For Americans, the 1990s are both the most sharply defined and the most fuzzily understood of modern decades. The nineties began on 11/9/1989, with the breaching of the Berlin Wall by East Germans—a symbolic repudiation of communism and a glorious American victory in the Cold War. They ended . . . . Continue Reading »
The issue of American aid for Ukraine should be decided on its own merits, and with a clear strategic and moral understanding of the current situation. Continue Reading »
Andrew Bacevich joins the podcast to talk about American foreign policy, discussing American elites' push for military interventions, in the middle east and elsewhere, and the future of American military and economic power. Continue Reading »
Joseph Johnston joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Decline of Nations: Lessons for Strengthening America at Home and in the World. Continue Reading »
Why would any person of intelligence and character put his or her life at risk to defend a country controlled by a leadership class that continually derides or ignores tens of millions of Americans, along with their needs, their convictions, and their concerns? Continue Reading »
Whatever one thinks about how the exit was handled, the Biden administration has done what we should have done years ago: admit defeat and come home. Continue Reading »
An interview with Fr. Giovanni Scalese, ecclesiastical superior of the Roman Catholic Mission of Afghanistan. Continue Reading »
Or how should we describe Mitt Romney foreign-policy wise? Is he a neo-con? A neo-neo-con? Honestly, I don’t know. I think Peter’s “Mender not an Ender” is the perfect description of the candidate domestically, “Blast from the Past , Mormon Version” is the . . . . Continue Reading »
From the Armed Forces Journal, a very depressing article from one Lt. Colonel Daniel L. Davis, who’s been all over the country over the last year. Read it all, but here’s a tidbit. . . . . Continue Reading »
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