GOP needs to have a serious debate about National Security
NEWT GINGRICH: The Republican Party needs a debate on national security. The strategy we’ve followed over the last 10 years did not work. In the end, Iraq is a disaster,…
Religion, Ideology and Politics in the Islamic Republic of Iran
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi The well-established tendency in Washington DC since the so-called “Khomeini Revolution” of 1979 to look for positive signs of change in the political ideology of…
Ronald Reagan, “You’re out there on the frontier of freedom.”
Ronald Reagan said to conservatives, “You’re the troops. You’re out there on the frontier of freedom.” A young soldier stands guard in the cold, looking out over no-man’s-land through to…
The Islamic Republic of Iran in Perspective
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi Historically, Iran is an ancient civilization but a relatively young Muslim country. The seventh century Arab-Islamic conquest of Persia was and is still viewed…
The Iran Enigma
by Dr. Miklos K. Radvanyi History, in her disposition toward intellectually gifted peoples and nations, appears as fickle as the gods of ancient times were wont to be of…
Changing the Benghazi Talking Points
How they were changed to obscure the truth by Stephen F. Hayes Even as the White House strove last week to move beyond questions about the Benghazi…
Missile Defense: projecting strength rather than weakness
by George Landrith Ronald Reagan coined the phrase, “Peace through strength,” but it was not a new idea and it had not been an historically partisan concept. It dates…
Benghazi hearings reveal a complete lack of interest and leadership
by George Landrith Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testified on Capitol Hill this morning about the events of September 11, 2012 in which the American Consulate in Benghazi was attacked and…
Ms. Clinton, it matters because the truth and accountability matters
by George Landrith Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finally made it to Capitol Hill to testify about what happened five months ago in Benghazi, Libya on September 11th — the…
The Difference It Makes
“‘What difference does it make?’ This question is the timeless unspoken question in all political discussion and debate. Or should be.” by Scott L. Vanatter Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s…
Ronald Reagan’s Second Inaugural Address: Human freedom is on the march, and nowhere more so than our own hemisphere
“The American sound . . . is hopeful, big-hearted, idealistic, daring, decent, and fair.” by Scott L. Vanatter One-term presidents rarely are considered our most successful presidents. Getting re-elected is…
Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address: “We are a nation that has a government–not the other way around.”
“We are a nation that has a government–not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth.” by Scott L. Vanatter The claim is…
Ronald Reagan’s Farewell Address to the ’88 Republican National Convention
“Our party speaks for human freedom, for the sweep of liberties that are at the core of our existence. . . . Together we’ve fought for causes we love. But…
George Washington’s First Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union
“Our fellow citizens the blessings which they have a right to expect from a free, efficient, and equal government.” January 8, 1790 (223 years ago today) [Excerpts] by George Washington…
Ronald Reagan, “Our Noble Vision: An Opportunity For All”
“You cannot create a desert, hand a person a cup of water, and call that compassion. . . . And you cannot build up years of dependence on government and dare…