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The Map Is Closing Around China
Australia’s purchase of Japanese frigates reveals Trump’s emerging Indo-Pacific security architecture. The trap is already snapping shut, just as Trump…
Sep 24
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ICYMI: Trump’s Top 25 Achievements: The List Every Conservative Should Know and Use
Donald Trump doesn’t have an accomplishment problem. Republicans have an information problem. It’s on each of us to change that.
Sep 19
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25 More Trump Achievements: The First List Was Just the Beginning
The Top 25 barely scratched the surface. Here are 25 more laws, victories, reforms, and measurable results from the most consequential Presidency of the…
Sep 9
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Socialism Destroyed Venezuela’s Oil Sector. Its Resurrection is About to Change the World.
Trump is resurrecting Venezuela’s oil industry, giving its people back their future, filling Gulf Coast refineries, and breaking China’s cut-rate oil…
Sep 8
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Venezuela: The Biggest Oil Deal Ever — and Canada’s Strategic Folly
Cary Dunst and I discuss how Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal gives Washington new leverage over Ottawa, offers a free Iran a way to restore its energy…
Sep 3
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For Decades, the United States Ignored Latin America. All That Changed Under Trump.
The leadership of five countries in the region has flipped from left to right since Trump was re-elected, as the U.S. rapidly displaces pro-Chinese…
Aug 31
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Trump’s Top 25 Achievements: The List Every Conservative Should Know and Use
Donald Trump doesn’t have an accomplishment problem. Republicans have an information problem. It’s on each of us to change that.
Aug 26
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The World Made Anew
America's allies are stronger, its rivals weaker, and the global balance has shifted.
Jul 17
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The Great Political Reversal: Why Latin American Voters Are Choosing Conservatives Again
The political realignment now unfolding across Latin America demonstrates that voters ultimately judge governments by outcomes rather than intentions.
Jun 5
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New Member Benefit? The Half-Full Report - May 29, 2026
I'm filling in for a friend's column this week. Read it, and let me know if you think we should make a weekly roundup like this a regular feature at…
May 29
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America Has 11 Carriers. It Needs 16.
Iran and Venezuela just proved the point: America can put unmatched naval power anywhere on Earth — but Trump’s Golden Fleet needs sixteen carriers, not…
May 26
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Trump’s Russia Trap Is Snapping Shut
Putin’s oil empire is burning, his Shadow Fleet is hunted, Ukraine is retaking ground, and China is choosing American energy over rescuing its “ally…
May 23
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