It’s increasingly clear that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is the Middle Eastern leader with the most influence over President Donald Trump. The de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, MBS is pushing Trump to seek a diplomatic resolution to the Iran war. He’s succeeding. As a case in point, Trump suspended plans for major […]
Transgender discourse has overtaken the WNBA, leading to an awkward question: If WNBA figures think there is no problem in men playing women’s sports, why should a women’s basketball league exist at all? This entire saga started when Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham expressed an opinion held by some 75% of the public: Women’s and girls’ sports should […]
The Democratic Socialists of America was once a fringe movement. Its recent victories confirm it is now an increasingly powerful national political force. Over one week in June, DSA-backed challengers toppled two veteran House Democrats. Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, while in Colorado, Melat Kiros […]
Israel’s biggest and most surprising supporter on planet Earth is a gay, Gentile former rock star turned DJ turned actor who just released a song honoring the memory of the victims of the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, which proved so controversial that he had to resign the role of King Herod, who destroyed […]
Let’s separate the facts from the fiction with respect to the rise of communism in the United States. Many people appear shocked by how communism has risen in the U.S. in the past several years, but this ascension should not be a surprise, as it has been decades in the making, with one pivotal event. […]
The Military Demarcation Line, established by the 1953 Armistice Agreement, was originally intended as a temporary boundary to separate warring armies. The hope was that once a formal peace regime was built, its significance would simply fade away. Yet, more than 70 years later, the MDL still scars the Korean Peninsula. Seeing North Korea’s recent […]
In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Mark Antony stands over the murdered leader’s body and repeats with cold irony: “For Brutus is an honorable man; so are they all, all honorable men.” The line works because the audience understands that the repeated claim of honor is itself the accusation. We have been living inside our own version […]
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 […]
