NASHVILLE — Daily Wire host Matt Walsh said during a keynote address on Friday night that conservatives “are called to courage in these times” to stand up to the deadly progression of leftist ideology.
Walsh’s speech at the “Courage Under Fire” event in Nashville was preceded by an address from Chiefs star kicker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-breaks-silence-says-he-will-continue-to-be-unapologetic-catholic?topStoryPosition=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harrison Butker</a>, who made his first public remarks on Friday night following his viral commencement speech at a Catholic university that caused a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leftists-melt-down-over-nfl-kickers-speech-slamming-biden-lgbtq-pride-petition-demands-team-dismiss-him" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leftist meltdown</a>. In his speech, Butker said that the “shocking level of hate” he has received will not deter him from being “unapologetic” about his faith.
During Walsh’s speech, the Daily Wire host addressed the dangerous ideology of progressivism, which he said “progresses in the way that cancer progresses,” and told those in the audience that leftism can be fought against with “just enough courage.”
“All that matters to the progressive woke person is the individual ego, the individual&#8217;s desire,” Walsh said. “Everything in the world exists to service that and whatever stands in the way of his immediate pleasure and satisfaction, or whatever he perceives to be standing in its way, must be annihilated. It must not exist. It has no right to exist.”
Walsh added that he is regularly asked by conservatives what the woke progressives&#8217; end goal is when they try to redefine words, history, and basic biological reality.
“Well, there is no plan,” he said. “You can tear down the statues. You redefine the words, you bring the institutions crumbling down, sever the bonds of the family. And when that&#8217;s done, keep doing it in an endless cycle of destruction. See, there is no step two to this plan.”
The Left’s hatred for conservative family values was made evident in the past week as highlighted by Walsh’s fellow speaker, Butker. The three-time Super Bowl champion said during his speech on Friday, “If it wasn’t clear that the timeless Catholic values are hated by many, it is now.”
“In my seven years in the NFL, I’ve become familiar with positive and negative comments. But the majority of them revolve around my performance on the field,” Butker added. “But, as to be expected, the more I’ve talked about what I value most, my Catholic faith, the more polarizing I’ve become. It’s a decision I’ve consciously made, and one I do not regret at all.”
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BREAKING: In first public remarks since his commencement speech sparked a liberal meltdown, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker makes very clear he’s not backing down from his faith. <a href="https://twitter.com/buttkicker7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@buttkicker7</a> <a href="https://t.co/q3Vh0KpvTg">pic.twitter.com/q3Vh0KpvTg</a>
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Butker’s unapologetic stand for his faith and traditional values was applauded by those in attendance at the gala, which was put on by Regina Caeli Academy, a classical homeschool hybrid academy for Catholic families. Butker serves on the board of directors for Regina Caeli Academy.
The room gave the Chiefs kicker a standing ovation when he walked on stage to make his first public remarks since his viral commencement speech. Butker has also been publicly supported by his head coach <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chiefs-head-coach-andy-reid-and-qb-patrick-mahomes-defend-teammate-harrison-butker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Reid</a>, as well as star teammates Patrick Mahomes, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-great-person-travis-kelce-finally-breaks-silence-on-harrison-butker-amid-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chiefs-star-chris-jones-defends-harrison-butker-amid-backlash-and-hes-not-alone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Jones</a>.
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Other speakers at the gala included pro-life advocate Abby Johnson, actor Nick Searcy, and Father Donald Calloway. The “Courage Under Fire” event, which was put on by Regina Caeli Academy and sponsored by The Daily Wire’s kids entertainment company Bentkey, was attended by numerous influential figures in politics and conservative media, including Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing, and Daily Wire host Michael Knowles. Walsh and Knowles were also presented with “Courage Under Fire Honorees in the Culture” awards at the gala.
“Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is being afraid and then acting in spite of it,” Walsh said in his speech. “And we are called to courage in these times — not very much courage, really not a lot actually. Nobody&#8217;s being asked to risk their lives at this point. I mean, we are all sitting here in this wonderful event and having a great time.”
“It&#8217;s actually not a lot of courage that we need. Shame on us all the more for failing to show it,” he added. “We just need enough courage. Just enough to speak the truth. And then just let the chips fall where they may. To stand up and say, ‘here&#8217;s what&#8217;s right.’ And then, let the consequences come — whatever they are.”

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Matt Walsh Says Conservatives ‘Are Called To Courage In These Times’ In Keynote Address After Butker Stands Up To Left-Wing Mob

