By Philip C. Johnson - July 17, 2025 What’s Happening in Syria?The Middle East is burning again, and it’s throwing a wrench in President Donald Trump’s Abraham Accords, his push for regional peace. As of July 17, 2025, Israel is hammering Damascus with airstrikes, targeting the Syrian Defense Ministry, military convoys, and areas near the … Continue reading Israel Bombs Damascus: Druze Protection or a Bigger Play?
By Philip C. Johnson - July 16, 2025 A Spark from American ThinkerLast week, a friend sent me an American Thinker article that’s been stuck in my head ever since. Titled “Zohran Mamdani Has All the Earmarks of Being Another Barack Obama,” written by Norman Krieg on July 4, 2025, it sparked questions about something … Continue reading Are CIA-Adjacent Programs Grooming America’s Leaders?
By Philip C. Johnson - July 14, 2025 On July 13, 2025, Lexington, Kentucky, was shattered by a horrific shooting. It began with a Kentucky State Trooper wounded during a traffic stop near Blue Grass Airport at 11:36 a.m. The shooter, Guy E. House, fled, carjacked a vehicle, and stormed Richmond Road Baptist Church, 16 … Continue reading Lexington’s Tragedy: The Richmond Road Baptist Church Shooting
By Philip C. Johnson - July 11, 2025 Ask anyone to recount the last five years, and their face clouds with confusion. COVID, riots, lockdowns, mandates, and elections have fogged recent memory. If five years blur, imagine six millennia. This “time confusion” lets us forget God’s plan since Creation. My fix: collapse time, shrinking gaps … Continue reading Collapsing Time: The Most Pivotal Events in History
By Philip C. Johnson, July 7, 2025 This morning, July 7, 2025, Tucker Carlson aired a controversial interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on his YouTube channel, igniting debate over platforming a leader from a nation hostile to the United States. Pezeshkian portrayed Iran as a peace-seeking nation unfairly targeted by the West, and Carlson’s … Continue reading Tucker Carlson’s Interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: A Platform for Propaganda?
By Philip C. Johnson - July 3, 2025 The runaway train of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is barreling through our world, and I’m not sure we’re ready for the ride. A few months ago, with tears in her eyes, my wife showed me a Facebook video of Baron Trump performing on American Idol, following his father’s … Continue reading The Artificial Intelligence Deception: Is it Spiritual?
By Philip C. JohnsonJune 30, 2025 Since founding Global Next in 2008, I’ve led thousands of Americans out of their cozy comfort zones to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, showing them the world’s unfiltered realities. I’ve worked alongside hundreds in conflict zones like Israel, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and Lebanon, where geopolitics isn’t just … Continue reading Why Christians Should Care About Geopolitics: Five Biblical Reasons and a Wake-Up Call
By Philip C. Johnson - June 27, 2025 A recent phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked intrigue, with Israel Hayom - Israel’s most widely distributed yet often distrusted newspaper - reporting a multi-point plan to end the Gaza war within two weeks. The call, held late … Continue reading Is the Israel-Gaza War Almost Over? Here’s the Gossip About Trump and Netanyahu’s Recent Phone Call
By Philip C. Johnson - June 26, 2025 Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, stunned New York by clinching the Democratic mayoral primary on June 24, 2025, defeating Andrew Cuomo 43% to 36%. If he wins in November, he’d be New York City’s first Muslim mayor, a historic milestone for a city with 1 million … Continue reading Zohran Mamdani: Is New York About to Get a Shiite Muslim-Communist Mayor?
Philip C. Johnson - June 23, 2025 As of June 23, 2025, the Middle East is still a tinderbox, despite President Trump’s evening announcement of a “complete ceasefire” between Israel and Iran. Ceasefires in this part of the world are like cheap New Year’s resolutions; often broken by breakfast. With Iran’s nuclear program bruised, 400kg … Continue reading Do We Have a Ceasefire? Or Will Other Nations Hand Iran a Nuke?
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