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This Memorial Day, Better a Shield Than a Sword
Our heroes and their descendants deserve more than just our remembrance. Golden Dome is a beginning.
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As Trade Changes, So Does U.S. Defense
As Donald Trump upends the global economic order, U.S. security policy is changing to meet new commercial needs.
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The End of the Chinese Dream
While China is often now compared to Japan three decades ago, its outlook is actually much bleaker. Trump's tariffs make that much, much worse.
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Working
From Brussels to Buenos Aires, the world races to cut tariffs and strike free trade deals with Washington.
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How President Trump Can Deploy a Missile Shield for America in Just Three Years
Trump's Golden Dome missile shield may take a decade, but deploying Israel’s Arrow system now could quickly bolster U.S. defense against missile…
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Low Birthrates Will Devastate the Global Economy If Not Reversed
With aging and declining or even collapsing populations, we lose specialization and economies of scale. Eventually innovation grinds to a halt.
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The Inadvertent One Child Policy in Rich Countries
Larger families are de facto legally banned from most cities. The harm this is about to cause the entire industrialized world is immense. But it’s…
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How Dangerous Is Japan’s Remilitarization?
New tensions have expedited Tokyo’s long-term plans.
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Why Progressives Need to Care About Demographic Collapse (And You Do Too)
In recent years, concern about birthrates and the need for more children has come to be seen as a conservative issue. The left still wants dramatic…
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Putin Cannot Survive Another Year Like 2024
What was planned as a three-day “special operation” has turned into a three-year nightmare. Even Vladimir Putin didn't realize what a Potemkin village…
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Low Birthrates Will Devastate the Global Economy If Not Reversed
A primer for the uninitiated: what is happening with fertility numbers, why it's such a big economic problem, and what some possible solutions.
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Fertility and Culture: A Deep Dive
After many years of low fertility and policy efforts to raise births in various countries, many pundits conclude that nothing works. They're wrong.
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