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A conference featuring conservative views on subjects like abortion and gay marriage was <a href="https://adfinternational.org/nat-con-legal-challenge?p=46744">shut down</a> by police in Brussels after the mayor of the district where it was located claimed it was “ethically conservative” and focused on  the defense of “national sovereignty.”
“NatCon brings together public figures, journalists, scholars, and students who understand that the past and future of conservatism are inextricably tied to the idea of the nation, to the principle of national independence, and to the revival of the unique national traditions that alone have the power to bind a people together and bring about their flourishing,” the conference website <a href="https://nationalconservatism.org/natcon-brussels-2/about/">states</a>.
&#8220;The challenges to national sovereignty posed by the EU’s drive towards ever-closer union create a unique opportunity for political conservatism to present an alternative vision for Europe,&#8221; the conference website continues.
The Alliance for Defending Freedom filed an emergency legal challenge.
“ADF International is supporting an emergency legal challenge against the mayor’s order to shut down the conference, arguing it is contrary to the fundamental rights to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly &#8211; the pillars of truly democratic societies,” Paul Coleman, the Executive Director of ADF International and a speaker at the conference on National Conservatism, said in a <a href="https://adfinternational.org/nat-con-legal-challenge?p=46744">statement</a>.
“Open dialogue is supposed to be at the core of European politics; yet here in the capital of the EU, a thoughtful exchange on policy has been shut down by unilateral decree,” he continued. “This is a watershed moment where the true censorship crisis in Europe is on full public display. The crushing of political opinions opposed by those in power is something that should be relegated to the darker chapters of European history.”
“This is what cancel culture looks like,” Coleman said outside the third venue the conference had tried to use for the event. “This is the third venue that they have tried to put this conference on. The first venue canceled the event; the second venue canceled the event late last night and now this venue agreed to host the conference and the police, which you can see behind me, have shut it down &#8230; This is the definition of cancel culture; this is the state of free speech in Europe.”
The conference reportedly <a href="https://catholicherald.co.uk/cardinal-muller-appears-at-national-conservatism-conference-in-brussels-amid-threats-and-harassment-from-antifa/">finally went ahead</a> at the third venue on Tuesday.
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Emir Kir, the mayor of the Saint-Josse-ten-Noode district in Brussels, stated he issued a shutdown order because the conference’s “vision is not only ethically conservative (e.g. hostility to the legalization of abortion, same-sex unions, etc.) but also focused on the defense of ‘national sovereignty,’ which implies, amongst other things, a ‘Eurosceptic’ attitude.”
He added that the conference had to be stopped “to avoid foreseeable attacks on public order and peace.&#8221;
“What we have is a systematic attempt to sabotage everything to do with the conference,” MCC Brussels Executive Director Frank Furedi, an organizer of the conference, <a href="https://brusselssignal.eu/2024/04/brussels-mayor-threatens-to-cut-power-to-conservative-event/">told</a> the Brussels Signal. “They then threatened to cut electricity and all that.”
The National Conservatism conference <a href="https://nationalconservatism.org/natcon-brussels-2/confirmed-speakers/">hosted</a> former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman, Brexit Party founder Nigel Farage, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Catholic leader Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller from Germany.

Brussels police shut down far-right political gathering over ‘public safety’ concerns

Brussels Police Try To Shut Down Conference Featuring Orban, Farage, Other Leading European Conservatives

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Former NASCAR and IndyCar driver <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/danica-patrick-explains-why-she-got-breast-implants-and-has-since-taken-them-out-after-suffering-health-issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Danica Patrick</a> is refusing to back down from her right-of-center political views after facing backlash from the Left.
Patrick earlier this month took heat from leftists when she posted a photo of herself and her sister at a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1HzUx1JH2P/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=e4cd1d46-ee05-47cf-ba59-22bcfbea7777" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conference</a>. Leftists said in response that they were disappointed in the athlete, would unfollow her, and consider her &#8220;canceled.&#8221;
&#8220;Y&#8217;all are losing your damn minds over my Turning Point post,&#8221; Patrick wrote on her Instagram stories Friday, as <a href="https://www.outkick.com/danica-patrick-tpusa-event-republican-conservative-response/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">captured</a> by Outkick reporter David Hookstead. &#8220;Here is where I stand with some current issues and politics.&#8221;
&#8220;I am not a liberal,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;I am somewhere between Republican and independent. I think our country should be run by someone that knows business and has integrity. I believe we should be able to speak freely. I don&#8217;t think our food and skies should be poisoned. I think it’s bulls*** that Democrats can be proud but a Republican can’t in society.&#8221;
&#8220;As a result, there is so much propaganda that penetrates mainstream media,&#8221; Patrick continued. &#8220;I love this country and I have lived other places. I believe when people of different opinions speak face to face we realize we are more similar than different. I don’t believe everything anyone says.&#8221;
“I have been very torn over the years if I should give a s*** about politics or just live the life I want as an example,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I have been doing the [latter]. The reaction today is definitely interesting … since all I said was, I love this country.”
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In her original post, Patrick added photos from the conference, including a photo of MAGA hats, and captioned it: &#8220;Sister came to town to check out [TPUSA] with me! Dad replied to our pic with &#8211; perfect daughters. 😜 we do love our country…. so AMfest (America fest) makes sense. 🇺🇸.&#8221;
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&#8220;Unfollowing you now,&#8221; one Instagram user commented, as another wrote, &#8220;Had no idea you were MAGA. Glad you posted this so I know to unfollow and stop supporting anything you&#8217;re associated with.&#8221;
&#8220;Lost my support. I kinda liked you &#8217;till now, what a joke,&#8221; said another comment.
&#8220;Wow, another person disconnected from reality,&#8221; someone else wrote. &#8220;Ohh such a [disappointment]! I was a huge fan until realizing your personal beliefs! Another foolish cult believer! CANCELED!&#8221; read another reaction.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/danica-patrick-explains-why-she-got-breast-implants-and-has-since-taken-them-out-after-suffering-health-issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Danica Patrick Explains Why She Got Breast Implants And Has Since Taken Them Out After Suffering Health Issues</a>

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‘I Am Not A Liberal … I Love This Country’: Danica Patrick Won’t Apologize For Her Views

