I arrived at the Pentagon in February 2003. Whenever I could, I followed the official tours, learned every corridor, and later guided colleagues and friends through the building myself. Rank rules the real estate. The highest officials claimed the outside windows on the Potomac side. The office that allocated space sat on the inside ring, […]
Brazil has had a complicated relationship with the United States throughout its history. The American Revolution inspired Brazil’s own Independence, and Brasilia was a reliable ally throughout both world wars and the Cold War. In recent times, U.S. rhetoric and exceptionalism have given rise to paranoia about Brazil’s natural resources, namely a fear of U.S. […]
Just as Congress is moving toward finally providing greater regulatory certainty for cryptocurrencies with legislative progress on the CLARITY Act, the state of Illinois is moving in the opposite direction. Earlier this summer, Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) signed a $55.9 billion budget that includes the nation’s first state tax aimed specifically at digital asset transactions […]
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) wants you to believe his lawsuit to kill the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger is a principled stand for consumers. Look closer, and a different story emerges: political favors that benefit leftists and one company that will profit the most — Netflix — not the taxpayers footing the bill. On […]
Antisemitism has become an increasingly visible part of America’s political conversation. While criticism of Israel is a legitimate part of the democratic debate, some rhetoric has crossed the line from disagreement with Israeli government policy into language that many Jews view as hostile to their identity and the legitimacy of the Jewish state. That shift […]
There is an old adage in international politics: There are no eternal friends, nor eternal enemies — only eternal national interests. North Korea and Russia’s recent, rapid rapprochement brings this time-honored maxim back to the forefront. North Korea’s Foreign Minister, Choe Son Hui, recently visited Moscow to hold talks with her Russian counterpart and met […]
Willie Nelson has spent decades earning the affection of Americans across political and cultural lines. His music is part of the national soundtrack, and his advocacy for family farmers has given him genuine credibility when he speaks about rural life. That is what makes his recent attack on data centers so disappointing. Nelson urged communities […]
In every other part of our lives, Americans are tracked and scanned and verified. This is the age of Ring cameras, CAPTCHA and internet cookies. But suddenly, when it comes to welfare programs, we’re on horseback in the Wild West?
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he is leaning toward running for president again in 2028. “I think I’m more inclined than not, but there’s so much we don’t know,” Buttigieg told Steven Bartlett on an episode of “The Diary of a CEO” published Monday. “There’s so much I don’t even know about what’s going...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Monday said it has "serious security concerns" over the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, one of the conditions set by President Trump's Board of Peace aimed at reconstructing the Gaza Strip. Doron Spielman, a Netanyahu spokesperson, told The Associated Press that these concerns were shared with the White...
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination, a path smoothed on Sunday by a deal reached with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “Sen. Cornyn has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice, which will be issuing a formal order permanently terminating the anti-weaponization fund and making...
Iran on Monday pushed back on President Trump’s claims that Tehran is negotiating with the administration regarding a longer-term end to the months-long conflict. "We are not currently holding negotiations with the United States. Our talks are with Oman and are focused on reaching an understanding on a route that would allow shipping traffic to...
The author of the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) postmortem on the 2024 election said in an interview published Monday that the report left out a key chapter — accusations that DNC Chair Ken Martin disputes. The 2024 DNC report’s author, Paul Rivera, told The New York Times that he included a chapter that raised whether former President Biden should have run...
