Americans are right to worry about the growing cost of Donald Trump’s disastrous war of choice against Iran. As tragic as the toll is in tens of billions spent, 13 U.S. service members killed and hundreds more wounded, the opportunity costs are even more horrifying to contemplate. That is to say, the stunning depletion of […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook may be stepping down, but one thing still makes the Executive Chairman of the company’s board of directors sleep “with one eye open.” That one thing? A Chinese blockade or invasion of Taiwan. Why? Because Taiwan produces 90% of the world’s high-end computer chips. Almost all of that comes from one […]

In a stunning turn of events Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough agreement with America’s NATO allies to deploy a “massive” Anglo-French armada to force open the Strait of Hormuz and escort ships through the world’s energy choke point now controlled by Iran. Under the terms of the deal, France and the UK will […]

As President Trump’s war on Iran enters its third week, here are five points about Tehran’s predictable—and predicted—closure of the Strait of Hormuz: 1. The Wall Street Journal reported that “Trump knew the risk of Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz. He still went to war.” The President brushed off the warning from Joint Chiefs […]

If the shocking news that President Trump fired U.S. Attorney for Eastern Virginia Erik Siebert sounds oddly familiar, it should. As you may recall, in 2006 and 2007, the Bush administration engaged in a political purge of 9 U.S. prosecutors which a 2008 DOJ Inspector General’s report labeled “arbitrary and “fundamentally flawed.” But as it […]

In the aftermath of the horrifying murder of Charlie Kirk, my social media feeds have been filled with video clips of the slain activist’s past speeches and appearances. I found one—a testimony of his Christian faith--doubly powerful. Powerful first because Kirk spoke so passionately about his belief in the gift of God’s grace. Kirk’s words […]

What would Tehran’s retaliation look like should the United States join Israel’s war on Iran? Well, America’s experience in January 2020 provided a small hint. As you may recall, on January 3rd, President Trump’s orders U.S. forces assassinated General Qassem Soleimani, the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Following the drone strike which killed Soleimani […]

These are frightening times at America’s leading universities. Following the Trump administration’s declaration that it will withhold $400 million in federal research grants and potentially billions more from Columbia University “for the lawless antisemitism that it allowed to occur on its campus,” the Department of Education announced 60 top universities are now under investigation for […]

The federal government is headed for a shutdown on Friday unless Congress can agree in time to a stop-gap spending measure. But if GOP leaders don’t add provisions reversing every lawless spending cut made by Elon Musk’s supposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), every Democrat in the House and Senate must vote “no.” After all, […]

In the wake of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with his Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, defenders of freedom worldwide can be forgiven for thinking they had seen this horror story before. After all, an expansionist European power pressed its claim to the territory of another sovereign nation in part based on the […]