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Dr. Sam Clovis

Samuel H. Clovis, Jr., Doctor of Public Administration Liston to Sam on LATalkRadio, Sundays: 1:00 to 3:00 PM (PST) (Impact With Sam Clovis)
Sam Clovis was raised in Kansas and attended the United States Air Force Academy, serving for 25 years on active duty as a fighter pilot. He retired as a Colonel and the Inspector General of NORAD and the United States Space Command.
Sam served as a Fellow at the Homeland Security Institute, contributing in national preparedness and immigration policy. He recently served as a tenured full professor of economics at Morningside College.
Sam has a BS from the Academy, an MBA from Golden Gate University and a doctorate from the University of Alabama. He served as national co-chair and chief policy advisor for the Trump for President Campaign, was a policy director during the transition period and served as the Senior White House Advisor to the US Department of Agriculture. He currently lives in rural Iowa.

Most Recent Articles by Dr. Sam Clovis:

Facing Epic Leadership Failure

Facing Epic Leadership Failure, McCarthy, McConnell, McDanielIf the Republican Party were a major sports franchise, there would be some changes made by the ownership of the team. The owners are the voters who, with bad choices at best to make at the ballot box, must endure yet more whining and finger pointing episodes from those who have ascended to the top of the party apparatus. We see feckless, vapid and vacuous individuals who may be elected to public office, but who lack even the slightest scintilla of leadership ability. However, our “leaders” have failed us miserably in the past three election cycles.
- Thursday, December 29, 2022

The Coin of the Realm--Trust

The Coin of the Realm--TrustI flew airplanes off and on for 25 years. When I approached the aircraft, I read the maintenance sheets to see if there were any systems that might be below optimum, if the aircraft had been properly serviced and if the airplane was ready for my sortie. I had virtually nothing to do with getting the airplane ready for flight. Oh sure, I did the cursory walk around inspection to make sure it had three landing gear, and ejection seat, the proper number of engines and was not leaking fluids all over the ramp. Dozens of people had worked on the airplane, making sure it was ready to go and was safe to fly. I had to put my trust in all of those folks I never saw who left their fingerprints all over the craft. I had to trust all those people to do their jobs. That was on the ground. When you are flying, there is a different level of trust that must be invested.
- Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Evil, What Be Thy Name?

Evil, What Be Thy Name?I’m not sure what the proper label is for the opposition party. I have been calling them progressives, but there is nothing progressive about what they want to do. In fact, if one examines their ideology—and that is what drives them—one finds that their agenda is about re-engineering society to meet some relative goal of “perfection.” Think about the climate change folks who really want all of us to live in cities, commute on rapid transit, eat no meat and die off if nature is not convenient. Think about the flat earth folks who want population control, so the pandemic was a blessing and if there is a way to kill off more of us, so much the better. Of course, when it comes to killing off people, fascists have a track record upon which they may strive to improve. Think about the planned parenthood organization that was established to eradicate “lesser races” from American society. Think about our education system that has been overtaken by demented, sick perverts who want to confuse our children about such things as gender and sex. They also want to shame our children into thinking that America is evil, racist and greedy. Yeah, that is why millions of people want to come here, legally or otherwise.
- Sunday, September 18, 2022

In Defense of Conservatism

In Defense of Conservatism I recently had occasion to have reported to me the comments of a local news anchor. The man was said to be completely sincere when he advanced the notion that the two main political parties in America should likely split into four parties. Once can see his logic.
- Sunday, December 26, 2021

Power and Money

Power and MoneyI feel a little silly starting with a headline that is so obvious. Yes, Virginia, current politics in America is all about power and money. No matter where one goes inside the DC beltway, one encounters a near universal census of people on the take. The actions of individuals throughout the current fabric of elected politics at the national level are motivated by the pursuit of power and money. By any other name it would be called corruption. Our Founders must be spinning in their graves.

- Friday, October 8, 2021

One More Thing...

Sam Clovis“For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.“ -- Romans 8:24, 25 Thanks to all of you who have been gently urging me to get back into the newsletter business. I have been concentrating on my rehabilitation and settling into living by myself in my apartment in Sioux Falls. Char and I decided that living here is the best thing for me right now as I am close to the VA (where I am treated like a rock star) and close to two outstanding civilian hospitals. My health is my number one priority, so being close by to the requisite services is prudent. Our house is not handicap accessible, and making it so is cost prohibitive right now. We will keep praying and humbly ask that you do the same.
- Monday, September 6, 2021

Faith Will Carry Us Through

Faith Will Carry Us ThroughI know I have been remiss in not plugging away over the past three months or so. There are many reasons—really excuses—as to why I have not been pounding away at the keyboard. There has been my laser focus on my therapy. There has been the horrific bout with the election of 2020. There have been worries about where I was going to land if and when I get the ability to move out of the VA system.
- Saturday, December 26, 2020

Stand with the President

Stand with the PresidentDear Friends, Tomorrow, at 11 AM central, people across the country are gathering to support the President in his efforts to stop the democrats from stealing the election. Locally, there is a gathering at the Sioux County courthouse. For those of you across the country, go to Facebook or other social media sites to find out where your gathering is to be.
- Saturday, November 7, 2020

