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Scott PowersMay 6, 2016

A new comprehensive study on American views on foreign affairs finds to no surprise that Republicans are from Mars and Democrats from Venus, but also finds Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s supporters more isolationist than anyone. The survey, released Thursday by the Pew Research Center, finds that Democrats consider the nation’s biggest global fears to be climate […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 5, 2016

(First of three parts) With Donald Trump’s victory in Indiana and the withdrawal of his last two opponents, he Is assured a first ballot victory at the July convention in Cleveland. The good news is that there will be no riots as Trump threatened with a deadlocked convention. The bad news is that Donald Trump […]

Melissa RossMay 3, 2016

A representative from the world’s largest Muslim-majority country will appear in Jacksonville this week on the University of North Florida campus to discuss religious extremism, international terrorism, ISIS, and more. Ardian Wicaksono, the counselor for political affairs at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington D.C., will be the featured speaker at the […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2016

Former Florida Sen. Bob Graham has an unimpeachable credibility when it comes to national security issues. He chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee after 9/11 and during the run-up to the Iraq War. Graham opposed that war, a stance that, as time goes on, became increasingly justified. Another position warranted with time: Graham’s steadfast belief that it is […]

Guest AuthorApril 4, 2016

Did you hear recently that a significant number of U.S. troops will soon be heading back to Iraq? The subdued announcement came on the heels of yet another major terror attack in Europe. First Paris, now Brussels, have illustrated the vulnerability of the West to attacks by Islamic extremists. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]

Mitch PerryApril 3, 2016

Bernie Sanders isn’t the only political figure talking about a revolution in 2016. In an opinion piece penned for the conservative website Newsmax that posted Friday night, Rick Scott writes that it’s time for a “peaceful revolution” in our politics. “With a majority of Americans unhappy about our current course, America’s next president will have to begin a revolution of […]

Darryl PaulsonMarch 24, 2016

I have been a Republican my entire life, which has not been easy as a university professor. Not only am I a Republican, I consider myself to be a conservative. I have served as a Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, America’s leading conservative think tank. I will never vote for Donald Trump. Never! Why won’t […]

Staff ReportsMarch 22, 2016

Terror attacks in Brussels Tuesday morning should serve as a wake-up call that the Obama administration needs to release its overdue plan to defeat ISIS, says U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. The Sarasota Republican points out that the government has already missed a congressionally-mandated deadline of Feb. 15 to submit a detailed plan to defeat the […]

Scott PowersMarch 3, 2016

U.S. Rep. David Jolly, a U.S. Senate candidate, said Thursday he has introduced a bill that would stop the federal government from buying Apple computers and phones until the company cooperates with federal law enforcement. Jolly’s “No Taxpayer Support For Apple Act,” House Resolution 4663, would forbid federal agencies from buying Apple products until the company provides law […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 23, 2016

At an event celebrating the Jacksonville office of MacQuarie, which will create 125 jobs by the end of next year, Gov. Rick Scott and Mayor Lenny Curry took questions on subjects that were just a bit more contentious than job creation, including the Discretionary Sales Surtax bill making its way through Tallahassee, and the stalled […]

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Pew Research: Republicans, Democrats have starkly different foreign affairs priorities

Darryl Paulson: Donald the demagogue: Have you no sense of decency?

Interfaith discussion of religion and extremism set for UNF this week

Why Bob Graham demands release of the ’28 pages’

Steve Kurlander: We need to bring back TR’s big stick

In op-ed, Rick Scott says he wants a “peaceful revolution”

Darryl Paulson: The case against Donald Trump

Vern Buchanan says Brussels attack demands plan of action

David Jolly wants federal government to lock out Apple until Apple unlocks phones

Lenny Curry, Rick Scott talk pension tax, HRO, 2016 election