Twenty-five centuries ago, Thucydides wrote of heroic men that their story, after death, “abides everywhere without visible symbol, woven into the stuff of other men’s lives.” We know them when they are gone by their enduring effect upon us, and upon those who knew them — and upon those whom they never knew, but who live and flourish in the shade of their works. The hero lives beyond his own. That was the late great Coach Lou Holtz in full. After 89 years on the field, he has gone on to his reward — and he also lives on, among us, in the lives he transformed, and in the country he served. He was the greatest of men — a college football hall of famer, a devoted father, and a faithful Christian. He was also one of my best friends. I had the opportunity to reflect upon his friendship, and his example, at his visitation and memorial in South Bend, Indiana this week. Seeing the men and women gathered there — the friends and family, and just as importantly the Americans who he never knew but knew him — it was impossible to miss the simple truth. Lou Holtz was a heroic man. It was a quiet heroism, a modest heroism, and a heroism he would have denied with all sincerity. But his life was one of heroism all the same. Selfless service and a solid personal example, you see, can be heroic in their way. He possessed both in full. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Coach Holtz was a source of inspiration to me ever since we first met 33 years ago at the 1993 Cotton Bowl game, where Texas A&M played Notre Dame, and I was the Cotton Bowl Queen. It was a cold, cold day out, but it turned out to be the beginning of a warm, lifelong friendship. Coach Holtz famously said, “God did not put us on this earth to be ordinary.” And his extraordinary life proves that he lived up to those words better than most. We could point to his many victories on the field, as the only college football coach in history to lead six different programs to bowl games and four different programs to final top 15 rankings. But those victories are just part of the story — the fruits of a lifelong commitment to servant leadership. In addition to serving as an officer in the United States Army Reserve, Coach Holtz was active in national politics for many years. Decades after we first met, we reunited when I was at the helm of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. As the years went on, we developed a bond over a shared vision for America that solidified under President Trump. Coach Holtz was an early supporter of the president, who awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2020 — an honor that was well deserved. Coach Holtz was a great American, a great coach, a great man. But most important in the eyes of God: he was a good man. He was never content with merely speaking about the Gospel — he was intent on putting it into practice. His decades of charitable work, most recently through the Holtz’s Heroes Foundation, served communities in need and provided scholarships to former student-athletes facing financial, physical, or mental hardships. In 2021, he helped me launch the America First Policy Institute, which he later told me was the most important team he would ever be a part of. Instead of kicking his feet up, he spent his final years coaching America back to greatness and inspired countless Americans along the way — including me. The last time I saw him, he was still working, still laboring, still leading for the causes he held dear — God and America. Whether on the football field, on the civic field, or on the field of faith, Coach Holtz carried the ball and kept the flame of greatness alive. Although he’s no longer with us, his dedication to truth and goodness lives on in the lives of those he impacted. There are so many who will walk in the paths he set forth without knowing it was him who gave them the opening drive. But we who know, we who loved him, we will always remember. Thank you, Coach, for your life, for your example, and for your faith. We won’t let you down. * * * Brooke L. Rollins is the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Disclaimer: Brooke Rollins is writing in her personal capacity as a private citizen and the views expressed herein are solely her own.

Sadly, the backlash against Tucker is not unique. 

