Op-Ed

Afghan withdrawal showed failed leadership, but troops served with honor. True accountability and support for veterans remain overdue.

Trump’s softer stance on Putin sparks concern as Ukraine’s survival and Europe’s security hang in the balance.

Trump, Zelenskyy, and EU leaders face a pivotal meeting that could reshape the path to peace and Ukraine’s fight for sovereignty.

Retired BG Bolduc discusses the outcomes of the Trump-Putin summit, noting it did not lead to progress toward peace in Ukraine.

I came home from Bucha with the faces of the dead fixed in my mind and a single, stubborn question riding shotgun: how do we make Putin and his enablers answer for what they did?

Deploying federal troops in Washington, D.C., may project strength, but in reality it risks eroding public trust, inflaming tensions, and undermining the very freedoms it claims to protect.

Addressing crime and homelessness effectively means tackling the root causes—poverty, housing, mental health, and jobs—rather than relying on a militarized response that treats symptoms instead of solutions.

This summit between Trump and Putin, held without President Zelensky’s participation, risks trading away Ukraine’s sovereignty while setting a dangerous precedent for sidelining smaller nations in decisions about their own future.

Real security starts on the front porch, not a distant headquarters—when officers belong to the neighborhood, trust, accountability, and safer streets follow.

Appeasing dictators is not a strategy for peace—it is an open invitation for tyranny to spread unchecked across the globe.

Ceding Ukrainian land to Russia would not only violate Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law, but also reward aggression, embolden further expansionism, and undermine the global order the U.S. and its allies are bound to defend.

I warned them it was only a matter of time before we were attacked—but nobody listened, and twenty-two people paid the price.