With the 2026 midterms in sight, one major question on Capitol Hill is if Republicans will vote on the Chloe Cole Act, a bill that seeks to end the chemical or surgical mutilation of children. The legislation…

by Steve Watson, Modernity News: Proving all it took was real leadership President Trump’s border policies have delivered staggering results, with crossings cratering to historic lows in November 2025—exposing the Biden regime’s willful neglect that flooded America with chaos for years. Preliminary CBP data shows just 30,367 total encounters nationwide last month, dipping below October’s […]

Back in July, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, establishing Trump Accounts — a tax-free savings program that provides a $1,000 government deposit for every U.S. newborn from 2025 to 2028. Families are permitted to contribute up to $5,000 annually starting July 4, 2026. Funds are locked until age 18, when they become available for uses like education, a first home, or business startup.The core idea behind the initiative is to revive the American dream for today’s young Americans, who have lower home ownership rates, more student debt, and less wealth at age 30 than their parents or grandparents did.But is it really a good idea? Or is it just another form of socialist wealth redistribution that creates dependency rather than true opportunity?On a recent episode of “The Glenn Beck Program,” Glenn spoke with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's adviser Joseph Lavorgna. Yesterday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described these Trump Accounts as "the beginning of a shareholder economy" during a panel at the New York Times DealBook Summit in New York.“That's a little frightening because we've been warning against the stakeholder economy. How far down the road does Secretary Bessent think we were on the stakeholder if this is the beginning of a shareholder economy?” Glenn asks.But Lavorgna says there’s nothing frightening about Bessent’s statement.“What he meant by that was that the U.S. economy is one that thrives when you've got incentives to produce and work,” he says. “The bill that the president signed … encourages capital formation and growth and the ability to invest in the future to teach, in many cases yet-to-be-born boys and girls, the power of compound interest in being a stakeholder in the capitalist system.”“In other words, if you have a stake in the system, you don't want to burn it down?” Glenn asks.“Right. It's essentially the American dream. It's a way to build wealth creation,” Lavorgna confirms, praising Trump Accounts as “a great investment for the future.”But Glenn has two major concerns.One: The same idea was proposed to our founders, but they shut it down.“This was proposed before, during the founding era. It was called Agrarian Justice, and Thomas Paine said, ‘We should give 15 pounds to everybody who turns 21,’ and that 15 pounds … would be, in today's dollars, about $2,500 to $3,000,” says Glenn.The founders, he explains, “rejected it” as “redistribution of wealth” and “not government's role.”But Lavorgna defends the idea. “That was over a couple hundred years ago, and the economy and the capitalist system has evolved significantly. This isn't a redistribution of wealth; this is an investment in the future and people's livelihoods.”He also argues that the program is a tool for developing “financial literacy,” meaning American youth will be taught that “when they put money aside, that money will grow and do wondrous things through the power of compound interest.”Glenn’s second counterargument is that we shouldn’t be beginning any new government programs when the national debt is already out of control.“We're $38 trillion in debt. I'm so torn on this because I really do understand people feel like they don't have a stake; they're never going to get ahead; they're never going to get a house — all of this stuff that's leading them to this lie of socialism,” he says.“We have to do something. But again, I'm so concerned about opening up a can of worms here that just gets out of control again.”But Lavorgna says Trump Accounts are “not consumption.” The money, he says, goes straight “back into the capitalist system” — sparking businesses, growing companies, and creating jobs and wealth.“The only way that we are going to be able to deal with the debt situation is to grow and to grow fast,” he says.To hear Glenn’s response, watch the full interview above.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 herder tending to his goats in the highlands of southwestern Turkey’s Muğla Province discovered a Roman funerary stele in the shape of an altar with figural reliefs. The front of stele features a relief of a man and woman under an arch, likely a married couple, with a Greek inscription underneath. Reliefs of two different types of wreaths are carved into each of the sides. The herder spotted the funerary grave marker in a forested area in the foothills of Akdağ mountain and reported it to the Fethiye Museum Directorate. Archaeologists were dispatched to examine it and they recognized it as an object of historical significance because of its imagery, inscription and completeness. They also recognized how heavy it is — an estimated 300 kilos (660 lbs) — and therefore how difficult it would be to remove it from the rugged hills and schlep it over rough terrain 45 minutes to the nearest road and thence to the museum. They buried it for its own protection and set up motion-detector cameras to keep it safe while they worked on the logistics. To recover the stele, a team or archaeologists and support workers hiked to the find site, wrapped the heavy stone and then carried it for seven hours down the rocky, forested, steep hillside to the road. Archaeologist Ahmet Meke, who took part in the recovery, said the piece likely dates to the first–third centuries C.E. and represents a type of altar-shaped grave stele commonly seen across Anatolia. He explained that what sets this example apart is its elaborate relief carving and inscription, elements that give it significant epigraphic value. According to Meke, the front of the stone depicts a man and a woman, suggesting a family portrait commemorating the deceased. The clothing and styling of the figures, he noted, offer a window onto everyday life and the social fabric of Roman-period communities in the region. He added that the accompanying inscription contains information about the individual buried there. The marker will now be cleaned and conserved. The find site is still being protected by the security cameras while authorities go through the steps of proposing it for protected status.

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