For most of American military history, tactical excellence has commanded the most attention, and battles are remembered by their maneuvers, Continue Reading
Domestic Policy
Working for Free in the Shutdown Season
Well, as of this morning, I am working for the government pro bono. I’m too “essential” to be furloughed but not valuable enough to be paid during a Continue Reading
Who Decides Who Enters America
Americans argue endlessly about immigration while skipping the only question that actually matters: why immigration authority exists at the federal Continue Reading
California’s Homelessness Money Cannon Still Can’t Hit a Target
California has a special talent. Not Silicon Valley “invent a future” talent. Not Hollywood “manufacture a reality” talent. I mean the rarer gift: the Continue Reading
An Open Letter to the VA and the Trump Administration
By Dan Hollaway This originally published in Dan's Substack. There is a tendency in modern politics to talk about veterans as if they are a cost Continue Reading
The Cost of Inaccuracy
This originally published in Vincent's substack and is republished with the author's permission. I worked for the Department of Homeland Security Continue Reading
The Price of a Sting
I don’t care about politics. I’ve said it enough times that maybe I’ll eventually believe it. Still, I try to balance the daily onslaught of upsetting Continue Reading
The Republic on Trial
An imagined interview synthesizing the documented principles, warnings, and recorded views of America’s Founders Introduction: Inviting the Dead to Continue Reading
Congress Will Not Limit Itself so the States Must
Americans across the political spectrum agree on almost nothing anymore—but one idea keeps surviving the culture war unscathed: term limits for Continue Reading
The Shutdown Trick That Makes America Look Away
What kind of acceptable system shuts down or becomes inaccessible at the very moment it is most needed?No system built for service does that.Only a Continue Reading
Sanctuary Cities Batteries Not Included
By Tammy Pondsmith, Senior Correspondent, Article 107 News (we report the facts before they happen so you can skip the apology tour later) Author's Continue Reading
What Is “Dark Woke?”
Author's Note:I recently heard a number of media pundits on both the left and the right using the term "dark woke." To my great disappointment, I Continue Reading




