For sixteen years, Greg Middents sat behind the bench as a Justice of the Peace in Grayson County, Texas, serving citizens who often arrived in court during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. But the courtroom was only part of the story. Middents' life and career have taken him from North Texas to Washington, D.C.; from congressional campaigns to presidential campaigns; and eventually from a Texas courthouse to the Florida Keys.

James Madison never fought in the American Revolution, but he helped make sure that the ideals behind the war became a reality.

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson

China poses the biggest threat to our national security. It has more naval vessels than the United States. Iran threatens stability in the Middle East and the availability of 20% of the world's oil supply. Are we ready to respond to belligerence from these adversaries?

Small communities in Texas may not have a tax base to pull revenue from, but that doesn’t mean resources aren’t available when things are needed. Residents of the small community of Gober understand that everything, including necessary utilities, comes at a cost that ultimately becomes theirs to pay. They also understand that no matter what your name, title, or role is, everyone is in it together.

It was the words of one man who wrote the sentence that defined the cause and announced to the world that America had become an independent nation.

Thomas Paine brought the American Revolution from debating halls to the conscience of everyday Americans through thunderous writing and a fearless sense of right and wrong. He was immigrant who quickly adopted America as his home and the colonial cause as his own.

"I must study war and diplomacy so that my children may study mathematics and science so that their children may study art and philosophy." - John Adams

Our annual Department of Defense (DOD) budget is approaching $1 trillion; but our military equipment is drastically aging. Unfortunately, it takes years to manufacture an adequate quantity of new sophisticated weapons.

“Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us,” wrote Dr. Benjamin Rush. Rush was one of the leading scientific and medical minds of the colonies, alongside Ben Franklin.

Why, in 2026, are we still fighting for rights already won — the right to vote, equal pay, the Equal Rights Amendment Congress refuses to recognize as ratified?

Alan Turing, perhaps, did as much to personally win World War II as anyone alive then.