Thesis — The myth that the European Union and loyal NATO members are irretrievably dependent on the United States for defense is false in...

Three propositions can hold simultaneously. First, citizens who wish to preserve the republic must refuse to vote for candidates that...

In moments of historical peril, clarity is a moral obligation. When democracy is threatened from within and allies are under siege...

The assassination of Charlie Kirk has provoked uproar, grief, and denunciations across the American political landscape. Yet beyond the...

For years the West has debated the Ukraine war in terms of limits: containment, off-ramps, appeasement, “not losing.” What will have...

From Colbert to Kimmel, from the CDC to ICE, from Voice of America to universities and every institution in between, the Trump 2.0...

The suspension of Jimmy Kimmel and the circumstances surrounding Stephen Colbert are not isolated scandals. They are bellwethers of what...

Power politics at this stage of the war must be read not through diplomatic euphemism but through the primal logic of the schoolyard. The...

The images from Windsor Castle are unambiguous: King Charles III and Queen Camilla, surrounded by ceremony and military honors, chose to...

For years the public has been told to “wait for the Epstein client list.” We must now treat that that day as not coming. The Department...

War is not a test of virtue or a rite of passage; it is an industrialized ruin of bodies, homes, and futures. Anyone who sells a romantic...

The Epstein file is not simply a liability for President Trump—it is also his core strategic asset. Its utility is not in release, but in...

The task of analytic courage is to predict the future, and to do so in a way that is precise enough to be falsifiable. The framework I...

Alexander S. Vindman’s Bluesky post and linked essay converge with my analytic frame. He does not assert “asset” language, but his...

I have argued that egregious acts from agencies like ICE under Trump 2.0 were never about law enforcement. They were a prototype for...

Paul Warburg dismantles the myth of Russian invincibility , specifically the idea that the Russian population will endure infinite...

The claim that “these are ineffable times” is a lie of convenience. It disguises uncertainty, confusion, or ignorance as some mystical...

Vlad Vexler’s latest intervention is characteristically sharp . He isolates the danger of Musk’s statement at the Robinson...

President Trump’s Truth Social “letter” to NATO leaders over sanctions and tariffs is not policy—it is sabotage disguised as leadership....

William Spaniel’s analysis of Eastern Sentry is emblematic of his broader style: careful enumeration of facts, timelines, and tactical...