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According to first-hand accounts, President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> treated U.S. Gold Star families, whose loved ones passed away during the disastrous 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, with a remarkable lack of compassion — even for Biden. Former President Donald Trump, on the other hand, honored those same families with the utmost respect and dignity on a recent night to remember.
Don&#8217;t take this author&#8217;s words for it, listen to the mothers and fathers of the brave American soldiers who died in 2021 after a bomb detonated at the Kabul airport, killing 13 of America&#8217;s bravest. Trump hosted relatives of those heroes at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey on August 31.
For example, per a <a href="https://thespectator.com/topic/gold-star-families-trump-bedminster-jake-tapper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from The Spectator&#8217;s Matthew Foldi, Paula Knauss Selph — the mother of Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss — was moved to tears as Trump wrote on her son&#8217;s photo, &#8220;You are My Hero.&#8221; Knauss Selph told Foldi that those are the exact same words she uses to describe her son.
Now, contrast that moment with Biden&#8217;s treatment of the anguished parent.
Knauss Selph, who now serves as the executive director of the Respect and Remember Foundation, met with Biden in the Oval Office at an event for Gold Star families in Washington, D.C., on Memorial Day 2022, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/afghanistan-gold-star-mom-i-wept-wanted-comfort-from-biden-he-suggested-a-photo-with-him-instead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a>.
At first, Biden said to her, “I can understand if you’re angry,&#8221; when they were face to face.
“I stood face-to-face with him, eyeball-to-eyeball. I began to weep,&#8221; she said, saying that she told him, “It should have never happened this way.”
“He stood there stoically,” she said of Biden. “Nothing out of his mouth except — well would you like to get a photo with me?&#8221;
Knauss Selph told Biden she would only agree to a photo if it was of her and the president at her son’s tombstone at Arlington National Cemetery.
He declined, claiming that the Secret Service would not let him do so.
After that experience, Knauss Selph blasted the current president, saying, &#8220;It’s a moral disgrace for a president not to have mercy on the people that he serves. It is a moral disgrace.&#8221;
She wasn&#8217;t alone in her sentiments toward the two presidents.
Christy Shamblin, the mother-in-law of the late Sergeant Nicole Gee, told Foldi, &#8220;Trump was way more than I expected.&#8221;
&#8220;The contrast is stark with the president we met at [Dover Air Force Base],&#8221; she added.
Recently, Shamblin testified before Congress, &#8220;The administration didn&#8217;t seem to know our story,&#8221; while adding that &#8220;when it came to the people in suits, it felt disingenuous and hollow.&#8221; 
Biden, readers will also remember, checked his watch repeatedly at Dover Air Force Base while there to welcome home to the 13 caskets of the deceased Americans.
That national embarrassment enraged the nation, but the families of those brave men and women were — understandably — particularly stung by the commander-in-chief&#8217;s lack of empathy.
“In reference to the checking of his watch, that didn’t happen just once,” Darin Hoover, who lost his son, Marine Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gold-star-fathers-blast-biden-for-looking-at-watch-during-dignified-transfer-most-disrespectful-thing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in 2021. &#8220;That happened on every single one that came out of that airplane. It happened on every single one of them. They would release the salute, and he would look down at his watch on every last one – all 13 – he looked down at his watch.&#8221;
He added, &#8220;As a father, you know, seeing that and the disrespect, and hearing from his former leaders, one of his master sergeants said exactly what you just said, that this was avoidable, that they left them over there. They let them down, we can’t have that. It can’t happen ever again.&#8221;
Hoover also testified before Congress the same week after meeting Trump in late August.
&#8220;Between Congress and Trump, it turned into a really good week,” he told Foldi. “Lots of emotion and good times.”
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NEW from me <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSpectator?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheSpectator</a>:
Donald Trump spent an evening privately hosting some of the Gold Star families whose kids were killed in Biden&#39;s failed Afghanistan withdrawal
&quot;He knew our names, he knew our kids&#8230;He took the time to honor our 13.&quot;<a href="https://t.co/LlZ152HBU8">https://t.co/LlZ152HBU8</a>
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Marlon Bateman, an executive advisor to the Utah attorney general, was also in attendance and provided more details as to what the night was like — again drawing a sharp distinction from Biden&#8217;s treatment of the families.
&#8220;We did not expect President Trump to join us, but to my surprise, he came up and joined us for dinner,&#8221; Bateman said. &#8220;Everyone erupted in cheers as he walked in. Lee Greenwood&#8217;s &#8216;God Bless The U.S.A&#8217; was blaring on the speakers. He proceeded to spend another couple of hours with us and even busted out an iPad to play songs for couples to slow dance to. He even went into his all-time favorite wrestling intros! At that moment I could see the anxiety, stress, and anger that these parents had carried for so long disappear from their faces. It was a moment of peace. They were there to celebrate the heroes they raised. Their babies grew up to be the best our country had to offer, and they were getting some of the recognition they deserved.&#8221;
Bateman added, &#8220;[Trump] did something for these families that the current administration has refused to do, and was incapable of doing — giving an overdue moment of recognition and solidarity for their children. Not a bullshit statement from the White House, not John Kirby sending his deepest condolences on CNN, not Joe Biden continually glancing at his watch while the bodies of their children were carried off the tarmac. He gave them hope that accountability and justice will be coming.&#8221;
https://twitter.com/MarlonBateman/status/1699138530117837308
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration recently released a report calling the withdrawal a &#8220;success&#8221; and Biden has said the withdrawal <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/08/14/1027696241/biden-said-the-u-s-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-would-be-safe-then-chaos-ensued" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was</a> &#8220;responsible, deliberate and safe.&#8221;
Of course, readers know the lapdog media will never cover this story — it paints too much of a black-and-white difference between Biden and Trump. Thank goodness for conservative press and social media to get the story out there.
The names of the 13 Americans killed during the withdrawal can be read here:
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<li>Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25 </li>
<li>Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23 </li>
<li>Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31 </li>
<li>Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22 </li>
<li>Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23 </li>
<li>Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22 </li>
<li>Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20 </li>
<li>Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20 </li>
<li>Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20 </li>
<li>Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20 </li>
<li>Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20 </li>
<li>Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, 22 </li>
<li>Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23</li>
</ul>
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Trump Honors Gold Star Families With Night To Remember, Painting Stark Contrast With Biden’s Disrespect

