"Having lopped off or wounded Iranian tentacles in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, the IDF finally decided to strike the head of the octopus" Robert Nicholson providencemag.com/2025/06/a-nati… via Providence

The evidence simply does not support this. Those who find it intolerable for the Iran regime to have a nuclear weapons capability are not “warmongers.” There are aggressive dangerous regimes and actors who seek to harm Americans and our allies and interests. Some Americans expect

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We’re in that murky phase where officials stay vague, but the media environment surges ahead. Narratives splinter. OSINT spreads. News cycles chase virality. Anonymous sources run amok. Public sentiment stirs. The information environment is setting emotional conditions. Don’t

Pax Americana: defend it, restore it, strengthen it.

"Israel, the very existence of the state, is a reminder that life has to be fought for. They are fighting for it. We should continue to help them to victory." providencemag.com/2025/06/a-love… via Providence Marc LiVecche

Many a pundit should tattoo this on their foreheads in mirror script so they can remind themselves everyday before they lie down and when they rise up. This should be a daily chant....

The biblical injunction that if an enemy comes to kill you, you ought to rise and kill him first is not just sound wisdom for self-preservation, but the mindset of responsible sovereignty. providencemag.com/2025/06/a-love… via Providence Marc LiVecche

Kavod to the BBC crew. As the many crews in the Star Trek universe understood: it's sometimes okay to violate the prime directive. Maybe this is what dominion looks like. Chapeau!

"what these doomsayers forget is that Iran has been killing Americans for decades and will do so again as soon as they are able. Israel’s actions are protecting those very Americans being threatened by Iran." providencemag.com/2025/06/a-love… via Providence Marc LiVecche

This article isn't by a Catholic. Its a contrast to Catholic statements. It seems realistic to me. I'd like to know what you think. What prevents the Church from making realistic statements? Responsible Sovereignty providencemag.com/2025/06/a-love… via Providence Marc LiVecche

The Iranian nuclear threat was increasing at the same time the U.S. had a massive decrease in risk to a U.S. military operation thanks to Israel- and since the Iranians didn’t even *see* US bombers, it was evidently 0 risk. Trump was exactly right and saw the moment correctly.

We escalated and in doing so compelled a severely weakened Iran to stop. Again, escalation is not the worst of our problems when in a direct conflict or one by proxy.

"The United States did not start this war [neither did Israel] and it is not new." Rebeccah Heinrichs: providencemag.com/2025/06/peace-… via Providence

I have no insight into the current state of Iran’s nuclear program. I do, however, understand how intelligence works. Here are some thoughts on how to responsibly think about current events.

Editors James Diddams @markdtooley Marc LiVecche Robert Nicholson are joined by In Defense of Christians (IDC) Executive Director Rich Ghazal - ܣܘܪܝܝܐ to discuss the question of Christian persecution in the Middle East and elsewhere as it relates to US foreign policy providencemag.com/podcast/episod…

This bugs me at multiple levels

If just war tradition requires particular kinds of warriors to fight just wars justly, we owe those particular kinds of warriors particular kinds of things. Marc LiVecche providencemag.com/2025/07/combat…

Tucker Interviews Saruman To Talk About Rohan’s Warmongering babylonbee.com/news/tucker-in…