PARIS — A word about Sept. 11, 2001 — 25 years later. And the day that launched my career. My first ever column was written about 9/11 and the heroes who emerged from its ashes. It was also the place where I thought I was literally going to die, just a few years later, as a result of the ...
One of the challenges with writing about the war in — and on — Ukraine is that so little changes. I don't mean the fighting on the ground, though even there, when viewed from a distance, it doesn't look as though much has shifted in a long while. Russia has gained very little territory in ...
Hats off to Tapiola First Responders I would like to thank the First Responders of the Tapiola area for saving my life. I live on Bear Lake Road in Tapiola, and they responded to my home after I called 911. Unfortunately, the medication I was taking caused my tongue to swell so badly that I was unable to talk, which meant I was also unable to provide my address to the 911 dispatcher. I am thankful that some of the First Responders were familiar with the location of my house and others were able to use the GPS location and arrive in time to help me. I am very grateful for their quick ...
It feels like just yesterday that America lost Charlie Kirk. I remember every detail vividly. Charlie and I were in daily contact that week, as he prepared for his next national campus speaking tour. I was part of an intimate Zoom meeting he had organized the night prior to its first ...
History is written to be argued about, I have often said. Recent efforts by the Trump administration's culture war have offered numerous examples. In recent days, we have seen Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a break from the administration's war against Iran, announce the re-installation ...
Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters says the GOP midterm election "convention" will be a "Trumpapalooza." It'd be better if everyone called it that. American political conventions are one of the best examples — among way too many — of American institutional decay. In the ...
