All the president’s enemies
Mitch McConnell is no Vladimir Putin
Abraham Lincoln
Preserving the Warrior Ethos
It is corroded, and the necessary restorative work belongs to us all
Op-eds
U.S. Carrier Strike Group Transits Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. Navy’s Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, entering the Persian Gulf following months of Iranian attacks in the area. The high-profile...
Policy Briefs
U.S. Called on to Boycott German Cars Until Hezbollah Banned from Germany
Merkel’s administration is vehemently opposed to banning Hezbollah’s entire organization in Germany, where at least 950 Hezbollah members operate.
Op-eds
Replacing patriotism with tribalism
Just after last week’s terrorist attack in Barcelona, a pro-Islamic State website posted video from the scene along with a message in Arabic saying, “Terror is filling the hearts of t...
Op-eds
These not-so-united states
The People’s Democratic Republic of Oregon. That has a kind of ring to it, don’t you think? The reason this phrase has crystalized in my mind: Just after it was confirmed that Donald...
Op-eds
Obama Failing to Check Russian Imperialism, Former CIA Head Says
In the eyes of former CIA director James Woolsey, Russian President Vladimir Putin is like the farmer Abraham Lincoln once recalled, who said he wasn’t greedy for land, he only wanted what...
Op-eds
Turkey – Where Everyone Believes God is On Their Side
Six days after Turkey reluctantly joined the US war effort against ISIS with its ...
Op-eds
Eisenhower’s New Fans
Barack Obama and Chuck Hagel look to the 34th president as a foreign-affairs model. But is it a willful misreading?
Op-eds
Anwar Al-Awlaki’s American Journey
He was born in a land of freedom, tolerance and opportunity. He wanted none of it.
Op-eds
The Next President
I don’t have a candidate yet, but I do have some traditional requirements. Most of the time, we elect either state governors or generals who have won wars. There are good...
Op-eds
Winner Takes All
Machiavelli on what makes a great leader.
Op-eds
Barack Lied, Germans Sighed’¦ The Obama Moment
“People of Berlin — people of the world — this is our moment. This is our time.” What is he talking about? Time for what, exactly? Time for Obama round the clock,...
Op-eds
Traitors Will be Prosecuted
Authored by Alykhan Velshi Just as a muscle will atrophy if unused, criminal prohibitions may lapse into desuetude when no one enforces them. Fortunately, and to its everlasting...
Op-eds
The Only Option Is to Win
Yesterday on this page, in a serious and thoughtful survey of a world in crisis, Richard Holbrooke listed 13 countries that could be involved in violence in the near future: Lebanon, Israel, Iraq...
Op-eds
Forgotten Interests: Why Cote d’Ivoire Matters
Last week I participated on a panel on Capitol Hill under the aegis of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Côte d'Ivoire, co-chaired by Congressman John Boozman (R-Arkansas) and Co...
Op-eds
Constitution Confustion
President George W. Bush is the latest in a long line of American Caesars who have shredded the foundations of the Republic in an often racist and always imperialistic lust for territory, treasur...
Op-eds
Never Forget
Unlike last year, there was little controversy this Memorial Day about ABC News's decision to broadcast an honor roll of the American troops who died this past year serving in Iraq and Afgha...
Op-eds
Michael Scheuer’s Bloody Logic
By: Andrew Apostolou. M...
Op-eds
Free Speech for Terrorists?
The nexus in militant Islam between advocacy and actual savagery is no longer contestable. It has been the subject of too much informed analysis and, more importantly, is an empirically demonstra...