Peggy Ryan

Peggy Ryan


  • Trump’s secret sauce

    November 5, 2024

    Trump’s secret sauce

    In 2018, Mark Levin interviewed Jon Voight on Life, Liberty & Levin.  In one segment, Jon talks about the “the genius of them [our founders] to say ‘the pursuit of happiness.’” If you go into a communist cou...

  • The New Bread and Circuses

    August 10, 2024

    The New Bread and Circuses

    Conservatives say Americans must “wake up” if we’re to save our country.  However, that implies that the people are asleep, unaware of increasing government oppression. I submit that those apparently oblivious to Americ...

  • September 8, 2023

    Are You Suffering from Learned Helplessness?

    Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev once bragged, "We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within."  This plan to conquer us "without firing a shot" was put in effect, and Manchurian candidates t...

  • March 26, 2023

    American Tyranny? Perfectly Normal

    Immediately after the 2016 election, the order went out: never let Trump's presidency be normalized."  Huh?  So someone controls what's normal and what's not? Actually, yes, the leftist insurgency can and does ...

  • October 6, 2022

    'War of the Words': A Global Media Production

    On Sunday, October 30, 1938, thousands of radio listeners heard terrifying news: aliens had invaded New Jersey.  From a New York Daily News article, October 31, 1938: A radio dramatization of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds"...

  • July 18, 2022

    The Leftist Strategy: Take America Down before Anyone Notices

    Admiral Grace Hopper once said it's "much easier to apologize than to get permission."  She's right.  To ask is to risk being endlessly bounced through the bureaucracy or swamped in useless, redundant forms....

  • April 27, 2022

    In America, it's good to be the king

    How is it that in America one man is able to singlehandedly cripple the U.S. economy, deprive over 300 million people of affordable fuel, allow millions of illegal aliens into the country — and oh, yeah, pick a fight with a superpower that coul...

  • November 5, 2021

    Rise of the Vaccine Bullies

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson let the cat out of the bag regarding the vaccine. [T]he double vaccination provides a lot of protection against serious illness and death but it doesn't protect you against catching the disease, and it doesn'...

  • September 18, 2021

    Mask On, Mask Off

    In the movie The Karate Kid, martial arts master Mr. Miyagi agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager, Daniel LaRusso.  But when Daniel shows up for lessons, he's put to work.  He's made to wax a fleet of cars, sand the...

  • January 6, 2021

    America's rendezvous with destiny

    The enemy media have again jumped on a phone call with Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger to claim that the president's trying to come up with new votes to overturn the election.  What President Trump was actually a...

  • January 4, 2021

    The 2020 Insurrection

    American Thinker and contributors Andrea Widburg, R.D. Wedge, Brian Tomlinson, and Peggy Ryan have published pieces on www.AmericanThinker.com that falsely accuse US Dominion Inc., Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., and Dominion Voting Systems ...

  • December 3, 2020

    Enough Already: 'Governor, May I?' Must End

    Where do these governors get the nerve to run point on a massive election fraud scheme?  Actually, we the people are giving them this power.  Though our Founders created a government by the people, we are allowing others to usurp ...

  • November 27, 2020

    Conservatives must stop quitting before the battle is over!

    America is on the verge of sanctioning a socialist takeover of the greatest government ever established on the face of the Earth. What are we doing about it?  Are we in solidarity with our president, or are we tacitly admitting defeat in...

  • November 3, 2020

    Today's the day to keep the bad guys out

    I watched a crime show once where a single scene disturbed me to the point that it haunts me to this very day.  It wasn't the violence that disturbed me; in fact, it was just the opposite.  The scene opened with a  man...

  • October 30, 2020

    Will Democrats' 'art of the steal' carry the day for Biden?

    Before the China virus, Democrats were hitting a wall with the upcoming 2020 election.  President Trump looked invincible with his booming economy and "promises made, promises kept" routine.  And they're stuck with t...

  • August 21, 2020

    Keeping Schools Closed Is Hurting Our Kids

    With all the conflicting opinions these days, it's hard for people to know if their kids are "safe" in school.  Dr. Scott Atlas, Hoover Institution senior fellow and former chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medica...

  • August 2, 2020

    America, You've Really Had a Wonderful Life

    In the movie It's a Wonderful Life, an angel, Clarence, is sent to help George Bailey, a man who's sacrificed his dreams for family and community but is now falsely accused of stealing $8,000 and facing jail.  When George wishes he...

