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Abortion Struggle Reveals America’s Crisis of Gov’t (By Rev. Jim Harden)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) America is at a crossroads of choice not just about abortion but about what it means to be human and what it means to be American. The national abortion debate reflects a crisis of government in two ways: 1.) the people do not understand the role of government, and 2.) the three co-equal branches of federal government are at odds with each other. First, the response to former President Trump’s April … Read more

Is Gun Safety Paramount to Rights of Citizens? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally posted on NewsMax.) The Second Amendment, in a nutshell notes, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” It goes into much more depth than that, but the general gist of it is that people are allowed to own a firearm and, in the states allowed, even carry it with them, provided they have the license … Read more

Trump Needs to Clarify All His Abortion Positions (By Jim Harden)

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) Trump need not advocate a particular federal law banning abortion based on some arbitrary gestational age, like 16-weeks, or developmental characteristic, like a beating heart or ability to feel pain. He just needs to enforce the law. We are no longer fighting a battle over abortion opinions but the criminality of the current administration. Donald, enforcing current federal laws equally is sufficient to eliminate virtually all elective abortions in America. Start … Read more

States May Finally Be Seeing the Light on Supporting Police (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) Recent Changes May Be Giving Police Much Needed Support, But . . . Why Isn’t President Joe Biden Fully on board? Since 2020, we’ve heard the scream of “Defund the Police!” These cries demand reform even in situations not calling for it. Yet, it’s beginning to sound as though some states are finally understanding that they actually need police officers to keep their communities safe. That said, this doesn’t mean everyone … Read more

IVF: We’re Letting Technology Outpace Morality (By Jim Harden)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) By their 8-1 decision, America was thrust into a crisis of conscience. Unborn embryos are children, made in the image of God, with rights to be protected. The majority opinion author, Justice Jay Mitchell concurs. The court’s opinion siding with parents against a fertility clinic that accidentally destroyed their embryos opens with, “unborn children are ‘children’ for the purposes of Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act.” Unlike Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s … Read more

IVF: We’re Letting Technology Outpace Morality (By Jim Harden)

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) Technology has outpaced our morality. On Feb. 16, 2024 the Alabama Supreme Court agreed. By their 8-1 decision, America was thrust into a crisis of conscience. Unborn embryos are children, made in the image of God, with rights to be protected. The majority opinion author, Justice Jay Mitchell concurs. The court’s opinion siding with parents against a fertility clinic that accidentally destroyed their embryos opens with, “unborn children are ‘children’ for the … Read more

Pittsburgh Happier Shuffling Numbers Versus Reducing Crime (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) The fallout from the “Defund the Police” movement continues. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police recently announced that it will no longer respond to all in-person calls. Instead, a new police Telephone Reporting Unit will respond to calls that “do not require an in-person response by officers.” This is what happens when people demonize police and reduce funding to police agencies. It is simple logic. It was the goal of  “Defund the … Read more

Want to Join the Force? Beleaguered Police Now Brutally Attacked (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) Who would want to be a police officer in New York City?  While that role has never been easy, judging by the numbers, not too many people — especially now. Not only is the NYPD having to answer more calls with fewer people, few people in both the city government and residents seem to support them. It’s gotten so bad that according to the New York Post, “City cops are getting beaten at a record-setting … Read more

Not Politicians Job to Parse Personhood By Jim Harden

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) The Declaration of Independence affirms that we are “endowed by our Creator,” not our government, with “certain unalienable rights” the first and foundational of which is the right to life. All people are made in the image of God. We are all inviolable, not to be violated, because we are invaluable, imbued with the dignity of creatures made just a little lower than God. This is the only basis for a … Read more

High Court Ignores Danger at Border By Michael Letts

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(Originally published in Newsmax.) The U.S. Supreme Court just opened up the border for more illegal migrants to enter the U.S. On Monday, the court granted the Biden administration’s request to not allow wire that the Texas government installed along its border with Mexico, something which the administration should have done itself. Unfortunately, the Biden administration can now cut the wire, along with the state’s right to defend its border from an illegal immigrant invasion. … Read more

Are Sanctuary Cities Havens for Criminals, Terrorists? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) The left desperately want us to believe that the millions of illegal immigrants coming across the southern U.S. border are simply honest, hard-working people who want a chance at a better life. This is part of the reason why some of the large Democrat-controlled cities declared themselves sanctuary cities whose city agencies, including police, were instructed not to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The media demonized President Donald … Read more

Give Speaker a Chance (By Jim Harden)