Trump Honors Gold Star Families With Night To Remember, Painting 'Stark Contrast With Biden's Disrespect

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<a href="https://www.siriusxm.com/clips/clip/74c6f1a3-0970-4a72-90ee-67ec2b60f52d/406b56d8-d019-4a2c-b063-446944a97939" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaking</a> at a “SiriusXM Town Hall” at New England College on Wednesday, former Vice-President Mike Pence called for the Republican party to stop adopting populist policies and return to the kind of conservatism that former President Ronald Reagan espoused and typified the Republican Party.
“Here within the Republican Party, I think we have a choice to make, and that is whether or not we are going to offer the American people a candidate and a standard bearer that will carry forward the common sense conservative agenda of a strong national defense: American leadership in the world; fiscal responsibility  and pro-growth policies; a commitment to traditional values and liberty and life, or whether or not we’ll follow the siren song of populism, unmoored to conservative principle,” Pence declared.
“Frankly, my former running mate and other candidates for the Republican nomination are beginning to move away from that conservative agenda, abandoning American leadership on the world stage, being willing to ignore the debt crisis that’s facing this future generations of Americans,” he continued.
In the eight years of the Obama presidency, the national debt <a href="https://www.thebalancemoney.com/us-debt-by-president-by-dollar-and-percent-3306296" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased</a> $8.6 trillion. In the four years of the Trump presidency, the debt increased $6.7 trillion. Between President Biden’s inauguration and April 2023, the national debt has <a href="https://www.thehofstrachronicle.com/category/news/2023/5/23/understanding-the-national-debt-increase-under-president-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased</a> roughly $3.5 trillion.
“And of course, there are those who want to marginalize the cause of life to simply being a states-only issue,” Pence stated.
“But for me, all of those issues have been central to this movement,” he asserted.
Noting that he had been a Democrat when he was young, Pence noted, “It was the voice of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan, it was the same common-sense principles that drew me to the Republican Party, and more importantly, haven’t just delivered victories for the GOP but they’ve actually delivered real prosperity and real security for the American people.”
“We’ve come to a Republican time for choosing, and we’re going to choose whether our party’s going to stay on that time-honored tradition of conservative principles or whether we’re going to slide in the direction of populism and be more like an echo, frankly, of the policies of the other party,” he said.

