This article was originally published by Don Stacy II at The Mises Institute.  Commonly discussed in radical political circles is the Overton window (also called the window of discourse), which is typically defined as the range of subjects and arguments—public ideas—politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time. The Overton window varies over time (either by shifting, shrinking, and/or expanding), thereby demonstrating the gradual evolution of societal norms and values. Less well-known is that political commentator Joshua Trevino has hypothesized that the political acceptability component of the Overton window can be subdivided into six significant and separately identifiable degrees. These degrees of political acceptability are, from least copacetic to most copacetic, as follows: unthinkable, radical, acceptable, sensible, popular, and policy. Unthinkable: Idea considered too radical for public discussion; Radical: Idea outside mainstream debate, but debated by activists; Acceptable: Idea entering the mainstream discussion; Sensible: Idea widely accepted in mainstream discussion; Popular: Idea broadly supported by the public; Policy: Idea enacted into law Trevino’s hypothesis is particularly important for those espousing non-mainstream public ideas, for if correct, radicals can utilize the concept to evaluate, at an instant in time and through time, the acceptability of their proposals to the “normal” population. Even more importantly, radicals can use Trevino’s work…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The wife of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reportedly celebrated terrorists in a series of social media posts as a teenager and young adult as scrutiny over her online history continues. In September 2017, Rama Duwaji, 28, posted a photo on her Tumblr account of Leila Khaled, longtime active leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who participated in two plane hijackings in 1969 and 1970, respectively. “If it does good for my cause, I’ll be happy to accept death,” the caption read.CITY-RUN BOARD CANCELS LEASE OF ISRAEL DRONE SUPPLIER, SPARKING BACKLASH TOWARD MAMDANI: ‘LUDICROUS’ Khaled is the first woman to hijack an airplane and is revered by terrorists for her role in the crimes. Many of her posts were made in her early 20s, the Washing Free Beacon reported, noting that Duwaji spent her early childhood in New Jersey before moving with her family to Dubai. In March 2015, when she was 17, Duwaji reposted a tweet on International Women’s Day praising the terrorist Shadia Abu Ghazaleh. The image shows Ghazaleh, who participated in the bombing of an Israeli bus and led several other terrorist attacks.The image showed her posing…

Forces successfully countered a drone threat over a “strategic” U.S. installation hours into the joint U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran, according to Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command.“In the early hours of Operation Epic Fury last month, a deployed [Fly-Away Kit] successfully detected and defeated sUAS operating over a strategic U.S. installation,” Guillot said in his written statement ahead of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday.Although he did not give details about the installation threatened, Guillot revealed that the threat was defeated by USNORTHCOM’s counter-drone Fly-Away Kit.The FAK is produced by Anduril and was “designed specifically to detect, track, identify and mitigate drone incursions at military installations within the United States,” USNORTHCOM previously said. The kit is manned by a team of 11 soldiers who became operational as a rapid counter-drone response force last November. The Defense Department’s lead counter-drone task force, Joint Interagency Task Force 401, did not provide specific details about the location or nature of the incident but told Military Times that the unit will continue to monitor the situation.“We are aware of the action reported by U.S. Northern Command, and we continue to work closely with them on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Kevin Kiley explained California’s voter ID during an appearance Thursday on “Straight Shooter with Stephen A,” on SiriusXM, prompting a stunned response from host Stephen A. Smith as the conversation turned to election integrity and federal reform.”California does not have voter ID,” Kiley said. “You don’t need to present it to register. You don’t need to present it to vote.””What!? That’s why the SAVE Act has been proposed right there … the state of California,” said Smith, shocked.The exchange unfolded as the House of Representatives had already passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, with a path to pass awaiting in the Senate. TRUMP CALLS MAIL-IN VOTING CORRUPT AS SENATE BEGINS DEBATE ON SAVE ACT REQUIRING VOTER IDKiley argued California laws prevent local governments from setting their own requirements, claiming it is “banned” within the state.”The state passed a law forbidding voter ID,” Kiley said, adding that localities, cities and counties are not allowed to enact their own standards. Smith admitted he was unaware of the policy. GOP GOVERNORS, AGS BACK TRUMP SAVE ACT PUSH, WARN SYSTEM GIVES ‘UNDUE…

