Russia Sending Air Defense Weapons To Syria, Risking Confrontation With Israel
Signs and portents in the Middle East.
Was Obama’s Syrian “Red Line” A Mistake?
President Obama may regret drawing a line in the sand over Syrian chemical weapons.
The Hazards of Red Lines
Has Bashar al-Assad crossed the red line drawn by President Obama? And does it matter?
Time To Reassess George W. Bush?
There seems to be an effort underway to reassess the legacy of our 43rd President.
A Camera On Every Corner? The Surveillance Debate After Boston
Big Brother is watching us. And he may be watching us a lot more after what happened in Boston.
The Iraq War And The Damaged Legacy Of The GOP
The Iraq War did significant damage to the legacy of the Republican Party.
Malaysia Buys Bloggers, Forgets to Haggle Over Price
The government of Malaysia paid a lot of money to get some blogs placed at various outlets.
Conservative News Consumers Again Surprised By Obvious
The Hagel confirmation, like Obama’s election, was big news to some avid news consumers.
Republicans Blocking Hagel Nomination, For Now
For the moment, Republicans appear to be blocking Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense but they don’t seem to know why they’re doing it.
Hagel Will Be Confirmed, But The Hagel Battle Tells Us Much About The GOP
Chuck Hagel will be confirmed, but the campaign against him tells us much about the current state of Republican foreign policy
Conservative Media Its Own Worst Enemy
Conservatives complaining about biased coverage from the liberal media should instead look in the mirror.
Hagel Hearing Farce
My latest for The National Interest, “Ignoring the Hagel Hearing Farce,” has posted.
Does Decapitating Terrorist Leaderships Work?
Killing their leaders doesn’t seem to be impacting the ability of jihadi groups to recruit and motivate more terrorists.
Predicting the Future Is Hard, Old Man’s War Edition
Old Man’s war, a sci-fi novel about the distant future published in 2007, features Newsweek magazine, which went out of business in 2012.
Heading Off the Stupidest War
Would a formal guarantee of Israel’s security deter Iran from whatever nuclear weapons development program it has?
Is Russia Preparing To Cut Its Losses In Syria?
Recent comments from Russian officials suggest that the nation may be preparing to cut its longtime ally loose.
Oh Yes, This Will Solve Everything: Israel-Gaza Edition
The son of a former Israeli Prime Minister proposes an utterly insane idea.
Israel Seems Headed Toward An Invasion Of Gaza
The conflict between Israel and Hamas appears to be heading in one unfortunate direction.
Hindsight Isn’t Lying
Tthere’s enough bad punditry going around that there’s no need to invent cases to expose.
Most Random Constitutional Amendment Ever?
Congressman Steve Israel has proposed an amendment to the Constitution to award 29 bonus electoral votes to the popular vote winner.
Foreign Policy Debate Substantive Analysis: Defense Planning
One of the few areas of disagreement was how big our military should be.
