Steve Berman

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Steve Berman is a transplanted northerner living in the Atlanta area. For over 30 years, Steve has been a technology entrepreneur, creating, building, and selling businesses. Steve has been writing about politics and social issues for nearly a decade. It started with a “diary" on RedState, and quickly moved on to professional writing. He has written for other well-known web publications and was one of the original writers who helped Erick Erickson launch The Resurgent in 2016.

Steve’s work has been published by Fox News, and he has been cited on the New York Times opinion page, and quoted by the Washington Post. He is excited to be involved with the latest project, The First, as an opinion writer.

A Jewish believer in Christ, Steve lives and worships with his family in the Atlanta suburbs, after moving to central Georgia from New Hampshire over 28 years ago.

SCOTUS: Sorry, Democrats, There Is No Gun Crisis

SCOTUS: Sorry, Democrats, There Is No Gun Crisis


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Breaking down the Supreme Court’s decision on gun permits: states can no use a “may issue” policy for carrying firearms; they are now limited to “shall issue” laws. There are only nine “may issue” states according to the U.S. Concealed Carry Association. The SCOTUS decision is about these nine liberal states and their requirement that citizens …

BIDEN BOOM BUST: The Winter of Death is Coming | Steve Berman

BIDEN BOOM BUST: The Winter of Death is Coming | Steve Berman


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In January 2022, the White House released President Biden’s economic outlook. American Progress crowed: “It’s time to take stock of the historic economic boom under his leadership.” Sure, employment is at a very high level, but full employment is not what it’s cracked up to be. And now, the chickens of inflation, supply shortages, and frankly, too …

SUMMER OF MISERY: Democrats Got What They Always Wanted | Steve Berman

SUMMER OF MISERY: Democrats Got What They Always Wanted | Steve Berman


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My wife was proud she filled her tank for just $4.20 per gallon—the pump price was more than $4.60—by using Kroger rewards, filling out surveys and such. I might also note that Gov. Brian Kemp extended the suspension of Georgia’s gas tax through July 14. That shaved an additional 29.1 cents, keeping Georgia below the AAA national average of …

PRESIDENT GORE: Why Bother Voting if it’s Rigged? | Steve Berman

PRESIDENT GORE: Why Bother Voting if it’s Rigged? | Steve Berman


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In 2000, Vice President Al Gore did something shocking and unprecedented in modern politics, at the time: On November 7, 2000, Gore conceded, then hours later called George W. Bush to retract his concession. At the time, Bush’s lead in Florida had narrowed to under 600 votes, and was shrinking further. If you want to …

BAN FEVER: Democrats Choose Shootings Over Facts | Steve Berman

BAN FEVER: Democrats Choose Shootings Over Facts | Steve Berman


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In 2019, the Washington Post’s fact checker Glenn Kessler gave Two Pinocchios to Bill Clinton for claiming his “assault weapons” ban led to a “big drop in mass shooting deaths.” Kessler was being charitable, and “wavered between One and Two Pinocchios, but ultimately leaned toward Two.” In 1999, the Department of Justice published a research brief on the weapons …

JOE DID THAT: Like Carter, Joe is “Dumb Enough” to Sink Democrats for 25 Years | Steve Berman

JOE DID THAT: Like Carter, Joe is “Dumb Enough” to Sink Democrats for 25 Years | Steve Berman


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President Joe Biden and the Democrats don’t know what they’re doing, and they’re going to hand the country to Republicans, Trumpists, and a whole circus of grifters for the next 25 years. Thanks, Joe, you’re doing that. In May of 1980, Jimmy Carter was comfortably ahead of the potential Republican challenger, Ronald Reagan. He was, …