
Middle East


Are the Democrats Rooting for Iran?
Trump Derangement Syndrome sure makes Democrats do some pretty crazy things. In 2018, for example, the president’s one-year anniversary in office triggered protesters to the […]

America Can Afford to Stay Calm with Iran
President Trump recently ordered and then called off a retaliatory strike against Iran for destroying a U.S. surveillance drone. The U.S. asserts that the drone […]

Give Tucker Carlson the Nobel Peace Prize
After months of escalating tensions, Iran shot down an unmanned American military drone last week. In response, a retaliatory American airstrike had been planned. At […]

Lessons from Bill: Call the S.O.B.
In January 2016, Bill Clinton’s presidential library made public transcripts of telephone calls between the president and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The calls, placed […]

Saudi Billionaires Are Not a Reason to Sacrifice Americans
Let me pose a simple question: What was the last American war that did not involve Saudi Arabian interests? In 1994, photographers captured this scene […]

Propaganda War vs. Saudi-Israeli Peace Accord
The saying used to go, “Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.” Americans eligible for membership in AARP will recall the line as a clever dig […]

We Hold All the Cards in the Showdown with Iran
In May 2018, the Donald Trump Administration withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, popularly known as the Iran […]

In the Mideast, Statecraft is Not Soulcraft
For the last decade, Iran has been a rising power in the greater Middle East. Tehran’s influence now stretches across the “Shia Crescent”—the half-moon-shaped part […]

Promote Regime Change in Iran
President Trump on Memorial Day said the United States doesn’t seek regime change in Iran. Well, why not? On March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan made […]

Be Skeptical About War with Iran
Americans are weary of Middle Eastern wars and skeptical of claims from our intelligence agencies supporting such conflict. While the attack on Iraq in 2003 […]

America Should Ignore Neoconservatives on Iran
An Iran war push is underway, but the basis for it is pretty thin. While Iran has been a thorn in America’s side since its […]

Be Careful: Hurting Iran Might Help Russia
The global price of oil is on track to reach $80 a barrel soon. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) voted several weeks ago […]

To Conquer Chaos, Court It
For all of the rhetoric about our supposed liberal international order, the world is more chaotic and unstable than it has been since World War […]
Same People Behind Iraq War Lies Pushed Russian Collusion
For more than two years they misled us. Exploiting fear and confusion after a shocking event, they warned that our country was in imminent danger […]

David French Bungles Iraq, Again
[fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] [fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] Aristotle said man is a rational animal. A more […]

The U.N. Salts the Wounds of Iranian Women
[fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] [fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] Anyone with a passing acquaintance with the irredeemable institution […]

McConnell and the Iron Triangle vs. Trump and the Voters
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) aligned with the NeverTrump faction of Republican senators Thursday to introduce and pass a resolution to “rebuke” President Trump. […]

Much Has Changed for the Better Since 2016—Not That Trump Will Get Credit
The news obsesses over the recent government shutdown, the latest Robert Mueller arrest and, of course, fake news—from the BuzzFeed Michael Cohen non-story to the […]

Why the Democratic Party Will Become More Anti-Semitic
Women’s March co-president Tamika Mallory appeared Thursday night on “Firing Line” to discuss her controversial organization, particularly the claims of anti-Semitism that have dogged the […]