Ferris Bueller's surprisingly traditional 'Day Off'



Forty years ago this month — June 5, 1985, to be exact — a high school senior named Ferris Bueller decided not to go to school.

Instead, he took his girlfriend, Sloane, his best friend, Cameron, and a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder (“borrowed” from Cameron’s dad) on an adventure-packed odyssey through Chicago, during which they lunched at a hoity-toity French restaurant, took in a Cubs game, and participated in the Von Steuben Day parade, all while engaging in an epic race against time, parents, and Vice Principal Edward R. Rooney.

Ironically, it’s Ferris who exhibits the very leadership qualities Vice Principal Rooney lacks.

Spoiler alert: He gets away with it.

"Ferris Bueller’s Day Off" is a teenage rebellion fantasy, but of a very different sort from the type Hollywood cranks out today.

For conservative pundit and former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein, who had a small but indelible role as a droning economics teacher, the movie is a glorious product of the Reagan era. Noting that Hughes “was an ardent Republican” who “believed Reagan could transform all of us into Ferris Buellers,” Stein celebrates Ferris as “an unregulated high school kid in an unregulated world.”

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But Ferris is no libertarian. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" celebrates loyalty, courage, and even justice. It encourages us to love our families, to stand up for our friends, and to be grateful for the time we’re given on Earth.

Yes, Ferris breaks the rules, but his mischief — unlike that of the 1960s radicals who came before him (or, for that matter, the leftists currently wreaking havoc on our streets) — is creative rather than destructive.

In fact, take a closer look at his itinerary, and you see that Ferris follows a strict moral code of his own.

Real friendship is sacrificial

Ferris’ name may be in the title, but this is Cameron’s story. Ferris is the same carefree, popular guy at the end of the movie as he is at the beginning.

Cameron complains about being roped into his best friend’s “stupid crap,” but eventually we understand that all of Ferris’ elaborate planning — not to mention the risk he assumes — is for Cameron’s benefit. It’s Cameron, not Ferris, who really needs this day off. As a true friend, Ferris realizes that the only way to break Cameron out of his shell is to make him face his deepest fears — even if Cameron ends up hating him for it.

Family bonds are important, no matter how fraught

Ferris lies to his parents, but there’s no contempt beneath his deception. He truly loves them as much as they love him.

Cameron is not so fortunate. His strict home life — ruled by an emotionally absent, domineering father — has paralyzed him with anxiety and fear. When Cameron finally confronts this truth, he resolves not to reject his dad so he can heal his “trauma” (as he might be encouraged to do today) but to stand up to him — a healthy sign that the father-son relationship is worth saving.

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Even Ferris and his seething, judgmental sister Jeanie repair their rift by the end of the film. Jeanie lets go of her resentment and helps her brother when he needs it most, while Ferris learns the humbling lesson that even he can’t always go it alone.

Authority deserves respect — but only when it’s earned

Vice Principal Rooney embodies overreaching authority — petty, ineffective, and consumed by the need for control. In the end, Rooney’s childish obsession with “beating” Ferris undoes him as much as any stunt his quarry pulls. Ironically, it’s Ferris who exhibits the leadership qualities Rooney lacks. With his natural charisma and willingness to take calculated, strategic, and effective action for himself and for others, Ferris can’t help but draw people to him.

We should be grateful for the present moment

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris’ deceptively simple motto expresses deep, timeless wisdom.

All that he and friends gain by hoodwinking the adults are a few precious hours to appreciate the city of Chicago and each other’s company. And that's enough.

They don’t waste their time while playing hooky; instead they spend it truly alive to the joy of existence. And while church isn’t one of their stops, the reverent gratitude they display brings to mind Psalm 118:24: "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."

America last: Hillary Clinton lets truth slip about illegal aliens and low US birth rates



Hillary Clinton mocked conservatives for pushing for higher birth rates among U.S. citizens while crediting foreign-born individuals for having larger families to advance the economy.

