The ongoing geopolitical standoff between Washington and Tehran is frequently analyzed through a traditional lens of military strategy, but its most defining feature is actually behavioral. Observers are routinely baffled by a recurring cycle of communication: The American presidency issues warnings of total destruction, only to transition seamlessly within days to declaring that an historic […]
I’m a glass-is-half-empty sort of guy when it comes to elections. I always see the race that could go wrong, the supposedly safe seat that isn’t safe, and the political wave that could disappear before reaching shore. But pessimism isn’t the same thing as denial. Republicans need a sober, detached assessment of 2026 because nobody […]
When the George W. Bush administration launched the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq more than two decades ago, China found itself in an extraordinarily favorable strategic position. While the United States devoted vast military, political, and financial resources to the Middle East, Beijing largely stayed out of the fray, quietly “concealing its strengths and biding […]
Equal parts George Orwell and unrestrained teenage hormones, director Will Gluck’s One Night Only imagines a dystopian America where a religious administration has banned premarital sex. The preposterous prohibition is enforced through biometric sensors that detect certain hormonal spikes and summon SWAT teams to thwart your carnal endeavors. The only caveat to this prudish regime, […]
For decades, Madrid’s leftist foreign policy establishment has substituted strategic clarity with moral bankruptcy, quietly strengthening Iran’s military-industrial capacity. At the same time, Washington policymakers indulge in the delusion that Europe stands united against Islamist aggression. While the trend spans ideological lines, socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero truly opened the floodgates. Spain’s own […]
European equities are suddenly a favorite of global investors. The STOXX 600, the benchmark index of European stocks, is trading at record highs. To illustrate the strength of the market, the index rose every day last week. Since the beginning of the year, European stocks have been up about 12%. The major catalyst behind the positive […]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has misread the SAVE America Act. In her Wall Street Journal op-ed laying out her opposition to the legislation, she repeatedly misstates what the bill requires, overlooks safeguards written directly into its text, and presents speculative worst-case scenarios as inevitable consequences. Her misbegotten criticism rests on several fundamental misreadings of the […]
Political commentator Bill O'Reilly on Monday said Trump is not "flailing" as he seeks to pressure Iran to accept a deal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz while also addressing the regime's nuclear program. When asked about Trump's policy, O'Reilly advised that the president needs to inflict "more pain on Iran...
The federal government has sued New York, Connecticut, and Vermont to block undocumented immigrants from receiving in-state college tuition and financial assistance, alleging the state policies violate federal law.
A personal note to readers from Emily Brooks: I have welcomed my second child! I’ll be out on maternity leave for the next few months, and Helen, our Senate reporter, will take over writing of The Movement in the meantime. Please continue to share your insights, events, scoops and announcements with her. I look forward...
President Trump secretly departed the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, last month using an alternate military aircraft amid security concerns involving Iran. Trump boarded the old Air Force One jet before he was secretly shuttled to a smaller Air Force C-32A plane while inside a catering truck typically used to load meals and other supplies...
