Commentary “[T]he American continents … are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers …. [W]e should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety,” declared President James Monroe on Dec. 2, 1823. Writing in the Wall Street Journal almost…
Ukraine War Highlights a New Threat to the American Homeland
Commentary Ukraine has become a proving ground for many of the tactics, techniques, and technologies that will transform that next era of warfare. One recent development foreshadows a novel, potentially strategic threat against the U.S. homeland. CNN reported last week that pro-Ukraine partisan forces have conducted drone strikes, covertly launched from within Russian territory, against targets…
What the Homeless Owe Us
Commentary We often hear about what “we”—i.e., society—owe the homeless. But we rarely discuss what the unhoused owe us. It’s time for that to change. This is a matter of great urgency. Some of our (once) most prosperous and beautiful cities—San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, etc.—are imploding under the pressure of squalid homeless squatter camps,…
An American Crisis
Commentary The American system is facing a real crisis. The prospect of a former president being indicted in four different jurisdictions—New York City, Atlanta, Miami, and the District of Columbia—by Democrat prosecutors is a spectacle of enormous danger to the future of the American Republic. Colleen McCullough captures the danger of politics degenerating into violence,…
American Civil Society Needs a Warfighting Awareness
Commentary Enemy actions confirm the brutal truth: America’s homicidal foes make America a battleground. Globally they target U.S. allies and interests. Locally they target American lives and civil society. 9/11 demonstrated terrorists can and will kill en masse on American soil. Their goals are absolute. We learned the only way to stop them is to…
Silent Majority Pushes Back
Commentary Understanding who your customers are is smart business. Many Starbucks outlets are toning down Pride Month celebrations, according to several reports, though the coffee chain’s top executives deny it’s official policy. Pixar’s film “Elemental,” which features Disney’s first nonbinary character, flopped over the weekend. Moviegoers “iced” it, says the Hollywood Reporter, producing the lowest…
A Black Plan for Mike Pence
Commentary Mike Pence is trailing former President Donald Trump by some 50 points in national polling. It’s no great revelation that the former vice president needs some major breakthroughs to be considered a serious and viable candidate for 2024. But all is possible, and here is one approach. I call it the Pence Black Plan….
‘Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars’: Steven Rinella’s First Children’s Book Is a Treasure for the Ages
Commentary Within moments of unpacking the family’s copy of “Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars,” “MeatEater” host Steven Rinella’s first children’s book, my granddaughter Nora was pages deep in deciding which outdoor projects she wanted to do first. Filled with illustrations, stories that appeal to young adventurous minds, and answers to their curiosities, by bedtime,…
Republicans Must Be the Party of Small Business
Commentary A recent Wall Street Journal lead story reported that “Republicans and big business broke up.” The amount of corporate donations to Republicans was cut sharply in the last election cycle to a lower amount than in nearly a decade. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has backed many Democrats running for Congress in close and…
The Personal Tragedies of the Lockdown Years
June 21, 2023
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Commentary Here at Porcfest, a week-long celebration of freedom in New Hampshire, there are many hubs of activities, with talks and sessions all day every day, and a central campfire near the pavilion each night. Close by is the large tent for Brownstone Institute where we have had talks and discussions all day and evening….
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