Adam Ellwanger

1 week ago | fairfieldsuntimes.com | Adam Ellwanger

In 1985 – when I was 7 – the young kids in my neighborhood had a “swear club.” To join, the initiate had to hide behind a tree with the assembled members and say every swear word he knew. It was less common for children our age to encounter profanity back then. There weren’t many parents who routinely used profanity around kids, and other adults would clean up their speech when children were in earshot.

2 weeks ago | post-gazette.com | Adam Ellwanger |John Waters

Leftists have long celebrated those bold enough to “speak truth to power.” But as the American Left consolidated its control of the country’s most powerful institutions, they have become increasingly intolerant of those speaking truth to power — at least when the power is theirs. Years before he ran for office, Donald Trump cultivated a style of speaking that was brash, blunt, and (in his opinion) totally honest. “I tell it like it is,” Trump said repeatedly on the campaign trail in 2016.

3 weeks ago | chroniclesmagazine.org | Adam Ellwanger

A frequent lament of pundits and politicians alike is that the American people (and some of their elected officials) refuse to “focus on the issues.” At the same time, however, such critics like to attack the public for investing too much time and concern in what they call “fringe issues.”These two lines of attack reveal implicit assumptions on the part of elites. First, they (correctly) posit the existence of legitimate and illegitimate political concerns.

3 weeks ago | brownpelicanla.com | John Waters |Adam Ellwanger

Pope Francis, My Worst Protestant Nightmare, by Carl R. TruemanDaily Scripture Readings and Meditations: I Have Seen the Lord! By John Waters and Adam Ellwanger, The Daily Signal, April 22, 2025When the White House invoked the “Immortal Chaplains” to illustrate the history between the United States and Greenland, it touched on a theme emerging in the second Trump administration: the importance of courage. On Feb.

3 weeks ago | ruthfullyyours.com | John Waters |Adam Ellwanger |Ruth King

Trump’s Courage to Fight By John J. Waters and Adam Ellwanger https://amgreatness.com/2025/04/18/trumps-courage-to-fight/When the White House invoked the “Immortal Chaplains” to illustrate the history between the United States and Greenland, it touched on a theme emerging in the second Trump administration: the importance of courage.