By Andrew Wolf, Jr. The Republican VP pick, JD Vance, has not always seen eye-to-eye with the former president, but now they’re united by a common goal. Once a frequent, harsh critic of former President Trump, Vance, a Marine veteran, venture capitalist, and author, has become an arch-advocate of the 45th president. But now that […]

By F. Andrew Wolf, Jr. “The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French at all times.” – Charles de Gaulle France is at a crossroads. Baguettes, croissants, the Eiffel Tower, a “welfare system to die for,” vin et fromage à l’infini – cliches are built […]

By Paul R. Brian There’s no doubt that California Governor Gavin Newsom is a skilled politician and orator. He knows how to play the game and has steadily climbed his way up the ladder of Golden State politics. But how would that play on the national stage? Speculation that a slick political operator like Newsom […]

By Paul R. Brian Former first lady, Secretary of State, and failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is back in the headlines for her support of more climate change messaging in children’s films, TV shows, and cartoons. Through the Clinton Global Initiative’s “Too Small to Fail” program, Clinton is helping fund writers, directors, and media makers […]

By Ed Thompson For more than a decade, no Hollywood movie has featured China as the enemy. The huge market for films and the major investment by CCP oligarchs ensure the whitewash will continue. When an NBA coach dared to mention the rampant human rights violations levied against religious minorities in China, the NBA was […]

By Paul R. Brian America was founded on freedom, and that included the right to have a drink of alcohol if you want. Founding Father Sam Adams even has his own eponymous brand, while Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison greatly encouraged the brewing industry in the 13 Colonies. The first president, George Washington, […]

By Paul R. Brian CNN recently announced that Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not qualified for the upcoming presidential debate this Thursday (June 27) in Atlanta. According to CNN, RFK Jr. fell short of its poll requirements for the event, leaving it just between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. For his […]

By Paul R. Brian Over 2.1 million Americans live in nursing homes or assisted care facilities, but many more still prefer to stay at home and be cared for by family members or hire in-home caregivers if necessary. In fact, around half of Americans over 85 live with family in multi-generational households or independently with […]

By James C. Roberts Today, Allied leaders from World War II are gathering on the beaches of Normandy in northern France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the greatest seaborne invasion in military history: Operation Overlord or, as we have come to know it, D-Day. On this day, Allied forces gained a foothold on the […]

By James C. Roberts Eighty years have come and gone since D-Day, and still the full story of that fateful day has not yet been entirely told. It was a time of heroism, humility, and heartbreak – with ample amounts of each. It’s doubtful the American public will ever be able to capture the experience […]

By James C. Roberts Editor’s Note: In honor of yesterday’s National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we present this article by a veteran of that conflict. A mantra heard often in conservative circles these days is “No more endless wars.” News flash: All the wars alluded to ended – usually in American defeat or the withdrawal […]

It has oft been repeated by writers and commentators that Democrats and Republicans swapped their ideologies in the 1960s because of civil rights. During the Civil War, the narrative goes, Republicans were against slavery and Democrats were for it. During Jim Crow, Southern Democrats were for it while Republicans, and later Northern Democrats, were against […]

Appalachia is one of the most beautiful regions in the United States. It’s also one of the most biodiverse places in the temperate world, but the Appalachian ecosystem is sensitive. The loss of one species could hurt all others. That’s also true of the region’s economy. Most residents have never worked as coal miners, but […]

In September 1989, I toured East Germany, researching a Cold War thriller I had sold on the basis of a synopsis and sample chapter. The political background of the story was the reunification of Germany at a conference to be held in the East Berlin suburb of Potsdam, 50 years after the Potsdam Conference – […]

Rod Blagojevich was an Illinois governor who shot into national fame in 2008 after being caught on wiretaps trying to sell an appointment to the United States Senate following Barrack Obama’s move to the White House. The power of one person to send someone else to the Senate without confirmation or election did not exist […]

Earlier this year, Congressman Sean Casten, a Democrat from Illinois, introduced the Equal Voices Act. The bill once again raises the question: Is it time to expand the House of Representatives? Historically called “The People’s House,” it was the only part of our federal government where the people have been able to directly vote for […]

The faint murmurs of an economic storm echo across the United States. After a disconcerting rise in bank failures reminiscent of the early years of the great recession of 2008, a surge in unemployment claims, and a troubling decline in retail sales, we stand on the precipice of a profound recession. These events have emerged […]

Many Americans are shocked by proposals to reduce police protection while opioid deaths skyrocket, borders are flung wide, and urban businesses are trashed and ransacked on national TV as political protests. Yet increasingly public safety servants are not investigating rape, burglary, and drug use but are enforcing social justice codes. Police Protect Pride In New […]

There is a bipartisan consensus that the US healthcare system is broken. Three million Americans owe over $10,000, and 16 million owe $1,000 or more. The average hospital stay can set you back nearly $14,000. The average per-person spending is $12,914 – more than double the average of Germany and triple the average of Japan. […]