting FBI Director, strongly refused a Department of Justice order to aid in the firing of agents involved in Jan. 6 protest cases, NBC News reported on Saturday. Originally Po…

01/02/2025

President Trump’s first week in office was nothing short of extraordinary in its broad yet targeted attacks on the federal status quo and the deep state. Last Friday, following a whirlwind tour of North Carolina and California disaster sites, Trump said out loud what many emergency management experts have been thinking for some time: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is failing, and its core mission needs to be scrutinized and revised....

President Trump’s first week in office was nothing short of extraordinary in its broad yet targeted attacks on the federal status quo and the deep state. Last Friday, following a whirlwind t…