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was not the first choice to succeed Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives. After the position was vacant for three weeks, he was the fourth nominee put forward, and he won on a party line vote. He replaced a failed speaker who broke promises to the public and his party and seemed more willing to kowtow to Democrats than support the Republicans even when … Read more

Can We Reteach Criminals to Fear Police? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) Police walk a fine line. They want and need the public to trust them, but they want criminals to fear them. Lean too far in one direction, and they become ineffective. A good example of this can be seen with what has happened with police since the George Floyd riots. The media painted police in the worst light possible and the public lost their trust in them. Because of that, not … Read more

Liberal City Rediscovers Enforcing Law (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) A major liberal city seems to have gotten wise to what it takes to reduce crime, and that is to not follow liberal policies. Detroit has cut its murder rate to a 6-year-low. As of the end of November, the city had 228 homicides, which is 18% less than the same period last year. If the trend continues it will finish the year with a number that hasn’t been so low since 1966. … Read more

Investing In a Baby’s Life Never a Waste of Time (By Jim Harden)

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) Imagine a young couple and their execitement over expecting a baby. That excitement heightens as they await test results for their soon-to-be newborn in a sterile medical environment. A heady and awkward doctor enters the room and tries to explain that her baby has a rare genetic disorder, one “not compatible with life”—  a disorder known as Trisomy 18. The father, shocked, looks at his bride as her eyes sink to the … Read more

Left’s Thumb Is on the Scales of Justice (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) Protesters at the Jan. 6 rally are facing lengthy prison sentences for walking into the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., even though video shows security officers inviting them in. In at least one instance, a man was sentenced for crimes on Jan. 6 even though he wasn’t even in Washington. While there was some violence and those culprits should be caught and charged with the appropriate crimes, far more people are … Read more

Hatred, Scrutiny, and Direct Attack: Police Under Siege (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) Over the past few years, police have become “the enemy” of many people out there. And unfairly, might I add. That’s not to say that every officer behaves by the rules. But when the majority is paying the price of a very select few, that’s a complete lack of balance. Punish those that are guilty, for sure. But leave the others be — they’re just doing their job. I could discuss the … Read more

Los Angeles, Dallas Follow San Francisco’s Downward Spiral (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally posted exclusively on NewsMax.) The writing is on the wall for Dallas and Los Angeles. They will be the next Portland and San Francisco with their businesses disappearing. That is a domino in a line that leads to ruin, and it’s not the first domino, which means the collapse has started. Dallas’ and Los Angeles’ problem is that shoplifting has skyrocketed, according to the Council on Criminal Justice. This is a result of a shortage of police officers, … Read more

Blue Counties Trouncing Red on Homicide Numbers (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) When it is pointed out that Democrat-run cities are hotbeds of crime, the defense is that those cities would have a high crime rate even if they were run by Republicans. The problem is that they are cities not that they are Democrat-run. They also like to say that the rate of crime in Republican states is higher than that in Democrat states. However, a new study from the Heritage Foundation weakens that defense … Read more

Avi Lipkin Explains That Next Israeli Gov’t Won’t Achieve Peace DealAvi Lipkin Explains

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Middle East expert Avi Lipkin tells Newsmax that hard-liner Benjamin Netanyahu will most likely lead the next Israeli government and he will “absolutely not” reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians. Lipkin, an author and co-founder of Israel Today magazine, also said he is “very fearful” of U.S.-Israeli relations under President Barack Obama’s administration. Lipkin told Newsmax’s Ashley Martella that Netanyahu’s Likud Party fared well against Tzipi Livni’s Kadima Party in the Feb. 10 elections … Read more

Thank Poor Border Control for Increased Terror Threat (By Michael Letts)

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Democrats would like us to believe that the tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who are flooding across the southern U.S. border represent no risk to America. They are just hard-working people who are down on their luck and are looking for a chance to make a better life for themselves. Until they aren’t. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data the Daily Caller News Foundation obtained, CBP flagged 74,904 illegal immigrants nationwide for potentially posing … Read more

Would a Military Tribunal Restore Faith in Justice (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) In the United States of America, justice stands as the cornerstone of our society, upholding our freedoms and liberties. However, what happens when that cornerstone crumbles? When the very institutions entrusted to uphold the law become tainted by corruption? Our justice system has been compromised, and the consequences are dire. The misconduct and lawbreaking within the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ), the highest law enforcement agencies in our land, … Read more