Nothing Wrong with the System—Only with Us

Nothing Wrong with the System—Only with UsI am often asked about what has gone wrong with our system of government. I answer that nothing is wrong with the system—there is something wrong with us.
- Tuesday, September 29, 2020

The Strengths of America

In recent conversations about my last newsletters, the subject of what is happening to the very fabric of American culture seems to come up quite often. My response has been, based on the research I have done over the past decade or so, that the progressives have pursued the destruction of what has made America great. Many of the conversations have been quite intimate and complicated. However, I know what the American strengths are. Unfortunately, the progressives, following the fundamental precepts of Marxism, have been insidiously attacking these strengths for nearly two centuries now.
- Sunday, August 23, 2020

We must ride to the sounds of the guns. Yell out 'YGBSM'!

WILD WEASEL PILOT, SAM CLOVISIn one of my most cherished flying assignments, I had the honor of being a Wild Weasel. Those are the intrepid airmen who were given the task of finding, then attacking, surface to air missile sites.
- Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Congress Shall Make No Law...

Congress Shall Make No Law...
..respecting the establishment of a religion or the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
This is the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Since the democrat socialists came into congress in full dress in the middle 1960s, the Constitution has been under a full-throated assault by the forces of progressivism. This assault—intentional and destructive—is the most serious threat to the nation manifested now in BLM and Antifa. Not since the start of World War II has this nation faced such a serious force of corrupt and corrosive usurpation of power allowed by the feckless republicans and encouraged by the democrats. The most recent attack on the First Amendment is not only unconscionable but also immoral.
- Monday, July 20, 2020

The Cost of a Failed System

The Cost of a Failed SystemIt is not uncommon to see a couple of really clever bumper stickers around most any town in America that are timeless: “If you can read this, Thank a Teacher. If you can read this in English, Thank A Soldier.” And, “If you think education is expensive, try paying for ignorance.” Well, we may not always appreciate our freedoms, and we may balk at paying higher property taxes that support local schools. However, our failing (failed) public education system costs us a lot more than just what we expend in taxes.
- Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Crickets

CricketsA few nights ago Tucker Carlson, in his opening monolog to this popular show on Fox News, gave America a slap in the face with a reality check. He outlined the fact that those of us on the right have not place to go other than the Republican Party when it comes to voting. His comments were stinging, if one was an elected member of the GOP. Carlson made it clear that there had been NO RESPONSE from any Republican to condemn Antifa or BLM for their despicable actions to destroy the history of this nation. There has been NO RESPONSE from any Republican in defense of those things that we, the country class, hold dear. Here is what Carlson said the Republican Party had to do to get his vote.
- Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Progressives, Education and ISMs

Progressives, Education and ISMsThe progressive movement in America has had the greatest success by taking over the public education establishment. Through their unionization, the radicalization of public school curricula, the collusion of union-selected boards and the apathy of parents, progressives have, for two generations, been indoctrinating children with ideas and philosophies that are juxtaposed to those of the Founding.
- Monday, June 29, 2020

The Riots

Again, governors and mayors have had chances to show leadership, and they have failed at every turn. Nearly all the cities in America are run by Democrats. They have been charged to protect their citizens and the personal property of those who work in the cities, pay taxes and try to make the cities livable. I am in full support of the President declaring Antifa a domestic terrorist organization. With that designation, the full weight of national law enforcement and intelligence resources can be brought to bear on Antifa.
- Monday, June 8, 2020

Tenets of Leadership

Leaders Lead, Cowards KneelOn page two one will find my views on the current lack of leadership found in our elected and ap- pointed individuals at the national, state and local level. Honestly, the more I’ve thought about things, the more I believe most of these folks just can’t help themselves. Many are career politicians who are always angling for that next level up in the political food chain. Most have never had the chance to be exposed to real leadership, nor have they ever taken a course in leadership. More’s the pity.
- Monday, June 8, 2020

It’s About the Economy

It’s About the EconomyOK, so we need to educate our ruling class on the basics of economics. We all know those principles, because we live them everyday. We know that we have to have positive cash flow if we are to be able to stay ahead of the game. We demand that of our state and local governments by making sure there are requirements that those governments must balance their budgets every year. There are no chances for those levels of government to continue spending over and above what is available in the revenue that is coming in.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2020

It’s About Calming Down

It’s About Calming DownI am so sick of the news on COVID-19. I have decided to shorten the acronym to CD-19 so I don’t use up so much space in writing about it.
 I am getting far more information about the disease from my friends, who have taken the time to do their own analysis of the data being presented, what I get from Statistica (a website that provides excellent charts) and my own knowledge of wargaming, modeling and statistical analysis.
- Monday, April 13, 2020

COVID-19: What the media and the enemies of the President have done is dangerous to the point of criminal

OK, I am not going to downplay how serious the coronavirus “pandemic” might be. One should always take seriously a disease that is insidious, and is, at times, asymptomatic, and is clearly deadly in its current and mutating forms. One should always take prudent actions to protect oneself and one’s family. Those actions are always the right thing to do Still, perspective is important.
- Monday, March 16, 2020

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