"All the polls say the same thing: Americans who identify as conservatives outnumber liberals by about two to one. Yet social power has shifted to the left. The reason is organization. The far left dominates the Internet and the entertainment industry, including the journalistic media. Outside of talk radio and Fox News there are few non-liberal voices heard nationwide. The intensity of the far left is almost frightening. Many of these people will do anything to destroy their opposition. So conservative Americans find themselves somewhat demoralized as they see the Supreme Court siding with the left and the national news media promoting liberal causes. But some of the blame falls on conservatives themselves. On right-wing radio, you often hear about RINOs - 'Republicans in Name Only.' Moderates like Jeb Bush are crushed by more conservative commentators and there is a division between the far and moderate right. Unless traditional Americans begin to unite, they will continue to lose power. In the last election, Democrats and liberals lost because President Obama's policies have not been successful and there was conservative unity about that. But now, with the presidential sweepstakes underway, division has crept back in. Hillary Clinton is moving to the left and is actually engaging far-left smear merchants to help her campaign. Meantime, there are about 20 Republicans who want to run against her. And there's no unity at all, other than that Democratic policies are bad. If the right wants to regain momentum in this country, they better stop bickering among themselves.

NBC Universal has cut all its business ties with Donald Trump, saying the Republican candidate's disparaging comments about illegal immigrants are offensive. The Factor welcomed the tycoon and asked him whether he regrets his remarks. "No, they were totally accurate," Trump said, "and the border is a disaster. Illegal people are pouring in and more than 300,000 are in state and federal prisons. And 80% of Central American girls and women are raped crossing into the U.S. I love Mexican people and I respect Mexico, but Mexico is doing a terrible number against us. They're taking our jobs, they're taking our manufacturing, and they're taking our money. I'm angry at our country for having such bad leaders, and NBC is weak!"

Last week Kirsten Powers, Monica Crowley, and The Factor engaged in a heated verbal dustup on race and whether racism remains a major barrier to black Americans. Powers and Crowley entered the No Spin Zone to resume the discussion. "Of course there are individual racists," Crowley conceded, "but acts of discrimination have been outlawed for decades. Racism is no longer caused by codified law, government actions, or social acceptance. The left uses accusations of racism as a weapon to intimidate and silence people." But Powers insisted that racism is a lingering and serious problem. "I would define racism as people having animus towards other races, which still exists, and I also think institutional racism still exists. Look at the criminal justice system and the different sentences that blacks receive."

The Iranian nuclear talks have been extended by at least a week; the Obama administration appears determined to strike a deal with the mullahs. Lt. Col. Ralph Peters and columnist Bret Stephens weighed in on the negotiations. "One possibility is that Iran makes such outrageous demands," Peters said, "that the deal falls apart. But the probable outcome is that we'll have a deal in which Kerry sells the farm and declares 'peace in our time' while the Iranians get an influx of money to sanction global terror." Stephens put forth a markedly different prediction. "There will be an announcement of a deal and then Iran's Ali Khameni will walk away from it. Why? Because he feels the Obama administration is desperate. So if he walks away, everything we have conceded up to this point becomes the baseline for the next round of negotiations."

Greece has defaulted on its debt, sending a financial shiver through world markets, while Puerto Rico announced that it can not repay $72-billion owed to its creditors. Fox Business host John Stossel contended that no one should be surprised. "Puerto Rico and Greece spend money on the same stuff we do," he said, "but they don't have an economy that can carry it. They have a lot of government workers, all kinds of programs, and they own corporations that lose money. Greece has crippled its economy with work rules - you can't fire anybody, and in some jobs you retire at age 50." The Factor pointed out that Greek fiscal math is fundamentally flawed, saying, "Greece has a lot of entitlements and they don't enforce their tax laws."

Escaped convict David Sweat, unarmed at the time, was shot in the back by a New York State Trooper who has been hailed as a hero. The Factor asked legal aces Kimberly Guilfoyle and Jeanine Pirro to clarify the laws governing cops firing at suspects. "When there is a fleeing felon," Guilfoyle explained, "you can shoot if the person is considered dangerous and there is probable cause of serious bodily injury or death. Also, is it important to stop this person because of who they are?" Pirro added that this case is vastly different from that of the South Carolina cop who is charged with murder after shooting a fleeing suspect in the back. "The person in South Carolina was stopped for a traffic violation and the cop could have taken him into custody without shooting him in the back. In this case it was an escaped convict!"

In the wake of multiple shark attacks on the East Coast, The Factor asked Bernard McGuirk and Greg Gutfeld to explain the phenomenon. "I did some research," Gutfeld quipped, "and when it gets warmer, people go in the water and they get bitten by sharks. Beach attendance is up by 20% since 2010, so there are more people going to the beach and going into the water. So this is like noting that there are more people injured by bulls during the 'running of the bulls.' Cows kill more people than sharks." McGuirk offered a vastly more scientific explanation. "Winds push warmer water from the surface, raising the nutrient-rich cold water from the bottom. That's attracting fish and that attracts sharks." The Factor reminded viewers, "You have more of a chance of being hit by lightning than being bit by a shark."

Jack Raia, North Bellmore, NY: "It's been four days since gay marriage was made legal by the Supreme Court. My traditional marriage has not been harmed, nor do I expect it will be. But many gays and their adopted children will benefit."

Jeff Savage, Castroville, CA: "O'Reilly, thank you for the excellent Talking Points on the Supreme Court. The gay marriage decision throws out the Tenth Amendment and tells us peasants we have no voice."

Dale McManus, Jamestown, ND: "There is far too much power resting in the hands of far too few individuals. We are losing our democracy."

Vince O'Driscoll, Plattsburgh, NY: "O'Reilly, aren't you tired of being on the wrong side of history?"

Jon Stewart, about to step down from his anchor desk at Comedy Central, will no longer have a venue to mock Fox News. So if you run into Stewart on the street, consider giving him the opportunity to vent about FNC. It would be the humane thing to do.