When I was a cub reporter working at the Washington Post a half-century ago, being a journalist was first and foremost a craft. I once tried to slip my opinion into an article, but my editor wrote on the copy that ‘nobody gives a shit what you think’. …
Read More »National Conservatism and American Conservatism Join Issue
In The Claremont Review of Books winter 2023/24 issue, the magazine’s editor Charles Kesler published “National Conservatism vs. American Conservatism.” Siding with American conservatism, Kesler offered a respectful critique of National Conservatism, a transnational movement that embraces citizens of several Western nations, many of whom Kesler counts as …
Read More »The West Bank: The True Prize in a Conflict Decided in Gaza
Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh The ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, which has centered on Gaza, masks a critical truth: the fate of the West Bank is the ultimate prize. While Gaza remains the focal point of current hostilities, the strategic significance of the West Bank cannot …
Read More »What’s Next for Israel?
The resignation of the National Unity party leader, Benny Gantz, who joined the war cabinet, should not come as a surprise. Trying to hold on Following Gantz’s departure, Benjamin Netanyahu will have to choose one of two options. His first option is to hold onto his current government …
Read More »A Foreign Policy for the World as It Is
“America is back.” In the early days of his presidency, Joe Biden repeated those words as a starting point for his foreign policy. The phrase offered a bumper-sticker slogan to pivot away from Donald Trump’s chaotic leadership. It also suggested that the United States could reclaim its self-conception …
Read More »U.S. Foreign Policy Wanders Aimlessly
Giorgia Meloni was the winner of last week’s Group of Seven meeting. Whether giving French President Emmanuel Macron the stink eye or stitching up a deal to increase Italy’s clout in the European Union, the Italian prime minister had a good summit. Once stigmatized as a neofascist from …
Read More »Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden: Who Wins the 1st Debate?
Harrison Kass CNN has announced the rules for the first presidential debate of 2024 between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, aiming to curb interruptions and facilitate actual debate. Summary and Key Points: CNN has announced the rules for the first presidential debate of 2024 between …
Read More »Assessing the G-7 Summit
Despite some encouraging resolutions at the Apulia G-7 Summit, progress on global security issues will depend on U.S. leadership. Giorgia Meloni was the star of the G7, embodying a “respectable” far-right. On Thursday, June 13, the Italian prime minister coldly welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor …
Read More »Robert O’Brien’s Case for Donald Trump 2.0’s Foreign Policy
Christian Whiton President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, Robert C. O’Brien, just published an essay outlining the perils to which President Joseph Biden and his administration have subjected the United States. O’Brien details the growing danger and the path back in a notional second Trump term. Robert …
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