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Are You Tired of Winning Yet?
Trump scores huge wins, with the biggest trade deal in history and a Lebanon-Israeli peace. And it only gets better from there.
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Nationalism, Hegemony, and Empire
The people who tell you "nationalism" is bad are misinformed at best, seeking to place you under an "empire" of unelected, often foreign elites. But…
Jun 26
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The EU Discovers Trump Was Right on China
Europe’s industrial base could be obliterated in less than a decade. They have only themselves to blame.
Jun 4
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Memorial Day: Lessons From the Betrayal of Vietnam
Former Air Force Wing Commander Col. Rob Maness and our own Rod D. Martin discuss in-depth the betrayal of Vietnam and its lessons for today. It's a…
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Cuba is America's Taiwan
While headlines obsess over China and Iran, the real Trump doctrine is hiding in plain sight 90 miles off the Florida coast. It's about 70 years…
May 15
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The War Powers Act Is Unconstitutional. It's Also Unworkable.
Congress has real war powers. The War Powers Act is not one of them.
May 6
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Fifty Years After Saigon: Remembering the Nobility of a Betrayed Cause
We must remember not just South Vietnam's fall, but why it fell.
Apr 30
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Is Trump's Iran Strike Constitutional?
Many on the right have come to believe that all military action requires a Congressional declaration of war. But the Founding Fathers disagreed.
Mar 2
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ICYMI: The America-First Case for Iranian Regime Change
A free, secular, pro-western Iran is good for the whole world. It would also end much of the turmoil that keeps American forces perpetually in the…
Mar 1
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The America-First Case for Iranian Regime Change
A free, secular, pro-western Iran is good for the whole world. It would also end much of the turmoil that keeps American forces perpetually in the…
Feb 17
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Pearl Harbor and the Birth of the American Century
The day that redefined the United States, down to the present day.
Dec 6, 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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