Earlier this month, the former secretary of state gave remarks at 92NY, a Jewish community center in Manhattan, New York. While promoting her latest book, "Something Lost, Something Gained," Clinton claimed that women have been under attack by conservatives.

'One of the reasons why our economy did so much better than comparable, advanced economies across the world is because we actually had a replenishment.'

In addition to the claim that there has been a "real purging of women and women in high positions," Clinton criticized conservatives for encouraging women to have more children.

"This very blatant effort to basically send a message, most exemplified by [JD] Vance and [Elon] Musk and others, that, you know, what we really need from you women are more children. And what that really means is you should go back to doing what you were born to do, which is to produce more children."

Clinton talked about President Trump's proposed baby bonus, which she stated has not worked in other countries. She also produced unknown citations about how anti-family the administration allegedly is.

"They're contemplating cutting Medicaid while they have no interest in paid family leave or funding quality childcare. They're cutting Head Start," Clinton continued.

Adding that she felt conservatives were engaging in a "performance" by claiming to care about families, the former first lady boldly stated that right-wingers should be happy that immigrants are providing a "replenishment" to the population.

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"It's all in there. Return to the family, the nuclear family, return to being a Christian nation, return to, you know, producing a lot of children," Clinton said about the alleged conservative plan for America. "[It's] sort of odd because the people who produce the most children in our country are immigrants, and they want to deport them."

Despite having just made fun of the idea that conservatives are encouraging the populace to procreate, Clinton then strangely touted the benefits of having a large family — but only for immigrants.

"One of the reasons why our economy did so much better than comparable, advanced economies across the world is because we actually had a replenishment, because we had a lot of immigrants legally and undocumented who had a larger than normal, by American standards, family."

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Clinton's contradictory arguments are, first and foremost, evidence that she believes in a "great replacement," reporter John F. Trent told Blaze News.

"She wants Americans to be replaced by immigrants, whether legal or illegal. She doesn't want women to know the joy of raising their families but would rather them locked into the soul-sucking grind of a career," Trent explained.

With Clinton framing Americans having a large family as the "economic arrangements" of the 1950s while praising illegal immigrants for their contributions, there is no doubt she'd prefer American children "locked into government programming" to advance left-wing ideologies, Trent added.

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This isn’t just baseball — it’s a rebellion in cowhide



May 31, 1997. I was 9 years old and had just hit my first home run for Tampa Bay Little League. After the game, a parent handed me the ball, and I wrote the date on it. Today, that ball still rests on a shelf in my den — a small monument to childhood and a boyhood milestone.

Last week, my 7-year-old son earned the game ball after his own baseball game. He plays in the same league and on the same field where I hit that home run. Naturally, I placed his ball right next to mine.

After our last game, my fellow coaches and I said what we all knew to be true: We’re not just teaching a sport. We’re raising boys into men — through baseball.

As I set his ball on the shelf, I picked mine up. The handwriting made me laugh — so innocent, with a crossed-out word where I had misspelled something. Suddenly, the memories came rushing back: the smell of the concession stand, the taste of my glove laces from chewing them in the outfield, and the voice of that one dad in the bleachers who never liked an umpire.

Then, something else caught my attention. The two baseballs, separated by 32 years, looked exactly the same. Same color. Same stitching. Same weight. Indistinguishable.

For a few minutes, I just stood there, staring at the two baseballs. In that quiet moment, something struck me: In a world where nearly everything feels up for grabs — values, definitions, identities, expectations, even truth — a baseball almost feels like an act of rebellion.

In a culture obsessed with chasing the next big thing, those two identical balls offered a much-needed reminder: Not everything needs to be reinvented or improved. Some things are worth preserving.

If you’re familiar with my work, you know I take pride in celebrating the things that never go out of style — faith, family, and freedom. I cast shade on what’s trendy and shine a bright light on what’s true, good, and beautiful. When the world wobbles, these values steady the ground beneath us. They hold together not just our personal lives but the country itself.

And let’s be honest. The world feels very wobbly right now.

