In the recent presidential election, a defining characteristic of President-(re)elect Donald Trump’s campaign was its optimistic appeal—an invitation to the American people to embrace self-reliance over government control. This message stood in stark contrast to the Democratic Party’s narrative, which framed their loss as an existential threat to “democracy.” Yet, the party that replaced incumbent…
Our Constitution is not dangerous. But the people who are threatened by it—all of them: politicians, academics, journalists, activists—are. The left has long sought to dismantle America’s foundational principles in pursuit of ideological goals. A recent argument framed as a critique of the nation’s founding document highlights this trend. The piece claims that the Constitution…
If we want our country to be safe and powerful, we should start on the firm foundations of respect for peace, human life, and other nations’ sovereignty. During Bush’s years as president, Democrats frequently criticized his foreign policy, complaining that he acted like a cowboy, pursuing wars unilaterally without the imprimatur of the “international community.”…
Trump needs advisors who grasp economic statecraft and industrial policy. What do the Heritage Foundation, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), and Governor Ron DeSantis share in common? Like the failed presidential candidate, neither think tank has caught the formula that enabled former President Donald Trump to sink Hillary Clinton in 2016. By flipping the…
It is time for the sleeping giant to wake up again and to stand against today’s totalitarian union. To win the ideological war and conduct a victorious strategy, America must be strong. “We have awakened a sleeping giant.” These words are attributed to Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, the mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor attack. Whoever said…
If the truth shall prevail, here is how history will remember January 6: peaceful demonstrators were finally fed up with a government that had become outwardly tyrannical. The following commentary was adapted from remarks delivered at an event held in Toms River, New Jersey, by the Patriot Freedom Project, an organization founded by Cynthia Hughes,…
The Federal District Court has ruled against the Trump administration’s religious exemption for the Little Sisters of the Poor regarding the contraceptive mandate. The decision highlights ongoing legal disputes over religious liberties and healthcare regulations. No further details about the case or its implications are provided in the available text.
President Joe Biden has faced criticism for policies that complicate home ownership for young families while promoting his economic agenda. During a recent speech in Milwaukee, Biden claimed his approach is “restoring the American dream,” asserting, “It’s working.” However, rising inflation and stagnant wage growth have made housing less affordable, with high prices benefiting existing…
Over the Independence Day holiday, a friend asked me if Republican Populism is a person or a movement. I mulled the question, and here is my cursory response to this curious citizen: Throughout the Trump candidacy, presidency, and to the present, the Left has endeavored to conflate their opponents with a person. True, historically, both…
Forty-five years ago, anti-communist dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn caused a stir at Harvard with a famous commencement speech deploring the decadence of the West. The rivalry of the Cold War was not as neat as it appeared, he said. The liberal West, by making man and his desire for material satisfaction the measure of all things,…