Perhaps there are those of you who remember the 1968 film starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood about a secret World War II mission to rescue an Allied General deep inside Germany at the fictitious Schloss Adler. The movie itself was fiction, but it was indeed an action thriller. I'm surprised Hollywood has not attempted to remake something of that genre. Then again, they should leave this classic alone. They already screwed up Ben-Hur. The motto of the British SAS is "Who Dares Wins," and as we begin our trek to the 2026 midterm elections, that maxim is more applicable than ever.

This evening, I will be on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to discuss topics of American exceptionalism, illegal immigration, and foreign policy. It is imperative that we do not stop bringing a constitutional conservative message to our American college and university campuses, as we cannot cede any ground to the Marxist left. Am I concerned about "protesters?" Nah, I am a combat veteran. As well, it would be quite interesting to have leftists seeking to shut down the free speech of a Black man who was born in a segregated hospital in Georgia 65 years ago.

Conservatives must indeed go where eagles dare, and challenge the most formidable bastions of Marxism. That was the essence of what Charlie Kirk did so very effectively. I recall meeting the young 19-year-old Kirk back in 2013 and being asked to be part of his Turning Point USA Board of Advisors as he was launching. His personal efforts will be missed, but we cannot focus on just a singular person. As in the movie Spartacus, we must all say, "I'm Charlie Kirk." The message that our young people are receiving on college and university campuses is completely........

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