Many remember the formula Ronald Reagan made famous in the 1980s, “Peace Through Strength.”  Like Reagan, Trump believed it and implemented it. So did Roman Emperor Hadrian, George Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt. Deterrence works, and is – at last – back! This idea is well understood by military historians, and historians generally since core principles…

Just before Christmas, President-elect Donald Trump ignited a media firestorm when he announced in a Truth Social post that he may demand that the government of Panama return control of the Panama Canal to the United States. Here’s why Panama controls the canal in the first place and why Trump is right to be concerned…

Posted on Monday, December 30, 2024 | by Aaron Flanigan | 0 Comments | Print Weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated to his second term, the America First movement is already making headway in Washington, D.C., retaking hold of our national institutions and sending the Deep State leviathan into…

DEI and affirmative action, not a cultural predisposition to mediocrity, is what prevents the otherwise high-skilled American worker from pursuing his dreams in tech, finance, and law. Over the Christmas holiday, a firestorm erupted on X surrounding the H-1B visa debate. The debate has centered on two factions within the MAGA movement – on the…

The DOJ has an important mandate to restore faith in justice, the most important component of free government. Donald Trump’s Department of Justice will have a mighty task at hand as soon as the 47th President is officially sworn in on January 20th. The department’s mandate will be to restore the rule of law throughout…

Don’t believe the hype being offered up by left-wing media this week. Americans are being told that the Trump victory will be all for naught because the Republican coalition is now breaking up in a “MAGA civil war” over foreign workers. What is instead happening is that, as the Trump Administration is about to take…

The biggest challenge President Trump faces is restoring trust in government. Americans feel beaten about the head and ears, abused, overtaxed, overregulated, mandated, investigated, culturally denied, are fit to be tied. Restoring trust is hard, but that is the mandate. So, how? Yes, get rid of overreach by the Departments of Justice, Education, HHS, and…

Posted on Friday, December 27, 2024 | by Outside Contributor | 0 Comments | Print It’s easy to grow desensitized to the threat of gender ideology in schools. It seems every day, there is a fresh new outrage about kindergarteners getting indoctrinated into “trans joy” and school clinics offering transgender “medicine” for…

Posted on Friday, December 27, 2024 | by Outside Contributor | 5 Comments | Print Joe Biden may still hold the office of president of the United States, but the media are treating him like he’s anything but a newsmaker. For much of Biden’s presidency, reporters were much more energized to…

Posted on Friday, December 27, 2024 | by Alexa Astuto | 0 Comments | Print When we think of New Year’s Eve, a few scenarios come to mind. A kiss from a loved one. Confetti in the air. Fireworks in the street. And gathering around the TV with friends and…