The U.S. Air Force identified hundreds of service members who were involuntarily discharged for declining the COVID-19 vaccine and allowed eligible veterans to be entitled to some upgrades, boosting their ability to return to service without a waiver, service officials announced Thursday.The Air Force Review Board Agency conducted the review and upgraded personnel records nine months ahead of the deadline set by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a December 2025 memorandum, according to an Air Force release.In that memo, Hegseth directed a “proactive review” of personnel records across the service branches to identify those who were involuntarily discharged for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the Biden administration. The review is also meant to facilitate “appropriate discharge upgrades.”“It is unconscionable that thousands of former Service members who held true to their personal and religious convictions were not just separated, but separated with General (Under Honorable Conditions), rather than Honorable, discharge characterizations,” Hegseth said in the memo.Over 8,000 troops across all service branches were separated with the classification of “general, under honorable” conditions, which affects their ability to receive certain veterans benefits, such as GI Bill assistance.Currently, only the Air Force has officially completed its review, but other branches like…

The March Buck of the Month is here and, fittingly for something releasing in the spring, this month’s choice is a limited run of the 838 Deploy automatic. June 2022 – at Blade Show, of course – is when we were all first introduced to the Deploy family. These are models in the growing “EDC automatic” category, pieces that seem first and foremost suited for the same daily work that our manual folders are expected to do, rather than the more specialized tactical roles autos have been historically associated with. The Deploy, both the Mini and full-size (which this BotM is a variant of), are single action automatics, deployed with a button located on the show side. The camo is pretty unique looking This special edition is sporting a pretty wicked “shadow forest” camo pattern anodization: rich yellows, browns, and blacks, suggestive of piles of leaves in the fall. All hardware is matching black, as is the blade – of which more anon. The handle scale material remains aluminum, and the reversible, deep carry pocket clip that has been a part of the Deploy series since the beginning is still here. Most notable in terms of alterations on this piece…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Emergency management responded to a hazmat situation on Friday morning after a waste management truck carrying ducks that had died from bird flu crashed into a ditch at the side of a highway, according to officials.The truck rolled into a ditch along U.S. Route 33 in Churubusco in Northern Indiana just after 8 a.m., forcing the highway to close in both directions, the Whitley County Emergency Management Agency said in a news alert.The scene was secured with a 100-foot perimeter as a precaution and there’s no known threat to public health at this time, the agency said.”Waste management, Maple Leaf Farms, and Indiana Board of Animal Health are working together to have a specialized team to come do the cleanup,” the agency said.HUNDREDS OF WILD BIRD DEATHS REPORTED ACROSS 7 COUNTIES, PROMPTING PARK CLOSURES Smith Township Fire Department, Whitley Sheriff Department, Churubusco Police Department and Whitley County Emergency Management all responded to the incident.”Avoid the area of 650 East and US 33 north of Churubusco due to an emergency scene,” the agency said Friday morning on social media.COLORADO DECLARES DISASTER EMERGENCY AFTER PRESUMPTIVE BIRD FLU OUTBREAK HITS FACILITY WITH 1.3M CHICKENS The…

LONDON — The British government gave authorization on Friday for the United States to use military bases in Britain to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites that are attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.British ministers met on Friday to discuss the war with Iran and Iran’s blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Downing Street statement.“They confirmed that the agreement for the U.S. to use U.K. bases in the collective self-defence of the region includes U.S. defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz,” the statement said. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this week Britain would not be drawn into a war over Iran. He initially rejected a U.S. request to use British bases for the strikes on Iran, saying he needed to be satisfied that any military action was legal.But Starmer modified his stance after Iran conducted strikes on British allies across the Middle East, saying that the United States could use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-U.K. base in the Indian Ocean.President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked Starmer since the conflict started, complaining he was not doing enough to help him.On…

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