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Veterans Express Anger, Sadness Over Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

Billy Vaughn of Florida is hesitant to say whether the war in Afghanistan was worth it or not, believing it’s not for him to pass judgment. All...

China’s Xenophobic Plan to Shut Out the World

Moreover, crackdowns in Xi Jinping's China never really end. They are more than just "wiggles," as superstar hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio called them in...

Will America Ever Recover From the Disaster of Afghanistan?

“As the situation on the ground in Afghanistan’s capital continues to deteriorate, thousands of U.S. citizens are trapped in and around Kabul with no ability...

The US and Soviet Union in Afghanistan: A Tale of Two Withdrawals

When the cash-strapped Soviet Union stopped providing military support to its client government in Afghanistan in February 1989, U.S. intelligence officials predicted immediate demise for the Russian-backed Afghan...
Jihadists

A Myth Named Afghanistan

The lesson of Afghanistan is that we need to see the world as it is, evaluating problems and solutions in practical terms, not ideologically.

Media ministry offers ‘lifeline’ to fearful Afghans as Taliban kill Christians

LIFELINE AMID TALIBAN KILLING SPREE: After the International troop withdrawals, the Taliban are going door-to-door in Afghanistan, executing Christians on the spot. Middle East...

Lessons From Afghanistan

You have to give President Biden credit for consistency. Unfortunately, he has been consistently wrong. As Robert Gates, former defense secretary in the Obama administration once...

Exclusive: Space Force Officer, Punished After Denouncing Marxism, to Leave Military

The Space Force officer who was removed from his command post for condemning Marxism and critical race theory is leaving the military. Lt. Col. Matthew...
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If You Live in Taiwan, Time to Worry

Taiwan needs to worry about American reliability. Unlike Afghanistan, where the United States had committed its forces for two decades, Taiwan has no U.S. forces and no...
Schools Out with Sam Sorbo

Curricula: Information That Courage Demands | School’s Out

The big word in education: curricula. What can we teach our children—those of us who haven’t been taught how to teach? Answer: everything. Let’s delve...
Biden's First Months Disaster

Unmitigated Disasters: Biden’s First Months Have Been Some Of America’s Worst.

The presidency of Joseph Robinette Biden has been an unmitigated disaster from the get go. There’s no other way to say it, and the...
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Why I Oppose Critical Race Theory

I serve in the Texas House of Representatives, which is essentially under siege by Democrats who have fled Texas to avoid our conservative legislative...