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by | Jan 10, 2024

As 2024 dawned last week, the Red Sea boiled. Iranian-sponsored Houthi terrorists targeted U.S. Navy vessels and commercial ships. Hamas’ war on Israel roared on. The Russia–Ukraine military quagmire festered. And a record 300,000 plus illegal aliens invaded America’s southern…

by | Sep 21, 2023

In the next few months, the U.S. Senate could spend 689 hours confirming military appointees — one by one. That process began on Wednesday when the Senate confirmed three top-brass military promotions, including the promotion of Gen. Charles Q. Brown…

by | Sep 8, 2023

On Labor Day, Tokyo’s highest court ordered Okinawan leaders to approve land reclamation needed to move an American airstrip to a new site on the strategically located island. Despite Chinese expansion in the Pacific looming in the background, local Okinawan…

by | Aug 26, 2023

After World War I, H.L. Mencken wrote, “What men will fight for seems to be worth looking into.” Indeed. With recruiting in the tank, veterans in depression, and a Sino-Russian flotilla projecting power by our 49th state, it might just…

by | Aug 13, 2023

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) was a fine college football coach, notable for his success at Auburn. But so far, his political record lags behind. He faces not only the abortion lobby, the Democratic establishment, and the mainstream press but also…

by | Jul 10, 2023

In his long congressional career, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has occasionally been right, but not often. And when he isn’t right, he is explosively, extravagantly wrong. We have to remember that he was the late Sen. John McCain’s most worshipful…

by | Apr 7, 2023

That question should answer itself. But, in the current environment, that answer has become more and more obscure. The proliferation of top-down, politically motivated directives from the Biden administration detracts from military preparedness and saps the ardor and unity from…

by | Mar 20, 2023

One would think we could all agree that foreign spies and domestic crooks are not good for government employment and that a universally accepted and fair methodology for keeping them out is essential to good administration. Unfortunately, the Biden administration…

by | Jan 30, 2023

On Jan. 11, the United States and Japan unveiled plans to strengthen their alliance to counter threats from China. In a joint statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japan Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi, and…

by | May 31, 2022

Something that has been quite obvious for a long time came to an undeniable head on Tuesday when a jury of Michael Sussmann’s friends — er, peers — found him not guilty of lying to the FBI over the origins…

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