Where Are the “High Crimes”?
“Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” These are the offenses designated in the Constitution for which presidents may be impeached and removed from office. Which of these...
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Is Trump Facing a 1960s-Style Revolt?
Who wins when leftists go lawless — in liberal citadels like D.C.? ...
Imperial Capital but America-First Nation
In Middle America, anti-interventionism has carried the day. But in the imperial capital, the voice of the interventionist yet prevails. ...
Is Putin the New King of the Middle East?
Consider what Putin has inherited and what his capabilities are for playing power broker of the Middle East. ...
Is the Interventionists’ Era Over for Good?
Every nation that today believes it has an implied or a treaty guarantee that the U.S. will fight on its behalf should probably recheck its hole card. ...
Is Impeachment Now Inevitable?
As Trump has himself conceded, impeachment is probable, even if the outcome of this historic collision between the president and Congress, which will decide the fates of Pelosi, Trump...
Is Trump At Last Ending Our “Endless Wars”?
The backstage struggle between the Bush interventionists and the America-firsters who first backed Donald Trump for president just exploded into open warfare, which could sunder the Republican Party. ...
Is China the Country of the Future?
The question for America’s statesmen is how to cope with the rising challenge of China while avoiding a war that would be a calamity for all mankind. ...
“Heartbroken” Pelosi Fast-Tracks Impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi professed her anguish after announcing that her Democratic House would conduct an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. Another explanation, based on the actual events,...
Joe Biden: Impeachment’s First Casualty
By making Ukraine the focus of the impeachment drive in the House, Pelosi has also assured that the questionable conduct of Biden and son Hunter Biden will be front...
Will “Ukraine-Gate” Imperil Biden’s Bid?
Revisiting how the Ukraine scandal came about, and how it has begun to unfold, it is a good bet that the principal casualty could be the former vice president....
“Locked and Loaded” for War on Iran?
Divided again: The War Party is giddy with excitement over the prospect of war with Iran, while the nation does not want another war. How we avoid it, however,...
After Bolton, Trump Goals Remain Unrealized
After Bolton's departure, Trump's problem is this: What he promised in 2016 he has been unable to deliver. ...
Can Joe Biden Run This Marathon?
Does the Joe Biden of the summer of 2019 look like he could be, a decade from now, the dynamic leader America could rely on to face down the...
Will Bibi’s War Become America’s War?
President Donald Trump may not want a U.S. war with Iran. But the same cannot be said of Bibi Netanyahu. ...
Greenland: Trump’s MAGA Idea!
To those of us of who learned our U.S. history from texts in the 1940s and ’50s, President Donald Trump’s brainstorm of acquiring Greenland fits into a venerable tradition of...
When, If Ever, Can We Lay This Burden Down?
Around the world, America is involved in quarrels, clashes and confrontations with almost too many nations to count. In how many of these are U.S. vital interests imperiled? ...
Trump’s Great Gamble
President Donald Trump’s reelection hopes hinge on two things: the state of the economy in 2020 and the identity of the Democratic nominee. ...
China, Not Russia, the Greater Threat
Undeniably, Russia is a rival. But China is the greater menace. ...