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Fighting Communism After the Cold War Dec. 16, 2024
Communism didn't win the Cold War, but it's doing surprisingly well in the 21st century, including i... Read More
A Pro-Russian U.S. President Moves From Fiction to Reality Feb. 28, 2024
Way back when, I served as senior counsel to the Senate Intelligence Committee. That experience prov... Read More
Stop the Far Right From Sabotaging Republicans Jun. 13, 2023
Colorado Republican Reps. Ken Buck and Lauren Boebert each opposed the debt-limit compromise. Since ... Read More
Ron DeSantis, Anchorman Mar. 25, 2023
He sat in an anchorman's chair for the publicity stunt, but he is no friend of the free press. With ... Read More
The Chinese Know We're in Cold War II. It's Time for Us to Understand the Same. Jul. 27, 2022
This week, the Chinese government announced its fierce opposition to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelo... Read More
Who Wins, Who Loses Gen. Milley's Long War? Apr. 08, 2022
Speaking of the seven-week war in Ukraine ignited by Vladimir Putin, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of t... Read More
Is Global 'Democracy' America's Mission? Apr. 05, 2022
"In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world ... Read More
The End of the Unipolar Moment Mar. 11, 2022
The defeat of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan in World War II ushered in the Cold War era. For ... Read More
Hawley Shrugged off Russia Before the Invasion, Now Slams Biden for Weakness Mar. 09, 2022
Just weeks ago, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley excoriated the Biden administration for what he said was ... Read More
Is a Russia-NATO Clash Over Ukraine Ahead? Mar. 04, 2022
When Hungarian rebels arose in 1956 to overthrow the Communist regime imposed by Joseph Stalin, Pres... Read More
Who Is Your Enemy? Feb. 25, 2022
Vladimir Putin looks a little like a guy who used to run a liquor store not too far from where I liv... Read More
Stress Test for a Fading Superpower Feb. 11, 2022
Because America entered both world wars of the 20th century last, while all the other great powers b... Read More
Hawley Posts a Fist-pump to Ignorance With His Position on Ukraine Feb. 04, 2022
Something serious appears to have prompted Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., to label a fellow Republican... Read More
War And Peace: Reading Putin Better Jan. 26, 2022
WASHINGTON — Now is not a good time to go to war with Russia. The United States just ended a ... Read More
How We Forfeited the Fruits of Cold War Victory Dec. 28, 2021
As 1991 turned into 1992, America appeared to have arrived at the apogee of its national power and w... Read More
Is Democracy Versus Autocracy the New Cold War? Sep. 07, 2021
"He may be an SOB, but he's our SOB." So said President Franklin D. Roosevelt of Nicaraguan dictator... Read More
What We Lost When We Won the Cold War Jul. 09, 2021
Almost exactly 60 years ago, the newly appointed Chadian ambassador to the United States, Adam Malic... Read More
It's Time to Elect Civility Nov. 05, 2020
Looking out the windows today, the skies are blue, but it's eerily quiet. In Washington, D.C., where... Read More
1989, History's Stubborn Twists and the Commencement Speaker Who Warned Us to Remain Vigilant Oct. 03, 2020
Thirty-one years ago, 1989, the Soviet Empire — the "Evil Empire," as Ronald Reagan liked to c... Read More
The Professor's War Against Truth Jul. 02, 2020
Washington — Here we are, halfway through 2020, and what is the latest finding on the achievem... Read More
