We were cruising at 32,000 feet when the conversation caught my ear. Two men in their 60s, wearing golf shirts and sneakers—no laptops, no earbuds—just confidently exchanging opinions somewhere over Georgia, halfway through their Bloody Marys.

“I don’t get it,” one said. “Trump’s going to slap tariffs on everything again? That’s just going to drive up prices.”

The other nodded, with the certainty of someone who’d never been challenged. “It’s the same thing all over—tax the American consumer and pretend it’s tough on China.”

They didn’t whisper. They weren’t unsure. They were loud, certain, and completely wrong.

I didn’t say a word. But I wanted to. Not because I crave debate—but because I’m tired of watching this country get gaslit by a class of people who stopped thinking critically the minute CNN started thinking for them.

This is where The Reckoning begins.
Not in the headlines. Not in Washington. But at 32,000 feet, in a casual conversation that revealed just how badly the American people have been lied to.

Because tariffs aren’t taxes.
They’re tools.
They’re leverage.
They’re how you say no to a global system built to exploit us—and yes, to the American worker we nearly lost.

Tariffs: The Tool the Left Pretends Not to Understand

Here’s the truth no one at the cocktail parties wants to say out loud: tariffs are not taxes on Americans. That’s a lie told by people who either don’t understand economics—or don’t care who’s getting steamrolled, as long as their stock portfolio stays padded.

A tariff is a penalty. It’s a strategic toll on products that come into this country under unfair terms. It’s how we say, “You want access to our markets? Then play fair. Otherwise, pay up.”

Think of it like this: If someone’s dumping cheap steel into your town and undercutting every local business, what do you do? You don’t say “Let the free market sort it out” while your factories shut down and your neighbors lose their jobs. You block the dump truck. You protect your own. You draw a line.

That’s what President Trump is doing. And it’s working.

They Called It a Trade War—But It Was a Wake-Up Call

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While the backlash over so-called “sanctuary city” policies has largely centered on New York and California, Massachusetts is quickly establishing itself as a leader in sanctuary city insanity.

According to a recent report from Fox News’ Bill Melugin, in just the past few months at least five illegal aliens charged with serious crimes – including child rape – are “repeatedly being released from jail with ridiculously low bail” in Massachusetts.

That list includes a Guatemalan charged with three counts of aggravated child rape released on $7,500 bail; another Guatemalan charged with aggravated child rape of a victim nine years old or younger also released on $7,500 bail; a Honduran charged with assault, rape, and masked armed robbery released on his own recognizance with $0 bail; two illegal alien inmates in Worcester County charged with child rape who received $500 bail; and another Honduran charged with fentanyl trafficking and released on $4,000 bail.

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Back in March, a bunch of guys from ISIS-K shot up a Moscow concert hall. At least 143 people were killed. All of the attackers were Tajiks.

The Russians had been warned in advance by the United States of the impending attack. The Russians were aware that ISIS-K operatives were on their soil. They did nothing of consequence to stop the attack from happening.

In the aftermath of the Moscow attack, everybody in the vaunted American intelligence and security apparatus understood that we were next on the list of targets for ISIS-K. They also understood that there was a pipeline moving illegals from Tajikistan directly into the United States. Those individuals traveling to the United States typically transit Istanbul, just as the attackers did on their way to Moscow. Istanbul is a known logistical hub for ISIS-K operations.

“There was a big uptick in the number of migrants from Central Asian countries last year, with more than 50,000 people from the region illegally entering the United States. Among them were some 17,000 from Uzbekistan, 7,000 from Kyrgyzstan, 3,000 from Tajikistan, 2,700 from Kazakhstan, and some 2,000 from Turkmenistan.”

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty March 20,2024

In a single U.S. border sector, San Diego, California, 140,000 illegal migrants, including around 2,500 Uzbek citizens, 500 Tajiks, and about 400 Kyrgyz nationals, entered the United States in the first quarter of this year, according to the Border Patrol. 

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