“They Don’t Think Like We Think” In a April 17, 2026 “Beyond the Ideological” Substack post, “The IRGC’s Eschatological Gamble and the Arab World’s Verdict,” Zineb Riboua explains some important realities about how the Iranian regime’s leadership – clerical and Revolutionary Guards – or what’s left of them think about…
As a professional military officer, I took an oath, for the first time on 31 July 1982, to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The very first of our liberties enumerated in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights, after the freedom of…
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking at Oklahoma State University for their Young America’s Foundation (YAF) speakers series. The topic was “American Sovereignty: The Constitution and Illegal Immigration.” One would think that a college and university campus would be a place where diverse insights, perspectives, and debate would…
By platforming Ussama Makdisi as a moral voice on Israel, America’s newspaper of record handed its op-ed page to a man who publicly said he wished he had been among those who massacred 1,200 Israelis on October 7. There are editorial decisions that make you scratch your head. And then…
The United States will celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, marking the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence. Today, we Americans are marching to a new ‘Path to Glory” for our country much as our founders and ancestors had to do. Today, we must continue to be Americans First citizens…
CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, has been the place to go for decades to take the pulse of the conservative movement, and its relevance in the Republican Party. This year was Donald Trump’s third time not to have addressed CPAC in person, since he first did so in 2011,…
I remember being told this aforementioned quote while I was serving in the Middle East in combat operations. I think it is quite obvious that to which the maxim alludes, it is about strategic patience and resolve. Islamists, and especially the number one sponsor of Islamic terrorism, Iran, are focused…
As of early April 2026, Cuba is experiencing a severe economic and energy crisis exacerbated by a near-total U.S. oil embargo, leading to nationwide blackouts and fuel shortages. A sanctioned Russian tanker recently brought a temporary fuel lifeline, while the government announced the release of 2,010 prisoners amidst mounting internal…
America is a constitutional Republic and our rule of law is established in our Constitution. The document itself is a prescriptive and restrictive document for the United States, the federal government. In the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, it prescribes the governing imperatives for the federal government:…
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the subject of birthright citizenship. Even President Trump sat in the chamber for a portion. I do find it quite perplexing that individuals who willfully violate our laws, disrespecting our national sovereignty, are rewarded by having their progeny become citizens of…
President Donald Trump announced on X Monday that he is pausing attacks on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure as they are in the middle of the first encouraging discussions with Iran that could bring an end to the current war. “I AM PLEASE TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES…
Greetings, I know that Joe Biden told me, and others, that we ain’t Black if we do not vote for him. That was, without a doubt, one of the most offensive and condescending assertions coming from someone running for president. Then again, Biden did eulogize Senator Robert “KKK” Byrd. I…