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by | May 1, 2023

Ronald Reagan used to joke, “Hard work never killed anybody, but I figure why take the chance?” No one will accuse President Joe Biden of working hard. His work schedule reportedly only requires his attention six hours a day and…

by | Apr 30, 2023

You know how they pitch a project in Hollywood: “It’s a cross between The King’s Speech and Top Gun: Maverick!” Well, the pitch for The Diplomat — the new eight-episode series that, at this writing, has been the most-watched offering…

by | Feb 2, 2023

South Korea is in the midst of a defining moment in its 75-year history. As President Yoon Suk-yeol pointed out in early January, North Korea’s increasing nuclear stockpile is a threat to South Korea’s national sovereignty. If Pyongyang continues this…

by | Dec 16, 2022

A soon-to-be-Republican-led Congress has promised to investigate the calamitous departure from Afghanistan. This is how it should be and is consistent with our country’s tradition of oversight and investigation. But an even more important priority is investigating the armed forces’…

by | Nov 7, 2022

Since he was inaugurated, Biden has spent about $4 trillion through legislation and executive orders. Biden’s reckless overspending is the principal reason our nation is now suffering an inflation rate of over 8 percent, which isn’t — as Biden said…

by | Oct 4, 2022

The world will long remember the consequences of one man’s gross miscalculation and unparalleled blunder in ordering the invasion of a neighboring sovereign country. Not only did Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war impact Ukraine, but the world and his people…

by | Sep 19, 2022

When Reps. Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey wrote their 1994 congressional campaign platform entitled “Contract with America,” they led Republicans to their first House majority in 40 years. The “Contract” was just that: a specific list of 10 bills they…

by | Aug 29, 2022

If I were an American ally in NATO or the Indo-Pacific region, I would be nervous about President Joe Biden’s leadership of the free world. A year has passed since our disgraceful exit from Afghanistan. Neither Biden nor any of…

by | Aug 25, 2022

Crisis of Command: How We Lost Trust and Confidence in America’s Generals and Politicians By Stuart Scheller (Knox Press, 272 pages, $28)  “He was following the orders he was given.” At this point, former Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller despises those…

by | Aug 24, 2022

On July 31, an American drone delivered a precision strike of two Hellfire missiles into Kabul, Afghanistan, killing al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. It was a historic moment in the U.S. campaign against the group responsible for the 9/11 terror attacks….

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