So, here’s the scene in Washington: President Trump has a lineup of nominees—ambassadors, undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, the whole alphabet soup of federal posts—cooling their heels in political purgatory. Many of them had already survived the gauntlet of committee hearings, some even with bipartisan nods of approval. You’d think that would earn them a reasonably quick…
Marco Rubio: Double Duty or Double Trouble?
By all accounts, Marco Rubio has come a long way since his early days as the Tea Party darling in the Senate. Fast forward to today, and he’s no longer just a voice in the legislative chorus—he’s holding two of the most powerful foreign policy posts in the country. For the past three and a…
A Christian Conservative View on the Ukraine Conflict and U.S. Involvement: Navigating a Messy World with Wisdom and Faith
The complex web of developments surrounding Ukraine, Russia, NATO, and U.S. foreign policy often feels like trying to untangle Christmas lights—just as one knot loosens, another seems to appear. As an independent Christian conservative, I find myself asking: Are we as a nation truly pursuing justice, promoting peace, and protecting liberty, or are we allowing…
The Independent Christian Conservative 