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By A.J. Rice

A society grounded in reality -- with an intact sense of morality -- recoils from insanity and the first and most necessary step to recovering sanity is forthrightly and unashamedly call out insanity. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/mind-viruses-and-america-s-irrational-obsessions/ AmericanThinker:Post:163809 A.J. Rice Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Understanding And Dealing With Kim Jong-Un’s Resilience

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By Mario Alexis Portella

Kim Jong Un has strengthened North Korea through repression, nuclear expansion, strategic alliances, and carefully managing looming succession risks. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/understanding-and-dealing-with-kim-jong-un-s-resilience/ AmericanThinker:Post:163808 Mario Alexis Portella Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Getting Involved Means Republicans Can Win

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By Robin M. Itzler

We can all do something in the lead-up to the November election. What is your something? ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/getting-involved-means-republicans-can-win/ AmericanThinker:Post:163801 Robin M. Itzler Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 A Proper President List

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By Arthur Schaper

President Trump trolled Democrats by putting himself at the top of a list of the greatest presidents (and dissing Obama). Here’s my own, more serious list. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/a-proper-president-list/ AmericanThinker:Post:163795 Arthur Schaper Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Whatever Happened to 'When in Rome'?

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By Brian C. Joondeph

Britain’s new guide for asylum seekers raises an old question: Should newcomers adapt to their host country, or should the host country adapt to them?   ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/whatever-happened-to-when-in-rome/ AmericanThinker:Post:163777 Brian C. Joondeph Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Socialist Promises, Promises

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By Jeffrey Folks

The increasing popularity of socialism in America is frightening. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/socialist-promises-promises/ AmericanThinker:Post:163763 Jeffrey Folks Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Collection Plate and the Ballot Box

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By Jay Rogers

How do you know a charity is legit? Follow the money. A new report does just that, and the findings are disturbing. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/the-collection-plate-and-the-ballot-box/ AmericanThinker:Post:163791 Jay Rogers Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 How Capitalism Reduces Poverty and Creates Wealth

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By James T. Moodey

It has to be more than just ‘free markets.’ Here is the truth. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/how-capitalism-reduces-poverty-and-creates-wealth/ AmericanThinker:Post:163790 James T. Moodey Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Russia Hoaxers Quiet about Canadian Election Interference

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By J.B. Shurk

The Canadian government once again colludes with Democrats. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/russia-hoaxers-quiet-about-canadian-election-interference/ AmericanThinker:Post:163789 J.B. Shurk Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Has the Horror of the Act Itself Become the Defense?

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By Luis Gonzalez

What happens when an act is so horrifying that assigning responsibility to the person who committed it becomes psychologically unbearable? ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/has-the-horror-of-the-act-itself-become-the-defense/ AmericanThinker:Post:163786 Luis Gonzalez Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Summertime and Antifa was Uneasy

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By Clarice Feldman

While we were spared another one of those ironically dubbed, ”summers of love,” the lawfare war continues, and with some interesting developments. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/summertime-and-antifa-was-uneasy/ AmericanThinker:Post:163784 Clarice Feldman Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Manifester In Chief

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By Allan J. Feifer

Trump uses to advantage his ability to become the embodiment of his opponents’ greatest fears, but our enemies have figured out how to exploit this. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/the-manifester-in-chief/ AmericanThinker:Post:163689 Allan J. Feifer Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Is Anyone Really Guilty Anymore?

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By Richard Kirk

While the system of justice should be structured to avoid sending innocent people to prison, the modern fixation on one side of the judicial and law enforcement equation has devastating consequences.  ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/is-anyone-really-guilty-anymore/ AmericanThinker:Post:163770 Richard Kirk Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Trump Revolution is Real

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By J.B. Shurk

Trump is overturning the American political establishment’s negativity and bad ideas, and as promised, actually Making America Great Again. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/the-trump-revolution-is-real/ AmericanThinker:Post:163767 J.B. Shurk Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Safety First, Comrade

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By Joan Swirsky

The communists who want to run our country and our lives have no regard for our well-being. Just look at a little history, plus the present day. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/safety-first-comrade/ AmericanThinker:Post:163766 Joan Swirsky Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Big Secret about Teen Takeovers

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By Jeffrey Folks

There’s something big the mainstream media don’t want to tell you about these disruptive and dangeorus events. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/the-big-secret-about-teen-takeovers/ AmericanThinker:Post:163761 Jeffrey Folks Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Battle Of Brooklyn 250 And God’s Providential Aid

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By Craig Seibert

The cultural elites are aggressively denying America’s Biblical heritage. However, our Founders were certain about God’s hand in America’s creation. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/the-battle-of-brooklyn-250-and-god-s-providential-aid/ AmericanThinker:Post:163758 Craig Seibert Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Utopia’s Butchers

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By Lars Møller

Socialism’s sectarian logic, pseudoscientific hubris, and the inescapable path from guillotine to Gulag. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/utopia-s-butchers/ AmericanThinker:Post:163752 Lars Møller Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 A Greek Mythical Trojan Horse May Portend An Islamic Reality For America

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By James Zumwalt

The citizens of Troy sealed their fate by assuming there was no war. Are we going to make the same mistake? ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/a-greek-mythical-trojan-horse-may-portend-an-islamic-reality-for-america/ AmericanThinker:Post:163750 James Zumwalt Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Because Pride Goeth Before the Fall

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By Paul O’Brien

One of our culture’s dispiriting trends since the 1960s has been a growing insistence that one be proud of this or that superficial quality or demographic label. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/because-pride-goeth-before-the-fall/ AmericanThinker:Post:163742 Paul O’Brien Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The Mohammunist Manifesto—Punishment of Apostasy and Defection

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By Milli Sands

One ideology is premised on faith in Allah, and the other on faith in government, but what they share is that once you check in, only death gets you out. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/the-mohammunist-manifesto-punishment-of-apostasy-and-defection/ AmericanThinker:Post:163739 Milli Sands Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 The British Nanny State: No Guns Allowed

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By William Grice

In Victorian London, Dr. Watson carrying a service revolver was unremarkable. In modern Britain, self-defence is treated as a crime—and the state prefers it that way. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/the-british-nanny-state-no-guns-allowed/ AmericanThinker:Post:163726 William Grice Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Socialism and New York City's Housing Crisis

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By Holly Jean Soto

Young New Yorkers deserve affordable housing. But they'll never get there through policies that create even more scarcity. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/socialism-and-new-york-city-s-housing-crisis/ AmericanThinker:Post:163716 Holly Jean Soto Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Congress’s Unconstitutional Spending Spree Must End to Stop Fraud

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By Ted Noel

What we’re doing now to fight massive fraud—shifting a program here or arresting someone there—is nothing more than rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/congress-s-unconstitutional-spending-spree-must-end-to-stop-fraud/ AmericanThinker:Post:163710 Ted Noel Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400 Hollow Resolve

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By Lars Møller

Britain’s armed forces and the mirror of national collapse. ]]> https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/08/hollow-resolve/ AmericanThinker:Post:163703 Lars Møller Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0400