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December 8, 2025
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| PERKINS: Supply, Demand, and The War on Drugs |
| by Tony Perkins |
| While military airstrikes on drug boats are indeed new, the use of military power against narco-terrorists is not. The modern war on drugs began in June 1971 when President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse "public enemy number one" and launched a national campaign to confront it. Two years later, he created the Drug Enforcement Administration to choke off the supply entering the U.S. In the 1980s, under Presidents Reagan and Bush, the war intensified dramatically. But has the war on drugs succeeded? And will eliminating the cargo and crew of drug boats bring victory? The evidence says something is missing. |
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| Data: Republicans Two Times More Likely to Be Religious than Democrats |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Religion plays a larger part in the lives of Republican voters than in the lives of their Democratic counterparts, according to a new survey. A report from the Pew Research Center released late last month found that two-thirds (66%) of Republicans believe "with absolute certainty" in God, compared to only 41% of Democrats who said the same - a 25-point difference. |
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| Emerging Facts Shift Focus of Drug Boat Strike Controversy |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| When The Washington Post claimed over Thanksgiving weekend that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had ordered U.S. military forces targeting Venezuelan drug-smugglers to kill everyone, resulting in a second airstrike on survivors of a targeted craft, congressional Democrats thought they had found a narrative to throw the Trump administration on defense through the rest of the year. |
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| 'Persecution & Prevailing': Leaders Call Every Believer to Do Their Part, Stand Firm, and Be Bold |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| In an era where faith faces escalating threats - from violent crackdowns in the Middle East to subtle erosions of religious liberty at home - the global persecution of Christians demands urgent attention and unwavering action. This was at the heart of the Washington Policy Institute's (WPI) Thursday event and panel discussion, "Persecuted & Prevailing: Addressing Christian Persecution in the Modern World," which took place at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. |
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| Influential Climate Alarmist Paper Retracted |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| A major paper purporting to show the economic devastation of climate change has been retracted after researchers noticed errors in the data that dramatically skewed the results. The peer-reviewed paper, published in Nature in 2024, was the second-most referenced climate paper that year, being cited by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the World Bank, and the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), an international network of financial regulators. |
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| China-Japan Tension Underscores Significance of Taiwan Independence |
| by Hannah Tu |
| In a departure from protocol, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi indicated potential Japanese military support for Taiwan should China hypothetically attack its eastern neighbor. Takaichi made these remarks last month in response to an opposition lawmaker who asked about "survival-threatening situations" which legally allow Japan to utilize its Self-Defense Forces. This break from the typical Japanese posture of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan triggered fierce words from China. |
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| Samaritan's Purse Plane Hijacked, Suspect in Custody |
| by Michael Gryboski |
| A Samaritan's Purse plane carrying aid to South Sudan was hijacked earlier this week. A suspect has been detained, and no serious injuries are being reported. The Evangelical international humanitarian organization announced Wednesday that the plane, a Cessna Grand Caravan that operated exclusively in Africa, "was involved in a hijacking incident on Tuesday." At the time, the plane was en route to Maiwut, South Sudan, to deliver medicine to a mobile medical unit operated by the Charlotte, North Carolina-based charity. |
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