Tom Shattuck

Why Are We Rewarding Murderous Dictators?

Originally published July 2, 2015. For decades the American left has done its best to convince us that Cuba is a benign, progressive paradise that just needs to be unshackled from our tyranny. But the record is clear: the Castros are running a murderous dictatorship 90 miles south of Key... Read more →

Bowe Bergdahl Was Wrong Kid to Bring Home

Originally published March 27, 2015. Last July, President Obama presented Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts of New Hampshire with the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony. Pitts single-handedly defended an outpost from hundreds of attacking Taliban fighters. He emptied machine guns, tossed grenades and did whatever it took to... Read more →