Americans have repeatedly expressed their frustration with the overly ambitious and mostly failed strategy of liberal hegemony that has…
Dear President Donald Trump: We’ve never met, and given that you’re not much of a reader, I doubt you even know who I am. But maybe—just…
This might be disturbing news to some readers, but the New York Times columnist David Brooks is very unhappy with the American people. Why…
This month marks the tenth full year of the US economic recovery that began in June 2009. Back then, a “trough” in business activity…
When we teach, write, or think about foreign policy, there’s a tendency to focus our attention on extremes, either on prominent examples of…
America and WWII Allies triumphed on D-Day by working together. Trump is the first president in 75 years who doesn't see the value in…
Way back in 2011, I wrote a column for Foreign Policy on “the most powerful force in the world.” The powerful force I had in mind wasn’t…
Whereas winners tend to outnumber losers when trade is liberalized, raising tariffs normally has the opposite result. US President Donald…
Who’s right: Cassandra or Dr. Pangloss? Are we on the brink of serious trouble, as Cassandra of Greek myth prophesied, or is all for the…
What is the Trump administration’s objective with Iran? We’ve all been watching its efforts for months now—including National Security…