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Will China Turn the Moon Into Its Next South China Sea?
Beijing’s playbook for sovereignty is as bold as it is simple: claim big, build fast, dare the world to stop it. Now it means to take that strategy…
 • Rod D. Martin
Thanksgiving and Puritan Geopolitics in the Americas
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay and the little-known colony of Providence Island in the Caribbean were part of a broader Puritan geopolitical strategy to…
 • Guest Author
How Trump Is Quietly Dismantling Russia’s Strategic Perimeter
As Moscow fixates on its Ukrainian quagmire, Trump is rewiring the Caucasus, Central Asia and even China’s incentives — leaving Russia exposed on every…
 • Rod D. Martin
Veterans Day, Armistice Day, St. Martin's Day
Three November 11th traditions remind us that peace is not the mere absence of war, but the presence of men willing to fight for the good.
 • Rod D. Martin
Six Centuries From Agincourt
King Harry and his victory have shaped the Anglo-American character as few things ever have.
 • Rod D. Martin
The Palestinians Are the Colonizers
The historical case for Israel’s legitimacy — and the DARVO that turned Islamist conquerors into "victims".
 • Rod D. Martin
Truman Was Right - The 80th Anniversary of Hiroshima
Whether judging by necessity or Just War Theory, the Allies, however imperfect, were righteous in waging this defensive war and right to use the Atomic…
 • Rod D. Martin
The Christian Worldview of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”
Contrary to its modern detractors, the Declaration of Independence is one of the most Christian documents in human history.
 • Rod D. Martin
Criminalizing Conquest: 80 Years of the UN Charter’s Abolition of Wars of Aggression
The UN turns 80 today. Awful though it may be, its founding marked an astonishing global milestone: the abolition and widespread rejection of wars of…
 • Rod D. Martin
Juneteenth: No, America's Wealth Wasn't Built By Slaves - Slavery Held Us Back
There's a reason the North wiped out the South: free men create, innovate and prosper, slavery freezes development in place. By 1861, the difference was…
 • Rod D. Martin
Midway: The Battle That Almost Lost World War II
Losing at Midway might well have meant losing both Europe and the Pacific. And we nearly did.
 • Guest Author
The Significance of the Frontier in American History - Frederick Jackson Turner
From 1893, the single most influential essay by an American historian tells us why America is exceptional, why it has changed the whole world, and…
 • Rod D. Martin and Guest Author
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