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The New York Times has invented a new genre of reporting — covering big stories showing Democrats in a bad light years after the events that matter. At the tail end of 2025, The Times has freshly broken the news that the Biden administration flooded the country with illegal immigrants, partly for ideological and partisan reasons, partly out of sheer incompetence. Who knew? The nearly 4,000-word A1 story by Christopher Flavelle, with 14 colleagues contributing additional reporting and research, is certainly well sourced, but none of its sources have just come to light. It dissects Biden’s immigration misdeeds and missteps over each of his four years in office. Great — but why not do that while the guy’s actually in power? Immigration isn’t suddenly an issue today. It’s been the biggest domestic story since COVID ended. And even before COVID, going all the way back to 2016, Donald Trump put immigration at the forefront of presidential politics. In private, Democrats close to Biden were discussing the crisis all along and knew his agenda would only make it worse. “Mr. Biden’s policy advisers sounded the alarm before he even won the election,” The Times acknowledges. “In August of 2020, several aides wrote a memo cautioning Mr. Biden’s inner circle that his promises” of lighter immigration enforcement “coupled with pent-up demand from the Trump years and economic hardship from Covid ... could provoke a spike in border crossings.” Democrats were fully aware of what they were getting the country into, and they did it anyway. Their voters didn’t know, however, because the media didn’t do the unflinching reporting necessary to inform them — not until just now. This is the Biden senility story all over again. Even when the president was visibly failing, liberals in the media dismissed what was right before their eyes. A friend who was a lonely conservative columnist at another of the nation’s major metropolitan newspapers told me the one subject he was explicitly forbidden to write about was Biden’s age and infirmity. This code of silence has backfired spectacularly, saddling the Democrats with not one but two unelectable candidates at the top of their presidential ticket last year, and leaving the left in a state of shock that Americans really did figure out what was happening with immigration and really were mad about it. Better late than never, though? “How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration” does teach an important lesson beyond the one about what happens when radical policies go uncriticized by the media and internal criticisms by sane Democrats get ignored. It also showcases the success of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s strategy of busing the border crisis straight into blue cities. Democrats throughout the country could ignore the consequences of mass migration as long as the brunt of its impact was taken by Texas and other border states. Texas is deep red, after all — and more poor migrants could only help turn the state blue over generations, potentially tipping the Electoral College permanently to the Democrats. Abbott short-circuited that design by putting illegal immigrants on buses and sending them to blue cities throughout the country: Denver, Philadelphia, Washington, New York. Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants poured into Democratic cities that thought the border emergency was somebody else’s problem. It was a winning move: “Many Biden officials came to view Mr. Abbott’s campaign as the point Democrats lost the debate,” The Times notes — and quotes Biden’s former assistant director for policy at ICE, Deborah Fleischaker, saying, “I don’t think we ever recovered.” Now the journalistic profession has to ask whether it can recover from postgame coverage that should have been deeper reporting on these events while they were happening. Biden’s decrepitude and the calamitous consequences of his immigration policies — ultimately for Democrats themselves as well as the country — aren’t the only scandals conservative media have been sounding the alarm about for years that haven’t received the kind of deep and critical coverage they deserve from all major media, even those that tilt left. Just imagine The New York Times taking a look this close at climate-change alarmism and discovering the world isn’t coming to a fiery end any time soon. It would be a revolution in media credibility, but for now you can still expect only the news that’s fit to print long after liberal follies have become too obvious to ignore. Daniel McCarthy is the editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review. To read more by Daniel McCarthy, visit www.creators.com.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has effectively torpedoed President Donald Trump's peace plan.After his meeting on Monday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and French President Emmanuel Macron — who reportedly suggested last week that the U.S. might "betray" Ukraine — Zelenskyy reportedly told reporters that Kyiv will not cede any territory to Russia.'A lot of people are dying. So it would be really good if he'd read it. His people loved the proposal.'"We have no right to give anything away — not under our laws, not under international law, not under moral law," said Zelenskyy, reported the New York Post. "Russia is, of course, insisting that we give up territory. We, of course, do not want to give up anything — that is precisely what we are fighting for, as you are well aware."Zelenskyy, whom Trump accused in February of "gambling with the lives of millions of people," added, "To be honest, the Americans are looking for a compromise today."Russia, which has slowly captured additional territory over the past year, presently occupies around 20% of the entire country and most of the Donbas — including all of the Luhansk region, most of the largely Russian-speaking Donetsk region, much of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, and parts of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.Under the Trump administration's initial 28-point peace plan, embraced by Moscow but rejected by Kyiv and European leaders,the U.S. would recognize Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk as de facto Russian; Kherson and Zaporizhzhia would be divided along the current line of contact; Russia would cede other territories under its control outside the five regions; and Ukrainian