There’s one thing about statists. For them, hope springs eternal. Despite a century of ongoing failure, chaos, and crisis, they still believe that with the right person in charge or with the right reform plan, statism will finally prove ...
Still opposing the Iraq War in 2003, Senator Rand Paul now wants Congress to declare war against the Islamic State and engage in military action in Iraq. He says that “national security” is at stake.
I’ve got a better idea: ...
People who are trying to reform the NSA and the CIA are just wasting their time.
After all, at the risk of belaboring the obvious, these two agencies operate in secret. Moreover, they know that they can do anything they ...
Americans are often exhorted to thank the troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan for defending our rights and freedoms. Yet, I have never heard anyone thanking the troops for fighting and dying for Islam.
Why not?
Yeah, I know ...
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By all objective standards, Egypt’s government is a military dictatorship and a brutal one at that. Having ousted the democratically elected president of the country, Egypt’s national-security establishment has not only taken control over the reins of government, it ...
As the world celebrates the 25th anniversary of fall of the Berlin Wall, Americans remain more convinced than ever that the United States won the Cold War.
The Cold War brought us a national-security state, which consists of an enormous ...
Max Boot, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is an interventionist. In fact, he’s your classic interventionist. He believes that the U.S. government should intervene in conflicts around the world, at least where “national security” is at ...
North Korean authorities recently released an American citizen who had been accused of proselytizing for Christianity in North Korea, where such conduct is a criminal offense.
Why would the communist authorities in North Korea care if people are practicing Christianity? ...
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson set forth one of the founding principles of our nation:
It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.—George Washington
Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all ...