Known as an immigration “reformer” Larry Kudlow’s column in National Review Friday took many by surprise. Surprise was expected as the headline makes abruptly clear, “I’ve Changed. This Is War. Seal the Borders. Stop the visas.”

Kudlow begins:

I know this is not my usual position. But this is a war. Therefore I have come to believe there should be no immigration or visa waivers until the U.S. adopts a completely new system to stop radical Islamic terrorists from entering the country. A wartime lockdown. And a big change in my thinking.

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A counterterrorism program gutted in 2012 may have been able to thwart the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., a former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee declared on Fox News during an interview with host Megan Kelly.

Phillip Haney said that during his work on the Intelligence Review Unit (IRU) at DHS, he flagged the Redlands, Ca., mosque that was attended by Syed Farook, one of the two shooters in California. Haney said the program would have likely singled out Farook and prevented him from bringing the other shooter, his fiancée Tafsheen Malik, into the country on a K-1 visa.

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Updated Editorial: For a nation whose commander in chief recently compared potential Islamic terrorists masking themselves as Syrian refugees to the Pilgrims, a much-needed lesson in Islam 101 is now in session.

On a Facebook page called Silence is Consent, an unnamed woman who grew up as a Muslim in the Middle East is presenting the facts about Islam because so many people get it wrong.

“Seeing how people won’t stop being dimwits, I’m going to have to spell this out for you,” she began, reminding viewers of her video, “Islam is not a race, it’s a religion.”

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FBI Director James Comey

Analysis:  The Hill is reporting that the FBI Director, James Comey, is the pivotal figure in the 2016 presidential race that no one is talking about. Comey, a Republican appointed by President Obama who enjoys a stellar reputation on both sides of the aisle, is investigating Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as Secretary of State.

The Hill writes that Clinton is the overwhelming favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination next year and is expected to be a tough candidate for any Republican to face in 2016. Yet the controversy surrounding her private email account remains an Achilles’ heel.

Tulsa Today suggests that Clinton, like Nelson Mandela, could serve decades in prison before election as President.

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