David Keene
Columns by David Keene
The dangers in declaring support for Donald Trump
It may have been "politically incorrect" to state one's intention to vote for Donald J. Trump four years ago, but the perception among much of the public that it might actually be dangerous today is real. Published August 31, 2020
Voters will rise up against Democrats’ jihad on guns
Most of the guns being bought now are by first-time buyers to have available in case they might need a gun to protect themselves from the very thugs the protesters champion. Published August 8, 2020
Democrats hope Joe Biden avoids debates while surrogates stoke opposition to Trump
Joe Biden's allies are scrambling to find some way to avoid putting him on the same stage with the president for a debate. Published August 6, 2020
Standing up against the left for the rights of police officers
Cops are Americans and deserve the same rights as every other American. Published August 3, 2020
Trump administration tackling Chicago’s crime-ridden neighborhoods
Illinois Democrats were outraged earlier this summer when the Trump administration decided to send federal agents to Chicago in an effort to help local police reduce the Windy City's escalating murder rate. Published July 29, 2020
U.S. governors try to seal off states but forget about Americans’ economic and personal freedoms
The beauty of our federal system is that for every Jay Inslee there is someone like Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson willing to attack the same problem in ways that aim to preserve economic and personal freedom. Published July 21, 2020
The cost of demonizing the police
It was reported last week that in New York City alone some 272 officers have put in for retirement in the last month and that most of them are among the most experienced in the department. Published July 1, 2020
Rioters who burned police stations and businesses may find their nemesis, Trump, reelected
Rioters who have burned police stations, destroyed hundreds of businesses in dozens of cities and demanded defunding the police may reelect a president they despise. Published June 27, 2020
Removing the military mindset in police departments
Reforms that will reign in the misuse of the police as well as the tactics and strategies employed by police agencies that don't understand this are long overdue. Published June 24, 2020
John Bolton’s opinionated style never a good fit for Trump administration
When Ambassador John Bolton joined the administration as President Trump's national security adviser, I wondered just how long he would last. I would have guessed three months; that he lasted 18 surprised me. Published June 18, 2020
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers’
Eric Engberg, one of my fishing buddies a couple decades ago, was an on-the-air reporter for CBS News for 26 years until he had emergency bypass surgery, bagged his television career in 2002, bought a used trawler and retired to Florida to fish and enjoy the good life. Published June 5, 2020
Governors can not ignore state constitutions to impose COVID-19 restrictions
When the Wisconsin Supreme Court found an extension of Gov. Tony Evers' lockdown unconstitutional, the governor blamed a "partisan" conspiracy between Republican legislators and the court. Published May 25, 2020
What Algeria can teach about coping with an economic crisis
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is committed to a course that may make Algeria a modern example of how to both weather a crisis and come out of it stronger than when it began. Published May 11, 2020
China’s inexcusable attempts to cover-up ‘Wuhan Virus’
President Xi Jinping almost single-handedly mismanaged China's response to the virus and is making his country a pariah rather than a respected and near-dominant power. Published May 6, 2020
Easing COVID-19 restrictions: Desperate citizens dismissed as deplorable Trumpsters
Demonstrators demanding that the COVID-19 restrictions on the way they live their lives so they can earn a living and avoid economic ruin have been condemned by many as short-sighted because we have not yet rid the country of the virus. Published April 27, 2020
Ignore crazy conspiracies about COVID-19 origin
It doesn't take a conspiracy theory to acknowledge that sometimes, to clean up an oft repeated truism, bad things just happen. Published April 17, 2020
Ambitious politicians like Andrew Cuomo and Gretchen Whitmer try to out-perform President Trump
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears daily to comfort the afflicted, warn the public of dangers still lurking out there and, hopefully, perform better than the current occupant of the White House who he apparently hopes viewers will conclude is far less sympathetic, dishonest and perhaps dangerous. Published April 15, 2020
No one got COVID-19 right early on, but critics now bend over backwards to blame Trump
America's liberal politicians and their media supporters want to survive the Wuhan pandemic, but seem just as interested in creating a narrative they can use against Donald Trump and his supporters. Published April 7, 2020
Henry Hyde would have been proud of pro-life Democrat Dan Lipinski
Congressman Henry Hyde, who shared Mr. Lipinski's views on abortion but probably disagreed with the man on much else, would have been proud to know that Illinois is still capable of producing such politicians. Published March 31, 2020
Surrendering American values during the COVID-19 pandemic could destroy the Republic
The American Republic may be dying. The U.S. Constitution, federalism and freedoms we have too often taken for granted have all fallen victim to a virus from far off Wuhan and the panic of our leaders and people. Published March 24, 2020
