Column: Kurds were invaluable to US in our time of needOriginally published in the Columbus Dispatch. There are no greater lovers of peace than those who served in war. Their service is a summons that they do not seek, yet it is a call and a responsibility that they do not shirk. I know this love firsthand, from my tour of duty as a combat surgeon in Ir... READ MORE
Gratitude and Grit“I believe we live in a great country, a country that’s great enough to help a man financially when he’s in trouble. But lately, I’ve had some good fortune, and I’m back in the black. I just thought I should return it.” That country is our own United States of America. The quote is from Russel Crowe... READ MORE
What I saw during my trip to the borderThis summer, I traveled to the southern border to see firsthand the unprecedented influx of asylum seekers at the Rio Grande Valley Sector, in Texas. I traveled with the GOP Doctor’s Caucus, a group of health care professionals serving in Congress. We met with senior medical officials and were able ... READ MORE
Revitalizing a City: Portsmouth’s Stories of HopeOriginally published in the Cincinnati Enquirer* For too long, local and national media outlets have defined Portsmouth in Scioto County here in Ohio’s Second District by one thing: the opioid crisis. This is a reality. The destruction wreaked on our communities by opioids has torn too many families... READ MORE
Trade agreement would create jobs, support farmers*Originally published in the Columbus Dispatch After years of stagnation and slow recovery, our economy is roaring. The unemployment rate is at a 50-year low, average wages are rising and Americans are keeping more money in their pockets thanks to tax relief. But this economic momentum for American ... READ MORE
Why Venezuela’s Crisis Matters -- to Us Here in the U.S.*Originally published in the Cincinnati Enquirer Last month, at least 46 protestors were injured during clashes with security forces in Venezuela, following a call by Juan Guaidó for the people to rise up and the military to revolt against socialist Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. This confront... READ MORE
4 Lessons I Learned from My Dad*Originally published in the Cincinnati Enquirer My father, Jack Wenstrup, passed away this year on May 3, 2019. When someone you love leaves this earth, there's a hole in the fabric of your life that never quite gets patched over. Even as new memories are woven, there is still that ache of somethin... READ MORE
Stand Up to Anti-Semitism and Historical Revisionism. Because Truth Matters.Originally published in the Daily Signal. History, it has been said, is written by the winners of wars and other conflicts. But all too often, it is rewritten by historical revisionists—especially today, when “fake news” can take on a veneer of “truthiness” and is spread far and wide via social medi... READ MORE
Those Who Lay Down Their LivesThe natural human instinct is to run away from danger. That panicky, heart-pounding urge to turn tail and flee is often good — it's part of our self-preservation and survival. But there's something special about the individuals who push that aside and choose to face danger head-on. I think about the... READ MORE
Got your six: Honoring the men and women who have our backOriginally published in the Washington Examiner. The saying "got your six" dates back to World War I, when fighter pilots would use "twelve o’clock" to indicate the front of their airplane and "six o’clock" to reference the rear of the aircraft. As a pilot heading into a brutal air battle, the six o... READ MORE |
