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Lt. Col. James G. Zumwalt is a retired Marine infantry officer who served in the Vietnam war, the U.S. invasion of Panama and the first Gulf war. He is the author of three books on the Vietnam war, North Korea and Iran as well as hundreds of op-eds.
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MAGA-hat wearers: 'Unintentional matadors'

by Lt. Col. James Zumwalt -- All too often now we are reading stories in the media about "liberals gone wild," aggressively confronting Trump supporters. Initially encouraged by California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters' call more…

Rotting the soul of a nation: From Denmark to America

by Lt. Col. James Zumwalt -- Among the most despicable of crimes is treason. Whether committed for ideological purposes, reasons of maintaining power or for financial gain, traitors placing little value on the right more…

Dems' swap mascots -- from donkey to ostrich

by Lt. Col. James Zumwalt -- By refusing to recognize a continuing flood of migrant caravans creating havoc on our southern border, one wonders if Democrats have abandoned the donkey, becoming the party of more…

America descends as the 'bailment' is bobbled

by Lt. Col. James Zumwalt -- Ever since winning our independence, a tacit understanding passed from generation to generation. Parents of each embraced, in the form of a bailment, the treasured democracy our Founding more…

Reagan's speech on the night AOC was conceived

by Lt. Col. James Zumwalt -- The safe assumption is, on the evening of Jan. 11, 1989, as President Ronald Reagan delivered his farewell address to the American people, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (AOC) parents were more…

Will this 'masked crusader' dethrone
Kim Jong-un?

by Lt. Col. James Zumwalt -- A masked crusader – a mysterious group called "Cheollima Civil Defense" (CCD) – is challenging North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's nearly three-quarters of a century family rule. Cheollima more…

3 liberal death links lacking logic

by Lt. Col. James Zumwalt -- Perhaps a future generation of social analysts, isolated from party politics, will better understand the logic involved and, therefore, be able to explain it. But, for right now, more…

Trump's wall: 'To be or not to be'

by Lt. Col. James Zumwalt -- The spending bill Congress put together and President Donald Trump signed Feb. 15 recalls a parable about powers of observation. An employee, adept at stealing but never getting more…

Was a Subway sandwich Smollett's undoing?

by Lt. Col. James Zumwalt -- A well-known line from Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." Similarly, an unfolding police investigation into the alleged attack in the Windy City more…