Congressman Christopher H. Smith, Author at New Jersey Globe

Smith: ‘For weeks, we’ve asked the federal government for the truth and action to mitigate any and all threats…Now we are demanding it.’

December 14, 2024 2:07 pm

OPINION On the large number of drones flying throughout New Jersey and elsewhere that have so far evaded identification, origin, mission, or potential threat to Americans, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas shockingly said this week: “We haven’t seen anything unusual. We...

Chris Smith: Antisemitism has no place at Rutgers—or anywhere else

May 13, 2024 12:00 amMay 14, 2024 4:25 pm

OPINION Forty-two years ago, my first human rights trip as a congressman was to the Soviet Union to defend Jews against pernicious antisemitism. I never thought, however, that the antisemitic hate I saw in Moscow and Leningrad could ever happen...

Smith: Israel’s right to defend itself from Hamas invasion is absolute

October 23, 2023 4:57 pmOctober 23, 2023 4:57 pm

OPINION Our great friend and ally Israel—with significant assistance from the United States—continues to respond to the cowardly Hamas invasion that includes Hamas psychotic terrorists butchering innocent civilians, rape, hostage taking, the beheading of babies and daily indiscriminate missile attacks...

Chris Smith: Remembering the victims of 9/11

September 11, 2023 12:00 amSeptember 11, 2023 1:08 pm

OPINION Twenty-two years later we remember the horror and pain suffered by the nearly 3,000 individuals who were murdered and the anguish felt by their families and friends both then and now. We remember and honor the courageous first responders...

Smith: A new opportunity to defend the weakest and most vulnerable from the violence of abortion

June 24, 2022 10:35 am

OPINION For decades—right up to this very moment—abortion advocates have gone to extraordinary lengths to ignore, trivialize, and cover up the battered baby victim. They’ve aggressively fostered a culture of denial, disrespect, and bias against babies. The United States Supreme...

Chris Smith: Forced Organ Harvesting in China – Examining the Evidence

May 12, 2022 11:52 am

OPINION In marking the centennial anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) last year, China’s State Council Information Office released a white paper titled “The Communist Party of China and Human Rights Protection – A 100-Year Quest.” In this particular...

Chris Smith: Will Supreme Court empower lawmakers to protect weakest and most vulnerable?

May 3, 2022 12:16 pm

The leak of Justice Alito’s February draft opinion on Dobbs is an egregious abuse of process and trust. That said, the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to take a powerful step towards empowering elected representatives to protect the weakest and...