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John F. Di Leo

John F. Di Leo is a transportation and international trade compliance trainer, as well as an actor, columnist and author. For speaking, consulting, or import/export training, he can be reached at https://tradecomplianceseminars.com/. A conservative activist and Milwaukee County Republican Party Chairman in the mid-1990s, he has now been a recovering politician for 25 years.

Questions for Today’s Democrat Voters 

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

The Graham Platner race for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat raises questions, not just for Maine voters, but for the entire country. What can we learn from this peculiar campaign, and what does it tell us about today’s Democrat party voters?

Categories Civics, Democrats, Politics Tags #greedy Democrats, Civics, Politics Leave a comment

Random Thoughts for a July Day in 2026 

July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

It is the United States of America’s 250th Anniversary, and the very patriotism of our American spirit is under daily assault by the Modern Left.

Categories Civics, Crime, Culture Tags Civics, crime, Culture Leave a comment

The Obama Presidential Center: An $850 Million Monument to Failure

June 26, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

The Obama Presidential Center is finally open, but even its noteworthy ugliness and its star-studded gala opening day couldn’t outshine the scandals behind this embarrassing construction project.

Categories Americana, Culture, Democrats Tags Americana, Culture, Democratic party Leave a comment

Why Nukes; Why Now?

June 25, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

The Biden Regime poured money into the black hole of green energy projects; the Trump Administration is trying to make up for lost time, with energy programs that actually work.

Categories Climate, Economy, Energy Tags Climate, economy, energy Leave a comment

George Washington: Father of his Soldiers, his People, and his Nation

June 21, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

In 1775 – when the Continental Congress unanimously selected him as our Commander in Chief – and today, it is clear that George Washington was and remains, in every way, the Father of His Country.

Categories Americana, Culture, History Tags American History, Americana, Culture Leave a comment

Fourteen Points and the Challenge of Negotiating with Tehran

June 24, 2026June 20, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

The reality on the ground and the appearance of the June Memorandum of Understanding could hardly be more in conflict. What is really happening?

Categories Culture, Defense, Foreign News/Policy Tags Culture, Defense, Foreign Policy Leave a comment

Random Thoughts for a June Day in 2026 

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

So many stories are in the news, covering so many completely different issues, from transportation to shopping, from sports to taxation. Might they have anything in common?

Categories Business, Culture, Politics Tags Business, Culture, Politics Leave a comment

Treason – At Home, at Work, and in the Shipping Department

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026 by John F. Di Leo
policeman arresting a businessman AI 06-08-26

Reports of treasonous government officials make the news more often than one would expect, but there’s an even bigger kind of treason out there, and this one takes place through normal-looking business transactions:

Categories Business, Defense, Technology Tags Business, Defense, Technology Leave a comment

Texans Start Saying Their Goodbyes to John Cornyn

May 28, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

The Left wants us to think that Texas voters cost themselves a Senate seat this week, giving Beijing a new member of the US Senate, but they couldn’t be more wrong.

Categories Civics, Elections, Republicans Tags Civics, elections, Republicans Leave a comment

From the Thousands to the Billions, There’s One Thing In Common 

May 27, 2026 by John F. Di Leo
official Democrat party logo

The problem won’t end until that mindset, that worldview – the criminal element and the avaricious, unamerican motivations behind it – are purged from government entirely. 

Categories Crime, Democrats, Media Tags crime, Democratic party, Media Leave a comment

From Grammar School to the Pop Culture – What Radicalized Cole Allen?

May 14, 2026 by John F. Di Leo
Washington Hilton, official Hilton portrait

We may not want to admit it, but… There is a reason why so many Democrats have tried to kill President Trump, and a Republican Congressional baseball team, and President Trump’s cabinet members, and members of the Supreme Court.

Categories Civics, Crime, Culture Tags Assassination, Civics, crime, Culture Leave a comment

Pain at the Pump and Misplaced Blame

May 6, 2026 by John F. Di Leo
car being filled up at a gas station - created by copilot AI, public domain

Yes, fuel prices are high, but the war with Iran is only a small part of the pain at the pump. Why has the government spent the past half century quietly building so many costs into the petroleum industry, that the added cost burden of even a brief war is the straw that breaks the camel’s back?

Categories Economy, Energy, Foreign News/Policy Tags #Iran War, economy, energy Leave a comment

The Impact of Tariffs, and the Economy at Large 

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 by John F. Di Leo
Maersk containership in port for loading and unloading at L.A., shared by the Port of Los Angeles

Do new tariffs marginally increase prices? Yes, but not as much as their opponents claim. And the benefits of on-shoring, to America’s communities, America’s jobseekers, America’s economy at large, are most certainly worth it!

Categories Business, Economy, Finance Tags Business, economy, Finance Leave a comment

Pope Leo XIV and the Political Arena 

April 15, 2026 by John F. Di Leo
Papal Tiara - the Triregnum - at St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, image from Wikipedia

Pope Leo XIV and the Trump Administration are clashing on important matters, from immigration to the welfare state, from natural defense to the 1400 year struggle against global jihad.

Categories Christianity, Faith, Foreign News/Policy Tags Christianity, Faith, Foreign Policy Leave a comment

Mail-In Ballots and the Odds of Fraud 

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

If you don’t really believe in elections – if you want an elite bureaucracy to rule the land, rather than a constitutional government consciously chosen by the citizenry – then there’s one simple path: undermine the legitimacy of every election, by introducing error at every stage.

Categories Crime, Democrats, Elections Tags crime, Democrats, elections Leave a comment

Inflation, Affordability, and Reasonable Expectations 

March 21, 2026 by John F. Di Leo
vintage toy cash register

We hoped to stop the frightening inflation. We succeeded. Then we were asked to return prices to the way they used to be. That’s a taller order, but surprisingly, in some ways, we are making headway in that direction.

Categories Business, Economy, Politics Tags Business, economy, Politics Leave a comment

For 47 Years the West Tried Diplomacy – While Iran’s Mullahs Wanted Armageddon

March 16, 2026 by John F. Di Leo
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei

An outsider would expect the mullahs to face the reality that they are soon to be deposed, but instead, they defiantly keep on appointing new placeholders to fill the roles that the coalition has made vacant.

Categories Foreign News/Policy, Religion, Terrorism Tags Arab Terror, Foreign Policy, religion Leave a comment

Two Terrorist Attacks, Two Constitutional Amendments 

March 14, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

News coverage like the reporting on Thursday’s terrorist attacks in Virginia and Michigan lead one to question the abilities of far too many of today’s reporters. What should be done about it?

Categories Crime, Defense, Media Tags crime, Defense, Media Leave a comment

As the Trade War Adjusts, What’s Next for Manufacturing?

March 5, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

American businesses are managing the changing tariff landscape by attempting re-shoring projects, but in their hurry, are they remembering to fully manage the other issues raised by re-shoring?

Categories Business, Economy, Leadership Tags Business, economy, Trade Leave a comment

The Cost of Action, and the Cost of Inaction

March 3, 2026 by John F. Di Leo

The cost of military action is real. But there are times – and the Iran situation is exactly such a time – when the cost of inaction is infinitely greater than the cost of action.

Categories Business, Defense, Military Tags Business, Defense, Military Leave a comment
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