Once in a blue moon, you run across a statistic or record that is mind-boggling. Some are amazing, like Alex Ovechkin’s 895 goals or Serena Williams’ 23 Grand Slam singles titles. But others are disturbing, like the fact that in Washington, D.C., between 2018 and 2022, only 1.7% of people arrested for carrying a pistol […]

President Donald Trump on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the West Wing Lobby of the White House. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok) President Donald Trump says pollsters for major media companies including the New York Times, Washington Post and Fox News should be investigated for election fraud, as he expresses outrage at recent […]

Spring has come to the Great Land. Our sandhill cranes are back, a robin was singing in one of our big birch trees the other day, and some of the local critters are getting spring fever – more on that in this week’s video offering—first, some Alaska news. Let’s […]

I’m guessing “60 Minutes” anchor Scott Pelley is begging to be fired, or is on the cusp of resigning. It’s rare that you can blast the people who sign your paycheck on national broadcast television and come away with your job intact. But that’s exactly what the veteran anchor […]

Greetings from the sports desk located somewhere below the main deck of the Good Pirate Ship RedState. I had planned on this post being an examination of the NHL playoffs, but much to Sammy the Shark and Karl the Kraken’s displeasure, other sports demand attention this time through. However, we have sourced news of […]