Political violence is woven into the fabric of American history. The early republic faced uprisings like Shays’ Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion, alongside the fatal duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. Then, a period of intense civil unrest spawned the Civil War. CHARLIE KIRK AND THIS WATERSHED MOMENT FOR AMERICAN RENEWAL The Ku Klux […]

It started as a piece in May in the Washington Examiner. It’s now becoming a reality. Next year, I hope to hold an Anti-Communist Film Festival. As I wrote in May, a film festival showing great anti-communist movies is a great way to celebrate freedom and inoculate people against the evils of Marxism. It could also be […]

Somalia collapsed in 1991, its economy and state structures destroyed by dictator Siad Barre, a man with no legitimacy beyond his clan but who had for decades grifted first off Moscow and then Washington. He fled first to Kenya and then Nigeria, where he died in exile four years later. As Somalia descended into state […]

Most of the unhinged takes in the wake of the highest-profile political assassination in the United States since 1968 have come, unsurprisingly, from the Left. Conservatives mourned, prayed, and attended vigils instead of rioting and looting like their political opponents. There were no calls for retaliatory assassinations or any form of political violence as millions of leftists […]

President Donald Trump promised to protect free speech as president. His record is very mixed on that count. Still, Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi, apparently doesn’t even understand basic facts about the First Amendment. Indeed, Bondi signaled her intent to violate it. During a podcast interview this week, Bondi spoke about the aftermath of the […]

Feelings are running high in the Trump administration after the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, so, understandably, officeholders such as Attorney General Pam Bondi want to do everything they can to ensure such an assassination never happens again. But her recent comments on imminent action against hate speech, threats of violence, and civil rights […]

In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk‘s assassination, one thing is clear: We need a “Kirk Commission.” Some will instantly reject the idea because of the dismal failure of the Warren Commission to settle any questions around the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1973. Besides, naysayers will note, though the presumption of innocence remains, most of […]

When Florida’s 2000 presidential election descended into the now-historic Bush v. Gore legal battle, its name became synonymous with electoral dysfunction. The world was laughing at a count marred by hanging chads, poor ballot design, and delayed results that plunged the nation into political uncertainty. News vans camped outside the courthouse. Late-night hosts reveled in the...

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), who rose to national prominence for rebuffing President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in his state, unveiled a bid for Georgia governor on Wednesday. In his two-minute launch ad, Raffensperger sought to tout his conservative bona fides, noting how he took on fights with Democrats...

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) rebuffed comments FBI Director Kash Patel made Tuesday during a tense oversight hearing, calling Patel's testimony "a performance." “It was a performance. He was testifying really for an audience of one: President Trump,” Coons said during a Tuesday appearance on CNN’s “AC360.” “During his confirmation hearing months ago, I asked him...