Tom Basile
Columns by Tom Basile
Time to end trial by media
Our constitutional crises in America are many and garner great debate. Published November 26, 2021
Kamala Harris’ performance exposes danger of identity politics
Former President Barack Obama's closing argument to voters in Virginia last month was to ignore the phony outrage over the "trumped-up culture war." Published November 19, 2021
Biden’s condescension calculation
You just don't get it. You're "confused," says President Joe Biden. Published November 12, 2021
What we’ll never know about COVID-19: Part II
In this second installment of this two-part series, more questions about COVID-19 and our pandemic response for which we may never have answers. Published November 5, 2021
What we’ll never know about COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has often seemed tailor-made for the information age, generating a flurry of daily statistics for people to perpetually gnaw on like cud. Published October 29, 2021
My wife refused the COVID-19 vaccination and is about to lose her job
If you dismiss even one tyranny or one small injustice for the sake of personal comfort or blind conformity, you consent to the expansion of powers that ultimately will control you entirely. Published October 22, 2021
Team Biden ignores Communist China at America’s peril
Communist China's military and rhetorical escalation against Taiwan is testing the Biden Administration's response to America's most dangerous geopolitical adversary. Published October 15, 2021
The Democratic faces of American fascism
We've all read about fascism in our history books. Now, to say that the leaders of the Democrat Party are increasingly embracing its principles is no longer hyperbole. Published October 8, 2021
Top brass expose Biden’s biggest Afghanistan lies
The content of the top military leaders before Congress last week means we now know that the strategy surrounding the Afghanistan withdrawal was not driven by the military but by the political apparatchiks in control of the Biden White House. Published October 1, 2021
The death of Americans’ financial privacy
The president's handlers announced they want to monitor the transactions of every bank account with more than $600 allegedly to ensure "the rich pay their fair share." Published September 24, 2021
Republican divides boost the left
Recently, many Republicans with prominent platforms again played into the hands of left-wing media and the Democrats by attacking President George W. Bush for two lines in his 9/11 anniversary remarks. Published September 17, 2021
Democrats shouldn’t bet on abortion in 2022
Here we go again. Democrats are confident they will ride the rabid outrage over new abortion laws to victory in the 2022 midterms. They shouldn't bet on it. Published September 10, 2021
The danger of the Beau Biden effect
As President Biden feels the pressures of his office, he's increasingly erratic and at times even lethargic, prompting debate about his physical and emotional condition. Published September 3, 2021
In search of an American president: Biden clearly not fit for the job
Our nation's political identity is wrapped up in the Presidency for better - or more recently, for worse. Published August 27, 2021
U.S. walking away from Afghanistan was never the right option
America's mission in Afghanistan has been reduced to cinders, and the human cost will be incalculable. The impact of this betrayal of our military will be felt for generations. Published August 20, 2021
Dems remaking America into a socialist state, another win for Bernie Sanders
Another week and another step forward for the party of Bernie Sanders. Published August 13, 2021
Andrew Cuomos are everywhere
New York's 'kissing Caligula' might finally meet his political end. The sordid details give us a glimpse into the ugly side of our political system, but they also provide us with a lesson. Published August 6, 2021
America faded and worn but optimism remains
In a hot and dry southwest Oklahoma town stands a weathered sign towering above the landscape. Decades ago, it welcomed patrons to a bustling drive-in restaurant. Published July 30, 2021
China’s coal-fired climate trap
The same folks who helped bring you COVID-19 are now claiming they're going to be carbon neutral by 2060. Published July 23, 2021
Pelosi’s Trump impeachment 3.0
Nancy Pelosi's twilight years may thus far be bereft of achievement from a governance standpoint, but her status as a formidable political tactician remains intact. Published July 16, 2021