The left will do anything to redefine terms like “extreme‚” “misinformation‚” and “far right” to include anyone who disagrees with the left. Even more moderate voices like Douglas Murray and Joe Rogan are now being forced into these categories — and the left is concerned about silencing them. “There’s no way anyone on earth is going to suppress or silence me‚” Murray tells Glenn Beck‚ “but I do think it’s extraordinary the confidence that certain people have that they can suppress those of us who say things which I think are not only popular‚ but true.” One of the suggested ideas for silencing dissenting voices is going after banks and the platforms they use. “There’s going to come a time where they are going to build a digital ghetto‚” Glenn tells Murray‚ who agrees. “There’s very particular moves that they’re doing to make that‚” Murray says. “One is this use of the term ‘far right‚’ which alarms me enormously.” This alarms him because “they’re trying to make public opinion be deemed ‘far right.’” “Most people in the United States and the United Kingdom are deeply concerned about illegal migration‚ but once you say ‘concern about illegal migration is far right‚’ therefore‚ the majority of the public are called ‘far right‚’” Murray warns. To hear the full conversation‚ check out the clip below. Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling‚ thought-provoking analysis‚ and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

A former Internal Revenue Service contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking former President Donald Trump's tax records was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison‚ the New York Post reported.In October‚ Charles Littlejohn‚ 38‚ of Washington‚ D.C.‚ admitted to leaking tax documents belonging to "thousands of the nation's wealthiest individuals‚" including Trump‚ Blaze News previously reported. According to the Department of Justice‚ the former IRS contractor used "broad search parameters" to "conceal the true purpose of his queries." "He then uploaded the tax returns to a private website in order to avoid IRS protocols established to detect and prevent large downloads or uploads from IRS devices or systems‚" the DOJ explained.Littlejohn saved the tax records on multiple personal storage devices before sending some of the information to a news outlet‚ believed to be the New York Times‚ in August and October of 2019. The Times later published a piece detailing Trump's tax returns. In 2021‚ ProPublica also posted an article that provided tax information belonging to some of the nation's wealthiest people.Despite pleading guilty to the unauthorized disclosure of tax return information belonging to thousands of individuals‚ Littlejohn only faced a maximum sentence of five years in prison. On Monday‚ United States District Judge Ana Reyes gave the maximum sentence to the former IRS contractor.Prosecutors argued that Littlejohn applied for the position with the IRS with the intention of retrieving Trump's tax records."What you did in targeting the sitting president of the United States was an attack on our constitutional democracy‚" Reyes told Littlejohn. "It cannot be open season on our elected officials."Littlejohn stated‚ "I acted out of a sincere‚ if misguided‚ belief that I was serving the public interest." According to his lawyers‚ Littlejohn was motivated by a "deep‚ moral belief" that the public had a right to know the information he illegally obtained and disseminated to the media outlets. Littlejohn leaked tax information belonging to "ultra-high net worth taxpayers" in hopes his actions would catalyze reforms to the tax system.Acting Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the DOJ's Criminal Division said‚ "Charles Littlejohn abused his position as a consultant at the Internal Revenue Service by disclosing thousands of Americans' federal tax returns and other private financial information to news organizations. He violated his responsibility to safeguard the sensitive information that was entrusted to his care‚ and now he is a convicted felon."Argentieri called Littlejohn's sentencing "a strong message that those who violate laws intended to protect sensitive tax information will face significant punishment." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

