EconomyCommentary
6 Charts Highlight Troubling Trends Driven by Growing Nondefense Spending
If you listen to the narrative being promoted by President Joe Biden and his allies on the left, it would be easy to think that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
I Spoke With Residents at the Border. American Citizens Are Paying Criminal Costs Because of Biden’s Policies.
The flood of illegal immigrants from across the southern border is only one of many threats to America’s national security that have increased recently, thanks… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Diversity in Cybersecurity Tools a National Security Issue
As a former head of the third-largest department in the federal government, I know the critical importance of being able to communicate with key staff… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Biden Administration Gives Indication of North Korea Policy, but Questions Remain
White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on April 30 that the Biden administration had completed its North Korea policy review. A Washington Post article,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Chinese-Made Drones in US Are Spying on Us. Congress Must Put an End to This.
It’s a basic concept of national security: Don’t invite a hostile nation to imbed its gifts into the innermost sanctums of your society. That was… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Biden Wants to Underfund Defense Department While Asking It to Do More
If there is one thing that is quite clear in the early days of the Joe Biden presidency, it is the administration is more than… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Yes, Traditional Media Helped Fuel the Latest Capitol Attack
A question has been genuinely asked (on Twitter and other social media sites): “Did the narrative pushed by the media play a role in radicalizing… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Pentagon Makes Unforced Error in New Policy on Transgender Service Members
The Pentagon released a new policy Wednesday describing how the military will now conduct gender transitions for service members currently serving. The policy describes the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
America’s Top Cyberwarrior Warns of Growing Threats
Gen. Paul Nakasone, the commander of the U.S. military’s Cyber Command and the director of the National Security Agency, testified to the Senate Armed Services… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Nuclear Modernization Is Our Top Defense Priority, and America Can Afford It
At a recent Heritage Foundation event, Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., brought some needed simplicity to the debate over the affordability of nuclear modernization. After years… Read More
SecurityCommentary
US Needs to Be Prepared for Increasing Nuclear Threats to Homeland
In a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Glen VanHerck, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, brought some necessary attention to the growing… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Don’t Let the Department of Defense Become the Department of Distraction
One of the fundamental roles of a leader is organizing people—knowing how to direct people’s efforts and where to allocate resources. Failing to establish clear… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Texas’ Winter Electrical Grid Failures Highlight Nation’s Vulnerability to EMP Attacks
During the blackout last month, several million customers were without power in Texas. Indeed, nearly half of the state’s electricity production was interrupted at one… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Number of Illegal Border Crossings Now 6 Times What Obama Team Considered ‘Crisis’
There is a catastrophic crisis that could add another quarter of a million to the population of illegal aliens in this country in less than… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Don’t Forget About Iran’s Missile Program
With so much discussion about Iran’s provocative nuclear activities and the Biden administration’s contemplation of rejoining the problem-ridden Iran nuclear deal (or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action),… Read More
LawCommentary
Julian Assange Should Not Be Pardoned
Every year at this time, presidents issue pardons, and some of the most controversial pardons have been issued when they are leaving office. For example,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
US Must Remain Wary of International Criminal Court Even After Decision to Not Target Americans
After nearly 18 months of deliberations, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court decided on April 12 to reject the request from ICC prosecutor… Read More
SecurityNews
California Man Arrested After Threatening to Murder the Family of FCC’s Ajit Pai
A man angry over net neutrality has been charged with threatening to murder the family of Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai. Late last month,… Read More
InternationalNews
Russian Threat Takes Center Stage at NATO’s Warsaw Summit
WARSAW, Poland—Russian aggression, radical Islamist terrorism, the refugee crisis, Brexit, Afghanistan. The list of challenges NATO leaders faced at the biennial summit here over the… Read More
‘We Love This Land’: Iraqi Christian Men Fight to Keep ISIS Away From Homes
Athra Kado had never shot a gun before, let alone seen a battlefield. Until recently Kado, 25, spent his young career in a classroom, teaching… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New US International Broadcasting CEO Disses Russian Television … and, Surprise, Putin Doesn’t Like It
Andy Lack, the new CEO of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees U.S. international agencies such as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Early Indications Are Nothing Was Learned from Last Year’s Defense Budget Mistakes
Several days before the White House release of the fiscal year 2016 budget, the Pentagon leaked its budget request totaling $585 billion. The Department of… Read More
SecurityNews
McCain, Feinstein Call for More US Presence in Yemen
Two U.S. senators – a Republican and a Democrat – called for an increased American presence in Yemen this morning on CBS’ Face the Nation…. Read More
White House Chief of Staff on Netanyahu Visit: Our Relationship With Israel is ‘Deep and Abiding’
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough evaded a question today on whether he agreed with an unnamed senior American official who told the Haaretz… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: The Terrorist Group That Took Credit for Charlie Hebdo Attack Also Has Targeted U.S.
A leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for last week’s deadly terrorist attack by brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi on the… Read More
SecurityNews
Obama’s Support Among Military Hits Low Point
Military support for President Obama is at its lowest point since he took office. According to a new poll, since 2009, Obama has incurred a… Read More
SecurityNews
FBI Arrests Ohio Man for Plotting Attack on U.S. Capitol
The FBI has arrested an Ohio man for allegedly plotting an “ISIS-inspired” attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to ABC News. The FBI said agents… Read More
SecurityNews
Ted Cruz on Obama’s Foreign Policy: ‘Weakness Is Provocative’
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has surveyed what he calls “the Obama-Clinton foreign policy,” and he does not like what he sees. Speaking Wednesday at The… Read More
