American Thinker Takeaways, February 17, 2026

Today's topics are (1) China isn't having a good year, whether at home or abroad (2) What's happening in Iran is both amazing and necessary (3) The Democrats' hatred for Trump is blinding them to both the truth and the incredible evil that the mullahs represent (4) There are morally decent Democrats, but they're incapable of seeing that the isolated problems they recognize are part of an inherently corrupt ideology (5) The Democrats are destroying young lives, with just one example highlighting what they've done

Today's topics are (1) how Trump took the necessary steps to improve his job approval in the lead-up to the midterms, (2) the reason tariffs won't cause economic collapse and why they're a wonderful and equitable way to raise revenue, (3) the real meaning behind "Prince" Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's detention, (4) the truth about the world in which Gavin Newsom grew up, and (5) the fact that my dad was right all along (going back to the 1970s) about the collapse of American K-12 education. You can find the Scott Sultzer essay I recommended here: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/02/the_supreme_court_s_political_attack_masquerading_as_a_judicial_decision.html

Today's topics are the prince formerly known as Andrew, which is really more about Trump's prescience and the British government's cowardice than about Andrew himself; the woke, DEI-obsessed power behind the throne at trouble-plagued DC water, along with his own troubled history; America's scary generation of woke mad scientists show up for their biggest annual convention, and the lower House in the Netherlands' Parliament decides to jettison the country's wealth by chasing out the wealthy.

Today's topics are how the left is seeking to return us to an age when we no longer are Nature's master, but nature is our master, and a hard, cruel one at that; the completely unnecessary Silence of the Lambs apology; the unfriendly skies we're flying; the autism myth; and me smugly patting myself on the back for being right about a lot of things.

Today's topics are the real reason the NFL went with Bad Bunny, some thoughts about American football versus soccer, watching Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, and knitting and the magic of AI.

Today's topics are (once again) our grossly dishonest media, the story of Obama's "fixer" and Jeffrey Epstein, the tragedy of blacks failing in Marin County's school district (and one local media's effort to hide that), Europe's continued downfall as it bows before Islam, and the Ivy League college scam.

Today's topics are Trump's brilliance in negotiating a trade deal with India, the reality of the hijab (and it shouldn't be celebrated), the bizarre priorities of Senate Republicans when it comes to the SAVE Act, and understanding leftist Jews.

Today's topics are (1) more examples of the "de-Judaization" of the Holocaust and the total inversion as a vehicle to attack Jews, and (2) the weird thing about Michelle Obama's answer when she was asked whether she'd urge Obama to run again if Trump goes for a third term.

Today's topics are the terrible consequences of electing communists, the leftist view of religious rights, the dangerous drift toward "de-Judaizing" the Holocaust, and pure schadenfreude when looking at leftist expectations about "Melania," the movie.

Today's topics are one doctor's testimony in the Senate reveals how ideologically corrupt medical education has become, an essay by Ireland's former president reveals more than she realizes when she rants against infant baptism, Scott Adams's death highlights (again) how utterly corrupt the media are (but change can happen), and the necessity for Trump to act in Iran.