Joey, we hardly knew ye
A few words of advice for the departing commander in chief
Missouri
U.S. B-2 Bombers Strike Houthi Weapon Depots in Yemen
The U.S. military struck multiple underground weapons storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen late on October 16, according to a statement from Secretary of Defense...
Flash Briefs
Hamas Backer Qatar Joins U.S. Visa Waiver Program
The U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security admitted Qatar to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program on September 24, allowing the emirate’s 330,000 citizens to travel...
Flash Briefs
Qatari Prime Minister to Visit Iran ‘In the Coming Days’
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani is expected to visit Iran for talks “in the coming days,” Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported on August 22. According...
Flash Briefs
Citing Hamas Links, Draft Defense Bill Pushes for Review of U.S.-Qatar Relations
U.S. concern over Qatar’s relationship with Hamas is reflected in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released...
Flash Briefs
Rumors Swirl Over Hamas Move From Qatar to Iraq
Hamas may relocate its political headquarters from Qatar to Iraq, unnamed sources told The National on June 24. The Iran-backed group already opened a political office in Baghdad...
Flash Briefs
Jordan Rejects Hosting Hamas as Pressure Rises on Qatar
A senior Jordanian diplomat on May 2 firmly rejected the suggestion that Hamas could move its political bureau to Jordan if forced to leave its current base in Qatar. “Hamas behaves...
Flash Briefs
Woke ‘ESG’ investors guilty of anti-Semitism as they target Israel
Israel boycotters have a new home for waging economic war against the world’s only Jewish state: environmental, social and governance ratings. Federal and state officials should respond by demanding...
Op-eds
Anti-Israel boycotts masquerade as social justice
Morningstar refuses to take responsibility for how its “responsible investment” methods have targeted Israel, after yet another confusion between Social Justice and Anti-Zionism.
Op-eds
U.S. Senate votes 95-1 to add Finland and Sweden to NATO alliance
The U.S. Senate voted 95-1 on Wednesday to add Finland and Sweden to the NATO alliance. The overwhelming vote is a major rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a resounding expression of American...
Policy Briefs
As Pelosi visits Taiwan, don’t miss the action on China in Congress
All eyes are understandably on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan this week as Beijing issues threats and rattles its saber. But those interested in supporting the free people of Taiwan...
Op-eds
Biden Can Reset the UN’s Discriminatory Approach to Israel
The United States led when it persuaded the General Assembly to repeal its 1975 vote declaring Zionism to be racism. It should now actively and decisively lead the effort to end the Commission of Inquiry, which the UNHRC created to conclude essentially the same thing.
Op-eds
How China Is Trying to Turn the U.S. against Itself
Across the country, Beijing has worked to cultivate relationships with state and local governments and private businesses in an effort to advance its agenda.
Op-eds
Gaza 2021: How Biden Handled His Far-Left Hamas Caucus Problem
In Gaza Conflict 2021, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Senior Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer provides the first in-depth look at the May 2021 war initiated by Hamas against Israel,...
Op-eds
Justice triumphant
The story of an American who overcame should be told around the world
Op-eds
U.S. Ambassador to Germany: ‘Horrific Actions’ of Iran Equal to ISIS
"The recent press reports that the Iranian regime publicly hanged a 31-year-old man for being gay should be a wake-up call for anyone."
Op-eds
Terrorists, Insurgents, Something Else? Clarifying and Classifying the “Generational Challenge”
Co-written by Jacob Zenn. The Trump administration’s ...
Op-eds
Missouri State Senate Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and Local Government
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Congressional Testimonies
Crowds or Mobs, Demonstrations or Riots
When is a demonstration a riot? When you disapprove. Crowds demonstrate and mobs riot. Got it? Thus, those big assemblages of protesters in the streets of Hong Kong are crowds for most W...
Op-eds
Virginia Detainee Law is Dangerously Unconstitutional
Co-authored by Charles D. Stimson The United States has just lost a key ally in the fight against al-Qaeda terrorists: the residents of Virginia, and state employees in par...