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Operation Restore Nope

Mass Deportations: The Prudent Path to Ending Exclusive Somali Fraud in America In the wake of escalating revelations about widespread welfare fraud tied exclusively to Somali immigrant networks, the United States faces a critical juncture. The thesis is clear: This isn't about all Somalis, but it is about exclusively Somalis. They've got to go. This is precisely why they have to go back en masse. They have an incompatible culture and society and they aren't assimilating. In fact, they're stealing resources from Americans at an alarming rate and it must stop. While acknowledging that many Somalis contribute positively, the overwhelming evidence…

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The Quiet Exodus

Why Ten House Republicans Are Heading Home to Run Things As the wrapping paper settles and the last of the eggnog disappears this Christmas weekend, a quieter story has been unfolding in Washington-one that says more about the state of our politics than any headline-grabbing protest or viral clip ever could. Ten sitting Republican members of the U.S. House-ten-are leaving their seats not to retire to the lecture circuit or the lobbying suite, but to run for governor in their home states. Andy Biggs and David Schweikert in Arizona. Byron Donalds in Florida. John James in Michigan. Nancy Mace and Ralph…

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The Warmth of Christmas

Achievement Unlocked: Finding Christmas in the Quiet Spaces This Christmas didn’t arrive with the bang and bustle I’d known for the last twenty years. It came softer, almost on tiptoe, and warmer than any December 25th I can remember. Christmas Eve was the only time all five of us were together this season. After church we piled into a booth at Rosa’s for Tex-Mex—chips, queso, and a quick mini gift exchange before my oldest daughter headed out to spend the rest of the night with friends. We lingered over the salsa, nobody rushing the moment. Then she told us goodbye, and…

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A Tale of Christmas Ghost Storytelling

The Enduring Warmth of Christmas Ghost Storytelling On a quiet winter's evening, long before the bright lights and cheerful gatherings we cherish today, the longest nights of the year drew families close around the hearth. In the heart of Victorian England, where snow fell softly over cobblestone streets, loved ones gathered on Christmas Eve in rooms aglow with candlelight. The air held a gentle thrill-not only for gifts and feasts, but for the beloved ritual of sharing tales by the fire. Rooted in ancient solstice customs that spoke of the veil thinning between worlds, this tradition blended sacred joy with a…

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The Narrative Fails Again…Unexpectedly!

The Perpetual Surprise of Prosperity Just in time for Christmas, the Bureau of Economic Analysis finally released the delayed third-quarter GDP figures-delayed, of course, by the longest government shutdown in modern history-and what do we find? Real GDP growth at an annualized 4.3%, accelerating from 3.8% in Q2 and marking the strongest quarterly expansion in two years. Consumer spending surges 3.5%, exports jump 8.8%, and corporate profits leap $166 billion. Yet the headlines, from CNBC to CNN, uniformly intone the same ritual incantation: "much more than expected," "unexpectedly robust," "blasts past forecasts." This is not mere journalistic shorthand. It is the…

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The Art of the Hemisphere, Part III

Reclaiming the Caribbean: The Cuban Cascade Three weeks after detailing how Trump's pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández turned Honduras into a strategic ally and intensified pressure on Nicolás Maduro, and just a day after Part II outlined the escalating actions of Operation Southern Spear—targeting strikes, seizures, and a shadow-fleet blockade—the Wall Street Journal delivers a stark report: Cuba on the edge of economic collapse, driven by the same Venezuelan oil restrictions. This development underscores the broader implications of Trump's strategy, not as unintended fallout, but as a deliberate ripple effect designed to dismantle the Havana-Caracas alliance and compel both regimes toward…

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The Art of the Hemisphere, Part II

Trump's Corollary in Action: Choking the Narco-Nexus Three weeks ago, I laid out how President Trump's pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH)-a man convicted of turning his country into a cocaine superhighway-was no act of mercy, but a stroke of asymmetric genius. Low domestic cost, high strategic yield: Flip Honduras, isolate Nicolás Maduro, and dangle a "golden bridge" of exile and asset unfreezing in exchange for Venezuelan oil concessions, base closures, and a clean break from his narco-terror cronies. Critics howled hypocrisy; I called it the biggest real-estate deal since Manhattan, with 300 billion barrels of Orinoco heavy…

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The DEI Reckoning

Identity Politics and the Fracturing of American Institutions Trump's Corollary in Action: Choking the Narco-Nexus Three weeks ago, I laid out how President Trump's pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH)-a man convicted of turning his country into a cocaine superhighway-was no act of mercy, but a stroke of asymmetric genius. Low domestic cost, high strategic yield: Flip Honduras, isolate Nicolás Maduro, and dangle a "golden bridge" of exile and asset unfreezing in exchange for Venezuelan oil concessions, base closures, and a clean break from his narco-terror cronies. Critics howled hypocrisy; I called it the biggest real-estate deal since…

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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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From Obamacare Failures to GOP Fixes

The GOP's Path to Overhauling Democrats Failed Health Legacy Congress has adjourned for the holiday recess without extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, which expire on December 31, 2025. This locks in a reversion to the original 2010 ACA framework for 2026 marketplace plans, with projected sharp premium increases and potential coverage losses. Republican alternatives-the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 6703) (passed by the House on December 17) and the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 (S. 3386) (stalled in the Senate)-represent market-oriented responses but do not include subsidy extensions. Critically,…

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