In case you’ve been overwhelmed by pandemics, political scandals, racialized politics, and the latest uproar about a comment some thoughtless person made on social media, then it may have passed you by that America’s national debt is approaching $30 trillion—that’s “trillion” with a “T”—with no sign of abating. Frankly, some people Read more…
Imagine for a moment an American President actually reporting to us each year on the true nature of our union. Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution requires the President to report to Congress from “time to time” with “information” on the nation and “recommend” to them “such measures as he Read more…
When our founders wove our Republic together 245 years ago and then perfected it further in 1787 with our Constitution, they incorporated some important ideas. One was the notion of a common American identity formed around a grand new concept of self-governance where the people were sovereign, and the leaders were Read more…
For some years now, I have been writing about foreign policy and national security. These are things that have always interested me since my days in high school. As a child my views were influenced by the stories I heard from World War II veterans. They seemed to understand that America’s role in Read more…