  • April 25, 2020

    America Held Hostage

    What are we doing, America?  We've destroyed a booming economy, turned a record number of jobs into record unemployment numbers, and given up our basic tenets of liberty — all so we won't get sick?    We'...

  • December 15, 2019

    Unconstitutional Impeachment: The Real Abuse of Power

    The House has filed articles of impeachment against President Trump.  The charges are vague, not criminal, not in line with constitutional requirements, but Democrats don't care.  The American people are opposed to this illega...

  • December 4, 2019

    Democrats Are Watering Down Impeachment into a Mere Recall Effort

    Days before Donald Trump was to be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, Representative Maxine Waters called for him to be impeached for dubbing his opponent, "Crooked Hillary" during his campaign.  Since name-calli...

  • October 17, 2019

    Republicans in Congress: Time To Walk Away

    Today the big question in Washington is, will Democrats actually impeach a president of the United States without cause, without a crime?  Scary, right? But we're told not to worry, because even if House Dems impeach, the GOP will st...

  • August 31, 2019

    The Deep State Will Face Justice Soon! Right?

    "The check's in the mail" is a promise that payment's been sent even if it hasn't.  It's a stalling tactic to avoid pressure from creditors, from those expecting payment. That's the scam our government is ru...

  • July 23, 2019

    About those chants

    Imagine you're living with a significant other who despises you and informs you hourly how much.  How you chew your food, how you comb your hair, the shows you watch, your crappy friends.  Your ugly, broken down house sucks ...

  • June 27, 2019

    America: Talked Out of Liberty

    For two and half years, the media predicted that President Trump would be impeached, possibly jailed, once the special counsel wrapped up his investigation.  So when the Mueller report not only fails to charge the president, but exonerates ...

  • January 14, 2019

    Why Democrats Oppose The Wall: Trump Will Actually Build It

    The conservative consensus is that Democrats don't want to fund President Trump's  wall because they hate him.  Well, yes, Democrats do indeed hate President Trump, and yes, it's a deep-seated hatred, a visceral, soul-...

  • October 31, 2018

    'USA!': The people's battle cry

    Attend a Trump rally, and you'll hear raucous chants of "USA!" – the people's rallying cry of spirit, unity, and resolve, the cry of soldiers going into battle.  An open secret today is that America is at war: Democrat...

  • October 18, 2018

    Republicans Need to Think outside the Bubble

    Republicans love to talk about the Washington bubble, to preach that the Washington establishment has no clue what goes on in the country outside its own echo chamber.  I submit that conservatives have their own bubble, their own echo chamber...

  • October 5, 2018

    The First Annual American Hunger Games: Kavanaugh vs. Ford

    When Suzanne Collins's novel The Hunger Games came out, many thought it was too dark, an unrealistic future scenario where government and media force 24 kids to fight to the death, with only one survivor. No, not so far-fetched – we'...

  • September 24, 2018

    Media: The Democrat Enforcer

    The novel The Godfather tells the story of a Mafia don or boss, Vito Corleone, and how he runs "the business."  One of the most famous lines from the movie is the Godfather explaining how he'll prevail, how he'll get what ...

  • September 18, 2018

    Judge Kavanaugh and the left's revenge

    The first episode of Alfred Hitchcock's TV series was titled "Revenge."  The story opens with Carl and Elsa Spann, a recently married couple who move into a trailer by the sea.  Elsa has suffered a nervous breakdown,...

  • August 25, 2018

    America's Two Parties: Traitors and Patriots

    Oh, the horror!  Former CIA director John Brennan lost his security clearance.  Media decry the president's intimidation tactics, his enemies list.  Famous lawyer Alan Dershowitz posits that Brennan's First Amend...

  • July 28, 2018

    Mr. Jordan goes to Washington

    The classic movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is the story of an idealistic local hero, Jefferson Smith, who's appointed to the U.S. Senate.  Smith's chosen because he's naïve and gullible, and James Taylor, the corrupt Wa...

  • June 23, 2018

    Mr. President, You Have the Right to Remain Silent

    We've all heard the Miranda rights, the spiel cops rattle off to bad guys as they cart them off to jail: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.  You have the right ...

