Portrait of Gen. Benedict Arnold by an unknown artist. The American soldier joined the colonial forces during the War of Independence, 1775-83, took part in the unsuccessful siege of Quebec, and ultimately fled to the British lines after a failed plot to surrender West Point. He’s the most famous traitor in U.S. history. (Photo: Library of Congress, AP) By: Rick Hampson...

By: Cal Thomas – townhall.com – July 19, 2018 Did President Trump bungle the moment in Helsinki by casting doubt on American intelligence findings that Russian agents “meddled” in the 2016 election? His critics, including some Republicans, say so — and on Tuesday, Trump said he had misspoken when he expressed doubt about Russian culpability — but several things need...

By: Gary Lane – www1.cbn.com – July 10, 2018 Northwood Church founder Pastor Bob Roberts worries if the US Congress doesn’t act soon, ethnic Kachin Christians in Burma may face the same plight as the Rohingya. He believes prayer and action can make the difference in saving them. Roberts is a member of the Faith Coalition to Stop Genocide in...

By: David Jackson and John Fritze – USAToday.com – July 17, 2018 Seeking to quell the furor over his support of Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he accepts the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that Russians interfered with the 2016 election – but that others could have been involved as well. “I accept our intelligence community’s conclusion that...

By: Rich Lowry – natioalreview.com – July 17, 2018 Donald Trump is not, and never will be, the Moscow correspondent for The Nation magazine, and he shouldn’t sound like it. The left-wing publication is prone to extend sympathetic understanding to adversaries of the United States and find some reason, any reason, to blame ourselves for their external aggression and internal...

By: Ben Shapiro – nationalreview.com – July 16, 2018 On Monday, President Trump gave a deeply disgraceful press conference with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The presser began with Trump announcing that although the Russia–U.S. relationship has “never been worse than it is now,” all of that “changed as of about four hours ago.” It was downhill from there. Trump proceeded...

By: Van Taylor – vantaylor.com – 2018 Securing our Border and Stopping Illegal Immigration As a United States Marine, I served on the U.S. / Mexico border as part of Joint Task Force 6 and know it is not secure. In the Texas Senate, I used this background to pass important legislation granting Texas military personnel legal safeguards to protect...

By: Victor Davis Hanson – townhall.com – July 12, 2018 Critics of Donald Trump claim there is no rhyme or reason to his foreign policy. But if there is a consistency, it might be called reciprocity. Trump tries to force other countries to treat the U.S. as it treats them. In “don’t tread on me” style, he also warns enemies...

By: Victor Davis Hanson – townhall.com – July 12, 2018 Critics of Donald Trump claim there is no rhyme or reason to his foreign policy. But if there is a consistency, it might be called reciprocity. Trump tries to force other countries to treat the U.S. as it treats them. In “don’t tread on me” style, he also warns enemies...

By: Merrill Matthews – ipi.org – July 10, 2018 President Donald Trump has a message for the majority of members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Spend what you pledged on national defense. It’s an important message in these troubled times, especially with the Russian bear once again on the prowl. Trump’s issue is the money member countries pledged to...