1992—Liberal judicial activists promote racial quotas and impede the death penalty, so why not use racial quotas to paralyze implementation of the death penalty?...
2005—Explaining his decision to vote against the confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice, then-Senator Barack Obama concocts his lawless “empathy” standard for judges,...
The Houthis may be discovering something more valuable than another missile or drone: hesitation. Is the current combination of U.S. restraint, an untested Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani defense pact, and delayed European military involvement leading the Houthis to believe they can keep escalating without paying a sufficiently high price? That question extends far beyond Washington. Turkey has said […]
President Donald Trump has fundamentally reshaped the strategic nuclear landscape for the United States, its allies, and our adversaries. Trump’s approach has pursued a more proactive strategy of strengthening America’s credible nuclear defenses while using diplomacy, deterrence, and strategic pressure to reshape the calculations of those who might threaten the U.S. or its allies. Since […]
On Sept. 15, my grandmother, Lorraine Gersky Wheless, passed away at the age of 94. One of my deepest-held beliefs is that we all have a tale to share with the world about our unique and important role in it. I always thought that my grandmother had several. Family lore has it that the devoutly […]
European Union spokesman Anouar el Anouni recently demanded that the United States lift its visa ban on Palestinian Authority Dictator Mahmoud Abbas and allow him to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). As usual, this is just another empty gesture of European virtue-signaling, considering that Abbas will bypass the restriction and spew his propaganda […]
Two years ago, POLARIS National Security documented the price Americans paid for the Biden-Harris administration’s deterrence failures around the world. After the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, failing to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine, abetting the worst border crisis in U.S. history, and bankrolling Iran’s terrorism apparatus before Oct. 7, 2023, the Biden-Harris […]
Where is Marco? Where is our secretary of state? These questions echo across Washington as a cascade of high-stakes global crises unfolds. Look at the headlines on any given day. The chief diplomat of the United States seems to be missing in action. In almost every major breakthrough, President Donald Trump has conspicuously used other individuals. For […]