Kim R. Holmes is executive vice president at The Heritage Foundation, and a former assistant secretary of state for President George W. Bush.
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China’s rise has the Obama administration looking as uncertain as the proverbial deer in the headlights. Caught between the unappealing alternatives of embracing or containing… Read More
The “knockout game,” where defenseless people are brutally and randomly attacked, is a shocker. It’s hard to imagine why teenagers, apparently bored out of their… Read More
Talk of American exceptionalism enrages some liberals. For example, it drove Oliver Stone and American University professor Peter Kuznick to pen a USA Today commentary … Read More
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President Obama’s speech tonight makes one thing clear: Despite all his bellicose rhetoric, he never wanted to strike Syria in the first place. Yes, he… Read More
Is Obama’s plan to strike Syria in America’s strategic interests? Is it true that unless we attack Syria, chemical weapons could somehow be used against… Read More
For a leader, neglect almost always turns out for the worse. Problems fester. Opponents are emboldened, and supporters demoralized. Aimlessness begets powerlessness, as changing positions… Read More
President Obama last night continued his hijacking of the American Dream. Using language long accepted as part of the American tradition, he struck a pose… Read More
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Speaker of the House John Boehner (R–OH) recently delivered a blistering critique of President Obama’s Russia “reset” strategy. “Over the last two and a half… Read More
The deep cuts in defense spending envisioned in the just-announced debt ceiling deal raise a fundamental question for Americans: Will we let a deal stand… Read More
What to do about Libya? First of all, we need to be clear about our national interests. Since we have lived with the Muammar Qadhafi… Read More
