Category: The American Thinker

The United States has arguably the best and most experienced combat air forces on the planet. The US has four of them, in fact: The US Air Force, as well as air forces serving the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps. The US Navy...

Just like the Israelites in the book of Exodus (shemōt), on November 6th, the Democrat party entered The Wilderness. What does this mean for the party, for its intended programs, and more importantly, its self-esteem and ability...

Recently, I was asked what I thought was the seminal event in the first quarter of the 21st Century. The past twenty-five years, beginning in January of 2000, have been fraught with wars, terrorism, religious persecution,...

In 1634 the Dutch became enamored of tulips. So much so that many neglected their ordinary affairs in order to pursue the tulip trade. Soon, tulip sales were posted on the Stock Exchange of Amsterdam. People bought tulip bulbs...

What do capitalism, socialism and democracy all have in common? According to Joseph Schumpeter, one of the most prominent 20th century Austrian economists of his time, they all benefitted to a degree from what he termed...

If you want to understand the hypocrisy of globalist leftism, there is perhaps no better example than the vastly different media responses to recent events in South Korea and Romania.The failed coup in South Korea got a lot of...

America is just coming-to after a near-death experience.  We came within a hair’s breadth of ceasing to be America. If November 5th hadn’t been so decisive, we’d still be counting (and manufacturing) votes. If Trump hadn’t been...

Winter has come early, and in many places, the month of December has brought with it record or near record cold.  As I write, the eastern U.S. lies in the grip of extreme cold, with possible record lows tonight in Tennessee,...

After the inauguration of President George W. Bush on January 20, 2001, many new White House aides excitedly showed up for work the next day only to find their office spaces vandalized and trashed.  Phone cords were ripped from...

Why are so many college girls identifying as anything but women? Why was everyone embarrassed by Donald Trump’s mean tweets? Why did the actors in the Harry Potter movies all shun author JK Rowling when she came out against men...

President Joe Biden is often unaware of his surroundings or behavior, but he surely knows that Christmas is almost here.Playing Santa Claus, he is handing out gifts — pardons to existing and as-yet-unprosecuted criminals and...

Christopher Wray, head of the FBI, is trying to make life difficult for the incoming Kash Patel, even though he is leaving. By promoting loyalists, he is pushing them into decision-making positions so that reforms can be...