After decades of stewardship of the Middle East, during which the United States pursued the absurd policy of not talking to its enemies and creating and enforcing blocs to oppose and isolate those enemies, the predictable outcome occurred. The region was left with...
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When the Petrodollar Dies, the Empire Dies
by Ron Paul | Apr 18, 2023 | Economics, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Future historians may say that the most significant event of 2023 had nothing to do with Donald Trump, other 2024 presidential candidates, or even the war in Ukraine. Instead, the event with the most long-term significance may be one that received little attention in...
War with Spain Changed America for the Worse (And We Knew It Would)
by Joseph Solis-Mullen | Apr 17, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In his 1899 essay "The Conquest of the United States by Spain," America’s foremost classical liberal William G. Sumner put forth a critique of the Spanish-American War that, in retrospect, was more horrifyingly accurate than he could have imagined. Reflecting on the...
Saddling Our Kids with Debt and a Draft
by Inna Patrick | Apr 17, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
When Congress discusses banning TikTok to keep our children safe from Chinese government spying, what do they really have in mind? And is it a pretext to bring back the military draft? The debate conjures up memories of when Congress adopted children’s interests in...
A Frightful Australia Must Emerge from Under the Yank’s Skirt
by Kym Robinson | Apr 13, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
The Frightened County is what Alan Renouf, one of Australia’s most prominent public servants, called Australia in his 1979 book of the same title. Renouf’s book is a delicate balance of criticizing past Australian alliances and military adventures while also embracing...
America’s Mission in Ukraine is Creeping Towards World War III
by Brian Clark | Apr 12, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In February 2022, when Vladimir Putin sent 200,000 of his troops to topple the Ukrainian government, the Biden administration was quick to respond. Within days of the invasion, it approved $350 million worth of weapons to be sent to Ukraine, as well as a series of...
Macron Goes to China: Whose Side Is He On?
by Ted Snider | Apr 12, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
After three days and many hours of talks, French President Emmanuel Macron emerged from Beijing and made a number of statements that, presumably to the alarm of the United States, seemed to align several key foreign policy positions more closely with Beijing than with...
Invading Mexico is a Bad Idea (Duh!)
by Weimin Chen | Apr 11, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Following the violent attack on Americans in the Mexican border city of Matamoros in early March, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham stated that he was prepared to get tough and introduce legislation to set the stage for U.S. military intervention in...