Richard Hein

Richard Hein

Happy Birthday, America!

We 21st-century Americans know a lot about the founding of our country in no small measure due to the sacrifices of a single couple, who, because of their dedication to the cause of liberty, spent much time apart, and who…

Trump’s Dirty War Rages On

As mass raids, secret deportations, and arrests of public officials escalate, the rule of law is being dismantled in plain sight The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals a chilling truth: due process is no longer guaranteed My April 2025…

Marching Out of Step

Power, Protest, and the Parade That Spoke Volumes In the annals of History’s thug/authoritarian regimes and their red-headed stepchildren, the military dictators and tyrants of the wanna-be persuasion, their ultimate consolidation of military power after their initial rise to political…

Trump’s Dirty War Has Already Started

As a high school student, I drafted my thesis required for graduation on the 1982 Falklands Islands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom. It analyzed issues involving self-determination, self-defense, public international law, and international politics, and instilled in me…