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…

Government
Despite predictions of doom, Trump economy powers stock market to record highs, record tariff revenue

The U.S. stock market continues to rally to record highs even as President Donald Trump’s economic policies face withering criticism from legacy media and Democrats over tariffs. The 30 stocks… Read More

June 30, 2025
Public Education
5th graders’ plot to stab and kill classmate in public bathroom revealed after 10 months 

Four fifth-grade girls at a school in Surprise, Arizona, have been accused of plotting to lure a classmate into a bathroom and stab him to death, according to multiple media… Read More

June 30, 2025
Courts
DOJ plans to prosecute Abrego Garcia; deportation on the table

Dueling headlines about alleged gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia contend the U.S. government will either try him for crimes committed here or promptly deport him.   But the conflicting stories may… Read More

June 27, 2025
World
Thailand closes Cambodian border over human trafficking, drugs, Chinese scam allegations

The Thai-Cambodian border has closed as the countries’ militaries square off over Thai allegations of human trafficking, drug smuggling and the hosting of Chinese scam operations by Cambodia. The dispute… Read More

June 27, 2025
World
At ‘transformational’ NATO meeting, Trump gets allies to commit 5% GDP

Coming off U.S. air strikes on Iran that were praised by the chief of the NATO summit that wrapped up Wednesday, President Donald Trump drove the security agenda, getting most… Read More

June 25, 2025