What Price Victory? What Cost ‘Infinite War’?
President Trump said something this week that flew largely under the radar of a media obsessed with Stormy Daniels and whether it can get the […]
Americanism
Why Kevin Williamson Matters
Any rational person’s list of the most intelligent and pungent columnists now writing will perforce include the name Kevin Williamson, late of National Review and, […]
Trump’s Revolutionary Foreign Policy: Defend the Homeland
Of all the ways President Donald Trump has revolutionized American politics, foreign policy easily ranks among the most important. Whether it was in his efforts […]
Don’t Ask this Mexican
Gustavo Arellano is not that smart. He presents a case study into the victim mentality of La Raza. Arellano, if you don’t know him, is […]
The Baguette Shop: A Parable About Trade
You own an artisanal bakery that makes the best $2 baguettes in town. Business is booming. In fact, business is so good that a German […]
MLK’s Teaching Requires America’s Founding
Americans commemorate days of birth and days of death of notable figures as a reminder of the contributions that they made to the nation’s history […]
The Right of No Refusal
The cultural-Marxist Left’s war on Western civilization and American society is conducted on many fronts, including the courts and the streets, but also on a […]
Trump is Cutting Old Gordian Knots
The proverbial knot of Gordium was impossible to untie. Anyone clever enough to untie it would supposedly become the king of Asia. Many princes tried; […]
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Christian Fanatic
“Somehow the preacher must have a kind of fire shut up in his bones. And whenever injustice is around he tell it. Somehow the preacher […]
The Political Economy of Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports has been roundly attacked from all sides. Tariffs are so beyond the pale that […]
Trump Won the Schumer Shutdown, Time to Do It Again
Everyone wants President Donald Trump to “get tough.” Tough with special counsel Robert Mueller. Tough with North Korea. Tough with Russia, and Syria, and trading […]
When the EPA Was Really Corrupt
Who said this? “The EPA is one of the most toxic places in the federal government to work. If you don’t get rid of the […]
The Media Doesn’t Get a Do-Over on Iraq
The Charles Koch Institute, in conjunction with RealClearDefense, recently issued a fascinating though unsurprising study of American public opinion about the Iraq War. Almost four […]
Congress Needs to Rein in Overreaching Judges
Attorney General Jeff Sessions last month gave a speech about the rise of “super legislators.” He wasn’t talking about members of Congress; he was talking […]
‘Chaos’ Theory: Turnover is Good for the Administration
The media spent a lot of time in recent weeks howling about the turnover in the Trump Administration. The Huffington Post, for example, published an […]
The Wall is National Defense
In a report from the Army’s Command and Staff College detailing a tactical success during the French Counterinsurgency in Algeria, we learn the following: In […]
What Frightens the Left Most? The Constitution
As we’ve long since learned, the Left always tells us what they fear most, by reacting to political developments or policy proposals like scalded vipers, […]
Compassionate Nationalism
One might think that President Trump’s frequent references to “America First” would be palatable to all Americans, especially since Trump takes every opportunity to assure […]
Total Political War
The election of President Trump made it clear that America is not engaged in politics as usual. We are in the midst of a political […]
John Bolton is the Wise Choice
President Trump has named Ambassador John Bolton as his new national security advisor. It is a wise choice in challenging times. Bolton will succeed outgoing […]