One thing to keep in mind when you see reports about alcohol use declining is not only that lots of people have swapped booze for weed, but also many more people are using psychiatric meds to calm themselves down and handle stress. We are not in any way even remotely a more sober society than we were back when everyone was drinking booze. We traded one substance for myriad other substances that mess with your mind much more deeply and in ways that we don’t even understand.
No idea how I, of all people, became the poster child of "have more kids than you can afford" when financial voices like @DaveRamsey have been repeating this same concept for years... but I'll wear it like a badge of honor.
"The media has told people that kids are SO expensive... they're not *that* expensive," says Dave here to one of his callers.
PLUS... did you know one recent study says having kids increases your lifetime wealth by 23%?
Turns out, having kids is one of the BEST ways to AVOID poverty, if you're motivated by it.
Sorry, Sunny Hostin & @TheView -- I know that really debunks your whole "Isabel wants people in poverty forever" thing from yesterday.
BREAKING: Police in Spring Hill, TN just busted an organized retail crime operation ran by men who don’t speak English who now have ICE detainers
Democrat heros
2017 Matt Walsh hadn't seen his friend get shot in the throat. 2017 Matt Walsh hadn't seen the Left burn down cities across the country. 2017 Matt Walsh didn't yet have to move because deranged leftists were showing up at his house while his children played outside. 2017 Matt Walsh hadn't experienced a lot of things that 2025 Matt Walsh has. People change over time. If you really haven't at all since 2017, then congratulations. Must be nice living in your little bubble, oblivious to what's actually happening in the world.
CHARLIE KIRK IS THE BONHOEFFER OF OUR TIME. He was never silent in the face of evil and was therefore as powerful a witness for the faith as anyone could be. His bold Christian witness will be multiplied dramatically in his martyrdom. God is good. Praise the Lord.
To my friends on the political Right: I understand the feeling that people are putting words into Charlie Kirk's mouth. At some level, I agree and share your frustration.
Try to remember: a lot of people loved Charlie. It is natural for them to debate his views and his legacy. In fact, I think Charlie would welcome that.
But for now, let's celebrate our friend, remember his impact, and save the debate for after his funeral.
We will never stop debating and discussing.
We will never stop standing up for what America is and what she should be.
And we will never let Charlie’s voice die.
To those who would stop us, I have two words: FUCK YOU.
PRAISE GOD FOR THE LIFE OF CHARLIE KIRK
Students at Liberty University gathering to pray for the Kirks, our nation, and justice.
Charlie inspired a generation, and the world has yet to see what they will do because of him.
This is such a good point. If you actually watch Charlie’s events—as opposed to the fake summaries—they are one of the few places with open and honest dialogue between left and right. He would answer any question and talk to everyone.
The left accuses conservatives of "racializing" the death of Iryna Zarutska, while literally making sure to capitalize the word "Black" while not capitalizing the other, inferior color of white.
They are a pack of liars who have racialized quite literally everything in America since at least 2014, but really since long before that. They're not mad we're talking about race, they're just mad their white guilt spell is no longer working. Enough.
(H/T @douglassmackey)