Darline Graham admitted national security is "not my thing" at a South Carolina GOP Senate runoff debate when asked about Taiwan and the South China Sea.
Diplomats spend careers learning to say nothing in as many words as possible. On Monday, President Donald Trump did the opposite. Asked about Oman’s role in the Strait of Hormuz negotiations, the president told Fox News that if Muscat “gets in the way,” the United States would “bomb the s*** out of them.” It was […]
Imagine buying a piece of property, being ordered by the government to clear it of fire hazards, and then being handed a nearly million-dollar bill by that same government for doing exactly what it asked. It sounds like a dystopian satire of bureaucratic overreach, but for Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner, it is a harrowing […]
The Trump administration believes that by placing increasing pressure on Iran’s oil sector, it will enhance its leverage over Tehran. Since the ceasefire talks have come to a standstill, Washington states that it can continue its naval blockade indefinitely, thus worsening the economic situation of the Iranian regime. However, a decrease in oil revenues does […]
Since 2002, Maryland has led the nation in one unfortunate respect: partisan gerrymandering. Maryland helped pioneer the modern aggressive gerrymander, dividing communities and diluting voters’ voices. This August’s special legislative session continued that tradition. Fortunately, two credible legal challenges have already been filed to protect the Maryland Constitution from legislators seeking to undermine it. Until […]
The Levant and Persian Gulf are drifting into a dangerous delusion. Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and Kuwait increasingly embrace a fraudulent “non-aligned” posture. This stance claims independence but effectively tilts regional power toward a dangerous alignment: the Muslim Brotherhood pole and the Iranian axis. The threat remains immediate. Israel’s recent tactical airstrikes on Syria’s Abu al […]
