The National Security Hour

The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – According to a new safety ranking from Illinois Police, attributed to “Wallet Ranking,” Chicago ranks 161st in overall safety among 182 cities, making New York City safer by comparison. Crime is rising, and many residents and businesses are leaving the state because of concerns about crime, taxes, and leadership...

The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Dr. Joseph Sansone’s book explores how narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism shape authoritarian leadership. It examines the absence of empathy among powerful figures and questions their conduct during COVID, offering a framework for understanding cruelty, institutional power, and the consequences of leadership without conscience or compassion...

The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – The temptation is to treat China’s difficulties as an American victory. That would be shortsighted. A sharp Chinese downturn could disrupt commodity markets, weaken trading partners, and send economic pain across borders. Competition between nuclear powers demands discipline. Washington should seek leverage without assuming that...

The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – The one issue where adversaries may need each other most: artificial intelligence governance. Not because Washington and Beijing agree on how to run their societies — they do not. But because if AI escapes its sandbox, it does not check the nationality of the civilization it disrupts. Fred examines the narrow but vital case for a bilateral...

The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Patriotism demands scrutiny of our own government. Loyalty to America means insisting on honest casualty reporting, accountable spending, and independent judgment toward every foreign partner. No administration deserves blind faith. No political party owns the Constitution. No alliance excuses silence when American lives are at...

The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – “Blind Justice” is the standard and hope of the American Judicial System. Really? Who gets a pardon and still chooses to plead the “5th”? Pleading the Fifth Amendment means refusing to provide testimony that might self-incriminate you. Fauci—formerly pardoned by Biden invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate Homeland Security and...

The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Spanberger's stated goals are the end of private gun ownership in the state. She has been beaten back so far on this score – higher taxes, woke school teaching, and constitutional amendments intended to expand protection for abortions and to more or less make Virginia the country’s capital for that variety of murder...

The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – The agreement describes a process in which all parties can thoroughly discuss and investigate new ideas for U.S. military activities or mineral mining and proceed once an agreement is reached. The agreement also allows EU countries to participate in mineral development if they wish, provided they agree on a process with...

The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Discover why Greenland’s geography matters to Arctic security and missile warning—and how expanded defense cooperation could strengthen America’s northern defenses. Examine the pressure on Iran’s nuclear program, the challenges of verifying its capabilities, and the diplomatic work required to turn agreements into lasting peace...

The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Governments race to gain an advantage. Each has reasons to move fast. The rest of us are left to trust systems their own creators cannot always explain. America cannot pretend this technology will disappear. Rivals will pursue it. Criminals will use it. We need people who understand these systems well enough to test them hard, challenge their...