His country's future depends on it *First Published in the Washington Times on October 20, 2026* The United States and Canada have one of the closest bilateral relationships in the world — but it is deteriorating fast. No one believes our strong partnership should end, but Canada should not continue to enjoy the privileges of U.S. market access and security guarantees without robust reciprocity. Canada expects the U.S. to guarantee its defense without making proportionate con

Trump's warning to the cartels puts pressure on Sheinbaum to deliver measurable cooperation *First Published in the Washington Times on October 7, 2026* In his Sept. 22 speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump delivered his most direct threat against Mexican drug cartels and the government that shields them. The cartels and the Mexican government of President Claudia Sheinbaum were put on notice. Saying that Mexico is “the epicenter of cartel violence” a

Rodriguez cannot be the solution to the problems she helped create *First Published in the Washington Times on September 22nd, 2026* President Trump’s proposed oil agreement with Venezuela has left pundits and politicians around the world intrigued and confused. He and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have rightfully presented the agreement as a strategic and historic energy security breakthrough: The United States would receive majority effective control over output from a new

We must be vigilant about screening immigrants' sponsors *First Published in the Washington Times on September 7th, 2026* In the early 1900s, waves of European immigrants arrived in American cities carrying not just their luggage but also ideologies forged in Europe’s industrial turmoil. Among them, anarchists and socialists were motivated by revolutionary politics long before they boarded ships bound for the United States. They believed the U.S. offered fertile ground for th

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