Tom Basile
Columns by Tom Basile
America’s ‘forever war’ is here to stay
America's withdrawal from Afghanistan is already leaving chaos in its wake. Published July 9, 2021
America’s massive government growth putrefies morals, families and nation’s work ethic
The secret to America's success has always been simple. We were a nation focused on "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." That meant we valued people more than institutions. Published July 2, 2021
Lebron James’ Lakers and the NBA’s racial bias
Perhaps the Lakers organization would be more successful if it had a more racially balanced team on the court, rather than one that is not truly representative of America. Published June 25, 2021
Unmask college COVID-19 mandates
The airports are filling up, restaurants are packed, gyms are open, and people are heading back to church. America is finally being unmasked. Published June 18, 2021
Israel’s Trump problem
There's an unholy alliance in the Holy Land. One can't help but see potential danger lurking for Israel in the same kind of desperate political moves we saw here in 2020. Published June 11, 2021
Biden’s meaningless meeting with Putin
The shirtless, horseback-riding Russian strongman and our shaky, ice cream cone-eating president will meet this month. It shouldn't happen. Published June 4, 2021
Remember our fallen heroes, they believed in us
Over the last year, the great story of our nation has taken quite a few plot twists. Published May 28, 2021
Woke at work mob has executives running scared
Recently, prominent tech firm Basecamp attempted to limit political discussions at work. Company executives were pilloried for trying to get employees to focus more on doing their jobs rather than social and political agendas. Published May 21, 2021
Should Kevin McCarthy be the next Republican to go?
Kevin McCarthy is angling to be third in line to the presidency but the Liz Cheney debacle should call into question the leadership skills of the California Republican. Published May 14, 2021
America’s suburban middle-class reckoning is near
Growing up in the 1970s and '80s, the heyday of the American shopping mall, communities wore their stores like a badge of honor. If you had a Macy's or a Sears nearby, it was a big attraction. Published May 7, 2021
Combating Biden and Democrats’ ‘Cult of Free’
In what looked like a post-apocalyptic scene out of a B-movie where more than half the government had disappeared, President Biden came to the Capitol to affirm his leadership of the "Cult of Free." Published April 30, 2021
Biden’s weakness allowing new and improved Axis powers to flourish
While the Biden administration is focused like a laser on convincing Americans their country is systemically racist, the once murky post-Cold War world order is coming into specific relief. Published April 23, 2021
Tracking statism, anti-social behavior and America’s cultural divide
We talk a lot about the political divide in America, but this division is in actuality a cultural realignment as well. Published April 16, 2021
Allowing America’s institutional decay emboldens the kind of Marxism that Democrats embrace
American exceptionalism isn't merely about our system of government or the pioneering spirit of our people. It includes a complex network of institutions that helped facilitate our rise as a nation. Published April 9, 2021
‘Biden Effect’ emerges through massive spending and weaponizing race at every turn
"Lunch Pail Joe" has gone woke. A scant couple of months into the Biden presidency and the governing philosophy of the nation's 46th president has become painfully clear. Increase federal power through massive spending and weaponize race at every turn. The result is the "Biden Effect." Published April 2, 2021
The border crisis is coming to your backyard
A Politico-Morning Consult poll released this week showed a 14-point drop in support for making illegal immigrants citizens. Published March 26, 2021
Time to get serious about China’s energy blackmail
Blackouts last month in Texas and parts of the Midwest should have been a snowball to the face policymakers still complacent about the collective vulnerability of our energy infrastructure. Published March 19, 2021
Remembering a year of liberal lockdowns
It's been a year since federal and state governments together with the nation's health care bureaucracy locked down America. Published March 12, 2021
Democrats turn Washington D.C. into America’s Forbidden City
More revelations about poor accommodations for National Guard members stationed in Washington obscure the greater insult that they are being used by Democrats as political props to drive a divisive narrative. Published March 5, 2021
Joe Biden’s war on equality is pure racism
Not that you'd know it by watching CNN or scrolling through Twitter, but we've worked hard to end the practice of separate but equal in this country. Published February 26, 2021
