Voting for Republicans is Voting for Fascism
It is up to all of us to be honest and clear eyed about what it means to support such a party that doesn’t support democracy
Tagged: United States
Suez 2.0?: The Houthis v. International Shipping
History might be repeating itself. So, who are the Houthis and what are they doing in the region that is causing such wide-ranging effects?
The Sky Isn’t Falling
For those who decry Western support for Ukraine, everything is a precursor to World War III. But this couldn’t be further from the truth.
BRICS Without Mortar
Despite its recent expansion, the BRICS ‘alliance’ is nothing more than vaporware. Claims of the death of the American-led world order have been greatly exaggerated.
Dropping the Atomic Bombs Was Good, Actually
The atomic bombs dropped on Japan are not only defensible, but actively good. The critics who ignore the historical record and embrace presentist analysis fail to deal in reality.
Airshows and Americana
Airshows have been an American tradition since we pioneered powered flight in 1903; the experience is peak Americana and says a great deal about the American cultural identity.
How Far Is Too Far In Supporting Ukraine?
The most hardcore supporters of Ukraine in the West are too gung-ho about war aims, to the point of being entirely counterproductive.
On Geopolitical Chivalry
Should the strong protect the weak? The answer to this question says a great deal about the divergence between contemporary European and American attitudes on foreign policy.
What’s In a Name?
What’s more fun than some light trolling? This movement needs a motto, and there’s one just begging to be adopted: Make Beijing Peking Again.
Taiwanese Sovereignty is American Security
Friendly control of Taiwan is a core national security interest for the United States, and not just because of its economic heft. The strategic implications of the former Formosa go back over a century.
When the Cat’s Away: China Brokers Deal Between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia has shuffled the deck in the Middle East, cutting the US out of the pot.
Against ‘National Divorce’
So, is ‘national divorce’ a reasonable idea? Perhaps
Against the State of the Union
A brief polemic against the most monarchical, overblown, tedious piece of political entertainment in the American system,
Reluctance as Policy
The Biden administration has a fatally flawed understanding of our position vis a vis our geopolitical adversaries; their consequent reluctance to capitalize on weakness betrays American interests.
Whistling Past the Graveyard
The Biden Administration is getting played by Xi Jinping and flirting with national disaster in its geopolitical handling of China.
A Reflection Upon The Terms Of A Looming Divorce
What it will look like when we go our separate ways.
Masha Gessen — Autocracy: Rules for Survival
From the indispensible @sarahkendzior, a guide for those who worry about the potential for the incoming administration to erode liberty.
Andrew Napolitano and the Pollardism of Slave Condemnation
Could Abraham Lincoln really have sidestepped the entire American Civil War by using the government’s power of property condemnation to buy all of the slaves in the South and then free them?
