John Ransom

John Ransom is a senior contributor at The Lion, having been for many years a national political writer and editor whose work has appeared in The Epoch Times, at Townhall.com, Newsmax, the Daily…

Public Education
Public schools increasingly implicated in illegal electioneering

Public school districts across the country are increasingly under scrutiny for allegedly using public resources to influence elections. As the statewide election kicked off in Virginia Tuesday, a nonprofit… Read More

November 6, 2025
Politics
Missouri Democrat Tracey Steele posts radical Nazi-Republican comparisons, avoids addressing views after ‘No Kings’ rally 

Missouri Democrat House candidate Tracey Steele recently addressed his No Kings rally participation in an email interview with The Heartlander, but sidestepped questions about his implicit approval of comparing Trump… Read More

November 6, 2025
Opinion
Op-ed: Mamdani economic fallout ahead as socialist agenda takes hold in New York City

New York City is headed into uncharted territory as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani prepares to implement the sweeping promises he made to redistribute property in the city. Mamdani promised everything from… Read More

November 5, 2025
World
U.K. police charge suspect in train stabbings of 11; 2 remain critical 

A 32-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder after a knife attack Saturday that left 11 people injured on a train traveling to London. Six… Read More

November 3, 2025
Public Education
Analysis: Starving Chicago charter schools failing by design  

The Chicago Tribune is reporting more state charter schools are closing as the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) flexes its muscle, starving charters of money. The plan seems to be… Read More

November 3, 2025