Jake— I can hear it. The edge in your voice, the quickness in your cadence, the way you punctuate your latest update with a sharper bite...

Paul Warburg’s most recent analysis on the contested front lines of Pokrovsk and Chasiv Yar stands out not just for its clarity, but for...

There’s a reason Putin is scrambling. A reason why Trump is suddenly pushing poisoned peace deals. A reason why the panic from Moscow is...

Let’s not pretend this was some offhand remark. On August 7, 2025, Donald Trump was asked whether his 50-day deadline for Russia to agree...

In his recent short-form commentary , Vlad Vexler outlines with sharp efficiency the mutual interests of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin,...

If I were to be called a Christian—having been raised and confirmed Catholic—then let it be said that I would identify as what I call a...

Before beginning this assessment, let me offer a brief note of humility: I am certain that my own thinking is imperfect. Any effort to...

On August 5, 2025, Donald Trump stood on the roof of the White House and made a joke about nuclear missiles. He mimed a launch and...

There is no mystery here. No great puzzle to solve. No room for nuance or persuasion or good-faith misunderstanding. When it comes to...

Let’s not romanticize Bill Maher as some misunderstood iconoclast holding the last torch for “real” comedy in a world gone woke. The...

Let me be clear. I am not your reckoning. I am not the storm that will settle accounts for your betrayal of country, constitution, and...

Let’s drop the act. Let's stop the vranyo ... the Russian word for the lie no one believes. When Donald Trump claims he “doesn’t know”...

In August 2025, over fifty Democratic lawmakers from the Texas House fled the state, seeking refuge in Illinois, New York, and...

Chris Cappy’s latest dispatch offers a detailed, technically rigorous analysis of Russia’s floundering summer offensive in...

Vlad Vexler stands today as one of the most articulate and morally grounded defenders of liberal democracy. In an online world drowning...

Let me say it plain: this is me calling you out for intellectual laziness . Yes, you—analysts, podcasters, commentators, think tankers,...

The headlines are dutifully reporting that Jack Smith—former Special Counsel, Trump’s legal antagonist—is now under investigation for...

Trump’s announcement that he has ordered the repositioning of nuclear submarines in response to Russian “threats” is not a show of...

They touch the elephant, these podcasters, pundits, and media figures. They run their hands over its parts — one touches the tusk and...

I am not a tactician, but a strategic thinker. As such, I do not claim to know the exact plays that must be run on the field today,...