HHS Links Somali Diplomat to Company Accused of Fraud

The Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Jim O'Neill, announced that Somalia's diplomat to the United Nations is connected to a company scrutinized by authorities over Medicaid fraud.

From 1823 to 2026: Monroe Doctrine Triumphs in Venezuela

In the early hours of January 3, 2026, American forces executed a daring raid deep into Venezuelan territory, capturing the tyrannical socialist leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. This operation, dubbed "Absolute Resolve," involved elite troops breaching Maduro's fortified compound with the aid of spies, drones, and precision strikes from 150 jets launching from 20 airbases.

The Paradox of Protest: Maduro’s Fall and the Global Divide

In the early days of 2026, the world witnessed a dramatic turn in Venezuela's long saga of political turmoil. On January 3, Nicolás Maduro, the embattled leader who had clung to power amid allegations of election fraud, economic collapse, and human rights abuses, was captured in a U.S.-led operation and extradited to face charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking in a New York courtroom. Maduro pleaded not guilty, but the event has ignited a firestorm of reactions that expose deep fissures in how we perceive dictatorship, intervention, and justice.

The Stirrup Effect: Why AI Will Change War More Than the Atom Bomb

How a Forgotten Medieval Innovation Explains the Legal, Moral, and Strategic Crisis of Autonomous Warfare Phil Hotsenpiller  One of the more peculiar remarks I heard during...

Quantum Physics and God

Why Modern Science Is Catching Up to Ancient Truth We live in an extraordinary moment in human history. Scientific discovery is accelerating at a pace...

Paris Is Burning: An Omen for the West

Several years ago, my friend Dennis Prager wrote a piercing essay titled Notre Dame and Omen. At the time, I found it sobering. With the passage of...

Elon Musk and the Myth of Utopia

Utopia, in its most charitable definition, is the dream of a perfected society—an ideal civilization imagined to be attainable through reason, technology, or moral...

Tucker Carlson Is Wrong: Why Israel, Not Qatar, Is America’s Indispensable Ally

Tucker Carlson recently drew attention while broadcasting from Qatar—a place where power, money, media, and American military infrastructure converge—using that setting to challenge long-standing assumptions...

A Tale of Four Presidents: GDP, Growth, and the American Economy

By any honest historical measure, the U.S. economy is once again demonstrating resilience—and momentum. The latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that...