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James Poplar
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April 10, 2024
Election integrity returns to the national conversationNo election integrity means no freedom.
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April 8, 2024
The road not takenThe election this November is a really a choice between two radically divergent visions of America.
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March 31, 2024
What defines a leaderA little anecdote about our second president can inform us about what we should expect from our next one.
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March 16, 2024
So what does Gen. MacArthur have to say about those who would scrap 'duty. honor, country'?West Point's replacement of 'duty, honor,' country' with 'Army Values' in its mission statement starts looking a little skeevy.
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March 11, 2024
We've seen this movie beforeDisaster awaits when humanitarianism embraces stupidity.
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February 18, 2024
The real threat to democracy is open bordersDemocrats call everything they don’t like a “threat to democracy,” but if you want to witness America’s destruction, the flood of illegal immigrants is the real threat.
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February 14, 2024
The power of role modelsYour actions define not only who you are but serve as a role model of character for those seeking real direction and guidance.
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January 20, 2024
Out of many, one—the moving spectacle of a naturalization ceremonyThese events are eye-openers for those of us lucky to have been born into the blessings of America.
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January 11, 2024
The ‘white rage’ that wasn’tLloyd Austin’s commissioned study discovers the answer that anyone who has ever served in the military could have told him.
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January 7, 2024
America needs a new Joshua ChamberlainHere is the perfect example of a man who put nation before self.
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January 3, 2024
‘Danger Will Robinson!’The iconic phrase can be appropriated and recycled into a prescient warning for Americans if we don’t alter the government that has become destructive to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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December 19, 2023
Yes, America we can still count our blessingsDespite outward appearances to the contrary, as a nation we are truly blessed.
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December 18, 2023
A hope for the new yearWe need statesmen who can rise above the din of partisan petty politics and put the good of the nation above their own agendas and petty politics.
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December 16, 2023
A party that gave birth to a NationToday marks the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party—was their spirited rebellion all in vain?
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December 14, 2023
Colin Powell was right after all!We should have remembered his advice before we galumphed into Ukraine.
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December 4, 2023
Yes, Virginia, that state 'assault weapons ban' is all about 'coming for your guns'Virginia's SB 1382 is nothing but a gun grab, sugarcoated with moderate language.
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November 11, 2023
A veteran’s footlocker—vestiges of valorI came into possession of a vintage Army footlocker; unbeknownst to me, it was full of preserved treasures.
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October 9, 2023
Once again, Bob Gates was right about Joe BidenWrong on nearly every foreign policy front -- and now we have Israel.
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September 21, 2023
The emperor had no clothes like Joe Biden has no senseEven though this was written over one hundred years ago, the plot line seems somewhat familiar to today’s political landscape.
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September 11, 2023
About that 'Don't Tread on Me' flag and all its phony controversiesThe 'Don't Tread on Me' flag has a long and honorable naval history.
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August 31, 2023
One nation under GodChristian ideas and principles make up many of the key tenets of America's constitutional order.
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August 27, 2023
John F. Kennedy wouldn't recognize our USARemember 'ask not what your country can do for you'?
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August 5, 2023
A return to “normalcy' -- really?Many were led to think the election of Joe Biden as the nation’s Commander in Chief would return the nation to a state of “normalcy.”
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July 8, 2023
Another cluster from the Biden administrationJoe Biden approved sending a horrific form of military hardware to Ukraine. We'll have to live with this decision for decades to come.
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May 29, 2023
Honor those who died to make us freeOur freedom has come at a terrible price, and Memorial Day is the one day we honor those who sacrificed for this great Republic.
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March 26, 2023
The problem with trying to understand DemocratsCognitive dissonance, or the inability to reconcile one's beliefs with reality, seems to affect a lot of them.
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February 25, 2023
The Founders' triple testThe Founders were ordinary men who carried out extraordinary acts while serving the people and not the government they represented.
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January 20, 2023
Civics, civility, and the death of a nationIt should not be a surprise that our democratic republic is failing miserably.
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December 24, 2022
Yes, Americans can still count our blessingsThe United States remains a great nation and an example for the world to emulate.
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November 19, 2022
Once again democracy prevailsEven though our Constitution may be "dated," it will continue to withstand the test of time.
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November 6, 2022
‘Elections have consequences’Obama was correct, and this election has more consequences than most.
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November 1, 2022
Honoring the veterans of VietnamUnlike their Greatest Generation predecessors, many Vietnam veterans returned home from war to both an unappreciative and hostile country.
