Interior Ministry, with 100% political control, is the most corrupt institution in the country First Published in the Washington Times on August 25, 2026 Recent media reporting on Trump administration officials looking for a Cuban version of Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez sent security analysts and political commentators scrambling. Worst of all, the U.S. was reportedly considering Cuban Interior Minister Lt. Gen. Lazaro Alvarez Casas or Raul Castro’s grandson Raul Rodriguez Cas

Secret agreement with the Vatican helps Beijing exert communist pressure First Published in the Washington Times on August 12, 2026 The Vatican has abandoned the Catholic faithful in China. This neglect calls into question Rome’s long-standing moral authority in defending religious freedom and has caused confusion among Roman Catholics worldwide. A secret Vatican agreement signed with Beijing in 2018 and negotiated by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin was pre

*First Published in the Washington Examiner on August 6, 2026* The recent invasion by Moroccan illegal migrants of Spain’s autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla laid bare the debilitating institutional weaknesses of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Workers Party coalition government. On July 29, what ended up being a force of over 60,000 military-age Moroccan men invaded Spain’s autonomous North African enclave city of Ceuta, terrorizing its 84,000 citizens. Ceuta a

*First Published in the Washington Examiner on July 28, 2026* There are few more dangerous places in the world for Christians than Nigeria. The assault on Christian communities in Nigeria is among the most serious and persistent religious freedom crises of our day. Over the past few years, up to 100,000 Christians are believed to have been killed and thousands of churches destroyed. A consistent pattern of violence, intimidation, displacement, and destruction has affected Ch

Party's radicals seek cultural control before political conquest *First Published in the Washington Times on July 14, 2026* Italian communist philosopher Antonio Gramsci would be proud. Almost 90 years after Gramsci died as one of Benito Mussolini’s prisoners, his revisionist Marxist ideology is finally taking root in, of all places, the United States. Unknown outside academic and political circles, Gramsci posited a unique concept for communist takeover. He asserted that doc

Evil leads and stupidity follows in New York primaries *First Published in the Washington Times on June 30, 2026* Last week, socialists swept primary elections in New York and establishment Democratic incumbents fell by the wayside. They now threaten other Democrats, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in New York and Democrats elsewhere. Here in the Sunshine State, Florida folks are asking, are those voters evil or stupid? Arturo Perez-Rever

*First Published in the Washington Examiner on June 29, 2026* As President Donald Trump works to resolve the Iran peace agreement and press for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Esmail Qaani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, has threatened to widen the conflict to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The importance of strategic maritime chokepoints becomes ever more significant, and the United States should safeguard its commercial sea lanes by

*First Published in the Miami Herald on June 22, 2026* The Florida Legislature this month approved the proposed “Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes” constitutional amendment, sending it to voters on the November ballot. Although not as aggressive as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ original reform proposal, it is welcome news to Miami homestead property owners. We’ve been over-taxed and underserved for far too long. If approved by at least 60% of voters, beginning in 2027, the ho

The U.S. can and must stop it *First Published in the Washington Times on June 16, 2026* Nicaragua’s U.S.-sanctioned co-dictators, Daniel Ortega and his wife, co-President Rosario Murillo, are waging a war on religion. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called their dictatorship “an enemy of humanity.” The U.S. can and must stop them. Independent newspapers, universities, civic groups, charities, student organizations and religious institutions have all been suppressed, shut

*First Published in the Washington Times on June 1, 2026* Victor Manuel Rocha is a traitor and a spy. He admitted it, and a U.S. federal court sentenced him. As a naturalized U.S. citizen, he must be denaturalized, or stripped of his U.S. citizenship. Born in Colombia, Rocha emigrated to the U.S. as a child. Raised in modest surroundings in New York City, he nevertheless secured a scholarship to an elite boarding school, followed by degrees from Yale, Harvard and Georgetown.

We should hasten its government's death *First Published in the Washington Times on May 5, 2026* Communist Cuba is in its death throes. It is collapsing, and we should help it collapse. Cuba produces nothing. Its economy is paralyzed, its infrastructure in tatters. It has no agriculture, no livestock or poultry industries, no fisheries, no potable water, no health services, no electricity and no way out. Gone are the days of Russian and Venezuelan subsidies that kept the coun

The U.S. must beat back the dragon at the doorstep *First Published in the Washington Times on May 5, 2026* President Trump’s visit to China next week will be the first visit by a U.S. president since his first trip in November 2017. Trade and economic relations will top the meeting agenda, as will the war with Iran, the future of Taiwan and continued U.S. support for Taipei. Still, one matter needs particular and urgent attention: China’s increasing infiltration of the Ameri

*First Published in the Miami Herald on April 22, 2026* On April 15 — Tax Day — Miami’s new mayor, Eileen Higgins, announced that she would bring forward a $450 million bond for voter approval. The bond would address longstanding facilities challenges faced by our first responders. Our firefighters and police officers deserve the very best training, equipment and facilities. But that cannot come on the backs of middle-class families by burdening them with a half-billion dolla

*First Published in the Washington Times on April 21 2026* President Trump’s recent threat to sever trade ties with Spain was not impulsive. It was the long-overdue recognition that the far-left socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has transformed Spain into the weakest link in and a danger to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. For years, Madrid has shirked its defense responsibilities, aligned itself with America’s most virulent adversaries and created a

*First Published in the Miami Independent on April 10 2026* Florida is a success story, and it did not happen by accident. Since COVID, Miami and the greater region, as well as the state, have experienced a transformation that rivals anything in modern American economic history. Population growth, corporate relocations, new business formation: by every measure, the Free State of Florida is not just thriving, it is becoming a cornerstone of America's new economy. That momentum

*First Published in the Washington Times on April 8, 2026* As I watched the televised State of the Union on Feb. 24, the cameras panned across the congressional chamber. Sitting there was Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, sporting an indecent accessory that read “F—- ICE.” Shortly thereafter, the Democratic Party leaders in Congress refused to move on the Department of Homeland Security budget until their “reform” agenda for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was a

*First Published in the Washington Times on March 23, 2026* On April 1, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on President Trump’s Executive Order 14160, ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. In the decades-old debate over immigration, the issue of birthright citizenship stands out as the most contentious. Current law on citizenship is based on interpretations of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which says, “All persons born or naturali

*First Published in the Washington Times on March 9, 2026* It's a national security threat and a fraud magnet For more than 20 years, the diversity visa, also known as the visa lottery, has faced numerous calls across the federal government for reform and outright elimination. In Congress, among federal agencies and think tanks, many believe the diversity visa is an unnecessary national security vulnerability that has run its course. The diversity visa was the brainchild of S

*First Published in the Miami Herald on March 5, 2026* The Stronger Miami coalition recently collected over 20,500 signatures to place a charter amendment on the 2026 ballot expanding the Miami City Commission from five seats to nine. Supporters argue this means better representation and an end to political dynasties. It is a well-intentioned idea. It is also completely unnecessary, and voters just proved it. The argument behind this proposal has always been rooted in frustra

Selling U.S. citizenship to the highest bidder *First Published in the Washington Times on February 24, 2026* When FBI agents raided a nondescript apartment in Arcadia, California, they didn’t find drugs or weapons. They found 21 infants, a host of nannies and the nerve center of a sophisticated international operation designed to manufacture U.S. citizens for Chinese nationals. This wasn’t an isolated incident; it was a glimpse into a new, insidious front in the long-term st