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Once-unknown singer-songwriter Oliver Anthony has gone viral overnight with his song, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” with many conservatives hailing the song as an anthem for the working man.
Anthony’s song voices many struggles of working-class Americans. The song communicates the pain of being overworked for subpar pay, only to have the money “taxed to no end” and to see others cheat the welfare system.
The full performance was posted to the YouTube Channel RadioWV. In roughly 48 hours, the original video has acquired 1.7 million views on YouTube, as of press time. It has also been <a href="https://twitter.com/Chase_Steely/status/1689480353017176064" target="_blank" rel="noopener">viewed</a> over 2.5 million times on X.
In response to the success of the song, Anthony <a href="https://twitter.com/AintGottaDollar/status/1689826860971008000" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted to his X account</a>, “Rich Men North of Richmond has been uploaded to all major streaming platforms and will show up there in a few days. Im [sic] still in a state of shock at the outpouring of love I&#8217;ve seen in the comments, messages and emails. I&#8217;m working to respond to everyone as quickly as possible.”
Perhaps the most notable theme throughout the song is the great chasm between the elites and the average working man. The “rich men north of Richmond” in Washington, D.C., and New York City, among other cities, “don’t think you know” what is right, so “they all just wanna have total control,” Anthony sings. The song makes a very clear reference to Epstein Island when he sings, “I wish politicians would look out for miners, and not just minors on an island somewhere.”
The solemn tone and relatability of the song are underscored by Anthony’s incredible voice being complemented by the acoustics of the surrounding woods and his resonator guitar. He stands just under a deer blind while a few of his dogs lie next to him and listen.
Many prominent conservatives have come out praising the song. Daily Wire host Matt Walsh <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1689714688886558721" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted to X</a>, “This is the kind of country music I like.” Walsh shared that he was listening to other songs Anthony has posted, saying, “Happy to report that his other songs are great too. Raw and poetic. The man expresses the pain that many forgotten Americans live with every day.”
Glenn Beck praised the song, <a href="https://twitter.com/glennbeck/status/1689840320039841793" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, “This is the voice of much of America. Oliver Anthony Thank you for your voice.”
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This is the voice of much of America. <a href="https://t.co/VIhRIn6aX5">https://t.co/VIhRIn6aX5</a>. Oliver Anthony Thank you for your voice. <a href="https://twitter.com/musicwv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@musicwv</a>
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Benny Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1689970327533555712" target="_blank" rel="noopener">described</a> the song as an “American working-man’s protest song.”
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“Rich Men North of Richmond” is the most listened to track in the world in the past 24 hours.
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Sung by an off-the-grid farmer in the countryside with his dogs.
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Jack Posobiec <a href="https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1689863238907727872" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recounted</a> his reaction. “Don&#8217;t even remember the last time a new song hit me like this,” he said, and then sarcastically adding, “Be a shame if this anthem went absolutely viral.”
Country music star John Rich <a href="https://twitter.com/johnrich/status/1689771083241500672" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> the video with the caption, “VOLUME UP!” The video of the performance was even <a href="https://twitter.com/joerogan/status/1690023361106055170">shared</a> by Joe Rogan and <a href="https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/1690024389482352640" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean Hannity</a>.
“Haunting sound and commentary on what’s happened to America’s working class,” Fox News’ Laura Ingram <a href="https://twitter.com/IngrahamAngle/status/1689813333967314944" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> of the song.
Jason Howerton made contact with Oliver Anthony and shared some of Anthony’s story through a <a href="https://twitter.com/jason_howerton/status/1689836683943116800" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thread posted on X</a>. Anthony has struggled with mental health and alcohol in the recent past, Howerton said. Prior to the success of the song, he promised God he would get sober if God would help him pursue his dream, according to Howerton.
Oliver Anthony currently resides with his three dogs in Farmville, Virginia, pursuing an off-the-grid lifestyle on 90 acres of land, <a href="https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/08/10/virginia-native-oliver-anthony-makes-powerful-debut-rich-men-north-of-richmond/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to WhiskeyRiff.
The performance can be seen here:
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Unknown Singer-Songwriter Receives Praise For Viral ‘Anthem’ For The ‘American Working Man’

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The political divide between high school boys and girls across America has widened tremendously in recent years, as more boys identify as conservative while girls are moving to the Left, according to a recent survey. 
Annual polling over the past three years conducted by <a href="https://monitoringthefuture.org/results/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monitoring the Future</a> and the University of Michigan showed that more 12th-grade boys are identifying as conservative than liberal, while 12th-grade girls&#8217; liberal political affiliation continues to rise, The Hill <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4125661-high-school-boys-are-trending-conservative/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The most recent survey showed that 23% of 12th-grade boys identified as conservative, while only 13% of senior boys considered themselves liberal. Around 30% of senior girls in high school identified as liberals in 2021 and 2022, up from 25% in 2020, according to Monitoring the Future. 
Psychotherapist Thomas Kersting <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6332233249112" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> &#8220;Fox and Friends&#8221; that he&#8217;s not surprised by the study&#8217;s findings. 
“You look at … all the messaging in society and it’s sort of like everything is about advancing within minorities … and young men, young boys sort of being left out; they&#8217;re sort of being left behind,&#8221; Kersting said. &#8220;And then you have politicians out there saying things like the number one problem in America is white men and things of that nature, but I think 12th-grade boys are kind of seeing through this.” 
“We’re creating this idea that if you’re a male, then there’s something wrong with that and that you’re bad,” he added. 
According to Monitoring the Future, liberal high school boys outnumbered conservatives in the late 1970s, during the Jimmy Carter presidency, and for a brief time in the late 2000s, while President Barack Obama was in the White House. Since 2016, however, the trend toward conservatism for high school boys has grown considerably. 
High school girls, on the other hand, have drastically moved to the Left in the past decade, a trend also shown by recent Gallup <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3675477-young-women-are-trending-liberal-young-men-are-not/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polls</a>. Young women are shifting Left as the Democratic Party doubles down on its commitment to ensuring abortion access after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade last summer. 
As boys in high school shift to the Right, fewer young men are graduating from America’s universities, which many conservatives believe have become beacons of leftist ideology. In the 2018-2019 academic year, just 74 men <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-male-college-crisis-is-not-just-in-enrollment-but-completion/#:~:text=Over%201.1%20million%20women%20received,master's%20degree%2C%20relative%20to%20women." target="_blank" rel="noopener">received</a> a bachelor’s degree for every 100 women who completed their program. As of 2023, 64% of women at public universities were graduating compared to 58% of men. In overall enrollment, women are outnumbering men by almost 60% to 40%, <a href="https://hechingerreport.org/an-unnoticed-result-of-the-decline-of-men-in-college-its-harder-for-women-to-get-in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. 
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While high school boys trend to the Right and girls move to the Left, most high school students, regardless of gender, don’t consider themselves conservative or liberal. More than 40% responded to the liberal-conservative question on the survey saying, &#8220;None of the above” or “I don’t know.”

