Ken LaCorte

Founder and Writer at LaCorte News

Former Fox News behind-the-scenes. Host of Elephants In Rooms. (bio link for more)

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Inside China's lies

2 weeks ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Ken LaCorte

I didn’t plan to talk about the Uyghurs. It started with a throwaway line — literally just a brief mention of the phrase “Uyghur genocide” in a video about Asian crime rates. The kind of reference you’d expect to draw a shrug, maybe a comment or two. Instead, I got flooded. At first, the responses looked like typical pushback: people defending China, questioning the claim, calling it “Western propaganda.” Fine.
The border crisis was intentional, but why?

1 month ago | thepoliticalinsider.com | Ken LaCorte

How did the border explode into chaos during the Biden administration? More interestingly, why? In just three years, about 10 million people flooded America’s southern border … a population larger than Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston combined. It wasn’t a response to war or natural disaster. It was Biden administration policy, implemented intentionally from his first day. And it handed Donald Trump a lifeline back into the Oval Office. The Biden administration didn’t stumble into this.
They all lied to us about COVID

Mar 27, 2025 | kenlacorte.substack.com | Ken LaCorte

China lied. Fauci and the medical establishment lied. The media lied. But why? As it turns out, they all had their reasons. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Five years after COVID killed millions — including my father — it’s clear that scientists gambled on risky research, and we all lost. Honest scientists now admit that COVID escaped from a Chinese lab, something also concluded by the FBI, DOE, and the CIA.
Even if he "wins" ... Putin lost

Mar 19, 2025 | kenlacorte.substack.com | Ken LaCorte

Vladimir Putin might hold onto parts of Ukraine, but he's lost the bigger war. Putin’s war in Ukraine was supposed to make Russia a superpower again. It was meant to cement his legacy as the man who restored Russia's historic empire, making him the czar of a new, stronger, feared Russia. But even if Putin clings to stolen Ukrainian land, what has he truly won? An economy spiraling downward, global isolation, and a weaker, poorer country.
The Paper of Record Has Lost Its Mind

Feb 18, 2025 | kenlacorte.substack.com | Ken LaCorte

I don’t consider myself a masochist. Yet every now and then, I still read a New York Times article. Last week, Vice President Vance delivered a brutally frank speech in Germany, castigating European leaders who’ve continually assaulted the notion of free speech across the continent—arresting people for mild insults and even nullifying an election in Romania over allegations of “misinformation.” It was serious stuff.
China has 65 million empty homes. Here's why.

Feb 10, 2025 | kenlacorte.substack.com | Ken LaCorte

China has enough vacant homes to house the entire population of France. Sixty-five million decaying homes create eerie ghost cities across China. Not neighborhoods – entire cities. Empty. Silent. Useless. They stand as monuments to central planning gone wrong. It's not just a real estate bubble – it's what happens when a handful of smart people think they can outthink the free market. For decades, China's economic growth was propped up by an artificial real estate boom.
This Trump is different. He understands the machine.

Jan 30, 2025 | kenlacorte.substack.com | Ken LaCorte

In just 9 days, Donald Trump has shown he truly understands the machinery of government power. Example #1: Colombia. When socialist Colombian President Gustavo Petro turned away two U.S. military aircraft returning some of his country’s criminals, he likely expected the usual Trump response – angry social media posts and generic threats. Instead, he got a masterclass in United States power. The retaliation came fast and precise. A 25% tariff on Colombian imports, doubling within days.
A Familiar Face Returns: Trump’s Inauguration Ushers in a New Chapter

Jan 20, 2025 | thepoliticalinsider.com | Ken LaCorte

As Donald Trump becomes president again at noon today, he comes armed with an agenda ready to go. His team has prepared what may be the most aggressive Day One agenda in American history – some 200 executive orders designed to reshape the federal government. “Every radical and foolish executive order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of when I take the oath of office,” Trump said at his rally yesterday.
The Worst Nazi Rally Ever

Oct 28, 2024 | kenlacorte.substack.com | Ken LaCorte

I made my popcorn and settled in for the spectacle. Never in my life had I witnessed an honest-to-goodness Nazi rally, except in dusty old newsreels. But this one? Streaming live, in color, and in English. I kept a German-English dictionary nearby—just in case. Democrats set the stage perfectly. Kamala finally said something I could understand: Trump was a fascist. He would finally emerge from the shadows, literally following an infamous pre-war Nazi confab in the same building.
How did we get here?

Oct 9, 2024 | thepoliticalinsider.com | Ken LaCorte

You can be forgiven for thinking that when it comes to the fat acceptance movement, parts of our society have lost their minds. This magazine cover perhaps illustrates it best. It started with a reasonable premise—don’t be cruel to overweight people. No one should be mocked or bullied for their size. That’s basic decency. But that simple concept morphed into an extreme ideology that claims obesity is healthy. It’s a message that does real harm to the very people it claims to protect.