Republicans will have far more credibility on budget issues, if they can convince voters that they are just committed to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in the defense budget as they are in other areas of the budget. Frankly, there is no…

Since 1949, Germany has elected eight chancellors. Six of them were able to advance German interests. Angela Merkel is not one of them. Merkel is not a bad person, but she is failure. Germany, along with much of Western Europe,…

Thomas Friedman once wrote, “Criticizing Israel is not anti-Semitic, and saying so is vile. But singling out Israel for opprobrium and international sanction — out of all proportion to any other party in the Middle East — is anti-Semitic, and…

Over the past several weeks, President-elect Trump’s selection of Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State has brought much rebuke from the left for his dealings in Russia and close relationship with President Putin. Notwithstanding the other 100 plus…

The U.S. Air Force is facing a serious shortage in fighter pilots. Out of 495 fighter total pilot jobs this year, there are 723 vacancies. As late as 2012, the number of vacancies was only 64. Beyond the pilot shortage, we also…

In October 1991, the Soviet Union and Israel agreed to restore diplomatic relations that were severed during the 1967 Six Day War. Two months later the Soviet Union collapsed. As of today, 161 of the 192 U.N. members recognize Israel,…

The media coverage of the 2016 election, and now the transition, has overshadowed a very positive development in the Middle East in last year. The Iran Deal has so endangered the security of both Israel and Saudi Arabia that both…

I applaud President-elect Trump’s statement on Cuba. He said, “Today, the world marks the passing of a brutal dictator who oppressed his own people for nearly six decades. Fidel Castro’s legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty…

With all the negativity about the election, it was so much more fun to watch the World Series. Truly the greatest Series ever. In my book,  the Chicago Cubs’ winning the World Series is the greatest baseball miracle ever. It joins…

I was hanging out with some friends this past weekend. We were talking about the election, and one of them asked, “How did this happen?” He couldn’t understand how the Democrats came so close to picking socialist Bernie Sanders and…