Many years ago, Bobbi and I had an experience that has stayed with us ever since.  We were spending a cold January Sunday in downtown Chicago, seeing movies we knew would never make it to our local theater back in Vail. When we arrived for the first movie, we saw two...

War may be the most complex of all human endeavors.  Military theorist Carl von Clausewitz argued that the best plans rarely survive contact with the enemy because of innumerable sources of "friction"i.e., miscommunication, weather, equipment failures, human error,...

"Loudoun County parents not 'satisfied' after school officials testify on transgender policies," read the headline after the mother of a young schoolboy told the Loudoun County Virginia, School Board that her son came home visibly upset because a girl in his class had...

I recently finished Jonathan Turley's Rage and the Republic, and I came away thinking what a thoughtful defense of the American constitutional system and a timely warning about what happens when political anger begins to eclipse constitutional principles. Turley's...

One of the great ironies of our time is that the resurgence of socialism and the anti-American cynicism evident during our semiquincentennial are, paradoxically, a by-product of the extraordinary blessings of living in the United States. So many of these people who...

Much of the increasing socialist sentiment in the United States stems from two factors: a limited understanding of socialism's historical record and an uncritical acceptance of unrealistic political promises. The historical record of socialism is difficult to ignore. ...

The recent victories of democratic-socialist candidates in in Tuesday’s New York City primaries begs the question- is there a connection between the growing acceptance of government intervention in economic affairs and an increasing willingness to limit free speech in...

What is this current fascination with socialist candidates?  I simply cannot wrap my head around this.  Surveys and election results indicate that an increasing number of Americans view socialism very positively these days.  However, that support is mostly confined to...

Few political arguments are repeated more often in debates about illegal immigration than the claim that "they were here first."  It's a powerful line because it is simple, memorable, and emotionally satisfying.  It also compresses nearly two thousand years of history...