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Our institutions keep demanding that we reconsider basic truths: that men can become women, that state ideology trumps parental authority, that patriotism poses a threat, that faith offends, and that masculinity is somehow toxic.

Every tradition gets questioned. Every boundary, blurred. Every norm, up for debate.

And yet — there sits the baseball. Quiet. Unchanged. Still exactly where I left it.

That’s not an accident. It points to something deeper, something God has written into the human heart: a longing for the eternal. For stability. For order. For truth that doesn’t shift with the culture.

When I coach my son on the same diamond I played on as a boy, I don’t think about preparing him for the chaos of the world. My job is to anchor him in the things that aren’t chaotic. After our last game, my fellow coaches and I said what we all knew to be true: We’re not just teaching a sport. We’re raising boys into men — through baseball.

We’re teaching them that manhood isn’t a moving target. That marriage is a covenant, not a contract. That freedom comes with responsibility.

Tradition isn’t something to escape. It’s something to inherit, to steward, and to pass on. That’s what fatherhood demands. It’s what citizenship requires. It’s what faith commands.

Despite what modern culture preaches, tradition isn’t about control — it’s about continuity. It’s the through line that links generations, so we don’t get swept away by every cultural trend. Headlines change. They don’t define you.

You’re defined by how you love your family; how you serve your neighbors; how you show up when it’s inconvenient; how you choose courage when convenience would be easier; how you pray when no one’s watching; how you toss the ball around with your kid in the backyard.

The stitching on that baseball never changed; neither did the role of a father; neither did the moral clarity of the gospel; neither did the beauty of a shared meal or the dignity of honest work.

It’s time we return to those things.

In a culture obsessed with change, maybe the wiser path is to focus on what doesn’t. Maybe the real challenge isn’t keeping up with the world — it’s keeping faith with the people and principles that mattered before the world got so loud.

In 1776, North Carolina’s constitution echoed that truth. American founder George Mason wrote, “A frequent recurrence to fundamental principles is absolutely necessary to preserve the blessing of liberty.”

That baseball on the shelf hasn’t changed — neither have the things that matter most.

And I’m holding on tight.

Viral debate: Do stay-at-home moms need hobbies to keep their husbands interested?



A young conservative influencer recently sparked a massive debate online when she recorded a video of herself claiming that stay-at-home mothers are not intellectually stimulating — which she insinuated a man requires in order to be satisfied.

“Guess what, baby girl? That lifestyle working out — a man, a provider, you just get to sit at home, bake bread every day — slim to none. I would say none. And that’s going to work out for you? Or quite literally anyone you know?” the influencer ranted.

“You guys are cringe,” she continued, adding, “Let’s bring some other things to the table besides sourdough. Guys want to be mentally stimulated as well as physical.”

Among those who took issue with the influencer's rant is Joel Berry of the Babylon Bee.


“My wife was trad before it was a trend. We were willing to be poor to make it happen. Totally worth it. Stay-at-home moms contribute more than ‘sourdough.’ They are doing the most important work of all, the formation of the souls of our children. Everything a man does is to serve that end,” Berry wrote in a post on X.

As a wife, mother, and Christian, Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” also is no fan of this woman’s statement.

“I am all for moms staying at home full-time,” Stuckey says. “Most moms that I know who stay home are also doing other things with the other talents that God has given them while still prioritizing their kids and their family, and I think all of that is great.”

However, Stuckey isn’t a fan of the trad wife trend on social media that prioritizes the aesthetic of being a stay-at-home mom over the actual work it entails.

“So I’m not necessarily against all criticism of this whole trad trend. What I am against is this critique that if you are a stay-at-home mom, or if you are a quote unquote ‘traditional wife,’ that you are not being intellectually stimulated, and that you are not able to bring anything intellectually to your home or to your husband, because that is just not true,” Stuckey says.

And while this conservative influencer seems to believe that being a “girl boss” is what makes someone intellectually stimulating, Stuckey thinks that couldn’t be further from the truth — and with good reason.

