Mike Benz On The UK: “This Is A Tyrannical Hellhole State Trying To Export Their Censorship Here”

Mike Benz argues that NATO, though portrayed as a joint Western defense alliance, essentially operates as a British-led project using American money and power to serve UK interests. He warns that U.S. funds funneled into NATO and British institutions ultimately empower censorship networks, NGOs, and intelligence ties that work against American free speech and sovereignty. Benz criticizes Trump’s push for higher NATO funding, claiming it strengthens British elites and surveillance operations like those tied to Christopher Steele. He calls for halting U.S. funding to UK universities and NGOs, demanding a full renegotiation of the U.S.-UK relationship to stop exploitation.

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Mike Benz: “Kill Every Dollar Of Funding To The City Of London”

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Reagan Reese On Her Sit Down Interview With President Trump

Reagan Reese of the Daily Caller recapped her recent one-hour Oval Office interview with President Trump, emphasizing his high energy and lively demeanor. Trump floated the idea of reopening insane asylums to address crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C., and explained his rationale for allowing 600,000 Chinese students into U.S. universities, stressing economic stability for schools. He commented that Israel’s influence in Congress has declined over the past 15 years and said he would welcome seeing John Brennan and James Comey arrested publicly. On foreign policy, Trump discussed potential U.S. air involvement to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Reese also highlighted a lighter moment: Trump plans a "Presidential Wall of Fame” in the Rose Garden, with portraits of past presidents—except Joe Biden, whose place will feature an "auto pen” photo as a satirical jab. Reese contrasted her current access to Trump with her limited treatment as a White House correspondent during the Biden administration.

Rep. Mary Miller: “Chicago Has Become A War Zone”

Rep. Mary Miller described the Biden White House as detached and overly reliant on the "auto pen,” with aides handling pardons and official documents through a troubling game of telephone that left little direct presidential oversight. She contrasted this opacity with media hysteria over Trump’s brief absences, noting Biden often went unseen for days without scrutiny. Turning to Chicago, Miller blasted Democratic leadership and Illinois’ "Safety Act” for enabling crime, pointing to soaring shootings and low arrest rates. She argued Chicago, despite its history and potential, has become a "virtual warzone” and praised Trump’s record of swiftly reducing crime, urging similar National Guard intervention to protect citizens.

Auron Macintyre On His Book ‘The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies’

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Auron MacIntyre, author of The Total State, explains how COVID-19 shattered his faith in civics-class conservatism, exposing the Constitution’s inability to check government overreach. This led him to thinkers like James Burnham, whose Managerial Revolution argued that modern societies are run not by elected officials but by a bureaucratic elite skilled at managing large institutions. MacIntyre highlights how these "managers” shape politics, business, churches, and culture, replacing citizen agency with top-down technocracy. He contrasts this system with republican self-government, which relies on virtue and decentralized responsibility—qualities that are incompatible with mass bureaucracies. While Curtis Yarvin’s analysis of power influenced his thinking, MacIntyre is critical of Yarvin’s materialism and preference for monarchy, favoring instead a return to localism and organic communities. He warns that America faces a choice between dehumanizing efficiency at scale or smaller, virtue-based republicanism. The COVID era, he argues, accelerated geographic and cultural sorting, with states like Florida becoming havens for dissenters.