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Red State Cowardice

Indiana Republicans' Redistricting Fumble: A Generational Self-Inflicted Wound Note: This column was drafted last week in the immediate aftermath of the Indiana Senate's December 11 vote, but its publication was delayed by a cascade of shattering national and international tragedies that dominated the news cycle. The mass shooting at Brown University—followed days later by the linked murder of an MIT professor and the suspect's suicide—claimed young lives during finals week and reopened raw wounds over campus safety and gun violence. Then came the horrific antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney on the first night of Hanukkah, a targeted assault…

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Ishmael Is a Thorn

The Survival Imperative for a Bleeding West The West survives when it finally listens to what’s said in the language meant only for insiders. It was the first night of Hanukkah. On Bondi Beach, under a bright Australian summer sky, Jewish families gathered to light the menorah—children laughing, songs rising, a public celebration of light piercing the darkness. Then the knives came. Fifteen dead, including children and a rabbi. Dozens wounded. The attacker, driven by the same ancient hatred that has stalked Jews for centuries, turned joy into slaughter. Within hours, the responses flooded in. Shock. Condemnation. Calls to fight “hate…

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Democrats Dither and Dawdle

Democrat Dithering Hands GOP a Rare Midterm Edge As the 2026 midterms loom, Democrats stumble through dithering and delay, squandering a chance to leverage affordability concerns while handing the GOP a rare offensive opportunity. This paralysis-fueled by distractions, reluctance to tackle fraud, and a fractured message-threatens to transform a potentially favorable economic shift into a political rout. With historical trends and current momentum favoring Republicans, Trump’s party stands poised to flip seats and reshape Congress as Democrats falter. The past two weeks expose a cascade of Democratic missteps. It began with a video from the "Seditious Six"-Sens. Mark Kelly (AZ), Elissa…

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A Trial Run for a Color Revolution

The Democrat-Media Axis Unleashes Another Anonymous Hoax Over Thanksgiving Weekend, the airwaves and newsfeeds are abuzz with yet another dubious narrative, this time alleging that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a chilling "kill them all" or "no quarter" order during a U.S. military strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean last September. The story, peddled by the usual suspects at The Washington Post and CNN, relies on the same tired tactic: anonymous sources whispering in the shadows, offering no evidence, no names, and no accountability. This comes hot on the heels of the so-called "Seditious Six" video-a preemptive…

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Another Democrat Narrative Unravels

Republicans Seize the Opportunity As the dust settles on the latest political skirmish, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the Democrat narrative surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's alleged "illegal orders" is collapsing under its own weight. The recent video by six Democrat lawmakers, urging military personnel to refuse unlawful commands, has not only failed to gain traction but has instead exposed the fragility of their arguments. BREAKING: Elected Democrats just released a video encouraging members of the military to commit treason and DEFY orders from Trump and Hegseth pic.twitter.com/Sm4calnccR— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 18, 2025 "Their narrative is falling apart in real…

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The Perils of Overreach, Part III

The Perils of Overreach: From Warning to Wreckage In my columns earlier last week-"The Perils of Overreach" on November 6 and its sequel, "The Perils of Overreach, Part II," the following day-I issued a stark warning to Democrats amid the then-37th and 38th days of what was already shaping up to be a disastrous government shutdown. Drawing on Harold Macmillan's timeless quip-"Events, dear boy, events"-I cautioned that their stubborn demands for $1.5 trillion in permanent Obamacare subsidy extensions, fueled by favorable early polls and a premature "blue wave" in off-year elections, risked unraveling under the weight of unforeseen chaos. Thanksgiving travel…

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The Perils of Overreach

A Warning to Democrats on the Government Shutdown and ACA Subsidies In the annals of political wisdom, few quotes capture the precarious nature of governance as succinctly as British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's reputed response to a question about what posed the greatest challenge to statesmen: "Events, dear boy, events." This adage underscores how unforeseen incidents can derail even the most calculated strategies, turning public opinion on a dime and exposing leaders to unforeseen vulnerabilities. As the United States grapples with the longest government shutdown in history-now entering its 37th day on November 6, 2025-Democrats find themselves in a position of…

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A Wake-Up Call for Republicans

Why the 2026 Midterms Are Still Ours to Win November 5, 2025 – Last night's off-year elections were a gut punch for the GOP. Democrats swept Virginia's top offices, with Abigail Spanberger cruising to the governorship by 15 points and Jay Jones claiming the attorney general spot amid his controversial texts fantasizing about political murder. In New Jersey, Mikie Sherrill trounced Jack Ciattarelli by 13 points. New York City elected 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani as mayor with 50.6% of the vote, a self-proclaimed Marxist who trampled Andrew Cuomo's political dynasty. Down-ballot disasters piled on: Democratic supermajorities in Virginia's House of Delegates and…

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Acknowledging the Pivot

Thune's Masterstroke Beyond the Smashmouth Sequence Ah, the Smashmouth Sequence-that razor-sharp blueprint laid out October 27, envisioning a brutal, four-day gauntlet of Senate votes designed to hammer Democrats into submission one filibuster at a time. It was a thing of tactical beauty on paper: Tuesday (October 28): SNAP emergency funding Wednesday (October 29): Troop pay Thursday (October 30): FAA safety net Friday (October 31): Clean CR knockout Each step calibrated to peel off 7–15 Democratic defectors, turning the shutdown’s pain points-hunger for 42 million, empty military wallets, grounded flights-into unrelenting headlines that screamed "Dems vs. America." As the column framed it:…

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Democrats’ Shutdown Resistance Is Done

It's All Over But the Shouting The federal government has been shuttered for 28 days-longer than any closure since the 2018–19 standoff-and the consequences are no longer theoretical. SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans expire in five days. Air-traffic controllers are rationing shifts, working double and triple overtime just to keep planes in the sky. And the last Democratic senator who might have held the line on principle-Jon Tester, the plainspoken Montanan who once stared down Trump on rural healthcare-isn’t even in the building anymore. He lost in 2024. The resistance is not merely crumbling; it is already over. The only…

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