A Private Matter
Excerpt In October 1775, John Adams sat in Philadelphia, directing a rebellion. The British Empire commanded the most formidable fleet on the planet. The colonies possessed nothing resembling a navy,...
John Adams
What would Thomas Jefferson do?
America’s third president understood that jihadis don’t make good deals
Op-eds
Strait talk
American victory passes through Hormuz
Op-eds
Marking Four Years of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Media Calls
U.S. Engagement of Africa in the National Interest
Earlier this year, citing an array of new initiatives including the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and the President's Emergency Plan for...
Op-eds
‘Here’s to al-Qaeda’
Nearly 20 years ago, I asked the late William Kunstler about his philosophy of lawyering. A flamboyant leftist who proudly represented jihadists just as he proudly represented many other anti-Ame...
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda, Yes; DOMA, No
The modern-day John Adams brigade down at King & Spalding has finally found a client too unpopular to merit representation: the American people. That is exactly the same conclusion drawn by E...
Op-eds
Smearing America in Defense of A Terrorist
In response to the Ghailani verdict, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued the...
Op-eds
Crossing the Delaware, the Tigris, and the Euphrates
By: Joseph Morisson Skelly, 2003 FDD Academic Fellow. On the night of December 25, 1776, with the winter wind whipsawing the water, with waves ripping across the bows of their l...