DECEMBER 2025 SOUND OFF
8 Charlie Kirk’s Ideas Must Never Be Forgotten
NEWSFRONT
10 FCC Moves to Give Big Media More Power
12 China, Central Banks Keep Buying Gold
AMERICA
14 This Is What ICE Is Fighting For
16 Traditional-Values Colleges Enjoy Nationwide Surge
18 Main Street Pharmacies Squeezed Out of Business
20 Teachers Union Controls Chicago Schools. It’s a Disaster
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COVER STORY Donald Trump’s New World President Donald Trump has reshaped the world’s most unstable hot spots through the force of his bold personality, dealmaking skills, and an unconventional, social media-driven diplomatic style that often turns negotiations into viral moments.
23 Bill O’Reilly Talking Points Trump, Man of Action
24 Federal Election Commission Under Fire
25 Woke School Officials Ax Early Gifted Programs
26 Newsmax CEO Ruddy: ‘Big Growth Ahead’
28 Newsmax TV in 300,000 Hotel Rooms
29 Carla Babb: I Have Best Assignment in Journalism
30 State of the States
32 Ben Stein’s DREEMZ Be Smart, Save Money
34 Nancy Brinker America’s Enduring Generosity
36 Daring Venezuelan Plot Unravels
38 Big Data 49
2025: The Year in Photos With a new president in the White House, a new pope in the Vatican, a federal government shutdown, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, multiple natural disasters, and the thrills of victory playing out on our athletic fields, it’s been a year like no other.
TRUMP/PHILIP FONG/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES POSTCARD/YALENIKA_ART/SHUTTERSTOCK / COFFEE/KUZMIK_A©ISTOCK
POLITICS 40 Voting With Their Feet
42 Churches to Play Key Role in 2026 Elections
44 Democrats Ride Blue State Backlash Against Trump
45 Inside D.C. With John Gizzi Justices Vow to Stay Put
WORLD 56 Trump’s Middle East Gamble
58 U.S. Must Beat China in Race for Nuke Power
FAITH
60 Exploring Jesus’ Childhood Home
MAXLIFE
79 Books Worth Writing Santa About
LIFE & TRENDS 82 5 Minutes With Dr. Laura Facing Her Challenge By Being Fierce in Life
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 84 All They Want for Christmas Is Your Personal Data
MONEY 86 Act Now to Reduce Your Tax Burden
TRAVEL 89 World’s Best Christmas Towns
HEALTHY LIVING 92 Can AI Diagnose Your Symptoms?
94 Why Your Doctor Should Learn How to Cook
96 Lifestyle Change vs. Statins
98 Green Tea, Tumeric, Berries May Slow Aging
99 Perils of Ultraprocessed Foods
100 Best Exercises to Manage Diabetes
102 Back to Life: Advances Zero In on Dementia Prevention
104 Fix Your. . . Gout
105 Black Coffee Lowers Risk of Early Death
BACKTALK
106 Christopher Ruddy The Heritage Foundation’s Defining Crisis
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