Aristotle
One of Plato’s students was Aristotle. After spending time as the tutor to Alexander the Great (before he was “the Great”) Aristotle formed his own school called the Lyceum.
Red China bows Trump has Chairman Xi over the barrel. Oil barrel, that is
Wednesday morning began with the capitulation of Chairman Xi.
Trump announced on Truth Social, “China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also—and the World. This situation will never happen again. They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran.
Five Years Vs. Five Weeks; The Ukraine & Iran Wars
Naturally, both the United States and Russia have security concerns. Russia opted to safeguard its borders against NATO’s expansion along its Western frontier through a full-scale ground war that is now in its 5th year. The fighting persists with significant military actions from both sides continuing, resulting in substantial casualties and geopolitical tensions that have further complicated international relations.
‘HANDCUFFING ICE’: Homan GOES AFTER Dems for holding national security hostage
Border czar Tom Homan warns about potential national security consequences stemming from the partial government shutdown’s impact on DHS funding.
It’s Always the Money That Gets Them – Even Democrats
The Democrat party is a political organization in the same sense that Tony Soprano was a garbage collector. In both cases, their organizations are or were merely tools to fleece the public.
Good!
A gas station. Rural east Texas. A young man sits in front of the ice machine, and he’s babbling nonsense. He is shirtless. He is dirty. People pass him as they walk into the convenience store.
But one old man doesn’t.
Enforcing the Law Is Not Extremism; Immigration, Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law
America has always been a nation of immigrants—and a nation of laws. Those ideas are compatible. Legal immigration works because it is orderly, vetted, and fair. When entry becomes lawless, it undermines sovereignty and the integrity of a system that welcomed generations of lawful newcomers.
‘RESTRIKE’: Navy intel officer says US can keep Iran’s uranium ‘buried’
U.S. Navy intelligence officer Ret. Capt. Todd Sawhill discusses reports Iran used Chinese satellites to target U.S. bases and the impact of strikes on their nuclear sites on ‘The Story.’
Welcome to the War You Didn’t Notice: Living in Fifth-Generation Conflict Since 2019
There was no declaration. No troop movement you could point to on a map. No shock-and-awe campaign lighting up the night sky. And yet somewhere around 2019, the world shifted—and it hasn’t felt normal since. That’s because the battlefield changed. We are now living inside what military thinkers call Fifth-generation warfare. And unlike every war that came before it, this one isn’t being fought over land. It’s being fought over you.
We cannot go back in time to take advantage of opportunities we have already passed up
My good friend Robert Stacy McCain fisked an article from The New York Times, one which tried to make the case that American women postponing childbirth might still have children later in life. “Fertility delayed is fertility denied” is one of the great maxims of demographics. As a matter of statistical average, postponing parenthood means …
Iran is DONE if they do this: Gen Kellogg
Former Special Envoy to Ukraine Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg discusses the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, ongoing minesweeping operations, and how the pressure campaign is impacting Iran on ‘America’s Newsroom.’
Plato on Democracy
We generally think of Athens as the birthplace of modern democracy. It was in fact, far more directly democratic than the United States is today.
Trump orange-pilled the world: America re-opened the Strait of Hormuz on our terms
JD Vance was stunned that the Iranian delegation in Pakistan could not do anything without traveling back to the Supreme Leader for approval.
A New Cuba
As of early April 2026, Cuba is experiencing a severe economic and energy crisis exacerbated by a near-total U.S. oil embargo, leading to nationwide blackouts and fuel shortages. A sanctioned Russian tanker recently brought a temporary fuel lifeline, while the government announced the release of 2,010 prisoners amidst mounting internal pressure and ongoing talks with the Trump administration
‘Moment of ENORMOUS uncertainty’: GOP senator calls for swift Fed changes
Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., discusses President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Kevin Warsh’s upcoming confirmation hearing on ‘Kudlow.’
South Dakota State Politics: The Top 12 Issues, Part II
Part I (see here) discussed the first six of the top 12 issues that continue to be debated in the state, with the ranking order determined by estimated public interest and salience. Each of the issues presented concludes with a positional statement on the issue from a traditionalist constitutional and fiscal conservative standpoint.
Boss Newsom’s Empire of Waste, Fraud & Mismanagement
Those of us who live in this mismanaged, Democrat-ruled dung-show are keenly aware that Gov. “Hair Gel” has already relentlessly trashed the “Golden State.”
We want a DURABLE company: Kraken co-CEO
Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi discusses parent company Payward filing confidentially for an IPO on ‘The Claman Countdown.’
The Future of Armored Warfare in the Drone Era; Adapting to a Battlefield That Now Sees Everything
The romantic image of armored columns rolling forward under cover of smoke and artillery has been replaced by something far less cinematic: vehicles hiding, dispersing, and moving like hunted animals under constant aerial surveillance. Cheap drones—$500 quadcopters and $20,000 FPV kamikazes—are hunting million-dollar platforms with ruthless efficiency. The lesson is not subtle. If you can be seen, you can be targeted. If you can be targeted, you can be killed.