Shutdown Shames All of Congress
During the late government shutdown, Republicans kept repeating the talking point that the Democrats were damaging American national security by tying up the budget over […]
Another Week, Another Media Hatchet Job
Wendi Deng, the Chinese-American ex-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is accused of serving Beijing’s interests in the United States. The Wall Street Journal recently […]
Trump is America’s Plumber
Donald Trump is not an ideological man. He ran by appealing to the sentiments that unite most working-class Americans, much like Ronald Reagan did in […]
Why Trump Must Get Pakistan Right
The Trump Administration has rightly acknowledged that Pakistan presents a problem in America’s ongoing (and seemingly endless) Global War on Terrorism. Pakistan—like Saudi Arabia and […]
Tax Cuts and Wars Are Not Enough, Mr. President
In 2017, the president had a handful of successes that should make all Trump supporters proud. He managed to engage in the greatest rollback of […]
I Voted for Trump, Not Bannon or Kushner
“Steve Bannon was a man of vision,” the columnist David P. Goldman told Alex Marlow of Breitbart News in August. Certainly. Goldman also is sound […]
Time is Not on the Mullahs’ Side
Iran has been racked for almost a week by nationwide protests and rioting over the rule of the mullahs—unrest that shows no sign of abating […]
Is Europe Experiencing Immigration—or an Invasion?
History is replete with examples of the migration of peoples across vast and distant lands. Depending on the numbers and the purpose of the migration, […]
Never Let a Good Narrative Go to Waste
The FBI last week thwarted a planned Christmas terror attack. This is good news. It represents more of the winning that President Trump promised in […]
We Can’t Understand Chinese Without First Understanding English
For centuries, French was the lingua franca of Europe—the common language, that is, spoken among people with different native languages. Until the mid-20th century, if […]
Mitch McConnell, Suuuuuuuper Genius
Many of my former colleagues, still slaving away on Capitol Hill, insist that Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is really a genius and we’re all lucky […]
Congratulate Mitch McConnell on Electing Doug Jones
Roy Moore did not lose Tuesday’s U.S. Senate race on substance. He lost the special election due to an over-the-top smear campaign from the Left […]
The Port Authority Attack is a Snapshot of Our Future
New York City on Monday suffered another terror attack at the hands of a young Muslim man who swore fealty to the Islamic State of […]
Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit Recalls Harry Truman
When the United States recognized the Jewish state of Israel, it sent shockwaves throughout the international system. Donald Trump’s recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as […]
An America First National Security Strategy
The Trump Administration continues to run circles around its detractors. In an historically unusual move, President Donald Trump will be unveiling his administration’s first National […]
The Case for an American Space Corps
If a space war between the United States and a near-peer rival, like China or Russia, were to break out tomorrow, the United States likely […]
America Needs Space Weapons—Now
The United States today exists in an increasingly unstable, multipolar world of competing states. Since the start of the Global War on Terror in 2001, […]
Trump Has Democrats Running in Circles
Earlier this week, President Trump made waves when he announced there would be no deal with the Democrats in the forthcoming budget battle. He increased […]
Turkey Is No Ally
Turkey has turned its back on the West. To be fair, we in the West didn’t do much to prevent it. When Turkey sought entry […]
Stop Griping About Musk, Start Spending on R&D Again
Conservatives are angry about Elon Musk and all of the subsidies his companies receive from the federal government. Musk reaps hundreds of millions of taxpayer […]