American values are not the cause of racism
More than 35 years ago, I went to Africa for the first time, the junior member of a group of American writers. We were visiting The Gambia and, at a stop in the interior, I purchased a small wood...
Constitution
Not everyone can join the American Nation
This is a peculiar moment in history, one in which we have come to expect the unexpected. Even so, I was surprised to see this: a reporter and a White House official debating poetry. I&r...
Op-eds
Iran’s Religious War against the Baha’i
May 14 marked the ninth anniversary of Iran’s imprisonment of seven Baha’i leaders for the crime of practicing their...
Policy Briefs
Border security and immigration made simple
The nation-state is a relatively new idea -- scholars generally trace it back to the 17th century. It has its flaws but has anyone come up with a better approach to world order? A nation-state en...
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
Another American Revolution
Donald Trump’s electoral victory surprised no end of pundits, not just because the polls were so off-base, but also because they couldn’t imagine the American people turning against a...
Op-eds
The “ideals of 1776”
Andrew Roberts, one of the world’s great historians, took America to task last week. Let me rephrase that: He took Americans to task for what they — or rather we — are doing to...
Op-eds
Hezbollah doesn’t want a President – Because it doesn’t want a Lebanese Republic
Hezbollah appears to have switched loyalties in Lebanon’s never-ending presidential race. Despite maintaining long-standing support for the candidacy of the pro-Syrian former general Michel...
Op-eds
Hezbollah doesn’t want a President – Because it doesn’t want a Lebanese Republic
Hezbollah appears to have switched loyalties in Lebanon’s never-ending presidential race. Despite maintaining long-standing support for the candidacy of the pro-Syrian former general Michel...
Op-eds
Turkish Prime Minister Falls Victim to Palace Coup
After a week of open strife within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erd...
Policy Briefs
Why Bashar al-Assad, the ‘Teflon Don’ of the Middle East, Can’t Be Touched
John Gotti may have once held the title, but the late Gambino crime family boss had nothing on the “Teflon Don” of the Middle East, Bashar Assad. Had Gotti li...
Op-eds
Panzer auf der Landebahn
Bei seiner Antrittsrede vor den iranischen Revolutionsgarden am 16. September 2013 schlug der neu gewählte Präsident Hassan Rohani den versammelten Kommandeuren einen Deal vor: Die Revo...
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Deadly Ambitions
We break from our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this disturbing news: Turkey, a vital NATO ally, is teetering on the brink of civil war. Dormant for more than two years thanks to a...
Op-eds
The Not Quite Done Iran Deal
The debate over the deal President Obama has cut with Iran’s rulers is supposed to end this week. The New York Times, the AP and others in the media are reporting that the White House has a...
Op-eds
Congress Can Rewrite the Iran Deal
President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry claim that Congress has only two options for the Iran nuclear ag...
Op-eds
The Lawless Underpinnings of the Iran Nuclear Deal
The Iranian nuclear agreement announced on July 14 is unconstitutional, violates international law and features commitments that President Obama could not lawfully make. However, becaus...
Op-eds
Disapprove Obama’s Iran Deal — or Surrender
The fundamental flaws in President Obama’s deal with Iran have become well known. Among them: Iran’s rulers will have the power to delay or even prevent inspections of suspected...
Op-eds
South Africa Flubs its Chance at Justice for Bashir
Suspected war criminals scored a victory Monday as Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir defied a South African judge’s order and...
Policy Briefs
A Global Perspective on Cyber Threats
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Legislative Testimonies
Dr. Zarif or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Iranian bomb
Tehran’s largest cemetery,...