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John Ransom

John Ransom is a Heartlander News contributor and a national political writer and editor whose work has appeared in The Epoch Times, at Townhall.com, Newsmax, the Daily Caller and IBT.

Opinion
Op-ed: Lawfare reaches the jury level, ‘the very soul of this nation’

Felony charges were dismissed by a special prosecutor against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill in New Orleans this week, demonstrating a growing trend of jury-induced malicious prosecution and nullification. Murrill’s crime? She warned New Orleans’… Read More

July 24, 2026
Public Education
DOJ gives KCKPS 14 days to end secret transgender policies  

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has given Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools (KCKPS) 14 days to correct transgender policies that it says unlawfully deny parents access to information about… Read More

July 22, 2026
World
State Department report details Cuba’s deep ties to American radical-left groups 

A State Department report alleges the Cuban government spent decades cultivating domestic political organizations, radical activists and terrorist networks in the United States as part of a sustained campaign… Read More

July 22, 2026
Politics
Analysis: Maine Democrats rely on national cash as shape-shifting Jackson surges toward Senate nomination

A campaign-finance analysis found Maine’s Democrat Party depends on national party organizations and out-of-state donors as party delegates prepare to select a replacement for the U.S. Senate race. The report comes as a… Read More

July 21, 2026
World
Trump-Ford feud ignites over wildfire smoke choking US cities 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is blaming American tariffs for out-of-control forest fires after President Donald Trump accused Canada of incompetent forest management and threatened new tariffs to cover the… Read More

July 20, 2026