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What Should Americans Think of the AfD Win
An AfD victory in a state election in an Eastern German state is not the beginning of the Fourth Reich — but it may well be the return of Germany to…
Sep 10
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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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AI Just Created New Viruses. We Aren’t Ready.
Artificial intelligence has crossed the threshold from analyzing biology to creating entirely new viruses. An AI-created pandemic may be a weapon — or a…
Sep 3
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“Nice” Canada Once Planned to Invade America
The “Lake America” uproar is a timely reminder: Alliances shift. Geography does not.
Aug 29
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Canada Reneges on Its Agreed-Upon Trade Deal
Cary Dunst and I discuss Ottawa’s rejection of the best trade deal the U.S. has ever offered anyone, a deal Mark Carney admitted was completely…
Aug 25
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How the Soviets Taught the West to Hate Israel
As much as the Soviet Union succeeded at exporting communism, Liberation Theology, and terrorism, its most successful export may have been anti-Zionism.
Aug 20
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Truman Was Right - The Hiroshima Anniversary
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…
Aug 6
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“A Head for an Eye”: Why Disproportionate Force in Warfare is Morally Required
Trump has promised to use overwhelming force to win the 47-year war Iran started. That is not a violation of Just War Theory. It is precisely what Just…
Jul 25
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What If America Had Remained British?
An English historian's very different perspective on America's 250th anniversary.
Jul 11
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Nationalism, Hegemony, and Empire
The people who tell you "nationalism" is bad are misinformed at best, seeking to place you under an "empire" of unelected, often foreign elites. But…
Jun 26
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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.
Jun 6
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How World War II Might Have Been Lost But For the Doolittle Raid
The Indian Ocean and Suez were wide open to Japan. India, the British position at El Alamein and the entire Middle East were on the brink of being lost…
Apr 18
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