It’s no secret that Taylor Swift is currently one of the most wildly successful and influential people on the planet. This was true even before she and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce sparked a romance. However‚ their relationship has carved a path for the popstar to wield her influence over NFL fans‚ a community she otherwise might not have reached. Granted that Swift is an outspoken liberal who endorsed Biden in 2020 and Kelce has been involved in Pfizer and Bud Light marketing campaigns‚ many have been skeptical of their relationship from the get-go. One of those people is Tucker Carlson. A couple months ago‚ Tucker joined Alex Stein on "Prime Time with Alex Stein‚” and one subject discussed was Taylor Swift’s potential involvement in the political sphere. “Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married‚ or is this just a publicity stunt?” producer Jimmy von Thron asked Tucker. “I don’t know anything about Taylor Swift‚” said Tucker‚ “but I remember Kanye‚ who was then Kanye West‚ once attacked her in a very emotional way at an award’s ceremony‚ and I remember thinking at the time I saw the clip ... that it was a racial thing.” “But if you listen to the clip‚ he’s actually making a different point‚ and he was saying‚ ‘This isn’t real; this isn’t art ... This person is being used by larger forces to control our society‚’” he recounted. Without divulging his personal opinions regarding West‚ Tucker admitted that the artist “does have flashes of insight about things.” “He’s not a surface-level character at all‚ and I think there’s some truth in that. ... If you’re a performer who’s that culturally significant‚ who’s the single-most popular person in America among women under 30 ... you have a great deal of power‚ and so‚ of course‚ you’re going to be managed by people who want to use your influence for their ends‚” Tucker explained. To hear the full conversation‚ watch the video below. — (@) Want more from Alex Stein?To enjoy more of Alex's culture jamming‚ comedic monologues‚ skits‚ and street segments‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

Hide your kids! Hide your wallets! Despite all the faux acrimony on display between the parties in Congress this week‚ the House of Representatives is about to pass a new bill with broad bipartisan support. That is not good news. Not only do Republicans refuse to cut a single penny from the budget they passionately complain about‚ but they also add to the deficit at any opportunity. They have already added $2.7 trillion in the past year. This week‚ House Republicans are set to pass a bipartisan tax bill‚ which they’re trying to sell as a massive tax cut. In fact‚ H.R. 7024 would add welfare dependency to the tax code‚ which is worse than welfare itself. If this tax bill is the only accomplishment of the GOP-controlled House after funding every other policy that negates these cuts‚ then thanks‚ but no thanks. The dirty little secret is that taxes‚ for the most part‚ are no longer a pressing issue. Because of the Reagan‚ Bush‚ and Trump tax cuts‚ tens of millions of Americans no longer incur a net positive income tax liability below a certain income threshold. Absent overhauling the entire broken system‚ we have squeezed as much juice out of tax cuts as possible. Gone are the days when cutting taxes starved the beast of the federal government. Now‚ Congress and the Treasury simply print all the money they need to feed the leviathan. But it is that deficit spending that spurs inflation‚ which harms lower- and middle-income families more than their current tax burden. A new entitlement The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to vote early this week on H.R. 7024‚ which would‚ among other things‚ expand the refundable portion of the child tax credit yet again. For years‚ the child tax credit was worth $1‚000 per dependent child‚ regardless of whether the tax filer had a net positive tax liability. The 2017 tax reform bill doubled the credit to $2‚000 and this year allowed up to $1‚600 per child (tethered to inflation) to be “refundable‚” meaning a person could make money from the credit even if he paid no taxes. It’s a dressed-up wealth redistribution program. The new bill‚ sponsored by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) and Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)‚ would make up to $2‚000 refundable by 2025 and expands the base credit with inflation for three years. But once an entitlement is created‚ you have to score its deficit effects forever because it will never be repealed. Worse‚ the bill would weaken work requirements by allowing a filer to qualify based on the previous year's work‚ meaning the filer could receive the credit while not working. Under current law‚ according to the Joint Committee on Taxation‚ the average tax filer in the entire bottom 50% of income earners has a net negative income tax liability thanks to the earned income tax credit and the additional child tax credit. Right now‚ those programs cost more than $100 billion combined. During the pandemic years‚ the cost reached as high as $250 billion because of the $3‚500 refundable credits per child handed out by the Biden administration. Rather than replacing welfare programs with refundable tax credits‚ we expanded both to record levels