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Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/candace-owens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Candace Owens</a> sat down with controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate for an explosive interview released Friday.
During the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/owens-x-tate-the-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">three-hour sit-down</a>, Owens challenges Tate to answer for some of his most objectionable moments, including his part in filming a pornographic video and running an adult webcam business. The two also discuss topics such as abortion, pornography, transgenderism, and therapy culture.
Owens pushed Tate to explain his past mistakes, and while he expressed embarrassment and regret, he never offered an apology for the adult webcam business or the pornographic video.
“I’m not the kind of person that’s going to sit and apologize for his past. I believe all is well that ends well,” Tate told Owens. “I believe we’re humans, and we grow and we learn. I’d be a fool and I’d be disingenuous to sit here and say I was sorry for something I did in the past, and I’m not going to do that.”
At one point in the interview, Tate emphasized that he doesn’t view himself as a conservative.
“I would never consider myself a conservative from that standpoint. … I don’t wake up and stand there as a conservative figure,” he said.
The former kickboxer also talked about his views on masculinity during the interview and gave his thoughts on why so many young men and boys are drawn to his brazen personality. During the interview, Owens asked Tate about how he handles the popularity and power he has gained.
“Power and responsibility go hand-in-hand, and I do believe that I now have a huge platform, and with young boys, they’re exceptionally interested in my case,” Tate said. “I do believe to a degree I’m an anti-hero. I do believe that the more I’m attacked, the more credibility is given to me in the eyes of my fans.”
Tate, 36, is an American-British viral internet personality with the nickname “Top G,” who is known for his luxurious lifestyle and boasts over seven million followers on Twitter. He became well-known after being removed from Britain’s “Big Brother,” a reality TV show, as reported by the BBC. Since then, he’s grown in popularity and has been criticized by many on both the Left and Right for holding to a brash form of manliness that neglects the traditional definitions of masculine virtue.
In June, Tate made international headlines when he and his brother Tristan were indicted by a Romanian court on charges of rape, forming an organized crime ring to sexually exploit women, and human trafficking. Prosecutors allege Andrew and Tristan began operating a human trafficking ring in 2021, luring seven alleged victims into Romania.
They claim the accused used the “loverboy method,” which means they misled the women into thinking they were in an actual romantic relationship, NBC News reported. Prosecutors also allege Tate and the others coerced the women into taking part in pornography that was later shared on social media, the BBC notes.
The two were initially arrested — along with two alleged co-conspirators — in December and detained in jail until March, when they were placed under house arrest. Tate, his brother, and the two alleged co-conspirators deny all the allegations.

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The number of Americans who identify as socially conservative has reached the highest level since 2012, according to a Gallup poll <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/506765/social-conservatism-highest-decade.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> last week.
The numbers are part of Gallup’s Values and Beliefs survey, which was conducted May 1-24 with a random sample of 1,011 respondents. It found that 38% of Americans identify as “very conservative” or “conservative” — up from 33% in 2022, 30% in 2021, and tied with 2012 numbers. This comes as the number of Americans who identify as “very liberal” or “liberal” dropped to 29% from 34% in 2022.
“For most of the past eight years, Americans were about as likely to say they were liberal as conservative on social issues,” Gallup senior editor Jeffrey Jones said. “This year, there is a more obvious conservative advantage. The shift is mostly due to increasing social conservatism among Republicans, at a time when social issues such as transgender rights, abortion and other hot-button concerns are prominent in the national public debate.”
Social conservatism for Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 had a 6% increase from 2021, while those aged 30-49 saw a 13% increase and those aged 50-64 saw an 11% increase. Americans over the age of 65 were the only age group that saw a decrease, dropping to 42% from 43% in 2021.
Similarly, the number of Americans who identify as economically conservative has reached 44%, up from 40% in 2022 and more than double the 21% of Americans who identify as “very liberal” or “liberal” economically, according to the poll. Seventy-nine percent of Republicans identified as “very conservative” or “conservative” when it comes to the economy, while 36% of independents and 16% of Democrats felt the same.
The Values and Beliefs survey also <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/507023/say-birth-gender-dictate-sports-participation.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> that the majority of Americans don’t believe transgender-identifying athletes should be able to compete against those of the opposite sex. According to the survey, 69% of Americans believe athletes should only be allowed to play on teams that conform to their actual gender, up from 62% in 2021.
Additionally, most Americans, 55%,  believe it’s “morally wrong” to change genders, compared to 43% who think it’s “morally acceptable.” The breakdown by political party on the issue shows that 84% of Republicans, 50% of Independents, and 29% of Democrats believe it’s morally wrong.
These numbers come as conservatives have been touting major wins in recent weeks regarding boycotts of various brands that have promoted transgender ideology, including Bud Light and Target. In late May, Target’s stock market value had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/targets-stock-market-value-takes-6-billion-hit-since-backlash-over-pride-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taken</a> a $6 billion hit since it had received backlash for its “Pride” collection, while sales of Bud Light <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bud-light-sales-continue-to-plummet-may-soon-lose-status-as-number-one-beer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continued</a> to fall since it partnered with Dylan Mulvaney, a man who identifies as a woman.
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“Greater social conservatism may be fostering an environment more favorable to passing conservative-leaning social legislation, especially in Republican-dominated states,” Jones said.

