OPINION6 days agoJames Carafano: North Korea could spell trouble for Biden — here’s what he needs to doNorth Korea has been relatively quiet until recently, but that looks like it is changing. Keeping the Hermit Kingdom from becoming President-elect Joe Biden’s first crisis could well require learning some lessons from what the outgoing administration of President Trump got right.
OPINIONJanuary 10James Carafano: Iran acting tough – Biden team is being sent this messageWith the Biden team pledging to rush back to the Iran deal without preconditions, most would expect Tehran to be on its best behavior. That, however, misjudges the Iranian perspective.
OPINIONDecember 24James Carafano: Why did Trump veto military funding? America needs a Defense Authorization ActDonald Trump, more than any president since Ronald Reagan, has demonstrated a commitment to our armed forces and the importance of peace through strength. Yet on Wednesday, he vetoed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $740 billion in military spending.
OPINIONDecember 20James Carafano: If Biden pursues open-border policy it will pose grave public health risk during pandemicOn the campaign trail, Joe Biden promised to be President Trump’s antithesis on border and immigration issues. Basically, Biden pledged to do the opposite of everything Trump did regarding illegal immigration.
OPINIONDecember 18James Carafano: China lies about its wrongdoing on COVID, spying, global aggression, pollution and moreThe Chinese Communist Party has lied about COVID-19 from the start. And Beijing’s malignant behavior doesn’t stop with the pandemic,
OPINIONDecember 9James Carafano: Does Biden pick Lloyd Austin have what it takes to be an outstanding defense secretary?President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement Tuesday that he will nominate retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin — an accomplished leader with a distinguished military career — as secretary of defense raises two critical questions.
OPINIONDecember 3James Carafano: US shouldn’t reenter Iran nuclear deal — Iran sponsors terrorism and seeks nuclear weaponsUnfortunately, many on the left still want to return to the Obama administration’s failed “love the hate out of them” approach to Iran, a terror-sponsoring state that aspires to become a nuclear power.
OPINIONNovember 18James Carafano: Afghan-Iraq troop reductions – here's what Pentagon's announcement really meansWhen President Trump said he wanted to end endless wars, he meant exactly that.
OPINIONNovember 17James Carafano: 5 top global issues for the day after inaugurationAt the start of 2021 there will be some global issues that can’t be put on hold. Here is a short list.
OPINIONNovember 11James Carafano: On Veterans Day, America can't be a 50/50 nationWe should be able to put aside our political differences and unite in supporting our veterans and treating them with respect and fairness.