Featured photo: Vice President JD Vance in his official U.S. Senate portrait. 118th U.S. Congress, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Vice President JD Vance has written directly to one of the most hard-line figures in the Islamic Republic, proposing to restart talks before President Trump decides whether to resume strikes on Iran. The outreach may […]
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Featured photo: President Donald J. Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 15, 2025. Photo: Benjamin D. Applebaum, U.S. Department of Defense (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). Last month, President Trump signed a sweeping Russia sanctions law that passed Congress with huge bipartisan majorities. Late Friday night, two days […]
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Why U.S. Retrenchment Fuels Economic Instability and Amplifies Authoritarianism Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should protect citizens from crimes against themselves or their property. – Milton Friedman I begin this article with a quote from Milton Friedman as a […]
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His crown jewel on the global stage, is his Middle East policy. Historic peace agreements between Israel and the Arab world, drawing down troops embroiled in seemingly endless conflicts, even negotiations to end the Afghanistan war. Amazingly, thank G-d, 2020 has seen the lowest number of US troops dead in that war since it began in 2001. He has not started any new Middle East wars.
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