Chip J

Chip J is a contributing writer to Capitalism Magazine. You can follow him on X at @ChipActual.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, ICE, and Illegal Immigration

ICE agents enforcing the law aren’t the threat to American values. The threat is the accumulated mass of people who broke the law to enter, refuse to assimilate, exploit systems meant for citizens, and vote for politicians who promise more of the same.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, ICE, and Illegal Immigration

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, ICE, and Illegal Immigration

ICE agents enforcing the law aren’t the threat to American values. The threat is the accumulated mass of people who broke the law to enter, refuse to assimilate, exploit systems meant for citizens, and vote for politicians who promise more of the same.

More Guns, Less Murder?

More Guns, Less Murder?

The year 2025 is shaping up to have the lowest homicide rate since 1900. Let that sink in. The lowest in 125 years. Law-abiding citizens carrying firearms aren’t the problem. They never were.

A Neighbor’s Journey Through January 6th

A Neighbor’s Journey Through January 6th

I can’t un-know what I learned in that courtroom. I can’t unsee the videos that contradicted the photographs. I can’t forget the disconnection between the evidence and the narrative.

Justice in Caracas

Justice in Caracas

Venezuela has a chance at revival. America has removed a security threat. And autocrats everywhere just learned that no palace provides immunity from justice.

The “Heritage American” Myth

The “Heritage American” Myth

Descendants of founders are heirs; newcomers are employees. Both contribute, but only heirs embody the founder’s vision. Every nation has a core ethnic group—France has the French, Japan the Japanese. Why shouldn’t America acknowledge its Anglo-Protestant core? It’s a reasonable-sounding argument. It’s also completely wrong.

When Veterans Betray the Chain of Command

When Veterans Betray the Chain of Command

The chain of command isn’t just military protocol—it’s the constitutional architecture that keeps American democracy from sliding into chaos. Six Democratic members of Congress just attacked it.

The Glee of the Mob: On the Murder of Discourse Itself

The Glee of the Mob: On the Murder of Discourse Itself

There are few spectacles more repugnant to the civilized mind than the sight of educated adults celebrating an assassination. Yet this is precisely what we witnessed in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s murder at Utah Valley University.

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