Former Fox News host and current political commentator Tucker Carlson is an antisemite whose racism disqualifies him from the realm of political discourse.
But that really isn’t the point. The fight is about what is “best” for America—an America that, after the Mamdani victory in New York City, has some deep structural flaws. If not addressed with some urgency, the growing chasm will ultimately lead to the unraveling of this miraculous 250-year-old “experiment.”
Carlson should be “canceled.” After all, what else is there to do if a person or idea is anathema to the core of one’s mission? Roberts has lost focus on what the mission is.
Kevin Roberts, president of Heritage Foundation, whose intent may be good, has, in defending Carlson, been led down a dead-end street.
Carlson should be “canceled.” After all, what else is there to do if a person or idea is anathema to the core of one’s mission? Roberts has lost focus on what the mission is.
As Americans approach the coming 250th birthday of the United States, our mission should be to celebrate and revalidate the singularity of a nation built on a foundation of Judeo-Christian culture. It is a nation and idea—different in 1776 from all other nations—based on the belief that each of us was created in God’s image, imbued with the rights and responsibilities of that recognition.
The operative word and anchor that holds us together and on course as a nation, as frayed and worn as it has become, is Judeo-Christian. And it is only in the recognition of this core reality that our Judeo-Christian identity can continue to stay the course. Skin color, language and ethnicity of the belief holder are irrelevant.
The foundation of the credibility of the Judeo-Christian “experiment” sits on an irrevocable historical fact. The fact is that the land of Israel is the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity. It was from the land of Israel that the story of the Torah, the Old Testament and the New Testament was received. And it is the Torah, the Old Testament and the New Testament that are the lifelines of Judeo-Christian culture. Every day, new archaeological evidence is uncovered that testifies to these truths.
And every day, this vital lifeline has come under assault. I refer not to the internal force of secular materialism, or woke and progressive ideology, but to the external force of the brand of Islam that the Muslim Brotherhood and Iranian mullahs push.
Some call it radical Islam, political Islam or Islamofascism. It is literally a physical attack, as embodied in the atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023, and the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, which seeks the complete and total eradication of all physical traces of Judaism and Christianity from the Middle East.
Few recall that prior to the birth of Islam in the seventh century, except for Israel, what is now a conglomeration of separate Muslim states was once a thriving hub of Christian territories, kingdoms and domains. True to the directives of the Quran, the true believers of Muhammad’s word mounted an unstoppable and ruthless campaign of jihad with the objective of complete annihilation or conversion of the Christian and non-Muslim inhabitants of the region.
When Carlson demonizes Israel, he weakens its ability to stand as a buffer against jihadist objectives, and it serves as a vote against Judeo-Christian underpinnings.
This ruthless and barbaric campaign of jihad continues with the same drive as it did in the seventh century.
Wiping the land of Israel from the map is a key element in the Islamist goal of the universal imposition of Sharia law. Removing all historical traces of Judaism and Christianity creates an essential dimension of undeniability to the jihadist narrative.
Roberts takes for granted that it is Israel that stands at the bulwark of allowing for this grave outcome. It is Israel that, at a staggering cost in lives, clings relentlessly to its ancestral homeland. Such unyielding devotion is precious and irreplaceable.
When Carlson demonizes Israel, he weakens it. He weakens Israel’s ability to stand as a buffer against jihadist objectives, and it serves as a vote against Judeo-Christian underpinnings.
It is difficult to understand how Roberts has been blinded to this truth and, consequently, allowed himself to have been led astray by subsidiary issues.
Andrew D. Lappin is a redeveloper of urban industrial properties. He is a board member of the Ember Foundation, the Middle East Forum, NGO Monitor, and the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting (CAMERA).
Published originally on November 9, 2025.
