Socialism is back in America. Reagan ordered the wall torn down. We never took out the roots. Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. Reagan said that too.

I keep coming back to this moment. Peter steps out onto the water and he's fine, right up until he looks at the storm instead of at Jesus. That's when he starts to sink. We all know that feeling. The fear gets loudest the moment we take our eyes off what matters and start staring at the chaos. It is time to keep our eyes on what matters. This morning I'll be focused on my family and attending church. I hope you all get to spend today doing what brings you peace, surrounded by the people you love.

Would I get arrested for posting this in the UK? Orwell wrote 1984 as a warning. Britain read it as an instruction manual. 62,000+ arrests for "communications offences" in five years (~34 a day). So I made a music video about it.

Where is James Talarico?

I took seven days off X and left the country. I think it's important to give other governments a chance to deal with me. Here's what I accomplished: 1. Sold a timeshare to the man trying to sell me one. 2. Bought a ceremonial sword. Became considerably less open to feedback. 3. Declared myself a national treasure at customs. They still made me use the regular line. 4. Hired a bodyguard to follow me around and say, "She's answered that." 5. Bought a fake engagement ring to discourage conversation. Spent the rest of the trip explaining what he does for work to my family. 6. Sent a drink to myself from across the room. 7. Signed a hotel guestbook with "As discussed, I accept your surrender." 8. Learned to say "this is unacceptable" in four languages. 9. Tried to bribe a customs dog with a compliment. He chose his career. 10. Bought a whistle. Found out how little authority people need to see before they start moving. 11. Wore sunglasses to breakfast so nobody could tell who I was disappointed in. 12. Became the press secretary. We parted ways based on creative differences. 13. Test drove Elon's new Roadster. It flipped. I didn't. Next time I'm taking a shorter break. I cannot keep doing this to our allies.

North Korea releases video proving Kim Jong-un is “alive.”

Ilhan Omar is back where she belongs. Safe and sound in Mogadishu.