By Dee Dee Bass Wilbon and Deana Bass Williams Socialism is once again wooing Americans for capitalism's money. Lately, it has come disguised as "democratic" socialism. Adding the word "democratic" to socialism does not change what it is. Socialism still means collective or government control over major industries and resources, with wealth redistributed in the name of economic equality. Capitalism, by contrast, is built on private ownership, competition, investment and, yes,

First Published on BPALiveWire - July 4, 2024 Autobiography of Douglass On Independence Day some Americans cherry pick one of Frederick Douglass’ most famous speeches, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Delivered on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, Douglass' speech is often misrepresented as a condemnation of America itself. Some anti-American voices point to portions of Douglass’ speech to bolster their argument that Black Americans should no longer celebrate th

Virginia voters in November will decide whether to amend the state Constitution to establish broad legal protections for the termination of a pregnancy.

The House Committee on the Judiciary recently held a hearing examining the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) role in fomenting division and hate in America. Once revered as a bulwark against extremism, the SPLC now faces sharp criticism for straying from its original mission.

We write today to the very fine people who know better, say so in private and fall silent in public. You tell us quietly that President Trump has been right about more than the commentariat will admit. You know America’s allies have too often treated the United States like an endless ATM. You know illegal immigration has been badly mishandled for years. You are excited that finally someone is pushing back against the Trans agenda. You know Iran has been allowed to push too

by Dorian B. Francis WASHINGTON / April 18, 2026 / BPALiveWire - I have been noticing more and more over the past year and a half or so athletes of all ages sharing their faith or giving glory to Jesus. Not just God, Jesus. That is a big thing. A lot of people give glory to God after winning something, usually an award. Or they will thank God. But when somebody speaks the name of Jesus, that is a whole different story. And we have heard of Tim Tebow’s with John 3:16 and Step

by Dorian B. Francis It feels like we are living in a time where everyone wants a platform. Everyone wants to go viral, everyone wants to be known. I’ve watched Christianity explode online in ways previous generations could only wish they could. Scroll through TikTok or YouTube Shorts, and you’ll find street preachers like Nicholas Bowling and Soldier4christt boldly proclaiming the gospel at Pride events, abortion rallies, downtown party scenes and more. Then there's Stuart

Let’s be honest. Talking about your faith at work feels awkward. Nobody wants to be “that guy” in the break room who hijacks a normal lunch and turns it into a sermon. Especially if you’re young and trying to establish credibility. Early in your career, you already feel like you’re being evaluated on everything. The last thing you want is to be written off as unprofessional or out of touch.

The State of the Union rebuttal is a notoriously thankless assignment. It follows the pageantry of a presidential address to a joint session of Congress, arriving when viewer energy has ebbed and the response setting feels comparatively modest. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, fresh in her new role, did what she could with the platform. Yet her remarks underscored a deeper national fracture. Americans are confronting the same set of facts but drawing sharply different conclu

Again initiative, I am encouraged by the growing momentum behind policies aimed at addressing America’s housing shortage. Efforts such as investing in Opportunity Zones, excluding building materials from tariffs, and reducing burdensome local regulations are essential to increasing the supply of affordable single-family homes.

***Free To Distribute on Your Media Platforms*** by Dee Dee Bass Wilbon and Deana Bass Williams Racist caricatures should be roundly condemned from the left and right. For those who follow us, you know our mantra is #AttackPolicyNotPeople. That has never been a slogan of convenience. It has been a standard we have applied consistently, even when it would have been easier or more profitable to do otherwise. We are not in the business of cataloging every ad hominem insult the p

Where are the No-Kings protesters now? Where are the pink-hat-wearing women’s rights activists now? Where are those over-educated double-decaf-mocha-latte-sipping $7-coffee-guzzling internet warriors now?

The NPS fee-free day program began in 2008 under President George W. Bush. From 2008 through 2017, spanning the final year of the Bush administration and all eight years of the Obama administration, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was never designated as a fee-free day. The same was true during the Clinton and George H.W. Bush presidencies.

While critics decry it as censorship, a closer examination through the lens of 47 CFR § 73.1217 reveals a defensible enforcement of longstanding regulations designed to prevent public harm.

America has endured darker days, and we will overcome this season of national turmoil. My family knows the burden of grieving assassinated loved ones whose ideas were both cherished and despised by many. From the bombing of our home in Birmingham, Alabama, to the assassinations of my uncle, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., my father, the Rev. A.D. King and my grandmother, Alberta Williams King, we have carried this weight through generations of violence and loss.

By Bass Public Affairs Published via BPA Livewire Washington has a habit of reacting — not leading. That pattern is playing out once again in the halls of Congress, where digital asset regulation has turned into a headline-driven sprint rather than a values-driven strategy. With every scandal — FTX, Celsius, the latest blockchain-based Ponzi scheme — the calls grow louder for “crackdowns,” often without clarity or consequence. At Bass Public Affairs , we believe that governme

Juneteenth, marking June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom, is a vital celebration of liberation and a reminder of America’s complex democratic journey. Celebrating Juneteenth honors a nation committed to living up to its noble ideals. The Declaration of Independence, penned by men who owned humans, embodies the contradictions of a nation founded on liberty yet marred by slavery. The Bass Family Juneteenth stands alongside other p

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Dr. Tita and Rev. Victor, Friends of Ambazonia Ambazonia refers to the lands, territorial waters and airspace in the Gulf of Guinea pertaining to the former British Southern Cameroons, whose boundaries are set out and internationally recognized in the United Nations Trusteeship Agreement of Dec. 13, 1946, and in the League of Nations British Mandate of July 20, 1922, and protected under Article 4(b) of the African Union Constitutive Act. Ambazonia is neither part of the Fed