Socialism rises from the grave
A one-time believer examines ‘man's most ambitious attempt to supplant religion’
Hugo Chávez
Venezuela: A Riches to Rags Story
Episode 37
Foreign Podicy
The axis of oppressors
The U.S. needs to be stronger than any combination of colluding adversaries
Op-eds
‘Aeroterror’ is back in business — Team Trump should end it now
Venezuela’s late president, Hugo Chavez, and Iran’s former president, Mahmoud Ahmad...
Op-eds
U.S. Sanctions Four More Venezuelan Military Officials
Today, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on four current or former Venezuelan generals for their involvement in c...
Policy Briefs
The U.S. Sanctions Venezuela’s President
On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The designation came a...
Policy Briefs
In Venezuela’s Toxic Brew, Failed Narco-State Meets Iran-Backed Terrorism
As if the political and economic chaos wracking Venezuela wasn’t worrying enough, a couple of recent stories underscore the potential national security threat brewi...
Op-eds
Ecuador, Iran, and Latin America’s Pink Tide
Ecuador will elect a new leader on April 2 to replace its left-wing, populist president Rafael Correa. Washington should pay close attention. Correa’s vice-president Lenin Moreno is a close...
Policy Briefs
Expert: Zarif Leveraging Latin America Trip to Boost Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
The Iranian foreign minister’s visit to Latin America last week signaled the Islamic Republic’s intent to rebuild its missile program in the Western Hemisphere, Emanuele Ottol...
Op-eds
Iran looks to Latin America to revive missile infrastructure
With the presidential campaign in full swing, U.S. media may be forgiven for downplaying the news of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamma...
Op-eds
Britain’s Corbyn Is No Laughing Matter
"Few people outside Britain have ever heard of Jeremy Corbyn," the British journalist Nick Cohen ...
Op-eds
How the U.S. Put Latin America Up for Grabs
TAMARINDO, COSTA RICA – I’m not about to pretend that spending a few days in this rather funky little surfing village on the Pacific has given me great insights into Latin America&rsq...
Op-eds
In Iran, Two Bombing Suspects Run for President
After disqualifying a number of presidential candidates from the June 14 elections, Iran's Guardian Council has pared the list down to eight. Remarkably, two of the remaining candidates --...
Op-eds
The Ron Paul Institute: Be Afraid, Very Afraid
In December 2011, when Ron Paul was leading the Republican presidential-primary pack in the Iowa caucuses, the former Texas congressman’s notorious newsletters resurfaced in the national de...
Op-eds
Why the Falklands Matter
We should stand up for the United Kingdom in its just claims against Argentina
Op-eds
St. Patrick’s Day with Edmund Burke
What Burke and Conor Cruise O’Brien can teach us about preventing the triumph of evil.
Op-eds
A Nasty Piece of Work
A tawdry new book accuses the late Christopher Hitchens of plagiarism—and worse.
Op-eds
The State of the Chávez-Capriles Race, Or Is Hope Springing in Venezuela?
Unnoticed by many, there is another crucial election taking place in our hemisphere this fall–this Sunday in fact. Fourteen-year incumbent president Hugo Chávez (who re-wro...
Op-eds
Ahmadinejad Shows His Soft Side in UN Speech
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a devout, sincerely spiritual, loyal foot soldier of the Islamic revolution, gave his variation of John Lennon’s “Imagine” before the United Nations on Wedn...
Op-eds
The New War Against America
Last January, President Obama went over to the Pentagon to announce deep cuts in defense. He took the occasion to proclaim: “Even as our troops continue to fight in Afghanistan, the tide of...