Month: March 2026

Trump Is Right to Demand China Share the Risk in the Strait of Hormuz

March 17, 2026
RED STATE–President Donald Trump is doing something American leaders have avoided for too long. He is telling China and other major importers of Gulf oil that if they want the benefits of open sea lanes, they need to help protect them.
According to an interview with the Financial Times, Trump has warned that he may delay his state visit to China if Beijing will not assist in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. He notes that China gets a large share of its oil from the Middle East and argues it is only fair for countries that rely on that route to shoulder part of the burden.

Community

Food Stamp Recipients Now Demanding Junk Food on Your Dime

March 13, 2026
RED STATE–Being on public assistance shouldn’t be convenient or comfortable. It shouldn’t be unlimited. The purpose of a public assistance program, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, should be to provide a minimal and temporary aid; as the saying goes, a hand up, not a hand out. What’s more, where food assistance is concerned, it should be limited to food of proven nutritional value. Not candy, not sugary drinks, not prepared foods.

Stories Speak Volumes

Operation Epic Fury (March 11-15): Joint U.S. & Israel Operation Against Iran

According to various reports, Iran has started laying mines in the Gulf of Hormuz. Reports from U.S. officials and multiple news outlets state that Iran has begun laying a limited number of naval mines in the Strait, using small vessels capable of deploying two to three mines at a time. Iran’s stockpile is estimated at 2,000 to 6,000. So far, estimates indicate that about a dozen mines have been laid.

Politics

‘Merica: Lady Sees Elderly Man Struggle to Deliver Food Order

March 13, 2026
RED STATE–It’s easy to feel shaken, unnerved, saddened, and infuriated over the terrorist attacks that unfolded on Thursday on American soil, part of a disturbing pattern we’ve seen in recent weeks of Islamic terrorists trying to take out Americans on their home turf.

Stories Speak Volumes

Stories Speak Volumes: Mar 10-Mar 13

There are so many stories making up the mosaic of national/international news that we can’t cover them all every week. The biggest stories now seem to be: Israel and Iran, the Trump presidency (lawfare and judges), immigration (migrants and illegals), wars, weaponization of government (the deep state) against Trump and conservatives, our nation’s debt, massive inflation, climate change controversy and related expenses of government, industry attempting to address these issues, the Chinese threat, national security, abortion, taxpayer cuts, Ukraine peace, and hatred and violence against Christians.

Foreign Policy

THE ESSEX FILES: Iran’s Lionesses Show Why Tehran Fears Its Own Women

March 13, 2026
RED STATE–The footage is brief but revealing. A player from Iran’s women’s national team is taken by the wrist and steered toward the team bus in Australia as the squad prepares to leave, days after several teammates slipped away to seek asylum. What looks like a simple travel scene is, in reality, a snapshot of life under a regime that treats female athletes less as representatives of their country and more as hostages of the state.

Rallies

California March for Life (Monday, March 16)

March 12, 2026
California Family Council is ecstatic to announce the 6th Annual California March for Life, happening on Monday, March 16, 2026, at the iconic California State Capitol in Sacramento. This day promises to be a monumental expression of our unwavering commitment to life and a vivid demonstration of unity and purpose.

Community

Failing Schools Place Politics Over Academics

March 05, 2026
LEAGUE OF AMERICAN WORKERS–Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests grow as student achievement plunges…

Just last week, hundreds of students at Lincoln Park Public High School in Chicago staged a mass anti-ICE “walkout,” leaving classes without permission to protest federal immigration enforcement policies.

Stories Speak Volumes

Affordability: Prices We Can Afford–A Roundup of Local, State, and National Stories

Democrats and Gavin Newsom stubbornly cling to carbon taxing – not because they are true believers – because it’s a revenue-generating tax.

Chevron just sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board warning them of deep concerns and strong opposition to the CARB- proposed amendments to the Cap-and-Invest (formerly cap and trade) regulation, that the state’s few remaining refineries can’t survive, and the California economy could be crippled.

Stories Speak Volumes

A Safe America: Closed Borders–Immigration & Stories of Violent Illegal Crimes

Stephanie Minter, 41, was waiting in a bus shelter last Monday in the Hybla Valley section of Alexandria, Virginia when she was repeatedly stabbed in the upper body, allegedly by Abdul Jalloh, 32, an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone. In addition to being an illegal with a final removal order dating back to 2020, Jalloh has a rap sheet a mile long and has been released 30 times by Steve Descano, the commonwealth’s attorney for Fairfax County.