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Rewarding Bad Behavior

Perhaps you remember the experiment conducted by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov in the 1890s, now known as Pavlovian conditioning, classical conditioning. We have come to understand it in these terms: the more you reward bad behavior, the more bad behavior you will get. I cannot think of anything more reflective…

Pandering and the Pursuit of Identity Politics

Some may have heard of the stratagem of divide and conquer. The goal of such a strategy is to sow discord or isolate certain elements from another for one objective: attaining an advantage. This is what we see happening in our America with the progressive socialist tactic of identity politics. Its…

Asylum, Avocados, and America

If you have been paying attention to the news cycle, the title of this missive makes sense. If you have been buying into the progressive socialist left’s “manufactured crisis” talking point when it comes to our southern border, well, you have no clue. President Donald Trump has asserted that he…

Two Cases, One Outcome: No Justice

Yes, you know that I am alluding to the case of one Jussie Smollett. I find it rather unconscionable that all of a sudden all charges are dropped. Let’s get it right, it was not that Smollett was exonerated — yes he pleaded not guilty — but for some reason,…

Another Soldier Needs Our Help

Regular readers will note that we have presented a number of posts about soldiers who have been jailed during the commission of duty or have received unduly harsh sentences. You can read about Clint Lorance, Matthew Golsteyn, Michael Giles, Anthony Benavides. . . and now you can add to that list: Derrick Miller. Once…

Nancy Pelosi Reveals Left’s Agenda

Yes, the slick manipulators of language are at it again. First, it was undocumented workers, but now the leftist socialists have a new name for illegal immigrants in order to advance their ideological agenda. Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled it this past weekend, right here, deep in the heart of Texas.As…

What Is Conservatism?

This past week and weekend the American Conservative Union put on its annual CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) just outside of Washington, D.C. at the National Harbor. It is widely regarded as the largest gathering of “conservatives” in the United States, drawing the top voices in the conservative movement. But,…

CCNS Mission

The Citizens Commission on National Security (CCNS) is a national security watchdog organization. It is not a Washington think tank, but rather an activist group working to strengthen America’s national security. And we have the right people and experience to do it. The CCNS evolved out of the Citizens Commission…

US peace initiative – a reality test

Former Ambassador Yoram Ettinger will be participating in CCNS’ event on February 26, 2019, discussing “The Mutually-Beneficial Two-Way-Street of US-Israel Relations” and “Would a Palestinian state advance or undermine US national security?” Learn more here. A successful pursuit of peace is preconditioned upon the predominance of reality over well-intentioned eagerness…

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