WES VERNON — The United States is arguably the most anti-Marxist nation on the planet, though to be sure, we do have our own home-grown variety of hard leftists. The Democrat Party is making moves in that direction. Adding political fuel to that fire is the Marxist family background of a serious Democrat candidate for President of the United States.... (more)

JERRY NEWCOMBE — One often hears dire reports in the media about the impending doom of the Christian church. But Glenn Stanton of Focus on the Family recently wrote an article in the Federalist that showed such reports may be premature.... (more)

PETER LEMISKA — It was only a matter of time. Even President Trump's most bitter critics have to admit that he has a unique ability to express, usually with unvarnished candor, the innermost thoughts and concerns weighing on the minds of middle-class Americans. His recent suggestion to send the masses of illegal immigrants flooding across our borders to sanctuary cities isn't new.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — Democratic senators critical of President Trump recently were stunned into silence when Attorney General William Barr said he believed the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign in 2016.... (more)

FOX NEWS — Many questions have been raised about the political leanings of special counsel Robert Mueller's staff and their freedom to write whatever they want, former independent counsel Ken Starr says.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — Washington watchdog Judicial Watch believes the FBI still is covering up information related to the origin of the claim that the Trump campaign was colluding with Russia. In Senate testimony last week, Attorney General William Barr upset Democrats when he disclosed he believes the Obama administration spied on the 2016 Trump campaign. Barr said he plans to review the matter along with the origins of counter-intelligence probe.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — On the eve of the release of the Mueller report, the Republican chairmen of three Senate committees are asking U.S. Attorney General William Barr to release "highly classified information" the FBI declined to examine as part of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Outspoken actor James Woods says firebrand freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is a "blessing in disguise" for conservatives in 2020. In a tweet, Woods responded to conservative commentator Mark Levin's declaration he "won't be silenced from criticizing America-hating anti-Semite Omar."... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — Reacting to Twitter distancing itself from the Southern Poverty Law Center, the founder of a religious-rights organization that has been targeted by SPLC for holding biblical positions on marriage, homosexuality and life said it's about time.... (more)

REUTERS — Four-hundred-year-old paintings hung high inside Notre Dame were damaged by the immense fire that engulfed the Paris cathedral, but emergency workers formed a human chain to whisk gem-studded chalices and other priceless artefacts out of harm's way.... (more)

WOSU — The world watched in horror as the magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral burned yesterday. Musicians began asking, but what about the organ? The organ is the largest in France, with five keyboards, 115 stops and more than 8,000 pipes, of which 900 are considered historic.... (more)

YOUTUBE — In this week's edition, we're at one of the most visited places in the French capital: Notre Dame de Paris. We show you around this magnificent Gothic cathedral and tell you about its history, which dates back to the 12th century. We also find out about some of the structural problems hidden behind its immaculate facade and tell you about the repair work under way.... (more)

MOSCOW TIMES — Russian condolences poured in after a fire tore through the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris late on Monday, but some commentators in the country said the inferno symbolized the decline of Europe. Firefighters doused the smoldering ruins of the eight-centuries-old Gothic cathedral with water on Tuesday as investigators tried to establish what started the fire, Reuters reported. The blaze consumed the roof and caused the cathedral's spire to collapse before firefighters brought the flames under control in eight hours, saving its bell towers and outer walls.... (more)

MOSCOW TIMES — A record 70 percent of Russians approve of Soviet leader Josef Stalin's role in Russian history, according to a poll published by the independent Levada Center pollster on Tuesday. Stalin's image has been gradually rehabilitated in the 2000s from that of a bloody autocrat to an "outstanding leader." President Vladimir Putin has revived the Soviet anthem, Soviet-style military parades and a Soviet-era medal for labor during his presidency.... (more)

WARNER TODD HUSTON — On the heels of the burning of Paris' famed Notre Dame Cathedral, a report says that about 875 Christian churches have been vandalized by radicals in France since 2018. Churches across France have been torched, spray-painted, had feces smeared on doors and walls, and had windows broken by radical secularists and Muslims, the Sun wrote.... (more)

REUTERS — A community of Syrians who converted to Christianity from Islam is growing in Kobani, a town besieged by Islamic State for months, and where the tide turned against the militants four years ago.... (more)

WES VERNON — When you go to the polls and cast your ballot, you are theoretically exercising your right to keep your vote secret if that is your desire. Now it appears the Democrats are making it their business to force you to disclose your political activities beyond what the law already mandates.... (more)

ALAN KEYES — Though all members of Congress are sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States, it's hard to believe that the Democrats among them have any intention of honoring that oath. In their bid to establish dictatorial, totalitarian, socialist rule in the United States, Democrats all over the country are pushing a plainly anti-constitutional scheme to erase the constitutional method for electing the president of the United States.... (more)

PATRICK J. BUCHANAN — "(T)here is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so," said Hamlet, who thereby raised some crucial questions: Is moral truth subjective? Does it change with changing times and changing attitudes? Or is there a higher law, a permanent law, God's law, immutable and eternal, to which man's law should conform?... (more)

DAILY MAIL — French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to rebuild Notre Dame with help from the international community after a devastating fire gutted the famous Catholic cathedral last night. Speaking just hours after the roof of the 850-year-old building caved in, Macron said a national fundraising campaign to restore the historic building would be launched today, and he called on the world's 'greatest talents' to help.... (more)

INVESTMENT WATCH — The entire world was absolutely shocked by the massive fire that engulfed the Notre Dame cathedral on Monday. We are being told that the structure of the cathedral has been saved, but according to CNN the "entire wooden interior of Notre Dame Cathedral has been lost". Now that the initial shock of the fire has subsided, the Internet is buzzing with speculation about the origin of the fire. In the end, there are only two options. Either this was an accident, or someone intentionally started the fire. And if the fire was intentionally started, obviously someone had a motive for doing so.... (more)

DAILIY SIGNAL — Actions by Justice Department officials in spying on a Donald Trump campaign adviser in 2016 could be a crime or merely an administrative offense, legal experts say. Crimes could include perjury or misleading a court, they say, while disciplinary action for an administrative offense could mean being fired or losing a law license.... (more)

NATIONAL REVIEW — President Trump's reelection campaign reported over the weekend that it had raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, beating the combined fundraising hauls of the two top candidates for the Democratic nomination to face him in next year's general election.... (more)

NATIONAL REVIEW — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she rejects the socialist ideology recently embraced by the left wing of her caucus and claimed that it does not represent a consensus position within the Democratic party. During an appearance on 60 Minutes Sunday evening, Pelosi told CBS's Leslie Stahl that the party has not succumbed to socialism despite the fact that all of its top 2020 presidential contenders have endorsed the elimination of the private health-insurance market.... (more)

DAILY CALLER — National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd claimed Sunday that it is "absolutely legal" for the federal government to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities. Judd argued during a "Fox & Friends" segment that President Donald Trump's proposed plan to do just that was "brilliant" and should have been cheered by people on both sides.... (more)