The two people in the world who should feel most obliged to be thoughtful and restrained in their public statements are the president of the United States and the pope. But neither of the current incumbents seems willing or able to rise above his immediate political impulses as is necessary to protect the institution he […]
Negotiations in Pakistan between the United States and Iran failed last weekend. This outcome was inevitable. The Trump administration wanted Tehran to dismantle its nuclear program, surrender its missile capabilities, and open the Strait of Hormuz unconditionally. But that plainly constituted capitulation for Tehran. The credible path toward a nuclear weapon is the Iranian regime’s […]
Days prior to the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the Pentagon evacuated most personnel from the Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Their exit came after a quarter-century presence that began after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Qatar’s willingness to invest billions of dollars in the base to host Americans led the […]
If America can’t build, then America can’t lead. It really is that simple. Throughout our country’s history, the United States has stayed ahead of the curve because we’ve been able to build. Think factories, highways, ports, pipelines, power plants, and now even data centers — all of these innovations and developments have defined entire economic […]
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations between the United States and Iran failed to end the war. He is right to do so, and Tehran would be wise to comply. Trump’s order, on April 12, was part of a response to the Islamic Republic negotiating […]
Vice President Vance downplayed concerns about President Trump’s ongoing feud with Pope Leo XIV late Monday, suggesting it was not newsworthy. Trump recently clashed with the leader of the Catholic Church over the war in Iran, calling the pope “weak on crime” in a social media post on Sunday. Vance, who is promoting his upcoming...
Right-wing social media and commentary last week was dominated by infighting and outrage over the Dignity Act, a bipartisan immigration reform bill — and it seemed to come out of nowhere. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), the designer of the compromise measure that pairs border security boosts with a new legal status for non-criminal migrants who entered before...
