John F. Di Leo

On the Foreign Policy night of the 2024 Republican National Convention, there was a great deal of focus on the eruption of antisemitism and anti-Israeli violence that has surfaced in recent years, most particularly since Hamas’ Oct. 7…

For the past four years, we have been constantly reminded of “the insurrection,” a brief moment on January 6, 2021 when a couple hundred unarmed people -- some of them demonstrators, some of them FBI plants, some of them tourists going…

A recurring theme as we live our lives in modern America is the old saying, “the generals are always fighting the last war.”In elections, the application of the saying is to design a campaign to redress the special types of defeats we…

The first official presidential debate of 2024 was held on June 27, and the reactions are fascinating.Joseph Robinette Biden, who has held offices in the Newcastle County Council, the United States Senate, and the White House for the past…

President Trump has focused his 2024 campaign on a number of issues that one would expect, but he shook up the game this summer by issuing a new policy proposal: “No Tax On Tips.”While his campaign hasn’t released the usual detailed policy…

“There was a knock on the door. A voice said, ‘It’s the IDF. We’ve come to take you home.’”This is how former hostage Noa Argamani described her rescue from Hamas on the Sabbath — Saturday, June 8 — which also happened to be her…

On Friday, May 24, as Chicagoans prepared for the Memorial Day weekend, Mayor Brandon Johnson and police superintendent Larry Snelling spoke to reporters, asking them to pass on a message to the public:“Parents, please, know where your…

“My condolences.”“I’m so sorry for your loss.” “My sympathies.” “May he rest in peace.” Raised as we are in Western civilization, we have an instinctive response when we hear of someone’s death, whether by natural causes, by accident, or…

Reuters reports that “Hamas says it will not compromise further with Israel to win Gaza ceasefire.”It’s just another headline about the heirs of Yassir Arafat; we know better than to take the statement seriously. Hamas will…

Los Angeles County Sheriff Department detectives proudly announced a complex and successful sting this week. A retail theft ring has been caught red-handed, with millions of dollars’ worth of make-up, perfume, pharmaceuticals, and…