https://pjmedia.com/author/michael-van-der-galien/feedPJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 09 Apr 2026 17:33:38 -0400<![CDATA[Well, well, well, if it isn&#8217;t another day in the life of Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, where even his legal team seems to have caught the &#8216;Biden Bug&#8217; of bending the rules when it suits them. This time, they&#8217;re facing possible sanctions over accusations of lying in a criminal tax case. Just wonderful.]]>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:51:21 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Hunter Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/07/26/hunter-bidens-legal-team-accused-of-deception-in-court-claim-miscommunication-n1713621<![CDATA[According to a recent survey conducted by Newsweek, a shockingly large number of Millennials are adopting extremely left-wing views concerning gender identity and expression. The poll revealed that approximately 44% of 25- to 34-year-olds believe in criminal consequences for misgendering someone. Yes, you read that right: almost half of younger millennials think you and I should be criminally punished if we refuse to call a biological male who &#8220;identifies&#8221; as female a &#8220;woman.&#8221; What&#8217;s possibly even worse, only 31% of the same age group believe that misgendering should not be considered a legal offense. The others remain neutral — which is, of course, terrifying since it&#8217;s hard to see how anyone can remain neutral on such an issue.]]>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 10:16:27 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/07/19/authoritarian-left-wing-millennials-want-to-criminalize-misgendering-n1711795<![CDATA[In the world of Twitter, every day brings us a fresh batch of tweets, each attempting to outshine the others in boldness and intrigue. Some fall flat, some soar high, and then there are those that simply… ignite. One such recent tweet has emerged from the digital quill of Rep. Ilhan Omar, and it has set the Twittersphere ablaze.]]>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:45:12 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[climate alarmism]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]><![CDATA[Ilhan Omar]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/07/19/rep-omars-climate-change-curveball-discrediting-alarmism-in-280-characters-n1711787<![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has praised former President Donald Trump, calling him &#8220;probably the most successful debater in this country since Lincoln-Douglas.&#8221; This statement, coming from a contender for the Democratic nomination, underscores the fact that neither RFK Jr. nor Trump are your regular politicians.]]>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:29:45 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[RFK Jr.]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/07/17/rfk-jr-invites-further-media-ire-praises-trump-as-best-debater-since-lincoln-n1711242<![CDATA[Oh, dear readers, gather round for the latest comedic gem from the world of politics. Vice President Kamala Harris, in a recent appearance alongside professional race baiter Jesse Jackson, has once again proven that her grasp on history is as firm as a wet noodle.]]>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:50:13 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/07/17/kamala-harris-goes-wild-jesse-jackson-defined-the-rainbow-n1711174<![CDATA[Well, folks, it seems we have a new contender for the &#8220;Most Ludicrous Statement of the Year&#8221; award. This year&#8217;s UN Climate Talks Chief, who also happens to be the head of a state oil company in the UAE, has made a rather&#8230; interesting&#8230; declaration. He has called for an all-out attack on emissions everywhere. Yes, you read that right. The man who heads an oil company, a significant contributor to carbon emissions (which aren&#8217;t a problem for &#8216;global climate&#8217; anyway), is now preaching about the evils of emissions. It&#8217;s laughable!]]>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:02:48 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/07/13/hypocritical-un-climate-talks-chief-and-uae-oil-company-head-calls-for-attacking-all-emissions-everywhere-n1710346<![CDATA[What a time to be alive! The Miss Netherlands pageant has taken a rather unexpected turn, ladies and gentlemen. This year, the crown goes to&#8230; a trans woman — Rikkie Valeria Kolle. You heard that right, a person who was &#8220;assigned male&#8221; at birth but now &#8220;identifies and presents&#8221; as a woman. This quite literally adds a whole new dimension to the beauty pageant scene. Who needs historical gender norms when we can just rewrite them, right?]]>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:38:38 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/07/09/congratulations-a-man-just-won-miss-netherlands-n1709249<![CDATA[We are living in downright bizarre times. A time when a group of mainstream, self-proclaimed &#8216;globalist&#8217; parties in the Netherlands have the audacity to hold a meeting to discuss a possible ban on Forum for Democracy (FVD), the largest membership party in the country, led by Thierry Baudet.]]>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:19:57 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[Netherlands]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/06/26/hypocrisy-democracy-and-the-outrageous-assault-on-the-fvd-party-n1706329<![CDATA[As a concerned citizen, I&#8217;m writing this piece today with a heavy heart and a mind filled with outrage. A new trend is sweeping across America, and it&#8217;s not just a harmless fad. It&#8217;s something much more insidious. It&#8217;s something that threatens the very fabric of American society. It&#8217;s something that is so fundamentally flawed that it will make your blood boil. We&#8217;re talking about overnight transgender summer camps designed specifically for children — some as young as four years old!]]>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:38:54 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[bad parenting]]><![CDATA[children indoctrination]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[transgenderism]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/06/22/the-unsettling-emergence-of-transgender-summer-camps-an-attack-on-childhood-innocence-n1705376<![CDATA[Hold onto your wooden clogs, folks. Just when you thought bureaucratic overreach was a strictly American pastime, your friends across the pond have decided to toss our hats — or should I say, tulips — into the ring. Meet Minister Hugo de Jonge, a prominent figure from the CDA party in the Netherlands, who&#8217;s set his sights on an audacious power play of his own​.]]