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What is conservatism? Ask 10 people and you’ll get 10 different answers. In our confused American moment, knowing what conservatism is and what it isn’t will help us find clarity, invite sanity back into the public square, and give us a better chance to cure what ills our United States.
If you’re hungry as you read this, all the better. Because I’m not here to lecture you on the definition of conservatism. I’m inviting you to actually taste it. On a recent road trip to California, I stopped for dinner at the most northern In-N-Out Burger restaurant in America in Keizer, Oregon. As I ate, I realized I was experiencing a living, breathing, intensely popular American conservatism in action. It wasn’t just a meal – it was a primer in what it looks like to conserve worthy goals, methods, and values. Order some food, pull up a chair, and let me show you how.
First, In-N-Out Burger conserves worthy goals. When Harry and Esther Snyder created the first In-N-Out Burger in 1948, they combined the innovative new idea of a drive-thru with the old-fashioned ideas of superior quality and service. In doing this they were catering to two conditions American thinker Russell Kirk considers necessary for the healthy functioning of any society: the impulse to improve as well as the impulse to conserve. In-N-Out’s singular priority has always been the customer. New managers receive consistent training in this philosophy at the company’s headquarters, ensuring that all 385 In-N-Out locations have the same goal: a satisfying dining experience for every customer.
To that end, one of the first things you notice about In-N-Out restaurants is a clean, bright, inviting environment outside and inside. The second thing you notice is a simple, straightforward menu. There’s no reason for decision fatigue and little possibility that the number of your favorite combo has changed since your last visit.
You’ll also notice the friendliness and helpfulness of the associates. Dressed to impress in distinctive red and white, team members demonstrate unity in their uniform appearance. You won’t be distracted by statement-making t-shirts, inappropriate tattoos, or unkempt hair, for example. You’re also highly likely to enjoy a smile when you step up to the counter, as well as when you’re served your food and perhaps even during your meal. In today’s screen-saturated age, good customer service has become somewhat of a rarity, so it’s especially appealing to interact with young workers who have an attitude of gratefulness and cheerfulness as they go about their work.
While other fast food restaurants may have sacrificed superior quality and service in the name of profits, In-N-Out Burger leads the way in conserving those goals. It’s one reason they were <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/best-fast-food-burger/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted makers of &#8216;the best fast-food burger in America&#8217;</a> in a 2022 restaurant survey, leading in almost every category including food quality, staff friendliness, cleanliness, atmosphere, and healthy food options.
The second thing In-N-Out Burger successfully conserves are worthy methods. While some competitors perfect their fries in a science lab and take advantage of the latest artificial methods of cooking and processing, In-N-Out takes pride in being different. Burgers are made from fresh beef. Buns are made the old-fashioned way from real sponge dough with no preservatives. Associates hand-leaf lettuce every day and cook fries the same way they did in the 1940s: with fresh potatoes in 100% sunflower oil.
In-N-Out Burger is so committed to freshness, they won’t build a restaurant more than a day’s journey away from their own family-owned facilities. And being conservative does not have to mean being tone-deaf to current needs. For example, many restaurants today find ways to cater to common allergens, and In-N-Out Burger is no exception. Those with a gluten sensitivity, or who wish to reduce the overall calories of their meal, can order their burger “protein-style” – sandwiched between fresh leaves of lettuce.
In-N-Out’s embrace of traditional methods is not a lack of imagination or an unwillingness to keep up with modernity. It’s merely the recognition that these traditional techniques of making food are, in fact, the best ways.
A third thing In-N-Out Burger conserves are good values. Underneath their cups, fry boats, and wrappers, the company prints scripture references. Not the whole text of verses — simply the book, chapter, and verse. On the soda cup you’ll find John 3:16: “For God so loved the world…” On the wrapper for their famous Double-Double burger, you’ll notice Nahum 1:7 and the reminder that the Lord is “a stronghold in the day of trouble.” The subtle family touch began in the 1980s with Richard Snyder, son of the founders, and has been expanded by granddaughter and current CEO Lynsi Snyder.
The practice is a nod to the Judeo-Christian faith tradition that undergirds America’s founding. It’s a rare acknowledgment from a successful American company that there’s something even greater than profit or even a tasty hamburger, something we can trust even in difficult or confused times. Conservatism has been described as an inclination to cherish the permanent things. Timeless Bible verses printed on disposable cups and wrappers bound for the garbage can are a small but effective reminder of such lasting ideas. They remind us that the grass withers and the flowers fade, but some things endure.
In today’s charged political climate, the definition of conservatism is up for grabs. “What do self-described conservatives stand for in 2023?” asks NPR in a recent headline, while Bloomberg declares “American and British Conservatives Are Frozen in Failure.” Although many of our political and cultural battles are rooted in the current moment, conservatism calls us to go deeper: to be stewards of our inheritance and builders of a better future. With its conservation of worthy goals, methods, and values, In-N-Out Burger shows us what a vibrant American conservatism looks like, and it’s delicious!
Andrew McDiarmid is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute. His writing has recently appeared in The New York Post, Houston Chronicle, RealClearPolitics and The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at @AMcDiarmid and read more of his work at www.andrewmcdiarmid.org.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell criticized North Miami, Florida, restaurant owners Sunday after the food establishment asked the conservative commentator to leave the eatery due to his political views.
Paradis Books and Bread owners kicked Caldwell out of the restaurant Saturday morning, claiming the &#8220;behavior&#8221; and &#8220;words&#8221; of the group he dined with made the employees and other patrons in the space &#8220;very uncomfortable.&#8221;
