Remembering the Patton Speech That Helped Win the War
World War II history is rich with some of the finest, most historically significant speeches of the 20th century. President Roosevelt’s “Day of Infamy” speech […]
Auf Wiedersehen, Angela!
It seems every time European elites get a good laugh out of a presidential tweet, sooner rather than later, the joke is on them. In […]
NATO’s Challenge Is Germany, Not America
During the recent NATO summit meeting, a rumbustious Donald Trump tore off a thin scab of niceties to reveal a deep and old NATO wound—one […]
Reciprocity Is the Method to Trump’s Madness
Critics of Donald Trump claim there is no rhyme or reason to his foreign policy. But if there is a consistency, it might be called […]
The Great Junker: Bismarck’s Lessons for Today
We Germans fear God but otherwise nothing else in the world and that fear of God causes us to love peace and cultivate it.” — […]
Ms. Merkel’s Malady: Migration
Germans like to apologize. During a brief trip to Munich last year, tensions between locals and newly arrived migrants often flared into fizzing commotions of […]
The Trans-Atlantic Class Struggle
At the recent G7 summit, President Trump differed with the leaders of Britain, Germany, France and Canada on a host of issues. But the real […]
Trump is Right: G7 Needs a Wake-Up Call on Trade
The recent meeting of the G7 leaders in La Malbaie, Quebec ended dramatically, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau harshly criticizing U.S. tariffs on steel […]
Karl Marx, Free Trader
What do David Ricardo, Ben Shapiro, and Karl Marx have in common? They’re all free traders. No, this is not a tongue-in-cheek jab designed to […]
For European Action on Iran, Look Beyond Berlin
Mainstream views of European politics very rarely look past the Franco-German motor. President Trump’s verdict on the European Union as “basically a vehicle for Germany” […]
‘Vaffanculo!’ What Americans Can Learn from Italy’s Election
Italian populists, whose slogan suggests that their opponents to go and fornicate elsewhere, are set to form a government with the Mediterranean edition of President […]
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 […]
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 […]
Restoring the Sanctity of Sovereign National Borders
What can a government do if millions of unarmed people just keep walking towards your national border? Is it considered migration or invasion? The question […]
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 […]
The Space Race: Savants of Human Space Exploration
Commercial and military space exploitation never want for a motive. Like the bronze and silver lower classes of Plato’s Republic, most space exploitation thrives on […]
It’s Hard Out Here for a World Leader
It’s not easy being the leader of the free world. You get no respect. Even the countries that benefit from your leadership begrudge you your […]
Triumph of the Shills
Let’s begin with Godwin and get it out of the way. Imagine for a moment that Joseph Goebbels, propaganda minister for the Third Reich, was […]
ICE Troubles With Terrorism
An audit by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing a variety of challenges, particularly with […]