Tom Basile
Columns by Tom Basile
U.S. does not need a president
When it comes to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, you can't help but wonder who is really calling the shots. Published September 6, 2024
Trump campaign and Republicans need to go guerrilla
It's September, which means the presidential campaign is mercifully in the final stretch. Former President Donald Trump is attempting to stay on message with varying degrees of effectiveness. Republicans are lawyering up. They're registering voters and encouraging supporters to vote early and by mail. It's a marked change from 2020. Published August 30, 2024
Biden aside is an unmitigated victory for the far left
Straining to smile, President Biden was led backstage after a speech that was delayed, angry and bitter -- a reflection of a man who failed to lead and who had been politically marginalized since his administration began. Published August 25, 2024
The Trump we need to see: Campaign as if running for town council
Democrats want you to believe that the most unpopular vice president in history, widely panned as incompetent, is suddenly some combination of President Abraham Lincoln and Albert Einstein. Published August 16, 2024
Harris’ biblical problem: Who is she, and what does she believe?
Today's Democrats love wrapping themselves in the cloak of piety when election season rolls around, only to quickly jettison much talk of God once in power. Published August 9, 2024
Media give J.D. Vance the Charlottesville treatment
When it comes to manipulating information to demonize Republicans, Democrats and their friends in the press stick the landing every time. Published August 3, 2024
Yes, God saved Trump
A slight turn of the head. Less than a half an inch. That's all that stood between life and death for former President Donald Trump on July 13 in a Pennsylvania field. Published July 19, 2024
Is Biden America’s Cincinnatus?
President Biden says he's not going anywhere, but the man famous for taking every position on every issue has demonstrated he can certainly change his mind. Published July 12, 2024
Democrats’ fraud and deception: Dangerous times for America
We find ourselves in uncharted waters again just months before a presidential election. What may happen next could be truly seismic and further corrosive to the nation. Published July 7, 2024
The case for Pompeo
If Democrats had any sense, they'd figure out how to replace President Biden with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear or someone younger and virtually unknown that they can manufacture into their next savior. Do that, and Vice President Kamala Harris could be replaced by a toaster. Published June 27, 2024
How Trump can make the environment great again
President Biden and progressives' efforts to convince Americans that the new climate change economy would be a benefit have predictably fallen flat. Published June 22, 2024
Trump should embrace Kennedy’s call to address chronic illness
Raising the volume on chronic health crises and committing to do something about them will allow former President Donald Trump to better connect with voters on both a rational and emotional level. Published June 14, 2024
Close primaries to protect red states
The relevance, finances and power of political party committees have steadily declined for years following the rise of super PACs and the Citizens United decision. Published June 7, 2024
Dr. Anthony Fauci and the 2024 election
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the millionaire government pensioner who left a trail of human wreckage behind him will undoubtedly be facing some tough questions from Congress. Published May 31, 2024
Biden, Democrats and the dangerous religion of race
President Biden's summer of rage started with two divisive speeches highlighting the dangerous core tenets of the far left's electoral strategy and governing philosophy. Published May 24, 2024
Harrison Butker’s badge of honor
The Democratic-aligned political ecosystem that championed cancel culture as the pandemic unfolded and today attacks Judeo-Christian values has set its sights on Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. Published May 18, 2024
‘Woke’ Scouts and the death of another American institution
"Woke" social engineering by the far left appears to have claimed another victim: the Boy Scouts of America. Published May 10, 2024
The excommunication of Biden
The Biden era has laid bare a weakening core of the Catholic Church in these perilous times. Published May 3, 2024
Democrats’ welfare for journalists brings us closer to state-run media
Another canary in the coal mine from the Empire State: New York's newly minted state budget allocates $90 million for tax credits for so-called local news outlets. Published April 26, 2024
How liberals killed Earth Day
Earth Day used to be a celebration of our individual and collective responsibility to protect the planet and improve human health. It was about science and data. Published April 19, 2024
