Populism trades long-term institutional stability for the short-term high of mob rule, eroding the rule of law to feed its own ego. By reducing complex social realities into a toxic divide of "us versus them," it turns democratic governance into a zero-sum war. When...
President Donald Trump said an Axios report claiming that he offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear concessions is false. Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported that US officials told him the President had offered to lift sanctions and unfreeze Iranian...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Abu Dhabi on Sunday to meet with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Saudi officials, and other representatives from Arab states to discuss Ansar Allah in Yemen. Earlier this month, Ansar Allah launched a...
The Department of War announced a nearly $21 billion, five-year contract to produce Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). While AIM-120 missiles are designed for warplanes in air-to-air combat, they can also be used as ground-launched missile...
In my previously written pieces, The Promising Young Man Defence and Libertarianism should not be hostile to women's liberation, I covered examples of ‘important’ men and their ability to slide away from systemic and social punishment for their sexual and violent...
The 1998 action thriller Enemy of the State (RIP Gene Hackman) imagined a world in which government surveillance could follow an ordinary citizen almost anywhere, drawing on cameras, communications data, and increasingly sophisticated technology to monitor his...
The same campaign that’s reportedly weakening Iran is also indirectly strengthening China’s economic and strategic position in the Middle East. Israel and the United States’ efforts to eliminate the late Ayatollah’s counterparts have widened a lane for China to exert...
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has dragged on for years, but one detail should stop you in your tracks: the New York Times reports Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reached out to Donald Trump three times asking for US military help against Ansar Allah and each time...
Five men arrested by British police near the US-run RAF Fairford on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses have been released on bail. On Sunday, five British men were arrested near the air base on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses. Authorities...
Multiple outlets report that a US intelligence assessment presented to Congress said Saudi Arabia has not ruled out pursuing nuclear weapons. The White House signed a nuclear technology-sharing agreement with the kingdom that is now under review by Congress. The New...
