Nick Licata

It will take pragmatic and bold leadership to halt this slide into a society that will not be seen as a land of the free. 

Hamas may be prepared to have all its combatants killed in this Holy War against Israel because their ultimate victory is the elimination of Israel. That will only occur if the Muslim, Arab, and Persian world is united in that goal. The humanitarian tragedy resulting from Israel bombarding and invading Gaza invites and reinforces that unity. 

As with the start of WW I, the world is again observing a struggle between ethnic groups to create an independent nation-state from land that another ethnic group occupies.

Hamas had no realistic chance of defeating Israel’s army, but they did prompt Israel to attack Gaza.

Among the worries: A flood of additional Ukrainian refugees is of significant national concern for many European countries should Russia take over Ukraine.

We can consider national media as being divided into four conduits. Television and social media are solely digital, which receive the most attention from the political parties. The primarily non-digital ones are radio and print media, which have not received the attention or the wrath from either party for being biased. However, both mediums have experienced an increase in the concentration of ownership. Has that development moved public opinion to support "small government?" 

The factors in these big switcheroos were: the Civil War, racism, economic realities, and religion. Notable was the change of the Solid South as a Democratic base to a Republican stronghold.

Although America will avoid a classic civil war, it already is in a “cold” civil war of heightened polarization and mistrust between the MAGA base and liberals. That condition has morphed into violence and threatened violence against individuals doing their civic duty.

A cultural battle to excuse Black slavery is a loser for DeSantis and Republicans. Not only because this is a merciless message but also because he ineptly initiated his plan.

The reality of a Marxist communist revolution in America is a delusion. After a hundred years of organizing, communists accomplished less than President Donald Trump almost accomplished in only four years: toppling the federal government.