S.A. McCarthy
S.A. McCarthy serves as a news writer at The Washington Stand.
Articles by S.A. McCarthy:
9 October 2025
5.1 MINS
Leftism properly understood finds its origins in the bloody horrors of the French Revolution, repeated time and time again over the course of the last two-and-a-half centuries of world history.
30 September 2025
7.5 MINS
An Economist/YouGov survey quizzed Americans on political violence, reporting that 20% of voters who identify as liberal believe that political violence can be “justified”, compared to only 7% of self-described moderates and conservatives.
12 August 2025
2.8 MINS
President Donald Trump is planning a crackdown on debanking, after reports that conservatives and Christians are losing access to financial services on political grounds.
11 June 2025
8.1 MINS
The days-long L.A. riots have featured violence against federal agents in opposition to Donald Trump’s deportation agenda. While Gavin Newsom accuses Trump of interfering, L.A. police have been completely overwhelmed by the rioters.
6 June 2025
3.3 MINS
A new study of around 30,000 cases found that most emergency room visits after surgical or medication abortions are being recorded as miscarriages. One of the study’s authors says this mislabeling is "a direct threat to women’s safety".
3 June 2025
3.4 MINS
Most of Biden’s executive orders were reportedly signed by autopen, fuelling questions about his term as US president and the role of White House staff in the alleged scandal.
20 May 2025
3 MINS
Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill to update 20th-century obscenity laws, aiming to curb online pornography and hold the industry accountable for its social harms.
19 May 2025
4.5 MINS
In his first address, Pope Leo XIV highlighted artificial intelligence as a defining issue of our time, and has signalled he will address its impact on work, dignity, and Catholic social teaching.
15 May 2025
5.9 MINS
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled a comprehensive plan to drastically reduce immigration, tackling long-standing public concerns and marking a surprising shift in Labour’s stance on border control and national identity.
2 May 2025
3.7 MINS
Trump’s second term has seen overwhelming negative coverage, with 92.2% of evaluations of him critical, according to a recent study. By contrast, Biden enjoyed highly positive media coverage during his first 100 days.
2 May 2025
2.5 MINS
An explosive new report challenges official data, showing that real-world use of the abortion drug mifepristone leads to serious complications in more than 10% of cases.
30 April 2025
2.9 MINS
A new survey shows Americans are growing sceptical of censorship — but over half still support silencing “false” online content.
29 April 2025
7.1 MINS
Democrats — aided by Australia's ABC News — are defending deported criminals and gang members. But is the public backlash worth the risk?
22 April 2025
3.5 MINS
Vatican officials have announced that Pope Francis died early on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Catholics around the globe are mourning the loss of Pope Francis, but his papacy has had a mixed reception.
13 February 2025
4.9 MINS
The Trump administration is challenging a federal court order blocking DOGE, the government’s efficiency agency, from accessing U.S. Treasury records.
22 January 2025
5.8 MINS
As wildfires rage across southern California, anger against Democrats’ mismanagement is burning brightly. California Republicans have blasted Newsom for focusing on opposing President-elect Donald Trump instead of the fires.
10 January 2025
3 MINS
In one of the final acts of his 55-year political career, outgoing President Joe Biden distributed prestigious awards to a bevy of left-wing activists, including longtime Democrat Hillary Clinton and billionaire George Soros, as well as pro-abortion rock star Bono.
14 November 2024
3.2 MINS
Following President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory on Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is dropping the cases it has levelled against Trump over the past four years, and a top Trump prosecutor is looking for a way out.
30 August 2024
3 MINS
In a move many conservatives and Christians find devastating, the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance are walking further away from their pro-life base.
20 August 2024
11 MINS
Once Ohio Senator J.D. Vance (R) was named the Republican vice presidential nominee last month, both Politico and The New York Times issued “think pieces” on Tolkien’s work, which Vance has said was influential over his own “conservative worldview”.





