Last week, the Australian state government of Victoria banned the sale of large knives after a violent gang fight in a Melbourne shopping mall. The brawl consisted of seven men wildly swinging machetes at each other. Since the event, all…
America no longer has a “left,” only a “radical left,” which controls the Democrats. Look across a broad spectrum of issues and you will see the left’s rapid move to extremism, and Democrats following their lead. The three, which were…
In recent history, the radical Left has mastered the art of illusion. They conjure up so-called “grassroots” groups to protest any idea they deem problematic while using a shady network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to slap an organic and community-driven…
In my home state of Hawai’i, May 1st is annually celebrated as Lei Day, a day to share and embody the “Aloha spirit.” Locals across the island chain would exchange beautiful Hawaiian leis and celebrate the best of Hawaiian culture…
And, no surprise, this latest anti-Trump protest has things exactly backwards. The New York Post headlines: “Anti-Trump protesters descend on DC to rally against Musk’s DOGE cuts, new tariffs: ‘Let’s keep them afraid!’” These stories were all over the media. The NY…
“Hands Off Protests,” editorial cartoon by Tom Stiglich for The American Spectator on April 7, 2025.
Big George Foreman, a champion boxer and champion grill salesman (the man surely knew the uses of a cheeseburger), went to his reward Friday at 76. As I know God to be good, I’m sure that reward will be considerable….
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…