by Timothy Kirchoff — Early in the morning of January 3, 2026, the US military launched an operation in Caracas, Venezuela, which succeeded in its objective of abducting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, apparently to be tried on charges related to drug trafficking and narcoterrorism. As of now, it remains to be seen whether the American government has more evidence of Maduro’s guilt on these charges than they did for the various individuals who were killed without trial i

by Timothy Kirchoff — The term “heritage American” has come into use  in certain parts of the internet—in blogs, on X, and in hand-wringing commentary  from outlets like Politico . While definitions of the term vary, it seems to mean roughly “Americans who trace their presence in the country back to the colonial or Civil War era.” The term is endorsed by some as a celebration of the United States’ “national heritage and its culture.”  When I first heard the term “heritage Ame

by Timothy Kirchoff — In the aftermath of Roe v. Wade , pro-life activists disagreed on the best strategy to pursue. One proposed strategy focused on a sweeping proclamation of the rights of the unborn. Another proposed strategy  focused on achieving and building on smaller rhetorical and legal victories, with the aim of eventually leading people toward accepting abortion abolition. Both of these approaches, abolitionism and incrementalism, have the same philosophical startin

by Timothy Kirchoff — A decade – or perhaps a lifetime – ago, in early 2016, former Speaker of the House John Boehner and then-Vice...