The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good is a reminder of the state’s monopoly on the legitimate use of violence and recalls the fallacy of the slogan “no one is illegal on stolen land.” Immigration- and law enforcement-related unrest is heating up once again, with demonstrators across the country protesting the shooting of Renee Nicole […]
The post-World War II global system of international law and sovereign equality has been undermined by decades of a might-makes-right foreign policy. In a dramatic military operation on Saturday, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas and swiftly removed them from the country. President Donald Trump announced the success of […]
Marking the 252nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, activists in Boston threw ice into the Boston harbor in opposition to what they call a “terror campaign” of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency – or what less hyperbolically might be called “government efforts to enforce federal immigration laws.” Attempting to draw direct connections to […]
Trump is being accused of war crimes for his attacks on Venezuelan drug boats. Like many other Trump criticisms, though, the accusations are largely overblown and lack historical context. With the historical drama Nuremberg enjoying a steady performance at the box office since its release on November 7 and Democrats in Congress ratcheting up the criticism of […]
At the height of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln initiated a national Thanksgiving holiday to bring Americans together despite their disagreements – a legacy that lives on today. As Americans gather today for Thanksgiving, most are looking forward to some quality family time and delicious food, but it seems that millions are also preoccupied – […]
Two histories for the holiday season explore Christmas’s ancient roots and the role of virtue and vice in the American Revolution. Act now to take advantage of a generous offer. This weekend, my publisher, McFarland Books, is launching its biggest sale of the year with a special early access period. From November 15 through December […]
With a few social media posts and strongly worded statements over the past week, Donald Trump has focused international attention on the plight of Christians in Nigeria. Implying that the government there is directly enabling religious persecution and atrocities, Trump has ignited fury from Abuja, spawned a series of blistering media rebuttals, and prompted swift […]
The Democrats’ theater of the absurd continues this weekend with the second instalment of their ill-conceived and astro-turfed “No Kings” protests. Led by Indivisible, a progressive advocacy group largely funded by George Soros’s Open Society Foundations and other billionaires, the protests seek to challenge what liberals perceive as a slide into authoritarianism and monarchy. In defending “democracy,” […]
Whatever rhetorical value there once was in using hyperbolic language has long since been overtaken by its negative trends of distorting history, demonizing conservatives and radicalizing leftists. Despite the efforts of some liberals to downplay the left-wing tendencies of Charlie Kirk’s assassin, emphasizing instead the fact that he apparently came from a conservative Republican household and that […]
As the battle over the telling of American history heats up, it is important to remember that America has always been a nation born of both idealism and imperfection. The battle of American narratives has taken center stage, once again, with President Donald Trump announcing this month that his administration has launched an in-depth review […]
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