An old military adage states, “The enemy gets a vote.” And it’s a lot better if the enemy isn’t voting with nuclear weapons.
Victor Joecks

Victor Joecks is a Review-Journal columnist who explores and explains policy issues three days a week in the Opinion section. Previously he served as the executive vice president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute. Victor is also a staff sergeant in Nevada National Guard. Originally from Washington state, Victor received his bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College.
Most governors would see looting, mayhem and attacks on police officers as problems to fix. California Gov. Gavin Newsom sees them as a means to boosting his presidential ambitions.
Losing slowly is not winning. It isn’t much of a campaign pitch either.
Violence is the foundation of civilization. Forgetting this truth has made the West vulnerable to manipulation by left-wing activists.
Democrats spent decades vilifying masculinity. Now, they’re wondering why men abandoned them.
Las Vegas Metro will begin formally working with ICE to deport jailed illegal immigrants. What a difference President Donald Trump makes.
It’s good to be the king, but it’s better to be the power behind the throne. Just look at how John Vellardita manipulates Nevada’s education system
Ideas have consequences. The ideas pushed on many college campuses have deadly consequences.
Joe Lombardo wouldn’t be governor without the backing of parents. Now Democrats want to send those parents to jail if they object to pornography in schools.
Nevada is facing the possibility of $7-a-gallon gas next year. Gov. Joe Lombardo just signed a gas tax increase.
Republicans need to explain the Medicaid reforms in President Donald Trump’s big, beautiful bill, not run away from them.
Misguided compassion hasn’t solved homelessness. Vigorously enforcing the law would.
You should be as worried about rising temperatures as a child crossing a street — aware of both the threat and how to mitigate it.
Rooting out discriminatory Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs should be a top Republican priority. But it’s not for Gov. Joe Lombardo.
The best hope for improving Nevada’s broken education system is coming from Washington, D.C.