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Recently I was asked by a young film student in Albuquerque about my favorite Western novels and movies. Though picking the ‘best’ is subjective, here’s my personal take on 11 timeless novels (why stick with 10?).
Recently, Senator Antonio “Moe” Maestas, an Albuquerque Democrat, told the Santa Fe New Mexican that my tough-on-crime policy proposals were ‘stupid.’
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By Jodi Hendricks | Apr 8, 2025
As the dust settles from the 2025 legislative session, one truth rises above the noise: what’s happening in Santa Fe doesn’t reflect the values of everyday New Mexicans.
By Nickie McCarty | Apr 8, 2025
Each June, Pride Month dominates the public sphere, with corporations, media, and public figures championing the LGBTQ+ agenda. Why should faith-filled Americans be silent? Why not boldly declare April as Faith Month?
By Anne Nygren Doherty | Apr 8, 2025
Wallethub.com recently published a survey called “Most & Least Stressed States (2025).”
By Robert Witsenhausen | Apr 8, 2025
The arson attack on the Republican Party Headquarters in Albuquerque is a disturbing reminder of the violent inclinations of the progressive leftists controlling the Democrat Party.
By Brian C. Nixon | Apr 8, 2025
It’s tough to determine when Irish immigrants first began to populate New Mexico. Irish soldiers fought for Mexico during the Mexican-American War between the years 1846-1848, with some staying in the region.
By Brian C. Nixon | Mar 31, 2025
The Latin word sublimis is taken from the prefix sub, ‘up to,’ and the suffix, limus, ‘oblique.’ The word means high up, great. In English the word is sublime.
By Crystal Brantley | Mar 29, 2025
Last Friday night, as I sat on the floor of the Senate in the final hours of the 60-day legislative session, my disappointment over the bills that didn’t pass turned into shock and anger.
By Bob Ippel | Mar 29, 2025
One concern I frequently hear from both the political left and right regarding education is the fear of “indoctrination” — both sides are suspicious of the motives behind the other’s agenda.
By Anthony Thornton | Mar 29, 2025
There is something significant standing in the way of a better quality of life for all New Mexicans. That something is the Trial Lawyer Lobby and their loyal allies in the Roundhouse.
By Nickie McCarty | Mar 27, 2025
In today’s heated cultural debate over gender identity, one group is often silenced or dismissed: detransitioners—those who once identified as transgender, pursued medical or social transition, but later regretted their decision and sought to return to their birth sex.
By Nickie McCarty | Mar 27, 2025
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee has meticulously tracked the key votes of New Mexico’s congressional delegation during the First Session of the 118th Congress.
By Nickie McCarty | Mar 27, 2025
Here we go again—another taxpayer-funded abortion facility pushed through without transparency or public input!
By Brian C. Nixon | Mar 22, 2025
Since a kid in Jr. High, J.S. Bach has loomed large in my world. It may be hearing his music in church had something to do with it.
By David Gallegos | Mar 19, 2025
The Chairwoman of Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee claimed she was “working diligently” on addressing issues critical to the health and safety of New Mexicans.
By Nick Paul | Mar 19, 2025
This legislative session has been nothing more than a performance of deception by progressive lawmakers.
By Amy Barela | Mar 19, 2025
As President Trump stepped forward to deliver his joint address to Congress, New Mexico Representative Melanie Stansbury chose to indulge in a moment of political theater, raising a sign that read: “This is not normal.”
By Robert Witsenhausen | Mar 19, 2025
The 1969 song “In the Year 2525” foretells of a dystopian future, in which “your arms are hanging limp by your sides, your legs got nothing to do, some machine’s doing that for you.”
By Jim Townsend | Mar 15, 2025
New Mexico is facing a healthcare emergency that demands immediate action. We have a severe shortage of medical doctors.