  • March 27, 2018

    They brought a book to a gunfight

    Another school shooting, this time at Great Mills High School in Maryland.  But this attack was cut short: two wounded students, one dead shooter.  A far cry from the Parkland tragedy, with 17 killed, 14 wounded.  The di...

  • February 10, 2018

    Our Radicalized Media: A Clear And Present Danger

    Most associate the term "radicalized" with ISIS.  But radical movements aren't limited to a religion.  A jihad is a crusade for a principle or belief involving struggle" and "resistance."  The ...

  • January 18, 2018

    An Amnesty Here, an Amnesty There

    When President Trump ended the illegal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), liberals and their media exploded.  "Trump will rip these children from their families, from the only home they've ever known!" O...

  • October 20, 2017

    Hillary Clinton Never, Ever Leaves

    In the movie What About Bob, a needy psychiatric patient, Bob Wiley, stalks his psychiatrist, Dr. Leo Marvin.  Bob follows Dr. Marvin on his vacation, invades Dr. Marvin's family, shows up at dinner, spends the night, even co-opts the doctor...

  • October 2, 2017

    If a Liberal Whines with No One Around to Hear, Does He Make a Sound?

    The left has a depressing message: racism, misogyny, greed, hate, communism, socialism, and the list goes on.  Americans have given these people a forum for decades, suffered through the angry speeches, the pompous lectures, the unending accusat...

  • September 21, 2017

    The Obamacare hot potato

    Most of us have played hot potato at some point in our childhood.  It's a game where players sit in a circle and toss a small object like a beanbag to each other while music plays.  When the music stops, the player holding the bag is el...

  • September 8, 2017

    There's Russian Collusion, President Trump's a Racist, and the Sky Is Green

    Once upon a time, there was a cruel, nasty ogre, "The Donald," who dreamed of becoming king.  But The Donald had no claim to the throne.  Princess Hillary was next in line.  Hillary was royalty, and he was just a disgusting o...

  • September 1, 2017

    America, Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace

    After the Charlottesville mêlée, a "conservative" on Sean Hannity's radio show went off on Nazis.  He called them despicable, bottom-feeders, racists, and hate-mongers.  He was happy that Richard Spencer, the whit...

  • June 17, 2017

    Americans Learning to Live with Treason

    Pop the champagne corks, set off the fireworks, former FBI Director, James Comey nixed the "Russian collusion."  In his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Comey cleared President Trump of all charges – no collusi...

  • May 5, 2017

    Make Our Health Care Great Again

    Remember when America had the best health care in the world?  Back when people crossed oceans to see our doctors, to be treated in our hospitals? A few years back, I had an eye-opening conversation with a British woman in a hospital waiting r...

  • March 23, 2017

    Enough, Mr. President – time to walk

    I was reading an article on how Paul Ryan is schooling President Trump on politics.  My first reaction is always to defend the president, but as I read it, I realized it's true.  Paul Ryan's behind the wheel; President Trump's i...

  • March 1, 2017

    Liberals, What Are You Teaching Your Kids?

    In the 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton ran an ad called "Role Models."  The ad shows small children watching a series of Donald Trump's more controversial moments – e.g., the alleged mocking of the disabled report...

  • December 25, 2016

    Donald Trump's Christmas Dog Whistle

    I loved President-Elect Trump's recent thank you rallies – decorated Christmas trees, a red "Merry Christmas" sign on his podium, and the way Trump himself wasted no time wishing his supporters a merry Christmas. The Christmas ...

  • October 31, 2016

    2016: A Hacked Election?

    With the proliferation of electronic voting machines across the country, many are nervous about the integrity of our election.  Our government has assured us that there's no problem (oh, now I feel better).  They promise there''...

  • October 26, 2016

    Yes, There Is a Coup On in America

    There's a great LifeLock ad where four masked bank robbers burst through the door and yell for everyone to get down.  A woman on the floor looks up at a bank guard.  "Do something," she whispers. "Oh, I'm not a sec...

  • October 14, 2016

    Hillary's Psycho moment

    One of the sillier narratives to come out of the second presidential debate was the various takes on Hillary Clinton's insect incident.  The picture of Hillary with a fly on her face went viral faster than you can say "zombie food....

  • October 3, 2016

    It Finally Happened: Politics Has Ruined Everything Fun

    Not that long ago, I could get away from the dystopian news environment and relax.  I'd spend my weekends at the movies, chatting with friends over a latte or watching football on my oversized 4K TV, all things that bring a smile, take me aw...

