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It's Time to Take Unserious Presidential Budgets Seriously Apr 21, 2026
The president's fiscal 2027 budget is out, and I have two reactions. The first will sound familiar: Like so many budgets before it, this is not a serious effort to put America's government on a sustainable path. The second is more important: It would... Read More
America Knows How to Kill, Not How to Win a War Apr 21, 2026
"You can kill 10 of our men for every one we kill of yours," resistance leader Ho Chi Minh told the French who ruled Vietnam as a colony in 1946. "But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win." Historians who describe this remark as directed... Read More
Who Gets the Keys to the Car? Apr 20, 2026
When I was younger, it was pretty easy to believe that only white countries should have a nuclear bomb. When you looked at the white countries, the guy (and it was always a guy) in charge wore a nice suit, and he'd been to college, and there were pic... Read More
The Illusion of Strength: America's Fragile Economy Apr 20, 2026
There is a difference between confidence and comfort, between projecting strength and actually possessing it. In today's American economy, that difference is becoming harder to ignore. President Donald Trump speaks often of resilience, growth and dom... Read More
