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Deep Dive: America's Nuclear Renaissance
How Trump and Big Tech broke Democrats’ 50-year war on nuclear power, and what that means for America's future.
Jan 15
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Deep Dive: The Broader Strategy Behind Trump’s Removal of Venezuela’s Maduro
President Trump just led the most consequential action so far to restore U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere and drive out the CCP. But this is the…
Jan 9
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Will China Turn the Moon Into Its Next South China Sea?
Beijing’s playbook for sovereignty is as bold as it is simple: claim big, build fast, dare the world to stop it. Now it means to take that strategy…
Dec 23, 2025
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Elections Have to Matter: "Independent" Agencies Are Grossly Unconstitutional
If Presidents can't control the Executive Branch, elections don't really matter. The Administrative State exists to perpetuate unelected Democrat…
Dec 16, 2025
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The Case Against Birthright Citizenship: A Constitutional and National Imperative
"Birthright citizenship" isn't required by the Constitution, no matter how many pundits tell you otherwise. Now, the Supreme Court is about to decide…
Dec 9, 2025
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Trump’s Negotiating Strategy and the 28-Point Peace Proposal for Ukraine
Neither Russia nor Ukraine can win outright. But Ukraine can lose everything without a durable peace. Here's how Trump means to get there.
Nov 25, 2025
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Energy Dominance: America’s New Shale Revolution
They said fracking was finished. Now a new shale technology is set to drive year-after-year gains in U.S. production, powering the free world, slashing…
Nov 20, 2025
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How Trump Is Quietly Dismantling Russia’s Strategic Perimeter
As Moscow fixates on its Ukrainian quagmire, Trump is rewiring the Caucasus, Central Asia and even China’s incentives — leaving Russia exposed on every…
Nov 15, 2025
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Trump's Asian Triumph and the Collapse of China’s Grand Strategy
The President's one-year trade truce with China got most of the attention. But deals with Japan and South Korea help illustrate the enormous reversal…
Oct 31, 2025
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Why Is the U.S. Sending an Entire Carrier Strike Group to Venezuela?
Officially it’s about drug traffickers. In reality, Trump is encircling a Marxist dictatorship and Chinese-Russian base — and reasserting American power…
Oct 29, 2025
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Afghanistan and Pakistan Go to War — What It Means for the World
As Gaza and Ukraine dominate headlines, a far greater danger brews in South Asia — one that began the day Joe Biden handed Afghanistan to the Taliban.
Oct 20, 2025
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From Socialism to Start-Up Nation: Netanyahu’s Capitalist Revolution in Israel
The moral and economic revolution that turned a besieged Socialist welfare case into a free-market superpower.
Oct 7, 2025
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