forces would abandon the part of Donetsk Oblast currently under their control, leaving it as a demilitarized buffer zone.RELATED: European leaders gossip about US amid apparent efforts to torpedo Trump's Russia-Ukraine peace deal: Report Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty ImagesTrump has long maintained that Kyiv will have to make some territorial concessions to bring an end to war that has resulted in millions of casualties. In August, for instance, the president said that while the U.S. seeks to negotiate for some of the Russia-occupied territories back for Ukraine, inevitably "there will be some land swapping going on. I know that through Russia and through conversations with everybody."On Monday, Zelenskyy suggested that he and Trump see things differently, stating that Trump "certainly wants to end the war. ... Surely, he has his own vision. We live here, from within we see details and nuances, we perceive everything much deeper, because this is our motherland."'It gets to a point where it's not a democracy anymore.'Trump said in an interview with Politico on Monday that while he credits the Ukrainian people for their bravery in defending their homeland, Russia is presently in the stronger negotiating position and "size will win, generally." Accordingly Ukraine has to "play ball," suggested the president, who was uncertain about whether Zelenskyy had even bothered to read the latest peace proposals."That's as of yesterday. Maybe he's read it over the night," said Trump. "It would be nice if he would read it. You know, a lot of people are dying. So it would be really good if he'd read it. His people loved the proposal. They really liked it. His lieutenants, his top people, they liked it, but they said he hasn't read it yet. I think he should find time to read it."Zelenskyy indicated this week that he will provide Washington with his views on the current U.S. peace plan — which has reportedly shed eight of the original points Zelenskyy characterized as "anti-Ukrainian" — on Tuesday night but not until he discusses with European leaders the "reparations loan and security guarantees" he regards as critical to the peace process.When asked what would happen if Zelenskyy rejected the deal, Trump said, "He's gonna have to get on the ball and start accepting things." As for the European leaders who appear keen to involve themselves in the process, Trump said, "They talk but they don't produce, and the war just keeps going on and on."Trump noted further that it's time now — 18 months after Zelenskyy's term was originally scheduled to end and in the midst of an ever-worsening corruption scandal involving Zelenskyy's administration and close allies — for a Ukrainian presidential election."It's been a long time," said Trump. "I think it's an important time to hold an election. They're using war not to hold an election, but I would think the Ukrainian people would, should have that choice. And maybe Zelenskyy would win. I don't know who would win. But they haven't had an election in a long time. You know, they talk about a democracy, but it gets to a point where it's not a democracy anymore."Zelenskyy said in a statement on Tuesday, "We are committed to a real peace and remain in constant contact with the United States. And as our partners in the negotiating teams rightly note, everything depends on whether Russia is ready to take effective steps to stop the bloodshed and prevent the war from reigniting."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced a new executive order on Monday, taking action against radical Islam.DeSantis issued an order designating the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations.'CAIR was designated as an unindicted co-conspirator by the United States Government in the largest terrorism-financing case in American history.'The order, which took immediate effect, argued that the Muslim Brotherhood is a "transnational network with a long history of engaging in or supporting violence," noting that the group created Hamas in 1987. It stated that the U.S. designated Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization in 1997 and that the group was responsible for 1,200 murders on October 7, 2023.DeSantis' order explained that the Palestine Committee, a group affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, founded CAIR in the U.S. in 1994."CAIR was designated as an unindicted co-conspirator by the United States Government in the largest terrorism-financing case in American history, and the court found 'ample evidence to establish the association[]' of CAIR with terrorist organizations," the order read, citing United States v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development.RELATED: Gov. Abbott talks redistricting victory, action against CAIR with Glenn Beck KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images"Florida agencies are hereby directed to undertake all lawful measures to prevent unlawful activities by these organizations, including denying privileges or resources to anyone providing material support," DeSantis stated.DeSantis' order follows similar executive action from Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) in November.RELATED: No Sharia law in Texas: Abbott draws a hard line against radical Islam Greg Abbott. Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesCAIR issued a statement declaring that it plans to file a lawsuit against DeSantis' designation, accusing the governor of "serving the Israeli government over serving the people of Florida.""Like Greg Abbott in Texas, Ron DeSantis is an Israel First politician who wants to smear and silence Americans, especially American Muslims, critical of U.S. support for Israel's war crimes," CAIR National and CAIR-Florida said in a joint statement. "Governor DeSantis knows full well that CAIR-Florida is an American civil rights organization that has spent decades advancing free speech, religious freedom, and justice for all, including for the Palestinian people. That's precisely why Governor DeSantis is targeting our civil rights group with this unconstitutional and defamatory proclamation."CAIR plans to hold a press conference on Tuesday to announce details of its forthcoming lawsuit against the state of Florida. — (@) Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

We should, by all means, breathe new life into a doctrine that in recent decades has become a museum curiosity. 

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