The first person I ever heard describe the three-legged stool of conservatism was Newt Gingrich. Sure, Ronald Reagan may have built the analogy, but, as someone born in 1985, Reagan was long gone from the national scene when I came…
WASHINGTON — It’s not what DOGE is doing; it’s how DOGE is doing it. That’s been the Beltway take on the dream child of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, the Department of Government Efficiency. Or, “the so-called Department of…
Outrage Against the ‘Oligarchs’ Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have hit the road with a vengeance, barnstorming the nation under the banner of “Fighting Oligarchy.” Their latest stop, a raucous March 21, 2025, rally in Denver, drew over 30,000 fired-up…
Like so many others, I’ve long admired Elon Musk. His ambition, his ability to execute a deal, and his knack for hijacking industries that seemed immune to disruption are undeniable. He made electric cars reasonably cool, dragged NASA into the…
As a card carrying conservative who understands the necessity of order and restraint in a free society, of course I deplore the current fad among left-crazies of keying, burning, or otherwise damaging Tesla cars and trucks. This lunatic and criminal…
Whatever else is going on with the violent assaults on Tesla dealerships or individual cars, Vice President Vance has put his finger on one very correct question. Newsmax headline: “Vance: ‘Terrorism Is Not Cheap,’ Hunt Tesla Terror Check Writer.” The…
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s return in a SpaceX capsule yesterday emanated symbolic meaning beyond even the substantive accomplishment of rescuing two Americans stuck in space. NASA scheduled the astronauts to spend about nine days in the heavens. Instead, they…
Democrats lost their way once they allowed Donald Trump to direct them. What would Donald Trump do? Democrats then do the opposite. This greatly explains polls showing the party at its nadir. A much-cited NBC News poll pegs approval of…
Most of my adult life has been involved with the terrorism threat, first as a scholar, then, for many years, as a counterterrorism practitioner, and now the author of frequent articles on the evolving threat. Most of this involvement has…