“Many professions actually reward you for falling in line, following protocol without asking questions, pleasing your boss, and that’s it. In fact, in corporate America, you are expected to censor your thoughts, police your speech, limit your creativity so that you don’t rock the boat,” Stuckey says.

“Intellect, critical thinking, creativity are not required in many, many jobs today,” she continues. “Working outside the home or having additional hobbies outside of being a wife and mom does not guarantee that you are going to be smart, that you are going to be challenged intellectually, and that you’re going to be able to bring more to the table regarding intelligence.”

“There’s just no guarantee of that because so many realms of the world today outside of the home do not reward being smart and thinking critically,” she adds.

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‘Family, faith, and grit’: Did Stallone just give Hollywood a knockout punch in new film?



Many films coming out of Hollywood recently have faced heavy criticism, not only for often pushing “woke” values but for being unoriginal — and Dick Boyce aims to change that.

Boyce is an investor and entrepreneur who has co-produced a new film alongside Sylvester Stallone called “Lost on a Mountain in Maine.” The story spans multiple generations and returns cinema to a time before smartphones, helicopter parenting, and digital overload.

“I just found there was an opening to do a movie like Disney used to make. Timeless values of family, faith, and grit that people could relate to,” Boyce tells James Poulos on “Zero Hour,” explaining that the film is about a boy who spent nine days without food or shelter and survived.


The film appears to bridge the divide between the older, less tech-savvy generations and the newer, digital-native generations.

“To tell stories to remind people that there is this continuity, that despite the fact that we’re going through all these iterations of really head-snapping change in many cases, there’s still a thread that’s stronger than that, and it might not be super obvious, but family is part of that,” Poulos comments.

The film also calls into question the impact of technology on these younger generations.

“They aren’t growing up in a way that is the best way, I think, to have a fulfilled, open, engaged life,” Boyce says, adding, “That does concern me about the evolution of technology.”

“There’s always been a lot of focus on the potential harms of technology, and those can be real, as with anything, as with fire. You know, these tools, you can always use them in the wrong way, and it can harm you,” Poulos agrees.

“I think the real question is what are you missing out on if you disappear into the phones, what are you running away from, what are you afraid of, that kind of temptation to willfully step back from real life? I think that’s where the real hazards can be,” he adds.

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Breaking the ‘spell of woke possession’: Why America is choosing tradition



The woke agenda is finally starting to fail in Washington, D.C., and Noelle Mering, author and fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center knows why.

“I think that we’re experiencing a real transition now with the woke movement. Not in defeat, we need to be cautious but also optimistic. But there’s a lot of people who have broken through the spell of the woke possession,” Mering tells Jill Savage and Matthew Peterson of “Blaze News Tonight.”

“I think what’s happening is it’s an inversion of reality. It’s been telling us for years everything that’s good for us is actually really bad for us. You know, like your faith is bad for you, your family is bad for you, marriage is bad for you,” she continues.

What this has created is a lot of “transgressive behavior,” which Mering says “always fails because it gets really boring.”


“What’s transgressive today is going to be boring tomorrow. And you can’t keep pushing the envelope further and further, trying to make a king of your own pleasure,” she explains. “It’s a bit like coming out of a narcissistic personality spell where you’ve been distrustful of your own ability to perceive what’s true.”

“You’ve been manipulated, and once you realize it, you really can’t unsee it any longer,” she continues. “So I think that’s a good source of optimism for us now.”

“I mean, it’s almost as if you’re saying people are awakening, right? I mean this is happening, is that right?” Peterson asks.

“Far more awake than we were a few years ago. I see a real, major sea change of the last couple years, and certainly with the election that is an incredible victory,” she answers, adding, “But, you know, the movement does not take its ball and go home. Real ideologues are power-hungry, and they just reinvent themselves.”

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Be a godly woman, not just a ‘trad wife’



In the past few years, a new trend has taken social media by storm — and it’s called the “trad life aesthetic.”