>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:04:12 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Big Government]]><![CDATA[housing]]><![CDATA[Netherlands]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/06/22/totalitarian-dutch-government-prepares-to-dictate-home-sales-n1705357<![CDATA[In an unexpected twist in the ever-evolving world of tech, a rather unusual challenge has been thrown between two of the industry&#8217;s biggest figures: Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk. The tech world has been aflutter with this recent development, as two major social media platforms prepare to go head-to-head not only in the virtual realm but also in a very real, very physical confrontation.]]>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:44:44 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]><![CDATA[Mark zuckerberg]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/06/22/when-tech-titans-clash-zuckerberg-and-musk-gear-up-for-a-cage-match-n1705350<![CDATA[Oh, strap yourselves in, dear readers, because today we are serving a delightful dish of irony. The story stars our favorite self-appointed internet sheriffs: Snopes, the fact-checkers who often present themselves as the last bastion of truth and reason. These fearless truth warriors, armed with nothing more than a keyboard and an internet connection, have courageously taken upon themselves the noble task of sorting fact from fiction.]]>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:31:14 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]><![CDATA[OceanGate]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/06/22/snopess-swooping-somersault-a-titanic-fail-in-fact-checking-oceangate-and-starlink-n1705347<![CDATA[In the midst of the cultural and political storms that sweep America, questions about the country&#8217;s justice system are again being raised. This time, it is not just conservatives who are speaking out. Bradford Cohen, the lawyer of hip-hop artist Kodak Black, is voicing the same concerns. The issue at hand: the perceived discrepancy in legal outcomes between President Joe Biden&#8217;s son, Hunter Biden, and Kodak Black.]]>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:53:54 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Hunter Biden]]><![CDATA[Hunter Biden Laptop]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/06/21/kodak-black-lawyer-furious-over-sweetheart-deal-for-hunter-biden-two-tiers-of-justice-n1705107<![CDATA[Well, ladies and gentlemen, it appears that you&#8217;ve all entered a surprise episode of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” And guess what? You&#8217;re not! America has finally hit a record-low with its 13-year-olds&#8217; reading and math performances. Despite the Democrats being in power for over two years, and all their passionate speeches about education, it appears that your American kids are doing great… at becoming less literate and numerate. Hold your applause, folks.]]>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:13:17 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Democrats]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Kids]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/06/21/apocalypse-now-the-decline-of-reading-and-math-skills-in-american-13-year-olds-n1705063<![CDATA[In a story that&#8217;s captured international attention, world champion kickboxers Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan find themselves in the crosshairs of Romania&#8217;s judicial system. Or, as Tate prefers to call the system: &#8216;The Matrix.&#8217; The brothers stand accused of horrific crimes, including rape, human trafficking, and orchestrating an organized crime group for the sexual exploitation of women.]]>Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:18:12 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[weaponized justice system]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/06/20/andrew-tate-assaulted-by-the-matrix-charged-with-rape-and-human-trafficking-n1704815<![CDATA[In the annals of power-hungry former presidents, Barack Obama is carving out quite the niche for himself. His latest scheme? The creation of &#8220;digital fingerprints&#8221; that allegedly aim to verify the authenticity of the news and information we consume. Propped up by the guise of ensuring the veracity of media, this new plan is nothing more than another attempt to strengthen the already overgrown leviathan that is government control.]]>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 15:56:10 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Big Tech]]><![CDATA[big tech censorship]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2023/06/17/digital-fingerprints-obamas-masked-assault-on-internet-freedom-n1704093<![CDATA[It has happened frequently over the last two years: one or more members of a family becomes ill with COVID-19, while one family member remained perfectly alright. He or she is tested and nothing is found wrong. He or she simply didn&#8217;t catch the virus, didn&#8217;t get sick — nothing.]]>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:13:35 -0500<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2022/01/10/common-cold-t-cells-also-protect-against-covid-british-research-concludes-n1548324<![CDATA[It has taken them two years, but Spain is finally moving to treat the coronavirus like any other flu-like virus. The country&#8217;s prime minister has said that he and his people will simply have to learn with COVID-19, and that he&#8217;ll call on the European Union to follow in Spain&#8217;s footsteps. Finally, some common sense!]]>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:44:45 -0500<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2022/01/10/spanish-prime-minister-wants-to-treat-covid-like-the-flu-were-going-to-have-to-learn-to-live-with-it-n1548297<![CDATA[Dutch Member of Parliament Thierry Baudet has decided to take the conservative battle for reason and common sense international. The reason he has done so is, of course, that the internationalist globalists are also fighting a worldwide war. If you want to beat them, you&#8217;ve got to do the same. You can&#8217;t fight a provincial war while they&#8217;re fighting everywhere, in every single country.]]>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:32:52 -0500<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]><![CDATA[global warming]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2022/01/10/dutch-lawmaker-refutes-the-claim-that-97-of-scientists-agree-on-manmade-global-warming-n1548277<![CDATA[Former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard posted a video on Twitter in which she wipes the floor with the political elites who have routinely buried information on the threat radical Islamic terror organizations pose to American interests in the Middle East. As we have all seen the last few days and especially yesterday, this is 100 percent correct.]]>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 09:46:31 -0400<![CDATA[Michael van der Galien]]><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]><![CDATA[al qaeda]]><![CDATA[ISIS]]><![CDATA[Taliban]]><![CDATA[Tulsi Gabbard]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-van-der-galien/2021/08/27/tulsi-gabbard-sounds-off-on-power-elite-they-downplayed-the-threat-of-isis-and-al-qaeda-n1473304