Hamas may be trying to goad Israel into a costly and very bloody urban conflict in Gaza. As a U.S. Army intelligence officer, I was trained to brief the commander on the most likely course of action and the most dangerous course of action. How might that disciplined way of thinking be applied to the conflict...
The Biden administration’s lax approach to border security exacerbates existing threats from Hamas, Hezbollah, and China. There are 32 miles of border separating Gaza from Israel. Since my first visit to that border in 1984, it’s been heavily fortified, with walls, fences, and surveillance systems backed up by soldiers and law enforcement. That system was...
The aftermath of Hamas attacks in Israel on Saturday will ripple around the world from Washington to Beijing and beyond Sabbath tranquility in Israel was ruptured on Oct. 7, marking the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War and 43 years to the day that Egypt’s president Anwar Sadat was assassinated by Muslim Brotherhood terrorists. Early...
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet again displayed his astuteness in the ever-complex game of politics. By making good on his promise to appoint a black woman, Laphonza Butler, to serve the remaining term of the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Newsom has accomplished multiple objectives, setting the stage for his own political ascendancy —...
Whether in Roman times or now, public life entails risks. We can’t let that stop us. The cycles of history move faster today than in the past — and they may not repeat, but they do rhyme. The Roman Republic lasted almost 500 years. But the assassination of Julius Caesar in the Roman Senate in 44...
Data and compassion should drive homeless policy, not ideology and political expedience Crushed by the weight of human nature and the harsh light of reality, San Francisco—a city in a state that astonishingly contains nearly 50% of the entire U.S.’s street homeless population, while only making up 12% of the population – is finally waking up to...
Let’s refocus and ensure US military is the world’s most effective and respected fighting force In a world beset by the specters of geopolitical instability and rapidly advancing technology, the United States military should be a bulwark of strength and focus. It should reflect the finest virtues of our society – courage, integrity, and above all, readiness...
The CCP is accelerating coal-fired power plant construction — while we remain blind to the danger of the nation’s ‘environmental’ claims. The Biden administration has placed tremendous importance on cooperating with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But based on new reports out of China, when it comes to their...
Taiwan needs to stand up a local defense force system that could immediately mobilize to defend nearby key points. China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, can’t be happy right now with his mounting troubles at home and abroad. The nation he rules is under increasing economic pressure, much of it made worse by his Bigfooting into...
Americans deserve to know how Republican presidential candidates would face existential threat from China. When Republicans face off on Wednesday night, expect rhetorical fireworks over the dumpster fire that is comprised of Bidenomics, the border crisis, and the weaponization of federal law enforcement to go after President Biden’s political enemies. But one huge issue that should...
China’s worsening economy and Biden’s ineptitude increase the likelihood of Xi playing the jingoistic card of war and invasion. China’s economy is in serious trouble. Paramount leader Xi Jinping’s turn toward Chinese Communist Party control is finally ending the People’s Republic of China’s experiment with state-directed capitalism. China has cut off the outside world from...
California courts would be required to consider race when issuing a sentence California, that bellwether of the absurd, is about to do it again. The same legislature that rejected legislation to add human trafficking of a minor for purposes of a commercial sex act to the state’s list of “serious” felonies – until public outrage prompted...