PoliticsCommentary
Our Families Are Hurting. Our Country Can Do Better.
What follows is a lightly edited transcript of the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, as delivered Thursday night by Sen…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Chinese Hackers Infiltrate America’s Critical Infrastructure
“The cyberthreat posed by the Chinese government is massive.” That was FBI Director Christopher Wray, speaking at a recent security conference in Munich, warning of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
3 Ways President Biden Worsened the Very Things He Promised to ‘Restore’ in 2020
Then-candidate Joe Biden promised to “restore the soul of America” in 2020, in part by focusing on the country’s standing in the world, fighting for… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The US Strikes in Iraq and Syria Don’t Go Far Enough
Last weekend’s bombing campaign against Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria enacted by U.S. Central Command in response to the Jan. 28 drone strike that killed three… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Defense Department’s China Military Power Report: The Threat Is Worse Than Advertised
The Defense Department’s latest annual “China Military Power Report” gets a lot right. It accurately identifies the scope of China’s global ambitions and many of the structural… Read More
International Analysis
China Expert Outlines Taiwanese President-Elect Lai Ching-te’s Daunting Challenges Ahead
Taiwan’s new president has his work cut out for him, Michael Cunningham says. “He’s not in an easy position,” Cunningham, a research fellow in the… Read More
International Analysis
Back From Israel: Morgan Ortagus Recounts Meeting With Netanyahu, Horror Stories of Traumatized Nation
Israeli leaders such as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “look like shells of their former selves,” commentator Morgan Ortagus says, following meetings in Israel earlier this… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Bizarre Case of a Missing Defense Secretary
These days, it’s not controversial to point out that on the Biden administration’s watch, the world has become far less stable and far more dangerous…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
What Ordinary Americans Want
The leisurely pace of the new year gives birth to reflection. We celebrate the new year, but from time immemorial each new year proves the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Amid Security Concerns of Lawmakers, Chinese-Made Battery Installation Removed From Marine Base
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and more than two dozen other Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier this month,… Read More
