1. Michael Levine: Cracker Barrel Learns the Cost of Abandoning Its Soul
2. Kenneth Rapoza: In Senate Finance Hearing with
USTR Amb. Jamieson Greer, Democratic Leadership Launches Anti-Tariff Bill
3. Daniel Greenfield: 9/11 Families Accused of 'Islamophobia'
for Asking Mamdani to Stay Away from Ground Zero
4. Michele Steeb: Sacramento's Drinking Water
Supply is Repeatedly Buried Under Trash from Homeless Encampments
5. Josh Hammer: DSA Assault on Prisons is Rooted
in Third World-ist Lust for Barbarism
6. John Lott: The Second Amendment Opinion
That Scrambled the Partisan Script
7. James Hirsen: Elon Musk's Own Odyssey
Film Possibility
Cracker Barrel Learns the Cost of Abandoning Its Soul
By Michael Levine, Author of Authentic PR
The leadership change at Cracker Barrel following the failed
attempt to modernize one of America's most recognizable restaurant brands
offers a powerful lesson for every company chasing cultural trends at the
expense of customer trust. Cracker Barrel announced that CEO Julie Felss Masino
will step down after less than three years, following widespread customer
backlash over efforts to remake the chain's traditional identity. The episode
demonstrates that authenticity is one of the most valuable assets any
organization possesses. When customers fall in love with a brand, they are
entering into an emotional contract. Break that contract, and don't be
surprised when they break up with you. [more...]
In Senate Finance Hearing with USTR Amb. Jamieson Greer,
Democratic Leadership Launches Anti-Tariff Bill
By Kenneth Rapoza, Reporter/Columnist for Coalition for a Prosperous America
Meanwhile, Others Call for Tariffs on Lamb Meat, Sugar and Steel-Making Ores
Amb. Jamieson Greer faced the unenviable task
of explaining the Trump administration's tariff policies in a hearing before the Senate Finance
Committee on July 22. Influential Democrats opposed tariffs and continued to
frame them as taxes on consumers. Meanwhile, the Committee's Ranking Member,
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), rejected the new Section 301 forced labor tariffs,
launched on Friday to replace the expiring Section 122 tariffs, which replaced
the IEEPA tariffs rejected by the Supreme Court. In response to existing tariff
policies, Wyden announced the Congressional
Trade Powers Reform Act, a bill that would give Congress veto powers
over Executive Branch trade policies. [more...]
9/11 Families Accused of 'Islamophobia' for Asking Mamdani to
Stay Away from Ground Zero
By Daniel Greenfield, CEO of the David Horowitz Freedom Center
"As a 9/11 widow it is a slap in the face to every family member every person that has lost someone and every survivor of Ground Zero."
Shockingly, families of the victims of the
Muslim terrorist attacks of September 11 are being accused of 'Islamophobia'
for asking Zohran Mamdani, who had previously defended and excused Islamic
terrorists, and whose chief counsel is a terror lawyer, to stay
away from the September 11 commemoration ceremonies. And yet Zohran
has decided to drive the nail in deeper: "I will
proudly honor the families, the survivors, the first responders forever
impacted by that horrific terror attack by standing alongside them at this
year's 9/11 commemoration." [more...]
Sacramento's Drinking Water Supply is Repeatedly Buried Under
Trash from Homeless Encampments
By Michele Steeb, Homelessness Expert
Taxpayers were forced to fund endless cleanups while Sacramento
County's Housing First approach makes treatment voluntary, recovery programs
nearly nonexistent - a permanent cycle of human suffering, squandered taxpayer
dollars, and mounting environmental degradation. Sacramento needs leaders with
the foresight and courage to prioritize recovery and rehabilitation. Treatment
capacity must be expanded, and the civil commitment process must be enforced
for individuals who are too sick to recognize their need for care. [more...]
DSA Assault on Prisons is Rooted in Third World-ist Lust for
Barbarism
By Josh Hammer, Syndicated Columnist, Talk Show Host
Welcome to the Left's love of criminals.
Mamdani has had a complicated relationship with the issue of
public safety. The official DSA platform stops short of calling for full "abolition"
of prisons or policing, instead calling to "demilitarize police
departments" and "end mass incarceration." But Hizzoner Zo condemned
the "carceral state" when he ran for state assembly in 2020. He was
pressed during an appearance on ABC News on whether he supports the existence
of prisons. "There are prisons," he simply responded. That's not
exactly reassuring. Just this week, Zo appeared on purported comic Jon Stewart's
podcast and doubled down on prevarication. Stewart asked Hizzoner if he is "comfortable"
with calls to abolish prisons. "I'm comfortable with disagreement,"
he replied. [more...]
The Second Amendment Opinion That Scrambled the Partisan Script
By John Lott, Worldwide Expert on Guns & Crime
Friday's decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals' Third
Circuit striking down New Jersey's ban on so-called assault weapons
and magazines holding more than 10 rounds marks the first time a federal
appeals court has invalidated such bans. New Jersey had one of the nation's
strictest and most prominent assault weapon bans. It is also the longest
running continuously enforced ban in the United States. With the Supreme
Court expected to hear arguments in December on assault weapon bans
from Chicago and Connecticut, many believe the ruling will preview
the court’s approach to those cases. [more...]
Elon Musk's Own Odyssey Film Possibility
By James Hirsen, NY Times Bestselling Author, International Business Attorney, News Analyst & Cultural Commentator
Entering into the whole cinematic discussion is none other than
the man who transformed social media itself, Elon Musk. The tech titan has
publicly criticized aspects of Christopher Nolan's version of The
Odyssey as having departed from the source material's cultural and
historical context. Musk recently suggested in posts on X that he would either
fund an alternative Odyssey movie that has a more historically accurate take,
or he would make a film of his own with his AI, Grok. He also stated that he is
willing to fund filmmaker-director-actor Mel Gibson with $100 million to create
an authentic adaptation. [more...]