since the Obama years. This has allowed millions of Americans who don’t pay taxes to think they really do‚ without suffering the pain of electing socialists who are at war with our society‚ economy‚ borders‚ and culture. In 2021‚ 57% of households paid no federal income taxes‚ and 19% had their payroll tax liability more than zeroed out‚ too. Those numbers likely receded slightly with the tapering of COVID handouts‚ but it’s not as if we have an urgent need to add to the ranks of Americans who make money from the tax code at the expense of actual taxpayers. The fact that 94% of the JCT’s $33 billion projected three-year cost of the expanded tax credit is scored as an “outlay” rather than a reduction of revenue underscores the fact that most of this expansion will be welfare and not a tax cut. Not an equal trade Which brings us back to the GOP’s quixotic focus on a tax bill as the one priority of this session. Until now‚ the low-tax doctrine — perhaps even including refundable tax credits — has been worthwhile‚ but any continued effort to only cut taxes while continuing to hike spending is counterproductive both policy-wise and politically. Although it is true that in exchange for the welfare spending Republicans have secured the extension of pro-growth tax cuts‚ such as the deduction for domestic research and development‚ 100% bonus depreciation for equipment and capital assets‚ and deductions for interest payments‚ the swap is not worth it. Also‚ Republicans expended some of their capital on the budgetary scoring of the bill by making these tax breaks retroactive for the past two years‚ which is silly because you can’t retroactively incentivize growth. By giving Democrats their most prized tax provision on refundable credits‚ Republicans have lost any leverage to demand an extension of the broader Trump tax cuts slated to expire at the end of 2025. Now that we have released the hostage‚ Democrats will have no reason to extend the other provisions or agree to a less complex‚ flatter tax code. Also‚ even if Republicans were going to trade business tax cuts for more welfare‚ they could have negotiated a better deal. Republicans didn’t even secure the repeal of refundable tax credits for illegal aliens while giving in to Democrats on the tax pork‚ including billions in additional “emergency” spending. Additionally‚ the bill expands the socialist low-income housing tax credit‚ a social engineering program that gives states $10 billion to offer to well-connected banks and land developers who purposely inflate their constructions costs to milk the credit and float projects that are not otherwise sound economically. In that sense‚ this housing credit is a bit like the green energy tax credits. The bill would increase the program by 12.5%. Overall‚ the bill spends too much. A double-edged sword of low-tax socialism While we don’t believe in needlessly taxing corporations‚ simply giving more tax cuts to the broken and woke corporate world without addressing regulations‚ subsidies‚ monopolies‚ energy policy‚ and health care creates an imbalance in politics against a broader conservative agenda. Corporate America has become the No. 1 enforcer — even more effective than the media and academia — in promoting open borders‚ endless Middle East migration‚ soft-on-crime laws‚ anti-religious liberty policies‚ mindless multiculturalism‚ the biomedical security state‚ and the transgender agenda. Even on fiscal issues‚ corporations fully support the welfare state‚ Obamacare‚ the global warming agenda‚ and all the regulations that help them shut out competition.The one missing component from the Democrat portfolio is taxation. If the corporations empowered Democrats on that issue‚ too‚ they couldn’t survive. Thus‚ Big Business backs the Republican Party line on cutting taxes‚ so that it is free to promote the rest of the progressive agenda. Knowing that‚ conservatives should be willing to shoot our hostage (business tax cuts) instead of releasing their hostage (welfare spending). And I say this as someone who does not have a negative tax liability. With four children‚ I would benefit greatly from an increase in the child tax credit. The GOP has supported low-tax socialism‚ and even negative-tax socialism for some‚ which has allowed the weaponized leviathan to grow without people having to feel the pain. Perhaps it’s time we change strategies. Let’s push conservatism on every other policy so we don’t suffer all the liabilities of zero taxes on many individual Americans and low taxes on corporations without reaping the benefits. If this tax bill is the only accomplishment of the GOP-controlled House after funding every other policy that negates the purpose of these business tax cuts‚ then thanks‚ but no thanks.

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