The New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans represents a part of a larger, ongoing threat. Too many of our elites across America and Europe refuse to take it seriously.
Each terror attack comes as a surprise. Each is reported with great focus on the immediate disaster — and no serious attempt at context.
This pattern of only focusing on the present has unfortunately marked American thinking and policy for the 23 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

- Do the Democrats Want the Iranian Dictatorship to Win?
It is difficult to understand why the left is undermining efforts to stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons that could destroy American cities. - The Coalition to Defeat Iran
After spending this week reviewing the Iranian war, I am now convinced President Donald J. Trump is on the edge of an historic victory. - Ken Paxton’s Trump-Aligned Messaging in Victory Over John Cornyn Points Way to GOP Midterm Victories
‘I’m running to lower your cost of living,’ the primary winner in closely-watched Texas Senate race avers. - Washington and Tehran Should Study Christmas 1972 in Hanoi
President Donald J. Trump is trying to pressure Iran’s religiously inspired dictatorship to agree to a tough series of restrictions to get to a better economic future. - President Trump: Trust But Verify
Watching the dance between the Iranian religiously inspired dictatorship and the United States and its allies, I keep getting reminded of President Ronald Reagan’s adage “trust but verify.”