Images of women in ankle-length floral dresses and perfect, long, untangled locks kneeling under a cow to milk it or carrying a basket full of fresh eggs on her hip as a child grasps her free hand have flooded our timelines. While motherhood in the country is a beautiful image, Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” believes it's not only far from biblical womanhood but a little twisted.

The trend is all over social media of being a trad wife or having a trad life, which Stuckey said in a recent interview is “less about traditional or biblical values and a lot more about aesthetics.”

“Obviously there’s nothing wrong with living on a farm and making your own sourdough and homesteading, and all of those are wonderful things,” Stuckey said. “But because this has become a trend on TikTok and a trend on social media, unfortunately, some people have made the mistake of conflating that so-called trad life and being a trad wife with being a biblical wife.”


After clips of Stuckey’s interview at Founders Ministries made the rounds on social media, supporters of the trad life aesthetic took aim at Stuckey and began misrepresenting her as a “feminist” — which couldn’t be farther from the truth.

“I very much think that I have my finger on the pulse of what Christian women our age in general, say the age range of 25 to 45, are worried about and thinking about and are wondering about, confused about, and I do my best to speak to that,” Stuckey explains.

“One thing that I have noticed, in addition to all of the many, many other trends that we have talked about over the years, is the recent pressure to reach a certain standard of homemaker that resembles something close to a 19th-century homesteader.”

“To homeschool, bake bread, throw out all the toxic things, replace them with their crunchy alternatives, and listen,” she continues.

“None of these things is bad. In fact, they’re really good in a lot of ways.”

However, being “trad” does not make you biblical, and being biblical does not require being “trad.”

“You can still be a present, loving, discipling, wonderful, amazing wife and mother, biblical wife and mother, even if it doesn’t look exactly like the trad trend looks on social media. Those can be great things to aspire to,” Stuckey says. “But for the Christian, motherhood is a calling that is empowered by the Holy Spirit; it is not just an aesthetic that we have to match.”

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Donald Trump achieves rare feat with radical feminists after his big win



One of the greatest ironies that Donald Trump’s election victory helped expose is the futility of radical feminist ideology.

After Trump’s win, self-styled feminists — who, for some reason, believed the election was a referendum on "bodily autonomy" and the right to kill their unborn children through abortion — boasted on social media that they're now going to embrace traditional values in sex and relationships.

Well, kind of.

This reaction not only promotes conservative family values, but it naturally reduces abortion. A win-win for everyone.

While feminists aren't promoting traditional family values per se, they are embracing key traditional values including abstinence and being intentional about partner selection.

A social media post that went viral on the morning after Election Day encapsulated the ironic collapse of radical feminist ideology in the wake of Trump's victory.

"I am very much a radical feminist, I just don’t talk about it much. but I am literally so serious. guard your womb, SERIOUSLY. if [sic] you choose to be with a male, make sure he actually values & respects you at a human f***** being. this is ridiculous," the post read.

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To recap: Because Trump won the election, feminists are now promoting the intentional decision to guard their wombs. In practical terms, this means not having random sexual encounters and engaging in sex only in the context of a deeply committed relationship — ideally marriage — in which both partners share the same outlook on life.

This reaction not only promotes virtue, but it naturally reduces abortion. A win-win for everyone.

The tremendous irony, of course, is that had feminists always vowed to exercise such discipline over their bodies and in their relationships, abortion likely would not have been their primary voting issue because they would not have needed to use abortion as birth control.

Not only are radical feminists accidentally promoting traditional values that negate the reason for nearly all abortions, but many are embracing the so-called 4B movement.

A vestige of South Korean culture in the 2010s, the 4B movement embraces four fundamental tenets:

  • No sex.
  • No giving birth.
  • No dating.
  • No marriage.

The popularity of the movement exploded on social media after Trump's victory, with women posting videos of themselves on TikTok pledging to become the movement's newest adherents.

One woman who spoke with the New York Times said she felt compelled to adopt the 4B movement because she needed to put “my best interest into my hands.”

