A Tale of Two Worlds

“In the unlikely event that you find yourself the victim of a home invasion, we are urging citizens not to take matters into their own hands. … Don’t engage unless absolutely necessary. … The best defense for most people is to comply.” —Canadian Police Chief Jim MacSween

“If you live in Clay County [Florida] and you find yourself a victim of a home invasion, I urge you to engage in your 2nd Amendment right. The best defense is a good offense.” —Sheriff Michelle Cook

Re: Drug Trafficking

“Overdosing takes 100,000+ American lives every year. Cartels wage this war against our nation everyday. Maybe it’s time for our nation to push back and hold the cartels fully accountable.” —Sen. John Fetterman in response to the kinetic strike on a drug-smuggling speedboat

“We smoked a drug boat and there’s 11 narco-terrorists at the bottom of the ocean — and when other people try to do that, they’re gonna meet the same fate.” —Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

Re: The Left

“Wikipedia maintains a page of ‘Reliable sources/Perennial sources,’ and naturally CNN and MSNBC are recommended as ‘generally reliable.’ … Fox and Newsmax are considered unreliable, as are many conservative media outlets.” —Tim Graham

“As someone whose father was shot and almost died, I don’t think there’s anything funny about a president getting shot or wishing and hoping a president is dead.” —Michael Reagan on Tim Walz’s comments about eagerly awaiting “news” about President Trump

“Thanks to chain migration, Muslims are now a majority in Michigan’s Dearborn Heights (named after a Revolutionary War general). Now, local police have rolled out the country’s first-ever police badge with Arabic script. When you get conquered, you get a new language.” —Charlie Kirk

Upright

“Chief Justice John Roberts is not just head of the Supreme Court. He is head of the judicial branch of government, and he must start acting like it. He must discipline renegade judges.” —Gary Bauer

For the Record

“Crime in cities like Chicago and Baltimore isn’t a right-wing fever dream. It’s a persistent, documented crisis that continues to destroy communities and ruin lives. Chicago saw nearly 600 homicides in 2024 alone, ‘earning’ it the dubious title of America’s homicide capital for the 13th consecutive year.” —Josh Hammer

And Last…

“The president of the United States should partner with red state governors and send the National Guard into crime-infested war zones in those states.” —Erick Erickson