How Germany’s new leader can make history
Friedrich Merz is in favor of boosting Europe’s military strength, standing against antisemites and by the Jewish state, and getting tougher on Iran.
Age of Enlightenment
Why the pro-Hamas demonstrations are different and more dangerous
“It is this movement,” according to a British report on political extremism, “that has proven most willing to use law breaking, intimidation, and at times, violence.”
Op-eds
Hamas vs. Western Civ
Gaza is a significant battleground
Op-eds
Safer Together
Inclusive Cybersecurity
Memos
The Axis of Tyrannies
It will present an enormous challenge to free nations
Op-eds
Waiting for Thermidor: America’s Foreign Policy Towards Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran may be on an accelerated schedule for revolutionary decay, at least if compared to the USSR.
Op-eds
Lebanon, America, and the Courage of Fouad Ajami
For his courage to think independently, and for his honesty in tackling Arab failure, Ajami became the guiding light for many Arab thinkers after him.
Op-eds
The friends of our enemies
Westerners, too, are waging a ‘War on the West’
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Biden’s defense of democracy
It left a lot to be desired
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Border security is national security
The crisis Biden has sparked will do lasting damage
Op-eds
Getting smarter about Critical Race Theory
If CRT is correct, is America worth defending?
Op-eds
Uniting France
President Macron deserves credit for trying
Op-eds
Mike Pompeo’s fight for unalienable rights
The Human Rights Establishment wants him out of the marketplace of ideas
Op-eds
Why making deals with despots is difficult
Fanatical ideologues tend not to be “win-win” kind of guys.
Op-eds
We’ll always have Paris
Europeans seem to have an increasingly bizarre and perhaps self-destructive view of the world and their place in it. Last week’s most creative illustration: The Irish postal service issued...
Op-eds
Is it wrong to prefer the West to the rest?
On various occasions and beginning decades before he was elected president, Ronald Reagan warned that “freedom is never more than one generation from extinction.” He understood, and h...
Op-eds
How the world has changed since 9/11
The 15th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 should be a time for mourning, commemoration, reflection — and strategic planning. But many people prefer to avoid thinking to...
Op-eds
How much ruin is there in a nation?
People think early European immigrants to America were seeking religious freedom. In fact, they sought escape from religious persecution. Not quite the same thing. The policy not to mole...
Op-eds
The Fine Line Between Free Speech and Provocation
Rights are like muscles. If not exercised, they atrophy. Freedom of speech, a right guaranteed by the First Amendment, is the most fundamental of rights. Without it, how do you even defend your o...
Op-eds
Europe Needs Straight Talk About Radical Islam
BERLIN – Europe’s timid approach to Islamic terrorism imploded last week with the horrific jihadi-animated murder of 17 men and women in Paris, including most of the cartoonists...