The massacre at Kasuwan-Daji village in Niger State, where armed attackers reportedly killed dozens, burned the local market, abducted residents, and operated for hours with little or no immediate resistance, is not merely another tragic headline from Nigeria. It’s a stark exposure of what happens when violence becomes normalized and the state’s protective role erodes…
Power, Persecution, and the Cross
Yesterday’s U.S. strike against Islamic State–linked militants operating in Nigeria, reportedly carried out with the approval and cooperation of the Nigerian government, landed with the kind of moral thud that foreign-policy decisions rarely avoid. President Trump framed the action in part as a response to violence that has included the targeting of Christians, a claim…
Strength, Scruples, and the Question of Purity
President Trump’s decision to deploy U.S. forces near Venezuela has landed squarely in the middle of a long-running American struggle: how to exercise power responsibly in a world where every option carries moral risk. On the surface, the debate appears to be about strategy, legality, and geopolitics. Supporters emphasize deterrence, border security, and the disruption…
Moral Clarity in an Age of Evasion: Veterans, Abortion, and the Cost of Conviction
The controversy surrounding the Trump administration’s decision to reverse the Veterans Affairs abortion policy has been framed as a dispute over healthcare access, administrative authority, or political ideology. But those framings, while convenient, are ultimately evasions. At its core, this debate concerns whether the federal government should actively participate in the deliberate ending of innocent…
What the FBI, Mar-a-Lago, and the Crisis of Trust Reveal About Our Moment
The FBI’s continued pushback against criticism of the Mar-a-Lago search is not merely an institutional defense against political pressure. It’s a window into something far deeper and far more troubling: a nation struggling with betrayal, broken trust, and the quiet fear that the threat to justice may not come from enemies on the outside, but…
Syria, Sacrifice, and the High Cost We’re Too Quick to Call “Waste”
The deadly attack on American personnel in Syria—and President Trump’s pledge of a decisive response—has once again forced the country to confront a question we never seem to settle: What is worth the cost? Every time U.S. service members are killed abroad, the debate begins almost instantly. Why are we there? What are we gaining?…
Justice, Mercy, and the Voice We Dare Not Ignore
The release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has pulled back the curtain on a tension Americans feel but rarely articulate clearly: how do we enforce immigration law firmly without trampling due process, court authority, and basic human dignity? This isn’t a left-wing question or a right-wing one. It’s an American question. And, for Christians, a deeply…
A Reflection on the GOP’s Health-Care Rift
Washington, D.C., never lacks for drama, but every now and then the Republican caucus serves up an episode spicy enough to make daytime television blush. This time, the plot centers on something far more consequential than committee assignments or who accidentally unplugged the espresso machine in the Capitol cafeteria. House Republicans have found themselves in…
Why President Trump’s New Refugee Cap Isn’t the End of American Compassion
Well, the media is howling again. This time it’s over President Trump’s decision to set the refugee admissions cap at 7,500 per year, the lowest in U.S. history, and to prioritize white South Africans (Afrikaners) who’ve faced targeted violence back home. You’d think, from the headlines, that Lady Liberty herself just packed up and left…
Why America’s Naval Move in the Caribbean Deserves Both Support and Scrutiny
When President Trump ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group into the Caribbean to combat narco-terror networks, the world took notice. The decision—backed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—wasn’t just a routine show of force. It was a declaration that America will no longer tolerate cartels poisoning our children, destabilizing our neighbors, and infiltrating…
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