June 23, 2024 6:30 AM

John Yoo: The Constitution Works

T’S wonderful to have the opportunity to leave the People’s Republic of Berkeley and visit the United States of America.

But more importantly, it’s an honor to be here at the invitation of NATIONAL REVIEW. I think it remains the premier publication for conservative opinion and commentary not just in the United States, but in the Western world.

NATIONAL REVIEW features a wide diversity of conservative thought and argument in a readable format, understandable to a curious reader from any walk of life. To publish in it is an honor, putting me in the good company of great thinkers who have attached their names to NATIONAL REVIEW articles. Even those writers who have left NATIONAL REVIEW have led exceptional careers; some of them have assumed roles as editors at other fine publications, and others have even gone on to work at the New York Times or the Washington Post.

I don’t like delivering addresses. Instead, I like to ask questions. I was informed, however, that the audience would not be prepared for that today because it will not have done the reading. So fortunately for you, I’m not going to call on anybody. But, if you ever take the NRI Burke to Buckley class that I teach, you won’t be as fortunate.

I am here to speak about the Constitution. I think it’s fair to say that our Constitution is under attack. Consider the proposals that the progressive Left has floated: packing the Supreme Court, changing the Electoral College, adding D.C. and Puerto Rico as states, and expanding federal power to control all energy use and health care in the country.

A proposition that would have seemed unthinkable a generation ago is now gaining traction: to replace our market economy with socialism. Most of the Millennial generation prefers socialism over capitalism; in fact, 43 percent of all adult Americans describe socialism as a “good thing.” To be sure, pollsters suspect that Millennials misunderstand socialism, as they misunderstand much else (I’m sorry to keep insulting Millennials, but I do it all the time at Berkeley). Millennials seem to think socialism means being friendly. When they’re informed that socialism doesn’t mean being social, the number of supporters drops. But that doesn’t change the fact that the tide is turning. A solid bloc of Americans resent the Constitution. And even more lack the fortitude to defend it.

Who leads this progressive assault on the Constitution? It is not Joe Biden. Though much has happened in the past four years, you may remember a telling moment in one of the Democratic primary debates in 2020. The moderator asked a straightforward question: Raise your hand if you think we should increase the size of the Supreme Court. Every candidate raised his hand, except for Joe Biden. He was the only primary candidate in the Democratic Party who rejected a blatant, political attempt to pressure the federal courts to change their interpretation of the Constitution.

This attack on the Constitution runs much deeper than one president or one party. At its heart lies a disdain for our history, an ingratitude for our blessings, and a contempt for the truth. Though its proponents claim the authority of modernism, their arguments repeat attacks that the Constitution has already weathered before. A few examples may illustrate. …

https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/06/john-yoo-the-constitution-works/

Streamed live on Jun 22, 2024

Lessons for a Young Conservative

l Alex Marlow LIVE at the June High School Conference

Alex Marlow, Editor-in-Chief of Breitbart News, closes us out with a compelling speech about the media landscape today. Under his leadership, Breitbart has become a powerful voice for conservative viewpoints, offering an alternative to mainstream media narratives. Learn how Alex navigates the challenges and opportunities for conservatives in today’s information age.

59:35

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs9CALGzycU

>>21087052

>oh this is rich coming from the legal architect for the cia black sites and waterboarding torture after 911

yep

The Devil and Karl Marx

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down in-person with author, historian, and professor of political science, Dr. Paul Kengor. They discuss the lifestyle, writings, and religious ideations of Karl Marx, how communist dogma evolved through modern day, and why equal outcome is wrong on the level of malevolence.

Paul Kengor, Ph.D., is a professor of political science at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, and editor of The American Spectator. He’s a New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 books, including “The Devil and Karl Marx” and “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism,” which is the basis of the new movie “Reagan,” starring Dennis Quaid. Kengor is a renowned historian of the Cold War, communism, and Reagan presidency.

This episode was recorded on June 7th, 2024

1:40:33

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOFIHp6aTuE

MTG on the release of Julian Assange — She wants a Presidential Pardon and Mike Pence is Scum

4:15

https://rumble.com/embed/v51evui/?pub=8e2u1

Myths and Lies About Julian Assange Endure After Plea Deal Reached Securing His Freedom

Glenn Greenwald

Jun 25, 7:00 pm EDT 1:16:26

https://rumble.com/embed/v51dwtg/?pub=8e2u1

'AP

WikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty in deal with US that secures his freedom, ends legal fight

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security.

The plea was entered Wednesday morning in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, an American commonwealth in the Pacific, that is relatively close to Assange’s native Australia and that accommodated his desire to avoid setting foot inside the continental United States.

The deal required the iconoclastic internet publisher to admit guilt to a single felony count but also permitted him to return to Australia without any time in an American prison. He had been jailed in the United Kingdom for the last five years, fighting extradition to the United States on an Espionage Act indictment that could have carried a lengthy prison sentence in the event of a conviction.

The conclusion enables both sides to claim a degree of satisfaction. The Justice Department, facing a defendant who had already served substantial jail time, was able to resolve — without trial — a case that raised thorny legal issues and that might never have reached a jury at all given the plodding pace of the extradition process. Assange, for his part, signaled a begrudging contentment with the resolution, saying in court that though he believed the Espionage Act contradicted the First Amendment, he accepted the consequences of soliciting classified information from sources for publication.

Assange arrived at court in a dark suit, with a tie loosened around the collar, after flying from Britain on a charter plane accompanied by members of his legal team and Australian officials, including the top Australian diplomat in the U.K.

Inside the courthouse, he answered basic questions from U.S. District Judge Ramona Manglona, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, and appeared to listen intently. As a condition of his plea, he will be required to destroy information provided to WikiLeaks. The secret-spilling website, which Assange founded in 2006, said in its own statement that it was grateful for “all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom.”

Assange appeared upbeat and relaxed during the hearing, listening intently and at times cracking jokes with the judge. While signing his plea agreement, he made a joke about the 9-hour time difference between the U.K. and Saipan. At another point, when the judge asked him whether he was satisfied with the plea conditions, Assange responded: “It might depend on the outcome,” sparking some laughter in the courtroom. …

'https://apnews.com/article/assange-justice-department-plea-wikileaks-saipan-australia-00eb380879ff636cc9b916f82f82ed40''