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Richard Condon's The Manchurian Candidate was published in 1959 during the Cold War. The novel told the story of an American soldier whom the Chinese and North Koreans brainwashed into becoming a political assassin as part of their attempt to overthrow America. Its...

I have a friend I hold in high esteem: well-read, worldly, educated, and ever-thoughtful. Recently, she told me she has lost faith in America. In part, she wrote:...

July 4th is an important date in American history and for this author. Paradoxically, it may be an even more important date for the rest of the world. Imagine, for a moment, what the world would look like had the American Revolution failed, and the colonies remained...

When the Obama Presidential Center was first announced, it was sold as a transformative civic investment — a cultural anchor for Chicago's South Side, a symbol of renewal, and a legacy project for America's 44th president. The early price tag hovered around $300...

America, the country that so many of us love, no longer lives in truth; rather, a perpetual state of untruth we know exists, but tolerate for lack of an actionable alternative. Each side of the aisle promulgates its version of the truth. Trump is a liar, a fool, and a...

With America a hair's breadth away from boots-on-the-ground combat in Iran, I'm reminded of the belief that, for decades, the uncertainty principle has governed much of American foreign policy. This has resulted in thousands of unnecessary American deaths, both...

A perfect illustration of our cultural collapse is the growing trend of people not only committing crimes but also proudly filming themselves doing so on social media. In Queensland, police recently charged 90 young offenders under new "posting and boasting" laws...

Recently, I wrote an article for American Thinker titled "Progressives Use Marxist Communication Techniques To Keep Power." In response, one reader observed, "The key is sustained dissent to Marxist techniques, not retreat." Another added, "Unwinding the long march...

Believe me when I say there is nothing new under the Sun. However, mankind's ability to forget the unforgettable is limitless. We are doomed to repeat our worst mistakes, continually suckered into the same old blunders we've paid dearly for time and time again. Sun...

The Hunt for Red October was Tom Clancy’s first novel. Red October was a fictionalized account about a new Russian SLBM missile boat that the Soviet Union designed as a first-strike weapon. The book was a great Cold War thriller, but the Cold War is over, right? Not...