The “Greater Israel Project” has garnered a great deal of attention online recently – as it should – but the question remains: is this an old wives’ tale, or is it actually happening? Let’s discuss. Many American Christians, Israeli Knesset members, and sympathizers...
The U.S. and Israel started a senseless, criminal war of aggression against Iran two months ago, and that war set much of the rest of the region on fire. The aggressors failed to achieve anything beyond inflicting death and destruction while causing massive damage to...
Last weekend my Institute for Peace and Prosperity hosted another conference here on the Texas Gulf Coast. Not only did we have a full house attending the conference – which is in a way the most important thing – but in this era of profound disappointment and...
A single image can crack a political storyline wide open. We start with the viral clip of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue and follow the uncomfortable question it forces for many American Christians: what does “shared values” mean when Christians in...
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 28 April 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about Iran, paying special attention to how Russia is now committed to making sure Iran prevails against the US and Israel. We spoke about Iran’s latest 3-phase...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News that Iran cannot be allowed to continue controlling the Strait of Hormuz. The US is particularly angry that Iran has set up a "tollbooth" to charge cargo ships for the right to pass....
The publication Monday of another report showing that President Donald Trump’s tightening of the 65-year US embargo of Cuba over his two terms in office is “likely the primary cause of a major increase in infant mortality” on the economically besieged island prompted...
The headlines move fast, but the stakes underneath them move faster. When political leaders say the Strait of Hormuz is “open” and diplomacy is “wrapping up,” we slow the tape and ask the only question that matters: who actually has leverage right now, and what price...
A ceasefire can be the start of peace, or it can be the quiet moment when both sides reload. That’s the question driving my return conversation with Professor Glenn Diesen as we dissect the US-Iran negotiations, the sudden focus on a short extension, and the strategic...
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Courtesy of NBC News, here’s a brief summary of the butcher’s bill of the latest wars in the Middle East: Iran’s forensics chief said nearly 3,400 people had been killed in the country since U.S.-Israeli...
