At The United Nations, Trump Enrages The Left By Calling For Patriotism
President Trump’s speech reiterated his familiar ‘America first’ theme, a strategy to bolster American influence by emphasizing American interests and reasserting national sovereignty.
Honoring America’s Soldiers Means Never Deploying Them Unless Necessary
The lessons we can learn from Black Hawk Down and the Battle of Mogadishu remain relevant today as we contemplate intervention in Venezuela.
Latest Intel Assessment Shows How Trump-Russia Hoax Has Hurt American Interests
This odd aversion to thinking about the best interests of the nation when pushing a conspiracy theory about treasonous collusion with Russia is dangerous.
Putting Boots On The Ground In Venezuela Would Be A Grave Mistake
Venezuela’s situation is terrible, and Nicolas Maduro’s stronghold might grow less stable over the course of the month. We still shouldn’t intervene.
Trump’s Strike On Syria Betrays His Nationalist Supporters
If a few tear-jerker images can move President Trump (or anyone) to support a war that he always opposed, we’re in bad shape indeed.
What Donald Trump And His Apologists Don’t Get About The National Interest
Donald Trump’s praise for Vladimir Putin raises the prospect that he will try to promote American interests in the same disastrous way Putin has for Russia.
Robert’s Rules Of Bureaucracy
Former defense secretary Robert Gates writes a how-to manual for dealing with the federal bureaucracy and makes the case that government failures are opportunities for reform.