Border Security Border on the brink as cartel drones force US to act after years of paralysis Wednesday’s El Paso action is welcome and long overdue — another step in last summer’s call by President Trump for military action against the cartels. The sudden closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, Feb. 11 was a big deal — but likely not for the reason you think. For years, the Federal Aviation... February 12, 2026
Border Security Mamdami Demands U.S. Immigration Policy Start Obeying Islam Mamdani invoked Islamic doctrine to define civic obligation and delegitimize lawful, constitutional authority. At New York City’s Interfaith Breakfast last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not merely criticize federal immigration enforcement — he reframed it as a religious and moral transgression. Invoking the Islamic doctrine of hijra, he urged New Yorkers to “stand alongside the stranger” in permanent, unqualified solidarity, elevating prophetic example above... February 13, 2026
Energy & Environment Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 3: How Texas Can Solve Its Winter Reliability Problem Part 3: How Texas Can Solve Its Winter Reliability Problem Five years after Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid is still not ready for the next major winter storm. The first two installments of this series showed that demand has grown more than 20% since 2021 while firm generation capacity has barely budged, and the... February 12, 2026