When There Is No Plan A, the Nation Perishes

When There Is No Plan A, the Nation Perishes

Elections are upon us. Once again, we have few good choices, and many will be voting against and not for candidates. The ordeal threatens to become a replay of elections that have come before. The slate of candidates thus far is demoralizing since it represents nothing uplifting. No new generation of brave … Read more

Why the Left Makes Americans Hate Fellow Americans

Why the Left Makes Americans Hate Fellow Americans

There is an effort to get Americans to hate fellow Americans. We see this unfolding before our eyes as violence is destroying the once-stable American order. The situation is hard to understand because we are all Americans. This identity which we hold sacred is what has always defined and unified us, despite … Read more

America Needs to Assist Taiwan Against the Communist Chinese Danger

America Needs to Assist Taiwan Against the Communist Chinese Danger

Few people remember December 15, 1978. On that dark day in American history, President Jimmy Carter announced that the U.S. would abandon Taiwan, its faithful ally, and establish diplomatic relations with communist China. This event brought to a tragic end a drama that began twenty-nine years earlier. On December 10, 1949, Generalissimo … Read more

Four Things That Should Be in the State of the Union Address

Four Things That Should Be in the State of the Union Address

The Constitution suggests that the President inform Congress about the state of the Union from time to time. Under normal circumstances, the purpose of the speech should be to unify the country. However, in the present climate of polarization, it has served to accentuate divisions. Indeed, the one thing we do not … Read more

This Is Really Why People Hate Walls

This Is Really Why People Hate Walls

If there is one thing that is certain about the shutdown, it is not only about the wall. There are many levels of discussion in this debate that involve more fundamental issues than just a physical structure. Understanding these issues can make sense out of the present impasse. Of course, there is … Read more

Three Ways to Avoid the Death of the Dollar—and America

Three Ways to Avoid the Death of the Dollar—and America

Little remains of the vast edifice of family, community and faith relationships that once unified and anchored the American way of life. These things have not disappeared from the horizon. They are still important, but they have deteriorated. There is no more consensus about what they mean, and they no longer serve … Read more

Why Sterile Nationalism Won’t Save Us From Globalism

Why Sterile Nationalism Won't Save Us From Globalism

Nationalism is one of those vague terms that appears when a social order is not anchored in moral certainties. The term can take on many meanings, some good, others bad because when nothing is certain, a climate of anxiety takes hold that distorts the national debate. This climate is found in today’s … Read more