For nearly 25 years, I’ve had one foot in medicine as a pathologist and the other in the political arena. Over that time, I’ve written commentary on everything from corporate insurance cartels taking over medicine to the federal bureaucracy blocking lifesaving cancer blood tests. Every single time I hit “send” on a new draft, a […]
Public cynicism regarding Washington isn’t just a mood; it has become the default setting for American citizenship. When a tiny fraction of the electorate expresses genuine faith in our federal representation, we aren’t dealing with a simple policy disagreement. We are witnessing a wholesale failure of trust. Whether you sit on the Right, the Left, […]
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam's four-part federal plan targets data center siting, energy costs and water use as Virginia communities push back against expansion.
CONCORD, New Hampshire— Pete Buttigieg is barnstorming the nation in the final weeks before the midterms, boosting candidates in battlegrounds and even areas traditionally...
The Issue: Tennessee’s two-time failed execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike. Convicted murderer Christa Pike survived a botched execution (“Injected new life into killer,”...
Back in the 1960s, when the Vietnam War was raging, a familiar scenario played out in small towns. During election years, you’d see a “Nixon’s the One!” sign planted right next door to a “McGovern for President” banner. Neighbors would be mowing the grass around their respective slogans, stop to wipe their brows, and wave […]
“Pastor Scudder, why do you talk so much about Israel?” a young lady recently asked. “It’s quite simple” I replied. “From Israel came what is most important to me.” This question seems to be on the minds of many people today. Should Christians support Israel? My answer is an unequivocal “yes.” The reason our church […]
I hold both the Republican and Democratic parties in contempt as an independent voter and 100% disabled combat-wounded Marine veteran for allowing the country I fought for in Vietnam to justify the existence of the radical socialist parties such as the Democratic Socialists of America. Under the “presidencies” of Barack Obama and Joe Biden that […]
President Donald Trump ushered in a new era that ended the postwar years. Language defining it will emerge over the next decade, but, eventually, few will deny that Trump, nearly single-handedly and through pure Nietzschean will, kicked off this era. For those on the Left and in the ranks of the federal government, there will […]
