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Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 09 Apr 2026 01:19:59 -0400<![CDATA[America is living through a moment difficult to describe without sounding a little unhinged.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:16:36 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Shapiro]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Space]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/benshapiro/2026/04/08/this-is-what-a-world-superpower-looks-like-n4951591<![CDATA[The serial criminal who murdered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte subway just for being white just received another break, as a hospital&nbsp;claimed he was incapable of standing trial and prosecutors have delayed his competency hearing by six months.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Mental Health]]><![CDATA[USA]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/08/disgusting-iryna-zarutskas-killer-found-incompetent-to-stand-trial-n4951597<![CDATA[As my bio here at PJ Media indicates, I listen to a lot of podcasts. Most often it’s for a combination of entertainment and information. If your podcast patterns are anything like mine, you probably have some core favorites, and you add and subtract as you go.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/04/08/podcast-review-the-ruthless-variety-progrum-will-make-you-think-and-laugh-n4951595<![CDATA[Nobody got too excited about it, but there was an Islamic State (ISIS) attempted bombing in New York City a few weeks ago, and new details are emerging about exactly what happened. Now dashcam footage capturing a conversation between the two would-be jihad murderers has just emerged, and it further sets the record straight about one of the most wildly misreported events of our propaganda-laden age.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:35:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[Domestic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Islamic Jihad]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/04/08/mamdanis-new-york-all-i-know-is-i-want-to-start-terror-bro-n4951593<![CDATA[An illegal alien who was, for some reason, serving as a pastor in Kentucky, despite a laundry list of prior arrests, sexually assaulted a young teenage girl in his office. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now asking local authorities not to release the illegal alien, but to hand him over to federal custody.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/08/illegal-alien-pastor-with-long-rap-sheet-abuses-teen-in-church-office-n4951585<![CDATA[OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is doing something no Big Tech owner has ever done: "He's publishing a detailed blueprint for how government should tax, regulate and redistribute the wealth from the very technology he's racing to build and spread," according to Axios.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:04:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Big Tech]]><![CDATA[Cyberattack]]><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]><![CDATA[National Security]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/04/08/the-government-claims-that-anthropics-mythos-is-a-generational-leap-beyond-other-ai-models-n4951588<![CDATA[UPDATE: 3:31 p.m. Eastern: The White House is reporting that the reports that the Strait of Hormuz is blocked are false.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/08/iran-blocks-strait-of-hormuz-breaks-ceasefire-again-n4951586<![CDATA[Where do I begin…]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:36:00 -0400<![CDATA[Christian Josi]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Kentucky]]>https://pjmedia.com/christian-josi/2026/04/08/regarding-donkeys-n4951587<![CDATA[President Donald Trump announced that there is a two-week ceasefire while final negotiations are being conducted between Iran and the U.S. He claimed it is a "great day for world peace" and that "Iran can begin rehabilitation." He added, "We have a 15-point deal, we've agreed on most of them. We'll see what happens and how it matures." The negotiation has been and will continue to be led by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Vice President JD Vance.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:33:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/04/08/rabbi-michael-barclays-iran-war-update-for-april-8-n4951574<![CDATA[A new report identifies special graduations with restricted access to protect and reward illegal aliens who have taken&nbsp;Americans’ spots and scholarships.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:11:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Arizona]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/08/undocugraduation-california-universities-to-hold-special-graduations-for-illegal-aliens-n4951580<![CDATA[It’s called brinkmanship diplomacy, and it’s not a new thing: President Dwight D. Eisenhower — who wasn’t exactly a military novice — relied on it extensively in the 1950s. Basically, it’s a negotiating tactic where you gain the upper hand by escalating tensions to the “brink” of calamity.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:52:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[European Union]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Liberal Media]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[NATO]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/04/08/the-iran-war-just-revealed-the-truth-about-american-greatness-domestic-traitors-and-cowardly-allies-n4951583<![CDATA[President Donald J. Trump has performed extraordinarily as Commander-in-Chief and in fighting the Deep State domestically. There is no doubt that President Trump will go down in history as the best President in American history. The President inherited a mess thanks to President Joe Biden and some Republican Presidents of the past.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:47:00 -0400<![CDATA[Christian Josi]]><![CDATA[Big Pharma]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FDA]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Truth Social]]>https://pjmedia.com/christian-josi/2026/04/08/fda-commissioner-marty-makary-endangers-vaping-freedom-of-choice-n4951584<![CDATA[Let's put politics aside for a second.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:16:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Fake News]]><![CDATA[Melania Trump]]><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/04/08/melania-vs-the-mean-girls-n4951576<![CDATA[If the current two-week ceasefire in the American-Israeli war with Iran, which is shaky at best, holds, some limited pressure on the American economy may be released. But the economy is still in a fragile state.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:08:00 -0400<![CDATA[Greg Byrnes]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]>https://pjmedia.com/gregbyrnes/2026/04/08/economic-meltdown-ahead-n4951579<![CDATA[Hello, and welcome to Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Thanks for being here. Today is National Empanada&nbsp;Day and National Zoo Lovers Day. As this is written, a woodpecker is hammering away outside my window. One of the perks of living near a large park is the wildlife.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/04/08/donald-trump-vs-henry-v-n4951569<![CDATA[As soon as President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with the genocidal Iranian regime, that regime began bombarding almost every country within reach, using missiles and cluster bombs. Since the regime violated the ceasefire in record time, apparently beating even the usual brief period its terror proxy Hamas maintains for ceasefires, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck back at missile sites in Iran.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/08/idf-strikes-iranian-missile-sites-after-devastating-iranian-ceasefire-violation-n4951575<![CDATA[Every so often, the same bunch of people from the same socialist clan bring their "I Hate Donald Trump" signs to our rural area and attempt to get noticed by the passersby, who sometimes accommodate them with a honk of approval. On one day it's "No Kings," on another it's "No ICE," on another it's "We Love the Mullahs," and the next — well, who knows? They haven't gotten their instructions yet.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:27:00 -0400<![CDATA[Victoria Taft]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[National Security]]>https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2026/04/08/heres-why-at-the-brink-iran-blinked-n4951573<![CDATA[San Francisco is notorious for poop maps, aggressive panhandling, smashed car windows, and a soft-on-crime approach they teach at those Somali Learing Centers.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/04/08/san-francisco-solved-its-crime-problem-with-this-1-weird-trick-n4951563<![CDATA[California gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell has a problem. He can't seem to keep it in his pants.]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:04:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Eric Swalwell]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/04/08/rep-eric-swalwell-denies-accusations-of-sexual-misconduct-just-ask-the-chinese-spy-he-slept-with-n4951570<![CDATA[A group of nuns in New York has taken legal action to, as the Washington Times reports, “block a New York transgender-rights law that requires nursing homes to use pronouns, assign rooms and allow restroom access based on a patient’s gender identity, or risk jail time.”&nbsp;]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:48:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]><![CDATA[First Amendment]]><![CDATA[Kathy Hochul]]><![CDATA[New York]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/04/08/nuns-sue-new-york-say-its-transgender-rights-law-violates-the-first-amendment-n4951572