Happy and Free by Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. (Retired) and David Bernell The death of Alexei Navalny in one of Vladmir Putin’s terrible prison camps in the Arctic Circle is a tragedy for the world. It is also a marker and a reminder of the competing political forces of our time. When the Cold War... Continue Reading →
Seize Russian Assets and Send the Money to Ukraine By David Bernell and Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. (Retired) The war in Ukraine is changing. Russia is seeing gains, and Ukraine is facing increasing challenges and shortages, particularly with regard to soldiers and weapons, which have resulted in the recent loss of territorial control to the... Continue Reading →
By Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. (Retired). and David Bernell “The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States,” said Governor Greg Abbott of Texas on January 24, 2024. His claim is that the Biden Administration has failed to carry out the requirements of the Constitution, which says that the federal... Continue Reading →
By David Bernell and Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. (Retired) There are many things we have learned since Donald Trump declared in 2015 that he was running for president. One of them is that no election in which Donald Trump is involved is normal. The election in 2024 is the fifth (including midterm elections) in which... Continue Reading →
By David Bernell and Thomas Graham President Biden and Kevin McCarthy continue to talk about how to resolve the conflict over the debt ceiling and avert a US default on its national debt for the first time ever in the country’s history. But there may be little use to further talking. Kevin McCarthy seems to... Continue Reading →
By Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. and David Bernell There is a line in scripture that says, “If anyone causes one of those little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea”... Continue Reading →
