The GOP’s Biden separation anxiety
Americans have come to expect a President Biden who isn't firing on all cylinders. Published August 12, 2022
Tom Basile
Columns by Tom Basile
Lessons for America on George Jetson’s birthday
The nation was still basking in the afterglow of the 1950s cultural and economic boom. Camelot in all its glamour was in full swing. Published August 5, 2022
Who’s afraid of Donald Trump?
After more than a year of calling him, "my predecessor" or "the other guy" President Biden mentioned former President Donald Trump by name this week. Published July 29, 2022
Fauci and the case for mandatory retirement
It should be no shock to anyone that Dr. Anthony Fauci caused some confusion last week. This time, though, it was over his statements about his retirement. Published July 22, 2022
I never thought I’d leave New York
I never thought I'd leave, but this week my family joined the nearly 1.5 million New Yorkers who, over the last dozen years, have chosen to call somewhere else home. Published July 15, 2022
Reparations: The left’s new segregation
The media is calling it "groundbreaking." A recent report from the California Reparations Task Force is spurring a movement to dress up welfare in a noxious new wrapper. Published July 8, 2022
The GOP’s right-wing, ideological purity litmus test lunacy
Republicans' opportunity to reclaim the mantle of leadership will be squandered if party leadership, conservative media and voters on the far-right demand adherence to unachievable standards for ideological purity. Published June 24, 2022
Transgender activism is targeting kids in red states, too
Parents must act to prevent the exploitation, physical mutilation and harmful indoctrination of their children. Published June 17, 2022
For America to recapture greatness, Biden and Dems must remember that all lives matter
The last few weeks have been a test of leadership for President Biden and the Democratic Party. Published June 10, 2022
Trump’s not-so-tight grip on the GOP
If you listen to left-wing media, you'd think Republican voters across the nation are lemmings hanging on every word of former President Donald Trump. Published June 3, 2022
Only faith and wisdom will reduce the senseless violence
As the nation struggles to make sense of the senseless tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, calls for action resound from the grief-stricken, the television talking heads, the political class as well as ordinary Americans shocked by the horror. Published May 27, 2022
Could McDonald’s bring down Putin?
Not long after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, a ubiquitous symbol of American capitalism found its way to the streets once ruled by Stalin's iron fist. Published May 20, 2022
The ‘ultra-MAGA’ monster mirage
If the brain trust that runs the Republican Party is at all honest, they have to admit the left's message machine is extraordinary. Published May 13, 2022
Democratic outrage over Roe v. Wade has little to do with women’s rights
What may seem like the political equivalent of a cold sweat breaking out in the Democratic Party over the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade is actually a combination of emotions ranging from exhilaration to sheer panic. Published May 6, 2022
What Elon Musk can’t fix about Twitter
The hyperbole coming out of the left over Elon Musk's potential purchase of Twitter is proof positive they're scared witless over the fate of their preferred vehicle for information management. Published April 29, 2022
The left’s climate panic is making people sick
Today, in our world of information management dominated by the far left, the ranting about the end of the world has gone mainstream. Published April 22, 2022
The costs of Biden’s abdication of leadership
The line between peace and war is thin, but the line between regional and global conflict is thinner still. Russia has crossed one line. Published April 15, 2022
A weak Biden weakens our military
When all else fails, talk about health care. It should be on a bumper sticker for the left. Published April 8, 2022
Trump’s Georgia problem
Last week, former President Donald Trump returned to the battleground state of Georgia for one of his signature "Save America" rallies. Published April 1, 2022
Stop the left’s transgender manipulation game
The left's war on women continues unabated, and it's racking up victims. Published March 25, 2022