Those interests, it turns out, include not having random sexual encounters, choosing not to engage in relationships with uncommitted partners who do not share similar moral beliefs, and removing the possibility of abortions.

On Election Day, Trump pulled off many feats that his detractors thought were impossible, including winning the popular vote, winning a significant share of nonwhite voters, and significantly narrowing margins in deep-blue bastions. But who could have predicted that his victory also would expose the shallowness of feminist ideology while driving feminists to embrace conservative beliefs on sex and relationships?

Conservatives everywhere give you thanks, Mr. President-elect.

Blaze News original: 5 popular musicians who are unapologetically conservative



The music industry is often considered to be a business dominated by liberals. However, there are a handful of prominent musicians who are staunchly conservative.

No matter the music genre, there are musicians and singers who possess traditional values and promote right-leaning political viewpoints.

Conservative musicians often incorporate themes of patriotism, small-town values, faith, and individual liberty into their songs. Some singers make their political preferences known by endorsing Republican candidates or criticizing liberal politicians. A few musical groups will even perform at conservative political events.

Music acts that present an authentic conservative message can resonate with music lovers and garner a loyal fanbase that will support them for years.

Openly conservative musicians often face challenges and enhanced scrutiny in an industry that is generally perceived as liberal-leaning.

The songs of conservative singers can shape both the musical landscape and political discourse in America, which can be a unique weapon in the ongoing culture wars.

This list will highlight the best and most popular musicians who are unapologetically conservative and how their political beliefs shape their artistry and resonate with their fans.

Aaron Lewis

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Aaron Lewis is the frontman of the popular rock band Staind as well as a solo country music artist. Lewis is unapologetically conservative and is not afraid to voice his political opinions in real life and in his songs.

Lewis started his country music career in 2010 after being the frontman for the multi-platinum-selling alternative rock band Staind. Switching genres and becoming a solo artist has allowed Lewis to be more vocal about his right-leaning politics.

Lewis often features conservative themes in his country music songs.

In his song "Let's Go Fishing," Lewis sings about "making America great again," "turning off CNN," and uses the anti-Biden "Let's Go, Brandon" catchphrase.

The lyrics for "Country Boy" state: "Now, two flags fly above my land that really sum up how I feel / One is the colors that fly high and proud, the red, the white, the blue / The other one's got a rattlesnake with a simple statement made: 'Don't Tread On Me' is what is says and I'll take that to my grave / Because this is me / I'm proud to be American and strong in my beliefs / And I've said it before but I'll say it again / 'Cause I've never needed government to hold my hand."

The patriotic lyrics in "Am I the Only One" include: "Am I the only one sittin' here / Still holdin' on, holdin' back my tears / For the ones who paid with the lives they gave / God bless the U.S.A. / I'm not the only one, willin' to fight / For my love of the red and white / And the blue, burnin' on the ground / Another statue comin' down in a town near you / Watchin' the threads of Old Glory come undone."

Lewis told Blaze News, "I feel it’s my responsibility to do something good with what God has been so gracious to bless me with. I'm very fact-based. When it comes to the things I’ll say on stage, I can back them up with receipts."

The singer added, "I was around before cell phones and computers. I know what life was like before the deep state and the Democrats were given the ultimate power of the computer and power to brainwash everybody."

As Blaze News reported in 2021, Lewis blasted Democrats for being "responsible for every f***ing scar that exists" in America.

Lewis said there was "an all-out call" for his cancelation when he released "Am I the Only One," which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country chart in 2021.

During a January appearance on "The Devin Nunes Podcast," Lewis told the former Republican House representative, "I'm very blessed in the sense that even though my label president, Scott Borchetta, does not agree with us at all, he believes in the freedom of speech and the freedom of expression, and he's a president of a record label; that is creativity, that's freedom of expression."

