Politics

Anti-Semitism Is Becoming Mainstream

The Michigan attack shows that anti-Jewish terror is spreading.

Pete Hegseth’s Worrisome Press Briefing

If you want to believe the Iran war is going as planned, don’t listen to the defense secretary.

Maybe DOGE Was Just Looking in the Wrong Places

Perhaps it should have been looking more closely at President Trump’s Cabinet to find wasteful spending.

An Achievable Goal in Iran

President Trump prides himself on being a rule breaker, but he is discovering a rule he can’t break: Good statecraft demands clear objectives. Trump has billed the war with Iran as a one-time opportunity for Iranians to take back their country. This implies regime change, yet the administration’s ambitions have in fact been vague and inconsistent. By offering a grab bag of justifications and intentions, the United States has been squandering an opportunity to declare a goal that is both necessary and achievable: Instead of changing Iran’s regime, the U.S. should fatally weaken it.

The Pentagon’s Lawyers Are Now Under Review

A new Hegseth initiative could consolidate the ranks of JAGs, targeting those who act as legal guardrails.

A Strongman at The Hague

Rodrigo Duterte once seemed invincible. How did he end up on the verge of facing real justice?

The Fake Images of a Real Strike on a School

The spread of fake photos of the Iran war is helping make the question Is this real? all but unanswerable.

Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz

Astonishingly, President Trump and his aides were caught unprepared when Iran, under air assault from the United States and Israel, retaliated by targeting shipping in the Persian Gulf region and specifically through the Strait of Hormuz. Military planners have pointed out for decades that the waterway—through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passes—is highly vulnerable to Iranian assault. But the Trump administration acknowledged in classified briefings, CNN reported last night, that it did not make provisions for a closure because officials assumed that such a move would hurt Iran more than the United States.

Hegseth pours doubt on ability of new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei

War Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed President Donald Trump’s comments, doubting Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, can lead the country.

GOP Has Work to Do With Voters on Healthcare Costs

Democrats hold an advantage over Republicans with voters on the question of which party performs better on healthcare costs, including prescription drugs, even as the GOP makes affordability a central piece of its messaging ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

White House should show videos of brutal atrocities committed by Iran

Patriotism is a good thing, and those in the Trump administration have long embraced its symbolic nature during both terms. Moreover, unlike previous Republican presidents and other GOP politicians, President Donald Trump has realized the value of public relations and the importance of political messaging that appeals to the masses. It is a strategy the administration continues to use to drum up support for Operation Epic Fury.

European leaders united in opposing US easing sanctions on Russian oil

European leaders presented a united front in criticizing the U.S. decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil to lessen the impact of the Iran war on global energy markets.