Joe Biden: Mediocrity Personified
Robert Gates said Biden was “wrong on nearly every foreign policy and national security issue in the past four decades.”
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Trump’s Economic Triumph
Trump's trade policy is clearly working; the flow of illegal immigrants is sharply diminishing; and the U.S. has practically ceased to be a net oil importer.
Iran’s Act of War
There is no reason to believe, or even to recommend, that Saudi Arabia should turn the other cheek and engage in reactive pacifism.
Trump’s Only Real Weakness Is His Style
If the president can become a bit more presidential, his reelection will be all but assured.
The Roots of Brexit
There was always a very audible level of misgiving in Britain about where the European project was going.
Trump Rises Above the Critics
The attempt to orchestrate economic pessimism will be no more successful than the bunk about misogyny, “racially charged” demagogy, corruption, treason. etc.
The Epstein Fiasco and the Flaws with Our Criminal-Justice System
The charges against Jeffrey Epstein are terribly serious, and the case ramifies far beyond the deceased.
Today’s Campaign Rhetoric Is Not Exactly Cicero
On all sides, exaggeration and ignorance proliferate.
Trump Faces Down the China Threat
He knows their weaknesses and isn’t afraid to apply pressure.
Trump: A Brief History Thereof
The political debate has become so unfathomably absurd it may be worthwhile to retrace how we got here.