Bold and Blunt

America has a big problem with money laundering -- a $300 billion per year problem, to put a number on it. Sadly, the United States has become a top country for this crime, and it's only making our fentanyl, opioid, and trafficking challenges even worse. Banks, meanwhile, have been asking more and more questions of their customers and would-be customers, all aimed at rooting out the criminals -- but that has the unintended and perilous-to-freedom effect of treating the innocent as suspects and allowing the government to nose its way into private banking business. It's a delicate balance: privacy versus security. But Scott Greytak, with Transparency International, shed some insights on how America can fight its growing money laundering crime problem.

Police have been under attack by leftists who want it believed they just go into the law enforcement field as a means of imprisoning, beating and even murdering black and other minority youth. That's bunk. By and large, police do the heroic work of keeping communities safe, and for that, they should be commended and applauded. But sometimes, the systems in which police work allow them too much power, and that leads to abuses of power that are quite unconstitutional. Take civil asset forfeiture. Take no-knock warrants. And take the matter of a business owner in Los Angeles who was just trying to run his shop when a fugitive fleeing SWAT members ran into his business, threw him out and then fought against apprehension. SWAT members totally destroyed the business while pursuing the subject -- and then failed to pay for damages. City officials refused to pay, too. Jeff Redfern, an attorney with the Institute for Justice, is on the case.

Good men are hard to find and that's because society has downgraded men to the category of unnecessary. We're living in an era where men are being taught that masculinity is something to flee, and where the traditional definitions of "man" and "masculinity" are  toxic; destructive; misogynistic. The outcome is that men, as defined by the Bible, are a dying breed. That's left America with a hole in the family unit that's ratcheted poverty, crime, addictions and generational problems. If we an America that's strong, we need to bring back the embrace of men as men -- meaning, men who stand fast for biblical truths, who stand tall as fathers and husbands, and who put God at the center of all their decisions. LTG Jerry Boykin, retired, U.S. Army, and now-head of Kingdom Warriors Christian ministries, discusses the damaging notion of "toxic masculinity."

America is going through some dark days right now -- true. But America has never just been a plot of land; it's always been something more. It's always been a spirit -- and a spirit can't be killed. Perhaps it's time to focus more on selling the dream of America, and less on talking up the doom. Even with all the threats to freedoms, there is much to admire and love about this country. If someone were to ask you, 'what's so great about America, anyway?' -- would you have an answer at the ready? You should be able to rattle off 10, 20, 30 or more things without even thinking. If you can't, then perhaps it's time to refocus and think less on the doom and more on the dream. Major Scott Huesing, USMC retired, agrees, and his endeavor, Save the Brave, advances just that notion -- despite the fact it's a campaign aimed at drawing awareness to veterans' suicides.

America's enemies are many, but in the matchup of China versus the deep state, it's difficult to discern which is worse. Even now, this administration is dealing with China via conciliation and appeasement, seemingly hoping that the communist government will one day realize its communism is bad for freedom and that America's model of individualism over collectivism is the better model. That's a ridiculous, head-in-the-sand approach to foreign policy. But then again, this administration's deep state forces are alive and active, on the hunt to take down Donald Trump and keep him from office any way possible, including -- though not limited to -- more indictments, more fabricated charges, more deceptive accusations that could ultimately lead to jail. If Trump is only the face of the pro-America, America First movement, and the attacks against Trump are really the attacks against patriotic, pro-America, America First citizens -- then really, which is more dangerous for this country: China or the deep state? John Mills, former military leader and government insider, discusses.

One of the most common throwbacks at the faces of Christians who call out sin is to say, "Hey, you're not supposed to judge." But guess what: that's a bit of a skewing of biblical truths. Yes, it's true, Christians aren't supposed to determine an individual's final placement as heaven or hell; Christians aren't supposed to say, for example, "May you rot in hell." But those of faith are tasked with the responsibility for calling out evil and fighting evil, and how can that task be accomplished if no judgments are issued? Besides, there's this thing called discernment, and it's a gift of the spirit that helps distinguish between good and evil. Dan Darling, media pundit, best-selling author and teacher of all-things-faith, joins the discussion.

Do you go to church? There are studies showing that church isn't just a positive for spiritual development, but also good for mental and physical health. One recent study of 19,000 participants actually found that those who go to church are less lonely -- and that means they don't engage in the behaviors of the lonely. And if you take into consideration the finding that lonely people, on average, live 15 years less than non-lonely people, you could actually say: Going to church is a life-saver. J.P. Degance, president of Communio, chats about church and the many, many reasons to attend.

Polls show that the more Donald Trump is attacked, the more he seems to gain in favor with his base. And that has the Democrats and their partners in global governments going crazy. Many on the left cannot understand why Trump continues to draw support -- but then again, many on the left can. They're not clueless on the Trump Factor; they're fearful. They know if Trump is again in the White House, he will be armed with not only determination to make America great again, but with the knowledge of the deep state, from a personal, first-hand, up-front perspective. That will make him a force the globalists cannot fight. Former governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee discusses Trump, the state of America and the problems with media -- and more.

Americans used to believe in the concept of free speech. But that ideal is rapidly disappearing, and it's due to mostly far leftists pushing the need for government control onto the minds of developing youth. Today's younger generations are being taught that yes, while free speech is great for healthy democracies, some speech nevertheless is dangerous and in need of control. And guess who they're being told needs to control the deemed dangerous speech? Government, of course. Conservatives have been a bit asleep at this wheel for years, allowing things like free speech zones on college campuses to go forth, and dabbling with Democrats to debate hate speech and hate crimes and so forth. It's time to reel back the clock and remind: speech is God-given. Americans don't need government to tell them what's proper to talk about -- and what's not. John Solomon, founder of Just the News, has a children's book, "Hidden Headlines," to teach the younger generations in the proper pro-American way to go.

If George Soros is the man behind the multi-million dollar funding of local prosecutors' races, and his agenda is to slow the roll on prosecutors actually doing their prosecutorial duties -- and that leads to more criminals in the streets, committing more crimes -- then wouldn't it be logical to wonder: Does he have blood on his hands? The influences of Soros money on law and order in the United States are growing, and that's not good news for those who think the streets ought to be safe and secure and cleared of the criminal element. Cully Stimson discusses his new "Rogue Prosecutors" and why every American should care.