  • September 25, 2016

    You might be a deplorable if...

    Comedian Jeff Foxworthy is famous for his "You Might Be a Redneck If..."  For those of you in the outback who haven't heard Foxworthy's famous routine, here's a sample. You Might Be a Redneck If... 1. You think "...

  • September 9, 2016

    The DC Gaslight District

    I turn on the news and want to scream – another poll with Hillary Clinton in the lead!  How?  She's all but dropped out of the race, and a new Clinton scandal breaks every half-hour.  So how is she winning? It makes my hea...

  • August 7, 2016

    Understanding the Trans Pacific Partnership

    Okay, I know you're not dummies – but if a book is required to break down Microsoft Word into simpler terms, then the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) requires a library.  The 2016 candidates both in local races (for example, Paul Nehle...

  • July 22, 2016

    Donald Trump: A Working Stiff in a Brioni Suit

    The establishment's in meltdown, the media's on suicide watch, and the donor class are sobbing uncontrollably on their therapist's couch.  The reason: Donald J.  Trump is the 2016 Republican nominee.  Yep, the billionaire m...

  • February 1, 2016

    Trump or Cruz: Who Is the Winning GOP Quarterback?

    In the 2016 presidential race, conservatives have split into two camps: Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.  Supporters snipe from both sides arguing who's liberal or conservative, independent or owned by special interests, pro-amnesty, personally acq...

  • January 21, 2016

    Ted Cruz and the Definition of Insanity

    Ted Cruz is closing in on Donald Trump in Iowa, leading in some polls.  His rise in Iowa may bring cheers from his supporters, but it strikes fear in my heart. Don't get me wrong – I love Cruz.  He's my second choice for th...

  • September 25, 2015

    We Heard 'Very Clearly' What Carly Said

    Sitting in for Bill O'Reilly, Eric Bolling made the point that Hillary Clinton is using gender in her campaign and Carly Fiorina is not.  Um, back up, Eric.  The question is not if Hillary or Carly uses her gender – they both do....

  • September 15, 2015

    The Iran Deal: Can You Hear Us Now?

    Picture this: your family's at the mall, shopping for school clothes and supplies.  You're dragging your pre-teen away from GameStop, where he's desperately clinging to the latest first-person shooter game, when the ground shifts ben...

  • August 18, 2015

    Boys Will Be Boys...or Girls, or Whatever

    Our society is under attack, not from Russia or radical Islam, but from heterophobes. Okay, I made the term up...sort of.  But if a homophobe is a  person who fears or hates homosexuals, then what else can we call gays who hate straights...

  • July 28, 2015

    Post-Election Performance Anxiety

    You’ve seen the commercials; you know, the embarrassing ones that pop up just when you’ve let your 10-year-old daughter stay up late for a movie. The ad sets a scene where a slinky blonde, brunette, or other lies on a bed amidst mounds of...

  • July 23, 2015

    Don't Make Donald Mad

    MAD (Mutally Assured Destruction) is a U.S. doctrine of reciprocal deterrence.  That means the U.S. and Soviet Union can blow each other off the map, a prodigious deterrent for both.  It’s also how Donald Trump campaigns.  In ...

  • July 19, 2015

    How to play Political Jeopardy

    See also Trump just disrespected all captured soldiers and John McCain: wartime hero, peacetime coward Donald Trump sat on the stage, confident, professionally coiffed, and dressed to the nines at the Family Leadership Summit.  His quick answ...

  • July 16, 2015

    Shut The Donald Up!

    Donald Trump dominates the news these days.  The impossible big-mouth narcissist from a reality TV show is selling out venues, having to switch locations for overflow, yet still leaving long lines outside his events.  All this because Donal...

  • July 4, 2015

    United We Stood, Divided We'll Fall

    News that the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage ignited joyous celebration among gays and the media.  Images assaulted us on all sides, victory parades showcasing same-sex couples entwined in ecstasy, media gushing praise, and  #Lov...

  • November 21, 2014

    Amnesty: The Great American Heist

    I oppose amnesty – totally and unconditionally reject any form of amnesty.  I want to block people from crashing our southern border, and I want to send back those who got through.  I make no apologies for wanting to stop the Black Fr...