Trump’s Common Sense Realism
Have you read Richard Fernandez’s interesting article on President Trump’s decision to withdraw America from the Obama nuclear deal? It is worthy of close reading. […]
Defense of the West
Marx at 200 and the Ruling Class
The Bicentennial of Karl Marx’s birth (May 5, 1818) has come and gone without much fanfare, except in the People’s Republic of China. It’s not […]
Israel and Its Enemies: Why Culture Matters
A passage from a landmark American novel shows why attempts to appease Israel’s enemies have always failed and always will fail. Thomas Berger’s Little Big […]
Trump’s Iran Decision Is Already Paying Off
The Iran deal has been killed. With it, Iran’s grand designs for regional hegemony are badly wounded. President Trump’s decision last week to withdraw from […]
The Myth of the Surge
Trump is mostly hitting the mark as president, because his lodestar appears to be reversing every single thing undertaken by Barack Obama. Since the Obama […]
Prospect of World Peace Threatens Media’s Porn Star Narrative
In the wee hours of the morning, a miracle occurred. The Stormy Daniels coverage dissipated, at least for a few moments, as President Trump welcomed […]
For Trump, the End of the Beginning
Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from Barack Obama’s fantasy “Iran deal” brings a much-needed dose of realpolitik to a fossilized Washington foreign-policy establishment that has […]
The War on Wisdom
There is more knowledge available today than ever before in history. But few would argue people are wiser than ever before. On the contrary, many […]
A Tale of Three Syrias: What Lies Ahead for President Trump
With the Syrian Civil war now in its seventh year—thanks to the confluence of ongoing bloodshed, sectarian tension, and foreign intervention—we now have one of […]
China’s Clear and Present Threat
\ While the Left continues to lose its mind over Russia and the fairytale of collusion, the fact is Russia simply is not a real threat […]
China’s Dream of Global Economic Dominance
With the implementation of President Trump’s tariffs last month, China is all the talk in the world of trade. The tariffs in question place $50 […]
Is Trump Now Bad Cop or Good Cop?
During his first 15 months as president, Donald Trump has postured as the bad cop. He railed about NATO members welching on their promised contributions […]
American and French Interests Do Not Align in the Middle East
The French came to Washington. They saw, but they did not conquer. America’s relationship with France may be its oldest, but it is certainly not […]
Tug of War Over the Iran Deal
Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron came to Washington to lobby Donald Trump to break his promise to undo Barack Obama’s “Iran deal.” A few […]
Trump Gives Merkel Some Tough Love
On the heels of the near love fest between French President Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump, the White House hosted a meeting with a rather […]
The Music Maids
I know an elderly gentleman in San Antonio who, though he has spent decades working in America as a surveyor and cartographer, has never lost […]
American Greatness in the Mideast Means Protecting Israel
The American-led Middle East order is collapsing. Rival powers and regional actors now jockey for position in the region, in an attempt to form the […]
Don’t Be Misled by the Media, Cuba Isn’t Changing
After the nominal change in Cuba’s leadership, the New York Times managed to come out with the most New York Times headline ever: “More Black […]
What America Can Learn from Japan’s Immigration System
While the guilt-ridden West takes in refugees from all over the Third World and is wrestling with problems of assimilation, internal conflict, and hardened cultural […]
The House IT Scandal
Russian meddling? Campaign collusion? Forget that. That “did they or didn’t they” story has nothing on the ongoing saga of cybersecurity breaches with the possible […]