The Mess in Syria
Ryan Mauro appeared discusses developments in Syria, ranging from an American citizen freed from Syrian prison who found his way to U.S. Special Forces in Syria to President-elect Donald Trump's…
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Ryan Mauro Talks Syria
On Wake Up America on Newsmax, Ryan Mauro describe the evolving situation in Syria. With the collapse of the Assad regime, Turkey's jihadist allies in Syria have started attacking the…
Ryan Mauro on the Aftermath of the Assad Regime
The toppling of the Assad presents a "risky success" for Israel and the United State. With the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Syria has devolved from a nation-state level…
Ryan Mauro on Collapse of the Assad Regime in Syria
Ryan appeared on Fox & Friends Weekend to discuss the rebel/extremist groups that will likely take power in Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime. Of great concern is…
Philanthropic Captains, Progressive Crews
Jeffrey E. Paul’s fine Winning America’s Second Civil War: Progressivism’s Authoritarian Threat, Where It Came From, and How to Defeat It, new from Encounter Books, begins by tracing the harmful…
Thanksgiving Day 2023
Abraham Lincoln on proclaiming a national day of thanksgiving: “It has seemed to me fit and proper that they [‘the gracious gifts of the Most High God’—the prosperity of the…
One Hundred Sixty Years of Patriotic Philanthropy at Gettysburg
Today, Gettysburg Battlefield is exceptionally well-preserved as Gettysburg National Military Park, managed by the federal National Park Service and freely accessible to all visitors. Key to this, almost from the…
Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross
On the northern edge of Antietam Battlefield stands a monument to Clara Barton honoring her for bringing “supplies and nursing aid to the wounded” during the battle. Throughout the Civil…
Juneteenth 2022
One year and one day ago, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making June 19 a federal holiday marking the day the last slaves in the…
Independence Day 2021 (observed)
Many U.S. presidents have spoken on the occasion of Independence Day. Perhaps the most unique is an impromptu speech by Abraham Lincoln to a crowd, accompanied by a band, that…