Lewis said, "I can't say that I was always a conservative. I mean, when you're younger, it's more about ... There's an old saying that when you're young, if you're not a liberal, you don't have a heart. And then when you're older, if you're still a liberal, you don't have a brain. Or something to that effect. But what happened was is that I got older and responsibilities came into play and having a family and having a home that I had to take care of."

"I don't understand how so many people can be so brainwashed when it is so crystal clear. It's never been so crystal clear," Lewis continued. "The veil has never been pulled away to the extent that it is right now. And it blows my mind that people are so brainwashed that they call it ... Everything's flip-flopped. Truth, lies and propaganda, and the propaganda is hailed as truth. The narrative is hailed as truth, and it's societal insanity."

Blaze News previously reported that Scott Borchetta said, "Aaron Lewis and I have political disagreements. But there are also things we agree on. I think that's the foundation for the idea of our country. It doesn't work if we're so divided that we can't reach across the aisle, have a conversation or an argument, and ultimately shake hands. If we can't do that, and this moment is so divisive, we may never get our country back."

Borchetta continued, "To just 'cancel' (drop) Aaron is ridiculous, and I'm disappointed that you would even suggest such a thing. Comparing Aaron Lewis to the Ghetto Boys? That's a reach and a half. You don't have to agree or acknowledge, but Aaron's message is speaking to millions of people. Let it be a wake up call to Reps and Dems alike — be loud and be heard! It woke you up. It inspired you to make a statement. It worked. And it's working. It's inspiring conversation."

Lewis named BlazeTV's Mark Levin as one of his go-to sources for news.

Trace Adkins

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Country music star Trace Adkins is not afraid to voice his penchant for conservative values.

Adkins has incorporated conservative and Christian messages in several of his songs, including "Fightin' Words," Tough People Do," "American Man," "Songs About Me," "Welcome to Hell," and "Muddy Water."

The deep-voiced singer has paid homage to American military members and those who made the ultimate sacrifice during hostile conflicts in his songs, including "Arlington," "Til the Last Shot's Fired," "Empty Chair," "Still a Soldier," and "Semper Fi."

Adkins has volunteered with the Wounded Warrior Project — an organization that provides medical assistance, mental health therapy, and career counseling to wounded service members returning home from the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Since 2002, Trace Adkins has performed in 12 USO tours all across the world.

Adkins previously said he is a "lifelong member of the NRA."

Adkins has a history of performing for Republican politicians.

Adkins endorsed Mitt Romney and performed at the 2012 Republican National Convention.

In 2015, Adkins performed the National Anthem at former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam's second inauguration.

The country music star performed at Donald Trump's nomination at the 2016 Republican National Convention

He also performed at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

John Rich

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Country music star John Rich has consistently championed conservative values during his career. The multi-platinum artist and one-half of the duo Big & Rich has also promoted his faith in his songs.

Rich's music video for his song "Revelation" dramatizes the battle between the Archangel Michael and Satan, as described in Revelation 12.

The music video concludes with the text of Revelation 12:10-11 on the screen: "And I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night."

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Rich said of writing his religious song, "I was at home in Nashville, not even thinking about writing a song, when suddenly it felt like a hammer hit me in the back of the head."

"When the Lord slaps you upside the head with something, you have a physical reaction to it,” Rich said. “The message I felt coming back to me was, ‘Take it all the way to the mat.’”

In his song "Progress" — which reached No. 1 on iTunes — Rich skewers progressive politics.

The lyrics read, "Stick your progress where the sun don't shine / Keep your big mess away from me and mine / If you leave us alone, well, we'd all be just fine / Stick your progress where the sun don't shine."

Rich performed at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) used Rich's anti-Wall Street anthem "Shuttin' Detroit Down" to promote his 2016 presidential campaign.

The lyrics state: "Cause in the real world they're shutting Detroit down / While the boss man takes his bonus pay and jets on out of town and DC's bailing out them bankers as the farmers auction ground / Yeah while they're living it up on Wall Street in that New York City town / Here in the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down."

Rich has been a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, and Big & Rich performed at a pre-inaugural ceremony for Trump in 2017.

