How Bensman’s four-week reporting trip to eight European nations showed that one small liberal government left an entire continent vulnerable By Todd Bensman as published November 16, 2026 by The American Mind The ongoing riots in France have once again brought the world’s attention to large enclaves of Muslim immigrants in and around the country’s overcrowded housing projects. But foreign observers may be surprised to learn how many of … [Read More...] about The Unexpected Source of Muslim Immigration to France
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Securing America’s Borders
New Texas Cities Join ICE Rebellion
By Todd Bensman as published November 10, 2026 in The Daily Signal AUSTIN, Texas—When Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced last week that he would scale back police collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportations, he seems to have inadvertently disclosed the approach the state’s newly elected Democrat … [Read more...] about New Texas Cities Join ICE Rebellion
Terrorism and Homeland Security
NEW PAPER: Time to End the Long Iran–Nicaragua Relationship
Heritage Foundation Backgrounder By Todd Bensman, October 8, 2026 Summary Before the U.S.–Iran war began in June 2025, the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence communities may have correctly viewed the Iran–Nicaragua relationship as a lower threat to U.S. citizens and interests than Iranian ties elsewhere in Latin America. That … [Read more...] about NEW PAPER: Time to End the Long Iran–Nicaragua Relationship
DISPATCHES FROM A BORDER IN HISTORIC CRISIS
Bensman Calls for Immediate U.S. Action Against Nicaragua Over Iran Ties: Middle East Forum Podcast
“The best way for Iran to sucker punch the United States is in Latin America, where nobody would expect it. They have the intent to do something to the U.S. We don’t just know where or when, and that’s just the way they like it.” In this episode of the Middle East Forum Podcast, host Lauri Regan speaks with Todd Bensman, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Border Security and … [Read more...] about Bensman Calls for Immediate U.S. Action Against Nicaragua Over Iran Ties: Middle East Forum Podcast
Front Line Field Reports from the Greatest Mass Migration Event in American History 2021-2025
In a series of written and video reports from both sides from the US-Mexico border during 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 Todd Bensman explores the causes, consequences, and experience of the mass-migration crisis he was first to predict in a November 2020 column titled "Will We See a 'Biden Effect' at the Border?" The crisis began several months before the 2020 presidential election, when … [Read more...] about Front Line Field Reports from the Greatest Mass Migration Event in American History 2021-2025