Michael Dorstewitz

The Founders designed the United States as a government of, by, and for the people, meaning the government works for us, not the other way around. The bigger, more unwieldy government becomes, the more that principle is lost.

Although the state is supposed to enforce our rights, that task ultimately falls on the people. "And if you and I don’t do this," said Reagan in 1961, "then you and I may well spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it once was like . . . when men were free."

Let’s schedule the first-ever Newsmax Presidential Debate in recognition of their rising star status. Hold it on Sept. 25, the date that was set for the NBC debate. Same rules as before.

If Democrats pass the continuing resolution with the SAVE Act intact, America’s elections will be more secure and voters’ faith in election results will be restored.

We don’t need to wait for reports or TV pundits and economic number-crunchers to report the pulse of the economy. Check the heartbeat of America. Ask the man who just lost his job. Ask that struggling mom who has to decide whether to buy groceries or pay rent.

Last week MSNBC’s Chris Hayes called the Electoral College a "national suicide pact." If it’s a "suicide pact," it’s taking its time, we’ve been at it since 1789, more than 230 years. The Electoral College is designed to temper pure democracy, which always fails.

“How did we ever get here, and how do we find our way back” is a concept that echoes throughout the selections in this week’s Newsmax Rising Bestsellers.

The late Jim Morrison, lead singer of the 1960's band, "The Doors," reportedly said, "Whoever controls the media, controls the mind." That could be extended to say, whoever controls the mind has the power to control everything.

Recent events suggest that instead of joy, the Democratic Party has become the most ruthless in recent memory, and its standard-bearers reflect that. America is about freedom, not the iron fist of a tin-pot dictator.

Whatever craziness that California begins has a history of infecting the rest of the country, and the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was a reflection of that. Author Scott McKay described the Democratic Party as "A Party at War With the Truth."

It’s no wonder that prominent Democrats decided to skip the convention, starting with Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman. He’s been butting heads with his party’s support of Palestine since the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel.

Harris serves as the best example of why we should never select our leaders on the basis of diversity. She’s a reminder that merit-based hiring is always best. In a phrase often associated with John F. Kennedy, we should select only "the best and the brightest.”

Newsmax Rising Bestsellers – Week of Aug. 19, 2024

Harris has never once run a business of her own, has never had to pay a single employee’s wages out of her own pocket, but ironically is now telling actual business owners how to run their own businesses.

Capitalism and "self-obsessed rich guys" are what created the middle class, and the taxes they and their employees pay provide the salaries of people like Harris who have fed at the public trough throughout their lives.

If we don’t put an end to this insanity here and now, it will continue until finally a young woman, a proud couple’s young daughter, is literally beaten to death on live TV.

Since former President Trump changed the makeup of the court to include three conservatives, three liberals, and three swing votes, Democrats, including Biden, have denounced its landmark decisions on abortion, gun rights, and affirmative action.

"Democracy" is not telling people what foods they may, nor how to heat their home, or what cars they may drive. The GOP understands democracy, they’ve even been known to take a bullet for democracy on occasion. Just ask Donald Trump.

If it’s "in the best interest of . . .  the country for [him] to stand down" from his campaign, some wondered why it would be in the country’s best interest for him to finish his term.

Even before the shooting someone suggested that Trump was touched by the divine hand of God.