Asheville Gets It on Police Officer Retention (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) Asheville is a small- to medium-sized Southern city of 95,000 people. It’s not often in the national news as an example of something good or bad, but it is having deal with the fallout of the “Defund the Police” movement. We have come to expect large cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York to have problems with spiking crime. We have seen some small town devastated by the horrendous “Defund … Read more

A Lack of Lawyers Sets Oregon’s Criminals Free (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) Oregon, and especially, Portland, have had a shortage of public defenders for years. An American Bar Association report last year found that Oregon has only 31% of the attorneys it needs. This means the state needs nearly 1,300 more public defenders. The problem is now at a crisis level, in part, because of the soaring crime in cities like Portland. Indigent defendants are having to wait longer for their cases to go to … Read more

Want Good Officers? See Beyond the Dollars (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) Just as defunding the police isn’t the answer to problems that Democrats have with policing in America, neither is turning policing into a money pit where money is thrown at the problem without understanding what the problem is. It hasn’t worked with education or government, and it won’t work with policing. Politicians have shown they just don’t understand. While cities that cut back on police funding found that it worsened the … Read more

Keeping Repeat Offenders Behind Bars Easier Said Than Done (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published in NewsMax.) It’s true what they say. Some people just never learn. You could send criminals to jail for years, but the minute they get out, they run the risk of falling back into old habits and committing another crime. That’s not to say everyone is like this, but we’ve seen repeat offenders end up back in jail — particularly those that commit homicide again. During a mayoral public safety media briefing in Washington, … Read more

Biden’s Absence From Officer’s Memorial Service Says Much — All of It Bad (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally published on NewsMax.) Hundreds of grateful citizens gathered for candlelight vigil for murdered police officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr. recently. They didn’t riot. They didn’t shout angrily. They remembered and honored the sacrifice of a young man who had tried to help them. Dozens of police cars formed a line with the emergency lights flashing to remember their fallen comrade. Absent were the civil rights leader decrying the violence perpetrated against a person of color. Missing were … Read more

New York Can’t Take Migrants, So Who Can? (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax.) New York City, in terms of its politics and worldview, is more than blue; it’s deep-blue. Gotham claims to be progressive, opening, and welcoming, but recently showed itself to be racist. That is, if it’s to be judged by its own standards. Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, recently traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso, Texas and announced “there is no room in New York” for busloads of migrants being … Read more

Philly Hit 500 Homicides in ’22 — Where are the Prosecutions? (By Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax.) The City of Brotherly Love is disappearing under a wave of virtually uncontrolled violence. According to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the city recently hit homicide number 500 in 2022. This marks the second year in a row is the second year in a row Philly has hit that dismal mark. Not only are citizens killing each other. The killings, together with all-around violence, is driving people and businesses away from one … Read more

Disarray Will Never Keep NYPD at Full Strength (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax.) Last month, the New York Post published a story discussing the fallout surrounding Gotham’s police department, and how, by the end of the year, it could very well lose over 4,000 officers. The sad part is that a great deal of these losses are completely unnecessary. As for the reasoning, the Post’s article kept it simple, yet hard to swallow, “For New York’s Finest, surging crime, bail reform, anti-cop hostility, the … Read more

Letts: Chicago Crime at All-Time High — Time for Kimberly Foxx to Go

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax Kimberly Foxx Foxx is failing at her job; that failure will wind up costing the City of Chicago dearly. Sometimes bad leadership happens. It just does. You assign a manager who doesn’t have any experience running a store, or maybe you just hire a coach you think will do wonders for your team, but the next thing you know, you have a dismally losing record by the end of the season. However, … Read more

Activist Teacher’s Actions Hurt a Student (By: Michael Letts)

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(Originally appeared in NewsMax In July of this year, Elwood (Indiana) Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz, a young man who had been on duty for less than a year, pulled a car over for a routine traffic stop. Rather than accept his ticket, the driver shot and killed Shahnavaz. Then he drove away. Police arrested Carl Roy Webb Boards II and charged him with murder, two counts of resisting law enforcement, and being a serious violent felon … Read more

Activist Teacher’s Actions Hurt a Student (By: Michael Letts)

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Originally appeared in Newsmax In July of this year, Elwood (Indiana) Police Officer Noah Shahnavaz, a young man who had been on duty for less than a year, pulled a car over for a routine traffic stop. Rather than accept his ticket, the driver shot and killed Shahnavaz. Then he drove away. Police arrested Carl Roy Webb Boards II and charged him with murder, two counts of resisting law enforcement, and being a serious violent felon … Read more

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