Caldwell <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/gianno-caldwell-blasts-restaurant-kicking-him-political-views-target-back">explained</a> the situation to &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends Weekend&#8221; host Rachel Campos-Duffy, noting that the group had discussed several topics, including working at the legacy media outlet, values, violent crime, and progressive district attorneys.
Restaurant owners then approached Caldwell and his companions, saying they were &#8220;not welcomed there because we aren&#8217;t politically aligned.&#8221;
&#8220;This situation reminds me of something that MLK said in 1963, a very simple truth,&#8221; he said, &#8220;Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere — and what I experienced yesterday, me and some of my neighbors, who I&#8217;m just getting to know, was an injustice.&#8221;
&#8220;It was a grave injustice,&#8221; he added.
Caldwell further compared the situation to the Jim Crow South era — a group of laws that legalized racial segregation.
&#8220;If this was not the Jim Crow South, I can&#8217;t tell much of a difference,&#8221; he said, &#8220;There&#8217;s a target on the backs of people who happen to be Black — who happen to be conservative — and it needs to come to an end.&#8221;
After the interaction, Caldwell called Paradis&#8217; handling of the situation &#8220;outrageous&#8221; on social media, garnering approximately two million views.
&#8220;They said, &#8216;Are you a conservative?&#8217; I said, &#8216;yes,'&#8221; Caldwell said. &#8220;In fact, I have a book called &#8216;Taken for Granted: How Conservatism Can Win Back the Americans That Liberalism Failed.&#8217; You should get the book.'&#8221;
Caldwell told the owner about his brother, who was shot and killed in Chicago, Illinois, last summer.
Recently, Caldwell spoke with congress members on Capitol Hill about seeking justice for his brother and other violent crime in America, which he claims to have further explained to the restaurant owners.
Paradis responded on Instagram, saying that Caldwell&#8217;s group had been &#8220;talking about women in degrading ways, as well as using eugenic arguments around their thoughts on Roe v. Wade.&#8221;
&#8220;Once it was clear that they were finished with their meal, we told them that our views don&#8217;t align, and that the language they were using was unwelcome in our space,&#8221; the statement reads. &#8220;One person in the group said, &#8216;That is your business model, and I respect that.'&#8221;
&#8220;As a space co-owned by black folks and women, we firmly stand by our zero tolerance policy,&#8221; the statement added.
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Alarming proportions of conservative college students at more than 200 American universities said in a <a href="https://5666503.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5666503/CFSR_2022_Report.pdf">national survey</a> they self-censor their views inside and outside of the classroom out of fear of damaging their reputation.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a nonprofit organization defending free speech and free thought, released its third annual College Free Speech rankings through a commissioned survey of 44,847 students at 208 colleges about students’ perceptions and experiences regarding free speech on their campuses.
Among several key findings, the survey revealed 63% of students fear speaking their minds could result in damaging their reputation, 42% of conservative students report that they “often” feel uncomfortable speaking freely, and 40% of students feel uncomfortable disagreeing with a professor — in public or in a written assignment.
“That so many students are self-silencing and silencing each other is an indictment of campus culture,” FIRE Senior Research Fellow Sean Stevens said in a <a href="https://www.thefire.org/news/just-released-2022-2023-college-free-speech-rankings">news release.</a> “How can students develop their distinct voices and ideas in college if they’re too afraid to engage with each other?”
Out of all the topics discussed on campus, students find abortion, racial inequality, and COVID vaccine mandates to be the most difficult.
The study also found that most students believe campus speakers who oppose liberal ideologies should not be allowed to speak on campus.
About 75% of students do not support a campus speaker stating transgender people have a mental disorder or believe that Black Lives Matter is a hate group, and approximately 70% shun those who claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen or support making abortion completely illegal.
FIRE CEO Greg Lukianoff said in a <a href="https://www.thefire.org/news/just-released-2022-2023-college-free-speech-rankings">news release</a> said the situation for freedom of speech and academic freedom has been in trouble on campus long before the foundation of the nonprofit in 1999.
“That situation has gotten far worse in the last few years,” Lukianoff said.
According to the report, 59% to 73% of the students surveyed oppose allowing controversial conservative speakers on campus — depending on the speaker. However, only 24% to 41% said they oppose specific controversial liberal speakers.
“More than three-in-five students (62%) said that students shouting down a speaker to prevent them from speaking on campus was acceptable to some degree, down from 66% in 2021, and one-in-five (20%) said this about using violence to stop a campus speech, down from 23% in 2021,” the report reads.
Adam Goldstein, FIRE’s vice president of research, told <a href="https://www.thecollegefix.com/nearly-half-of-students-uncomfortable-expressing-controversial-views-on-campus-new-fire-free-speech-report/">The College Fix</a> in an email last week, “large numbers of students demanding censorship is a relatively young phenomenon.”
“Not more than a decade old, really, whereas schools have been censoring student speech as long as they’ve existed,” Goldstein said. “So I’m somewhat skeptical of the schools who say they had to censor something because students complained.”
Goldstein added that censorship measured based on student demands or administrative or faculty control is “a chicken-and-egg problem.”
“Some students demand censorship, and schools occasionally justify their policies by saying the students demanded it,” Goldstein said.
The report indicated Columbia University ranked as the lowest school for free speech “by far” with a score of “Abysmal.” Other lowest-ranking schools included Georgetown, Skidmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania.
The University of Chicago ranked highest for freedom of speech for the second time in three years.

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