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:

Tariffs—Bringing Treasure Home April 6, 2025

Pay attention to what is going on and Buy American

Real Tax Reform March 11, 2025

Imagine what might be the potential economic boom if more states would join the “no income tax” revolution.

When Will Reality Set In? March 9, 2025

One must be hopeful that those who are in charge of DOGE are smart enough to apply sound business practices to right sizing our government

DOGE, Spending and Reality January 3, 2025

Cutting spending seems to be the easy way to demonstrate progress, but will DOGE actually do the hard work?

Military Readiness January 1, 2025

I am hopeful the president-elect will have enough good people around him who will have the will and the courage to school him on military readiness

A Time For Choosing—Again September 13, 2024

Kamala Harris may be the most frightening candidate for president I have witnessed in my lifetime

Facing Epic Leadership Failure December 29, 2022

It’s time conservative voices were heard

The Coin of the Realm—Trust September 20, 2022

American experience and American exceptionalism depend on everyone doing what they can to defend our nation from the inside

Evil, What Be Thy Name? September 18, 2022

We are watching our nation and our less resilient western civilization slip away

In Defense of Conservatism December 26, 2021

I do think that the republican party has a real civil war on its hands

Power and Money October 8, 2021

As a generation, we may have whiffed at the plate on three straight fastballs. Maybe the kids on deck can fix things. One hopes.

One More Thing… September 6, 2021

Faith Will Carry Us Through December 26, 2020

Have faith, my friends. Believe in your Supreme Being. Believe in your family. Believe in each other. Believe in your country. Have faith

Stand with the President November 7, 2020

Support the Constitutional Republic

Nothing Wrong with the System—Only with Us September 29, 2020

Conservatives are principled individuals who will not bend to the intoxicating aspects of being on Capitol Hill

The Strengths of America August 23, 2020

We may have to hold our noses to vote for some of the senate candidates, but we must hold fast to what we worked so hard to gain in 2014

We must ride to the sounds of the guns. Yell out ‘YGBSM’! August 19, 2020

You’ve Got to Be S******g Me

Congress Shall Make No Law… July 20, 2020

A free press used to be a vigilant guard on the ramparts of liberty. This next election may determine the viability of the Constitution

The Cost of a Failed System July 14, 2020

The survival of our nation depends on tackling education reform

Crickets July 7, 2020

Real criminal justice reform, Entitlement reform, Entitlement reform, Education Reform

Progressives, Education and “ISMs” June 29, 2020

There is a hierarchy in the progressive movement

The Riots June 8, 2020

I want Trump to run the country and let the governors, mayors and city councils stew in their own juices. The folly of progressivism is clearer than ever

Tenets of Leadership June 8, 2020

Competent, Selfless, Decisive, Courageous

It’s About the Economy April 14, 2020

• Business travel will be rethought
• Technology will transform education in the future
• Unemployment will be downwardly resistant.
• Businesses will right-size again

It’s About Calming Down April 13, 2020

"And this, too, shall pass"

COVID-19: What the media and the enemies of the President have done is dangerous to the point of cri March 16, 2020

Politicization of Coronavirus by the media, members of congress and all the know-it- alls that we see on television and radio

The Democrats and the Constitution February 13, 2020

I take heart in knowing that Donald J. Trump will be re-elected in November. He will win by a larger margin than in 2016

The Pragmatism of Trump February 13, 2020

Candidate Trump was a realist, a pragmatist and really had no real ideology guiding his thinking

LABOR PAINS February 3, 2019

We should consider whether or not we have the fiscal and monetary policies in place to support this level of participation and economic expansion

It’s About Immigration January 4, 2019

POTUS is right, and he needs to hold the line.