June ishere –and you know what that means. “PrideMonth” is upon us,anow-obligatory (almost mandatory) public celebration of the LGBTQ community. Given the laughably large number oftransgender flagsand thepanoply of sexual orientationsseenat pro-Hamas protests in recentmonths, it’sall but certainanew contingent will be joining inPrideParades this year from coast to coast:QueersforPalestine. But before the enbyactivistsand “DykesforDivestment” throngs line up behind the QfP …
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My dad landed on Utah Beach on D-Day. His simple answer on how he did it offers lessons to Americans today
My father’s serviceonD-Day80years ago –thehorror,thesheer hellofcrossingthesand that morning – was all somethingofan abstraction to me. That changed when I saw”Saving Private Ryan,” Steven Spielberg’s masterful, shocking film depictingthehorroroftheOmaha Beach landingsandthegrueling combat that followed. Suddenly, I could picture it: At just 18 years old, my dad landed withthefirst wave at Utah Beachandfought forthenext month, until a German bullet pierced his helmet, …
Read More »Russia, China, Iran and North Korea ratcheting up threats against US, what we need to know
During the next year and beyond, the United States will likely face a range of “most direct, serious threats,” according to the 2024 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). The report was released to the public, in an unclassified version, on March 11 and presented to senior congressional leaders in a series of classified briefings. When serving …
Read More »D-Day 80th anniversary: The true legacy of Normandy
Eighty years ago, 73,000 courageous American soldiers stormed the shores of Normandy, charging forward through long odds and heavy fire to unshackle a continent from the grip of tyranny. In this singular moment, the United States demonstrated to allies and adversaries alike our willingness to lead the charge to defend democracy, a sacred commitment that our nation has embraced over …
Read More »D-Day 80th anniversary is powerful reminder that freedom requires eternal vigilance
PROGRAMMING ALERT: WATCH THE FOX NATION SPECIALS HOSTED BY BRET BAIER: “THREE DAYS AT THE BRINK“AND “THREE DAYS IN MOSCOW.“ On a solemn day in late November 1943, a somewhat unlikely coalition of three men sat across a lunch table at a meeting site in Tehran and finalized an agreement. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, …
Read More »Laptop deniers conspired to make Hunter Biden news disappear. They can’t now
Watching the coverage this week out of Delaware was like finding oneself in a parallel universe. There were ABC, NBC, CBS, the Washington Post and other news outlets reporting matter-of-factly that the Hunter Biden laptop showed no evidence of tampering and was both real and authentic. These are the same outlets, and some of the same reporters, who eagerly spread …
Read More »Biden's border crisis: Why his new executive order doesn't really matter
Border security is a top issue with American voters. President Biden is responding by signing executive action that he claims will help secure our borders. Is this a meaningful step to rein in the chaos at our borders or political theater? I served as a U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agent for nearly 30 years and retired as chief during the …
Read More »Trump trial shows the ominous evolution of our criminal justice system. Who's next?
If you don’t care about the criminal justice system, just wait until the criminal justice system cares about you or someone you love. Anestimated70 million to 100 million Americans – roughly 1 in 3 – have a criminal record and many, like former President Donald Trump, are at the mercy of acrimonious justice. Any law officer or prosecutor can target …
Read More »Morning Glory: Biden betrays Israel
President Joe Biden is not a “friend of Israel.” He was, but he is not now. Biden began his turn against Israel when he told Erin Burnett that he was embargoing the sale of offensive weapons to Israel. Biden completed that turn with his speech last Friday and in his Time Magazine interview published this week. First, when he was …
Read More »D-Day at 80: One more mission to Normandy for the greatest generation
PROGRAMMING ALERT: Watch the Fox Nation series “The Final Journey of the Greatest Generation with Martha MacCallum.” As I write this, dozens of world leaders, including President Biden, Emmanuel Macron, King Charles III and the Prince of Wales, are all preparing to travel to a place that has deep meaning in our shared history. They will go back to the …
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