The United States has been involved in two major military operations during the last four years, “Operation Allies Refuge” that took place in September of 2021, when President Joe Biden withdrew from Afghanistan, and Operation Midnight Hammer, executed just two days...

Once of the greatest smoke & mirrors acts of 21st century politics was the creation of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, commonly known as the Simpson-Bowles Commission.  President Barack Obama created the commission in 2010 with the...

George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” which means failing to learn from historical events—especially mistakes—makes it likely they will recur.  On June 10, 1940, Benito Mussolini’s Italy, a nation that allied...

In 1964, John Stormer, a right-wing political hack, wrote a controversial book titled None Dare Call It Treason.   The book became a bestseller and is considered a defining work of American anti-communist literature from that era and a cultural artifact of its time. ...

Today marks the unofficial kickoff of the summer season.  Warmer weather, the opening of pools around the country, the beginning of summer travel and a day that’s marked by outdoor activities and of course the summer-themed retail events.  But there’s a far more...

Judd Garrett recently penned an incisive discrimination piece that really resonated with me, and I wanted to share my takeaway.  Most of us are products of our time and assume the prevailing morality.  But times change and morality becomes more fluid in certain...

In classic democrat political theater, during President Donald Trump’s first term the issue of the 25th Amendment was raised repeatedly by the left to cast doubts about Donald Trump and his fitness to be president.  But when Joe Biden entered the Oval Office, a man...

The North Wind and the Sun were arguing about which of them was stronger.  As they debated, a traveler came along wearing a cloak.  They agreed that whoever could make the traveler remove his cloak would be considered stronger.  The North Wind went first.  He blew...

A long-time friend who I respect a great deal recently commented that he thought my commentary had become more partisan in recent months - and perhaps it has.  And if that’s the case, it’s not because my political views have become more strident, but rather because my...

Psychologically speaking, people naturally want to be seen as being ‘good,’ and expressing public support for noble causes accomplishes that.  And while satisfying the basic human need for approval it also signals membership in the ‘good guy’ tribe.  And just as some...