Winston Marshall

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Winston Marshall had been the banjoist and lead guitarist for the popular folk-rock band Mumford & Sons — up until he was canceled for complimenting a conservative journalist.

As Blaze News reported in March 2021, Marshall congratulated Andy Ngo on his new book titled "Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy."

However, Marshall was swarmed with criticisms by liberal music fans for supporting a conservative journalist.

The controversy became so overwhelming that he took a break from Mumford & Sons "to examine [his] blindspots."

In June 2021, Marshall explained why he was leaving the band.

"I failed to foresee that my commenting on a book critical of the far-left could be interpreted as approval of the equally abhorrent far-right," Marshall wrote. "Nothing could be further from the truth. Thirteen members of my family were murdered in the concentration camps of the Holocaust. My grandma, unlike her cousins, aunts, and uncles, survived. She and I were close. My family knows the evils of fascism painfully well. To say the least. To call me 'fascist' was ludicrous beyond belief."

Marshall noted that a "viral mob" came after him.

"Then followed libelous articles calling me 'right-wing' and such," he continued. "Though there's nothing wrong with being conservative, when forced to politically label myself, I flutter between 'centrist,' 'liberal' or the more honest 'bit this, bit that.' Being labeled erroneously just goes to show how binary political discourse has become. I had criticized the 'left', so I must be the 'right,' or so their logic goes."

Marshall told BlazeTV's Glenn Beck that he regretted his decision to apologize to the woke mob for his praise of the conservative journalist.

"Another point, by the way, that I found it very frustrating, was that that left-wing media in this country and in my country don't even talk about [Antifa]. We can all see this footage. We see it online," Marshall told "The Glenn Beck Program." "But they don't talk about it, and that's part of my, I think, interest initially in tweeting about Andy's book. Because I think people need to see what's going on, and it's a blind spot there. ... CNN and MSNBC, they don't cover it. Biden in his presidential election said it was just 'an idea' that didn't exist. I mean, did he not see the courthouse in Oregon being burnt down?"

As Blaze News previously reported, Marshall credited his Christian faith in giving him the strength to quit Mumford & Sons.

“My faith has played a big part in this period of my life, and actually the week before making the final decision [to leave the band], I was pretty much planted in my local Catholic church around the corner from the house," Marshall said. “It's a bloody big moment for me. That's probably why after a while, the apology was bothering me like it did, particularly that I'd felt like I'd been participating in that lie that we already talked about. I couldn't square those things in my conscience."

In May 2024, Marshall challenged former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) during an Oxford Union debate that went viral. Marshall compared the Jan. 6 Capitol riots with the George Floyd riots during the summer of 2020.

"I'm sure Congresswoman Pelosi will agree that the entire month of June 2020, when the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, was under siege and under insurrection by radical progressives, those, too, were dark days for America," Marshall stated.

He said, "My point, though, is that all political movements are susceptible to violence and, indeed, insurrection. Populism is not a threat to democracy. Populism is democracy. And why else have universal suffrage if not to keep elites in check?"

Lee Greenwood

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Lee Greenwood has charted 33 singles on Billboard's Hot Country chart, including 20 Top 10 hits, over his illustrious career that spans more than 42 years. However, none of his songs have had as lasting popularity as his patriotic anthem "God Bless the U.S.A."

"God Bless the U.S.A." became a popular patriotic song during the Gulf War in 1991 after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and at Trump campaign rallies.

Greenwood's signature song was released in 1984, yet the single has trended on Billboard in 1984, 2001, and 2020.

Greenwood wrote the song with the intention of uniting Americans.

"I always wanted to write a song about this country that would be cohesive and tie it together," Greenwood told Inside Edition in 2011.

"God Bless the U.S.A." was the unofficial anthem for President Ronald Reagan's 1984 campaign and was the theme song for a film about Reagan shown at the 1984 Republican National Convention.

The Grammy Award-winning country-western singer performed the song at a campaign rally for Republican nominee George H.W. Bush in 1988.

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