Political Commentary & Opinion

How important was Dunkirk to the outcome of World War II? Why was this evacuation considered a key moment in the war? What is it about this event that would inspire a feature film almost 80 years after the fact? The retreat of the British army in what Prime Minister Winston Churchill called “a colossal…

Enough is enough. The Senate needs to get back to work and deliver a health care reform bill. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump needs to shut off the flow of illegal health insurance subsidies to members of the House and Senate and congressional staff, and force them to live under Obamacare’s damage just like other Americans….

They were practically kids, and they were sitting ducks. In the summer of 1940, roughly 400,000 British troops stood stranded on a beach in Dunkirk, France, besieged by an advancing German army and targeted by a swarming German air force. They had been Western Europe’s best hope for liberation. Now, pushed to the edge of…

With the ongoing debate over health care reform, the Congressional Budget Office has drawn increased attention from across the political spectrum. in particular, many have begun to voice frustrations about the CBO’s practices to the point that eight past directors of the CBO penned a letter defending the institution. More recently, legislation has even been…

While Hollywood actor William Shatner, TV commentator John Stossel, documentary movie maker Dinesh D’Souza, economist Steve Moore, political philosopher George Gilder, and entrepreneur John Mackey, among others, were all well-received at the 10th anniversary of Freedom Fest in Las Vegas last week, the favorite of the 2,100 libertarians assembled was Steve Forbes—magazine publisher, best-selling author,…

How strong are America’s communities? Sadly, we know from decades of research, including work by the Social Capital Project, that they are growing weaker. Men and women are having fewer children in total, and they are also having fewer children within wedlock. Between 1970 and 2015, births to single mothers rose from 11 percent of…

The mission in Afghanistan has entered one of its most crucial periods. Now is not the time to pull back. The United States and its allies must finish the job. The U.S. has been involved in combat operations in Afghanistan for almost 16 years. To put that in perspective, consider that an 18-year-old soldier serving…

Is it treason? This is the accusation some liberals and even legislators are throwing around regarding Donald Trump Jr.’s contact with a Russian lawyer who has a connection to the Kremlin. When a reporter recently asked about whether Trump Jr.’s attempt to obtain compromising information about the Hillary Clinton campaign from the pro-Russian lawyer, Sen….

After almost two years, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General released its report on the Gold King Mine disaster that dumped over a million pounds of metals into the Animas River, turning dozens of miles of the river orange. While inspectors general are tasked with finding out the truth and holding agencies accountable,…

Here’s part of President Donald Trump’s speech in Poland: The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has had a rough few weeks. He already ran afoul of many conservatives last week when he announced that the Department of Justice would increase the usage of federal civil asset forfeiture. This controversial policy, justified as a law enforcement measure, often leads to property being seized from people neither charged…

Ransomware is a type of malware that locks computers until a ransom is paid. This form of cyberattack has become the weapon of choice for cybercriminals, and presumably nation-states. Whereas cybercriminals use ransomware to extract money, nation-states may be using ransomware as a means to test the United States’ cyber resiliency. In late June, Ukraine—along…