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September 26, 2022
Are you better off than you were two years ago?Elections are won or lost not by the party’s base, but rather by those independent voters in the middle.
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September 11, 2022
Recalling the haunting images of the attacks on September 11, 2001Traumatic stress affects many Americans, and is nothing over which to feel shame.
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August 7, 2022
The inconvenient truth of electric vehiclesMaybe the environmentalists out there can convince me to buy an E.V. But so far, I'm not convinced.
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June 27, 2022
It's more than just pain at the pumpThe larger issue is our lack of "soft power" and the strategic vision employed by all great powers.
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June 6, 2022
June 6, 1944: A testament to American greatnessOn that day, Allied troops finally got onto the continent over which the Nazis had roamed free for years, marking the beginning of the end of Nazi power.
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June 3, 2022
'No' to assault rifle bansThe recent mass shooting in Texas serves as another false opportunity for progressives to call for the seizure of assault-style weapons from law-abiding Americans.
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May 30, 2022
Memorial Day 2022This is a day to reflect on the sacrifices Americans have made for our liberty.
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May 14, 2022
Ukraine: Down the slippery slope we goThe U.S. is expanding its involvement in Ukraine, and the Biden administration is not telling the voters.
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April 29, 2022
For too many Americans, Ukrainian patriotism is easier than American patriotismWhy do leftists tear down their own nation, yet come to the defense of a nation they could not even identify on a map six months ago?
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April 27, 2022
The difference between 'equity' and 'equality'Progressives in the Biden administration are now pushing to have equality replaced by the false and deceptive practice of "equity."
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April 19, 2022
Farewell to America's military meritocracyIt appears America's ultimate meritocracy, the force that rose from like a phoenix from the ashes of Vietnam and won Desert Storm, will be no more.
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April 9, 2022
Clausewitz and the dual nature of war in UkraineEven though he lived two hundred years ago, one of the most famous military strategists in history could have seen this coming.
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April 5, 2022
The ship of state is adrift under BidenA clear and present danger is before us, and a strong hand on the helm is required.
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April 3, 2022
What war in Ukraine means for us here, and everywhereThough man may be the smartest species, he can indeed be the most vicious and cruel.
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March 28, 2022
Robert Gates on Joe BidenBiden continues to prove by both his words and actions that Robert Gates’ pronouncement continues to be prescient.
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February 20, 2022
Maybe Russia's interests regarding Ukraine are simpler than you thinkAnd maybe it's actually easy to defuse the ongoing confrontation with Putin.
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February 18, 2022
A pandemic driven by politics, not scienceOnly coming elections seem to be capable of making the leftist acolytes of these lockdowns snap out of it.
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February 6, 2022
Losing Taiwan is not an optionWe’re facing something of a Hobson’s choice right now but timely, focused, committed action can change the current dynamic.
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January 19, 2022
Biden's anniversary: truth or consequences?Biden's one-year anniversary is no cause for celebration.
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January 4, 2022
A lesson from Ronald Reagan on appeasing dictatorsWhile the Cold War may have ended, the fight for freedom is never over.
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October 20, 2021
America's Intelligence Community: A study in consistent failureOur Intelligence Community continues to miss the mark.
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October 4, 2021
Déjà vu -- Black Hawk Down part twoWhen will our civilian “leadership” ever learn from the lessons of our recent past?
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October 1, 2021
Obama was right after allAt least, he was right when it came to analyzing Joe Biden.
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September 24, 2021
Reaping the Democrat harvestThe "harvest" has only proven that the quality of the seeds that were planted did not measure up to the standards of their predecessors.
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September 21, 2021
Honoring sacrificeAlong with our freedom, we have a debt to those who perished and suffered.
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August 28, 2021
The text that will haunt me for the rest of my lifeWhen I see what's happening in Afghanistan, I don't see the country I fought for during my 30 years in the military.
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August 24, 2021
When will they ever learn?With the debacle of the Afghanistan retreat before us, it's important to remember that, no matter how badly managed a war, our troops gave their all.
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July 3, 2021
On America's birthday, remembering what we areJuly 4 is a day to celebrate an extraordinary nation, blessed by Providence.
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May 31, 2021
Memorial Day 2021: A time to revisit the American's CreedRemember those who died in combat on this sacred day wearing the uniform of this great nation.
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April 9, 2021
America: The great experiment in human governanceWe must continue to build upon the foundation that our Founding Fathers laid for us over two hundred years ago.