We are guilty because we lure them here with the imagery of a safe-haven nation conjured up by Emma Lazarus’ poem ‘The New Colossus.’ We stopped being that nation decades ago. Mexico’s criminal cartels view unaccompanied migrant children as “the product,” and the Biden administration treats them as such. Our current immigration system is a modern-day...
The recent Discord leak reveals just how significantly overclassified government documents and intelligence have become. As a retired U.S. Army intelligence officer, I was struck by three things about the recent Discord leaks of classified information. First, that top secret information is far more widely distributed than it was 25 years ago, and second, that...
Mississippi, along with states across the nation, will recognize National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 23 through 29. And it’s personal for me. For my family, this recognition hits home. In 2018, one of my children was a victim of a serious crime, a crime that sent a ripple effect through every member of my...
Remember this? In 2010, the Obama administration pledged to end homelessness in 10 years. “The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan that aspires to end homelessness among some of society’s most vulnerable groups within the next decade,” McClatchy reported on June 22, 2010. “’Opening Doors,’ a ‘Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End...
Last week, a father told a Texas Senate committee how his family had made the big decision to move their two children to a neighboring school district. As they explored the option of transferring to another district, they were assured that attending district campuses would be free, like their home district schools. Then they found...
Inflation, rising interest rates, and bank failures are enough to make business leaders wake up in a cold sweat. Adding to the parade of horribles: crime. This month, Whole Foods executives abruptly closed their flagship store in San Francisco due to safety concerns. Before that it was Walgreens shuttering five stores in the Bay Area...
I survived Nazi occupation and the Soviet takeover of Czechoslovakia. I watched as the communists came into the schools, threw out the textbooks, and rewrote history. Every day, my father, a learned man and local leader, retaught me and my sister the true history of our country and heritage. Eventually, because my father would not...
What is happening along our international borders today is not just about illegal immigration or drug smuggling. It’s also about the rapid increase in human trafficking and modern-day slavery, which is flourishing with the chaos that open borders facilitate. With a record number of unaccompanied minors crossing into the U.S., it has become increasingly difficult to ensure...
As all parents know, raising kids can sometimes feel like it is you against the world. Even the most engaged parents know that the everyday can quickly overwhelm, leaving you to wonder if you’re truly there for your child in the ways they need you. But the emergence of new technology has created new threats...
In 2018, our state needed 6,218 more physicians to meet the demand caused by Texas’ booming population growth—and this shortage is expected to grow to 10,330 physicians by 2032 if we do not find a solution. In 2014, Missouri became the first state to propose a solution. It created a new role for medical school...
When we moved into our new home a few years ago, I considered everything under the sun to avoid changing my children’s school. Our experience with our zoned public school had been excellent. But even though we were moving to a wonderful neighborhood, the public school we would now be zoned for was a below...
The Texas Senate just passed Senate Bill 17, which will require Texas colleges and universities to close their offices dedicated to “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” (DEI). Senate Bill 17 will also prohibit universities from requiring applicants for teaching and administrative jobs to provide a so-called “diversity statement” that is free of any offensive words like,...