OPINION July 30, 2020 Jim Hanson: Big Tech hearing shows Congress can't allow these powerful companies to police themselves When businesses can anger both Democrats and Republicans, you now the companies must be doing something outrageous.
OPINION June 1, 2020 Jim Hanson: Trump's Antifa declaration – this is how it helps US fight back The statement by President Trump that the United States will designate Antifa as a terrorist group is an important one.
OPINION May 31, 2020 Jim Hanson: Trump is right – Antifa has hijacked protests of George Floyd’s death and turned them into riots President Trump was right when he placed blame Saturday for the riots tearing apart cities around the country on Antifa and other radical left-wing groups. He should now go one step further and declare Antifa a domestic terrorist organization.
OPINION May 28, 2020 Jim Hanson: Trump’s social media executive order is justified – protects free speech, combats censorship President Trump was right and justified Thursday to sign an executive order calling for new regulations to strip legal liability protections from social media companies that censor posts and engage in political conduct on their sites.
OPINION February 29, 2020 Jim Hanson: Trump's Taliban peace deal is right move – After almost 20 years it's time to exit Afghanistan The Taliban peace deal was the right decision by President Trump from an array of not very good options.
OPINION February 9, 2020 Jim Hanson: Get out of Afghanistan — a clear, specific declaration would let US leave and put our enemies on notice Safe havens for terror groups are a legitimate concern but don't justify an open-ended commitment.
OPINION January 12, 2020 Jim Hanson: Trump's tweets boost Iranian protests — the world is watching, president warns mullahs Though the regime has killed more than 1,500 demonstrators in recent months, the protests continue.
OPINION January 7, 2020 Jim Hanson: After Iran’s attack on US forces, both sides should step back from brink of war Iran’s firing of as many as 15 ballistic missiles into two Iraqi military bases where U.S. forces are stationed is a major escalation in its confrontation with America that began 40 years ago with Islamic Revolution that turned Iran from a U.S. ally into an enemy.
OPINION December 31, 2019 Jim Hanson: US should attack Iran in response to attack on our embassy in Iraq The time has come to take military action against Iran, following the attack it orchestrated Tuesday on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
OPINION December 9, 2019 Jim Hanson: Pensacola shooting requires rethinking these military policies We need a serious look at the vetting procedures for foreign nationals coming to the U.S. for military training.