200 years ago, European armies marched in lines wearing colorful coats, inaccurately firing spheres of scalding lead at enemies a few hundred…
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The 50th annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) was recently held in Maryland. Each year, the conference brings together many…
Super Tuesday just passed, but there are already clear frontrunner candidates for the presidential election. Also, we will likely never…
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Big picture Since the end of World War II, America has borne the brunt of European security costs. The North…
In the Western world, nearly all of our political discourse revolves around the concept of freedom. Ideas like freedom, liberty…
Currently, Congress uses impeachment threats like a toy, but it is a powerful tool to Congress that is losing its…
An essential element of a democratic society is the universal tolerance of all political perspectives. Through tolerance, interactions between the…
In attempting to moralize politics, the principles of democracy and multiculturalism are eroded. Morality is a product of culture, it…
Iran poses a grave geostrategic challenge to the U.S. It has for some time. How should our foreign policy address…