Standing Athwart Despair: The Case for Cheerful Conservatism
For some years, I have kept a folder marked “Conservative Gloominess.” It is full of articles and animadversions by various hands: dire prognostications about…
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Morning Greatness: House Speaker Says Trump Will Receive Housing Bill Monday
Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a Policy Meeting…
There Was a ‘Mass Casualty’ Event Planned for the Recent UFC Event at the White House—and It Was Worse Than You Might Expect
While there are certainly a number of heinous acts that have taken place over the years that have resulted in a number of casualties, we often hear about other…
After the Protectorate: America, Europe, and the Return of the Decision
For 70 years, the transatlantic relationship rested on a fiction that flattered both sides. America was the guarantor of a rules-based order, and Europe was its…
Avoiding TACO: Any Deal Enabling the IRGC Is a Bad Deal
We all know that President Trump presents himself as a dealmaker who will accept only a “good deal” with Iran; in contrast, he argues, to the agreements reached…
Trump’s Nationwide Shabbat and the Choices Facing American Jews
This past month, President Trump, in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month and the United States’ 250th birthday, encouraged Americans to keep the Sabbath.
Britain’s White ‘George Floyd’ Moment?
Police handcuffed and arrested an 18-year-old while he was bleeding out from multiple stabbings because the stabber, a Sikh, accused the victim, a white man…
The End of Digital Trust: How Quantum Computing Could Upend Security, Business, and Global Stability
The scariest technology threats are usually the boring ones. Not the giant killer robots. Not the science fiction stuff. Not the dramatic movie scenes where…
The Pope and the President
The Italians have a venerable national tradition of commenting on papal controversies. This month, the Italian journal of geopolitics, Limes, has weighed in.