Bill O’Reilly and the Great Pile On
Bill O’Reilly, cable news’ most successful nighttime anchor, has been removed from his post at Fox News. The news comes on the heels of a […]
The Agony of Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter was one of the earliest and most outspoken supporters of Donald J. Trump. She stood by him during his earliest campaign “scandals” and […]
The Grand Illusion: How Trump Tricked China and The Press
Well known film reviewer, Mike D’Angelo, writes, “Magic tricks frequently involve misdirection. In order to create an illusion, the magician needs to perform an action […]
Making U.S. Foreign Policy Great Again
When Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency he vowed that he was “the most militaristic person ever.” He assured packed rooms full of supporters that […]
Wars and Rumors of Wars
Earlier this week, Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad ordered a Sarin gas attack on his purported enemies in the ongoing Syrian Civil War. This attack came […]
The Grand Old Banana Republic
Name the country that I am describing: A popular political figure rises to power in the midst of a contentious period of division. He espouses […]
Repeal Obamacare & Add a Side of Free Markets
When the misnamed Affordable Care Act passed into law in 2009, the GOP promised to repeal it. Finally, in 2016, the voters granted the Republican […]
What’s In a Doctrine?
The Claremont Institute sponsored an event in Washington, D.C. a couple of weeks ago called “Conservatism in the Trump Era.” There, the speakers explained, in […]
Open Borders Do Not Lead to Prosperity
Illegal immigration has plagued the United States for decades. The business, political, media, and academic elite in America today insist that the unfettered movement of […]
Iraq: A War in Three Acts
Americans love a good story. Pop culture is littered with the fictional tales of heroic characters. The majority of stories today still follow a three-act […]
China is Taking Afghanistan—at U.S. Expense
The Chinese military is conducting joint operations with the Pakistanis and Afghan security forces along the Chinese border, according to recent reports. The targets are […]
China Just Blinked In Korea
In the aftermath of the assassination of Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, and the brutal murder of several highly placed North Korean leaders, Kim Jong-un […]
Deficits Do Matter
When former Vice President Dick Cheney nonchalantly quipped to former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill that “deficits don’t matter,” every fiscal conservative and anti-war liberal set […]
Nationalism Never Died (We Just Ignored It)
The rise of Donald Trump, last year’s Brexit vote, or the rise of alternative Right parties (such as Germany’s Alternativ für Deutschland and France’s National […]
George W. Bush and Political Stockholm Syndrome
“Stockholm Syndrome” is defined as “feelings of trust or affection felt in certain cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim toward a captor.” Watching […]
Donald Trump Hasn’t Changed—And That’s a Good Thing
When President Donald J. Trump walked into the Capitol on Tuesday evening to give his first speech to a joint session of Congress after his […]
Trump Needs to be Trump Tonight
Hours ahead of President Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress, the usual talking heads are on hand to offer their usual clichéd […]
The Democrats Have Chosen Defeat
It’s official. After a contentious election, the Democratic National Committee has chosen its next chairman, former Obama Labor Secretary Tom Perez. With Perez, the Democrats […]
Trump’s Governing Agenda: It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint
The agents of the status quo are at it again. CNN host Fareed Zakaria’s recent op-ed in the Washington Post excoriates President Trump for his […]
China Doesn’t Want a Better Deal
Donald J. Trump campaigned on a platform that he was going to make the greatest deals imaginable for the United States. According to this view, […]