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It’s obvious where Hollywood stands on illegal immigration as evidenced by celebrity rantings at the Grammys and Golden Globes and in shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and The Pitt which attempt to sway viewers with anti-ICE storylines. Now, CBS’s reboot of the beloved classic hit Matlock is inserting itself into Hollywood’s Liberal Virtue Signaling and Brainwashing Club™ with its own anti-ICE propaganda. For context, as Hollywood demonizes ICE, real Americans are being victimized by the people ICE are trying to deport. Most recently, an illegal immigrant living in Virginia stabbed a 31-year-old mother to death at a bus stop after police warned prosecutors the crime was inevitable. The man had 30 prior arrests including rape and stabbings but many of the charges were dropped by the prosecution. Shows like Matlock want us to believe, however, that ICE is the villain and illegals are just innocent victims. In Season 2’s episode “Collateral,” viewers are introduced to Jack, a hardworking, sympathetic father and husband who is suddenly detained in front of his family by ICE while showing his kids “the legal system in action” on their day off from school: Hollywood continues its assault on ICE with another propaganda-laden storyline on CBS's reboot of the beloved classic hit show Matlock. pic.twitter.com/9YoxF3cKIi — Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) March 16, 2026   Jack: Hey there. Olympia: Hey. Jack: Kids had no school, and Rachel thought they'd like to see the legal system in action. ICE Agent: Jack Alvarez. Hands behind your back, please. Olympia: Whoa. Excuse me. I am his attorney. What is this about? Daughter: Wait. Mom, what's happening? ICE Agent: Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Step back. Olympia: He's an American citizen. ICE Agent: I can assure you he's not. Daughter: Where are you taking him? Olympia: Do not touch me. Okay, I just spoke with our top immigration attorney. He already has a call into DHS. In the meantime, you need to tell us everything, Rachel. Rachel: Jack knew his parents were undocumented, but he thought he was born here. He learned he wasn't when he applied for college, but he was scared. He didn't want to expose them. Olympia: When did you find out? Rachel: Right before we got married. We consulted lawyers, but if he tried to get citizenship through me, it would put his family on their radar, and there was no way to guarantee that he wouldn't be deported, or them, and it just… Matty: Felt like too much of a risk? Rachel: Exactly. Our whole life was at stake. We thought that if he paid taxes, followed the law, gave back to the community... Well, we convinced ourselves this would never happen. So, the “legal system in action” is only a good thing when it ignores illegal activity? Where’s the storyline on people like the Virginia mother and many other American citizens who have been brutally victimized and/or murdered by illegals? Or how about showing the difficulties ICE agents are facing while trying to keep us safe: -8,000% increase in death threats -1,300% increase in assaults and 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks -Threats to family members -Verbal assaults and unsafe working environment -Crisis-level morale and long work hours But these truths contradict Hollywood’s agenda so, cue the violins and fictional, heart wrenching storylines that literally flip the script and portray enforcement of the law as an injustice instead of showing the reality of what can happen when someone has no regard for our laws.   The episode did show the appeals process which gives people such as Jack a chance to stay in the country and become a legal citizen. But it wasn’t long before they portrayed that as problematic, as well, with a sudden courtroom surprise: Jack has a criminal conviction of burglary in the third degree on his record. Jack can’t be a villain, though, so it’s revealed he was actually doing something virtuous. Because of course. 32 years ago, he organized and participated in a peaceful college protest inside the chancellor’s office to stop the school from buying merchandise from sweatshops. What a guy, right? Nothing at all like the real illegals out on our streets stabbing people after 30 prior arrests. In the end, the lawyers were able to make a deal for Jack to stay in the country, but even that is sullied as Jack must agree to give up his business and livelihood, leaving him unable to provide for his family: CBS's 'Matlock' Reboot Depicts Illegals as Innocent Victims, Villifies ICE & Justice System pic.twitter.com/9Eflxzy74w — Dawn Slusher (@BlondeBlogger) March 16, 2026   Olivia: Stokes doesn’t want to lose this. Bad precedent. So, they're offering you a deal. You get to stay in the country. Jack: What's the catch? Olivia: There's no path to citizenship. And the government won't let you profit off of what they're calling your "Citizenship fraud." Meaning, you'll have to resign from Solar Canyon, and you'll be prohibited from employment with any federal contractor. Jack: That's every job in my industry. Olivia: I know. And of course, the government won't fulfill your solar contract. We'd officially lose the injunction. And they're asking for restitution to the tune of six million. Rachel: That's more than we have. Jack: With no future earning potential. So what's the alternative? Olivia: We wait for the judge's ruling, but it is a big gamble. If we lose, you will be deported immediately. Possibly to a third country, where you don't speak the language. We'd have very little control. Rachel: We were so naive to think this wouldn't come out. Jack: We had only bad options then. We didn't know they'd get worse. There's only one choice. I'll take the deal. Matty: At least their family will stay intact. No amount of fictional, sappy, soap opera-style storylines will change the reality everyday Americans are living in. Hollywood can continue to distort the truth all it wants but they’re not going to fool those of us living in the real world and dealing with real-life consequences of unfettered illegal immigration under the Biden administration.

If you’ve flown out of a Texas airport lately, you’ve felt it: longer security lines, missed flights, and mounting frustration. Texans aren’t alone. Airports across the country are snarled, especially as spring break gets under way.Why the hassle? Democrats in Washington have refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration, causing mayhem at the departure gate. The fallout is hitting travelers first.As this shutdown drags on, more employees are calling off or quitting for steadier work — which only worsens staffing shortages and delays.This marks the third funding lapse in six months. Instead of doing their job, Democrats are using the DHS as leverage to undermine President Trump and stall the work Americans elected him to do.The consequences are immediate. More than 95% of TSA employees are working without pay during this shutdown. Many have taken second jobs to cover basic bills. At the same time, the TSA has cut staffing, which means fewer screeners and longer lines — even as the security mission stays the same.In Texas, wait times have reportedly reached three hours at some airports over the past week. That translates into real costs: lost time, missed flights, and families stranded because Congress can’t pass a basic funding bill.And this chaos could end overnight. Congress could fund the government and get the DHS back to work. Instead, Democrats are choosing disruption — and putting national security at risk — to block Trump’s mandate to secure the border, end illegal immigration, and Make America Safe Again.TSA employees have seen this movie before. During the 43-day shutdown in 2025, some slept in their cars to make ends meet. As this shutdown drags on, more employees are calling off or quitting for steadier work — which only worsens staffing shortages and delays.RELATED: Spring break blues: DHS highlights outrageous airport conditions amid Democrat shutdown Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe TSA isn’t the only agency taking the hit. The Coast Guard, housed within the DHS, has more than 7,000 employees going without pay and roughly 3,000 furloughed. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has furloughed about 65% of its staff. FEMA is also feeling strain as its Disaster Relief Fund drains, threatening the agency’s ability to support state and local recovery efforts.This shutdown burdens Americans, weakens our security, and undercuts the people responsible for protecting the nation.President Trump and Republicans won in 2024 with a clear mandate. DHS employees are trying to carry it out. Congress should not sabotage them.Enough. Democrats must stop holding national security hostage and fund the DHS now. Anything less betrays the American people.

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