Ayotte on America’s Tragic Lack of Purpose in the World
At a time when Washington has almost nothing to say about national defense, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R–NH) recently delivered a major address on America’s state… Read More
Morning Bell: What Reagan Knew About Missile Defense
It would take only 33 minutes for a missile to reach the U.S. from anywhere in the world. That’s a sobering thought when North Korea… Read More
EconomyNews
Global GDP: U.S. Adds, China Subtracts
China’s 2012 official economic numbers are due out at the end of this week and I, among others, will gently suggest that they aren’t particularly… Read More
Morning Bell: See America’s Ranking in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom
When we talk about “economic freedom,” what do we mean—and why does it matter? Economic freedom is the fundamental right of every human to control… Read More
News
On an Earlier Election Day…
If the final polls are to be believed, the 2012 election will be decided by a narrow margin. But despite a seemingly endless string of… Read More
50 Years Later: The Soviets’ Reckless Overreach in the Cuban Missile Crisis
On October 16–28, the world is marking the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a standoff between the United States and the former Soviet… Read More
SocietyNews
Religious Freedom Restrictions on the Rise—Even in the U.S.
The Pew Forum recently released a noteworthy report demonstrating that religious restrictions worldwide are on the rise. Pew found that between mid-2009 and mid-2010, religious… Read More
SecurityNews
Global U.S.–Russian Rivalry Fuels Syria Clash in the U.N.
On Monday, Washington and Moscow clashed yet again in the U.N. Security Council over what to do about the bloody conflict in Syria. Neither side… Read More
China’s Rise and India’s Obvious Partner (the US)
The release last week of an Indian think tank report entitled “Non-Alignment 2.0: A Foreign and Strategic Policy for India in the 21st Century” has… Read More
White House Sends Confused, Unhelpful Message to NATO Allies on Afghanistan
The mixed messages coming from the Obama Administration last week on the future of combat operations in Afghanistan have left our allies confused, the Afghan… Read More
