The political situation in Venezuela is uncertain. President Donald Trump suggests Venezuela’s new president, Delcy Rodriguez, will cooperate with the United States. Perhaps, perhaps not. But the initiative is clearly with the Trump administration. Dictator President Nicolas Maduro was dancing carefree in Caracas a week ago. Today, thanks to a stunning military operation, Maduro is occupying a […]
President Donald Trump has dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape of global oil markets with his bold reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine in Venezuela. The capture of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s longtime dictator, has sent an unmistakable signal to the world: the United States is once again the dominant power in the Western Hemisphere. Today, more than […]
The U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has provoked anger from both U.S. allies and adversaries. Where the United Nations warned of setting a “dangerous precedent,” European powers tried to have it both ways, admitting Maduro “lacks legitimacy” while softly condemning the intervention or avoiding a clear comment. Not one major European […]
President Donald Trump’s decision to seize Venezuela’s former dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and bring him to America for trial is a win for the United States and a strategic loss for Washington’s enemies. But while Tehran, Moscow, Pyongyang, and Beijing are all losers here, having been denied a partner against American interests, Havana is the biggest loser. Venezuela […]
Rarely has a policy document gone from publication to implementation as quickly as President Donald Trump‘s 2025 National Security Strategy. Released less than a month ago, it makes a clear case not just for Trump’s intervention in Venezuela, but for an active and honest defense of American interests across the globe. Those arguing that the […]
President Donald Trump counts Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, or MBS, among his closest foreign friends. Trump calls MBS a “good friend,” and referred to him as the “Highly Respected future King of Saudi Arabia” who is “doing tremendous things.” The Saudi Public Investment Fund financed son-in-law Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners to the tune […]
Politicians have nearly stopped talking about climate change, a recent analysis shows. They recognize that a bigger concern for Americans is the high cost of living. In the background, however, state lawsuits against energy companies that aim to drive up energy prices are proceeding full steam ahead through the court system. One of these cases, SunCor Energy, […]
This will be a consequential year. Americans will celebrate the 250th birthday of the country, commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and decide who should represent us in Congress, a contest that will kickstart the 2028 presidential race in earnest. As the year opens, the question about socialism in America has taken on heightened importance. On […]
There is something perversely admirable about a person who refuses to apologize for talent and looks at the ordinary life laid out before him and recoils as if being asked to settle for a lesser version of himself. Timothée Chalamet, whose recent run of performances is steadily restoring my faith in the future of the […]
