America Needs a New National Security Act
Congress passed the National Security Act of 1947 in response to the rise of Communism and the Soviet Union’s growing global threat. In general, the […]
American Conservatism
No Such Thing As An Independent FBI
Of the many criticisms of President Trump, perhaps one of the more ill-considered is the suggestion that he is interfering with the “independence” of the […]
Left’s End Game: The Scam Remains the Same
Step by step, the Left’s siren song and dance routine retains its consistent choreography. The Left’s media sheep bleat recently leaked “bombshells” that Trump considered […]
Republicans: Release the Memo—or Shut Up
A classified, four-page memo outlining misconduct by the Justice Department and the FBI has scandalized Capitol Hill. Congressional Republicans claim the memo proves what President […]
Language Never Mattered More in Our Immigration Debate
Politics, in part, is the art of persuasion. Language matters in all of our policy debates. How politicians and pundits frame an argument or a […]
Planned Parenthood Leader Getting Out While the Getting’s Good
Cecile Richards who became president of Planned Parenthood in 2006 will soon step down. Her future plans have not been disclosed, but Richard’s press release […]
Making the GOP Great Again
The thesis of both American Greatness and the Trump Presidency is that we can recover our country and make it great again through a restoration […]
Forget Coattails: GOP Needs Trump’s Backbone in 2018
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) just got beaten by Jell-O. After talks to reopen the government stalled on Saturday, the Senate Minority Leader said, “negotiating with […]
Trump is Not to Blame for the Downfall of the California GOP
As a lifelong Californian, there are few political lies more infuriating to me than the suggestion, repeated recently in the New York Times, that President […]
Shutdown Shames All of Congress
During the late government shutdown, Republicans kept repeating the talking point that the Democrats were damaging American national security by tying up the budget over […]
The Shutdown Victory
Under normal circumstances, shutting down the government is not a good idea. It presumes of course that the government is doing good things. But what […]
Crazy Talk: Dems Lose Health Battle with Trump
Now that Donald Trump’s physician has declared the president to be in “excellent” health and mentally fit for office, let’s lay to rest yet another […]
Trump’s DACA Moves Are Paying Off
A March 5 deadline to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program may send 800,000 illegal immigrants packing, to the great consternation of […]
President Trump and the Integrity of American Democracy
On the eve of the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, it is worthwhile to reflect on the significance of his presidency for the quality […]
Bullying Booker and the War on Women of the Right
At a January 16, Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) informally announced he’s running for president in 2020 by bullying Kirstjen Nielsen, President […]
Making Politics Possible Again
There is a remarkable assumption behind the argument that the best—maybe the only—reason to have voted for Donald J. Trump was that he “was better […]
Meet the ‘Oligogues’
The favorite pastime of our oligarchy is to harp on endlessly about the supposed faults of the people who elected Donald Trump president. According to […]
Mr. President, Don’t Betray Your Base With a DACA-Only Deal
President Trump faces a defining moment as he considers what to do about the DACA mess and the wall along the southern border that was […]
Mexican Greatness: California Elected Leaders Head South
California on January 1 officially became a sanctuary state, refusing to hand over those who violated U.S. immigration laws to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement. […]
Like Peace, Consensus is Not the Absence of War
In Leviathan (1651), writing about the state of nature as war, Thomas Hobbes famously noted: “For War consisteth not in battle only, or the act […]