A great GOP convention -- with one big mistake

Ihave attended about a half-dozen national conventions, Republican and Democratic, and watched at least a dozen more. And I can say two things: 1) They have generally bored me, and 2) The 2024 Republican National Convention didn’t. The RNC not only held my interest, it moved me emotionally.

The bloodless coup won’t end well for the Democratic Party

The Democratic Party ruling class’ bloodless coup of their own democratically elected presidential nominee, who also happens to be the nominal sitting president of the United States, is one of the most astonishing political developments of my lifetime.

The deceived vs. the indoctrinated

The American public has been subjected to massive propaganda efforts by both our government and our media for years. It’s important to understand the impact this has on the current presidential campaign.That starts with understanding the difference between deception and indoctrination.

The chosen one: thoughts on J.D. Vance

Ithink it was 2019 when I first interacted with Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). I had just finished my judicial clerkship and begun my career in media. J.D., just a few years older than me, was already a bestselling author and a tech venture capitalist.

Assassination attempt was inevitable

There are consequences to virtually every mainstream media, officeholding Democrat and left-wing academic labeling former President Donald Trump a Nazi, a fascist, a white supremacist and a mortal threat to American democracy. One consequence is that more than a few people will want Trump dead.

The campaign is about policies, not Trump vs. Biden

Over the past eight-plus years, political analysts of all stripes have tended to give Trump the wrong sort of credit for the support he enjoys with voters. Leftists, in particular, marvel at former President Donald Trump’s seeming ability to create positions with which so many Americans agree.

The world’s people all want peace

Three years ago, we had the great pleasure of hosting Emma, a 16-year-old from Magdeburg, Germany, who decided to attend a year of high school here in the United States.

Debt up $7 trillion under Biden

Since President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the federal debt has increased by more than $7 trillion.On Jan. 20, 2021, the day of Biden’s inauguration, it was $27,751,896,236,414.77, according to data published by the U.S. Treasury Department. As of this Fourth of July, it was $34,847,568,990,054.13.

Attempt on Trump’s life: the cost of making America great again

Had he not turned his head at just the right moment, former President Donald J. Trump might not have survived an assassination attempt on his life Saturday.The Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for president was in the early stages of a political rally in Butler, Pa.

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