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What exactly is the purpose of NATO in the year 2026?

What exactly is the purpose of NATO in the year 2026?

What exactly is the purpose of NATO in the year 2026?

Josh Hammer
Monday, April 6, 2026
One month into Operation Epic Fury against the Islamic Republic of Iran, a long-overdue conversation has finally broken into the open: What, exactly, is the enduring rationale for NATO? For decades, this question has been treated in Washington foreign policy circles as heretical. But it isn’t.
Madison understood the war power

Madison understood the war power

Madison understood the war power

Terence P. Jeffrey
Monday, April 6, 2026
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia visited Princeton University in 1995 and gave a lecture in which he discussed his approach to interpreting the Constitution. He argued that what mattered most was the original meaning of the text when it was ratified.
Better rude and truthful than smooth and deceitful

Better rude and truthful than smooth and deceitful

Better rude and truthful than smooth and deceitful

Laura Hollis
Monday, March 30, 2026
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller died March 20. This is what former President Barack Obama said in a post on X: “Bob Mueller was one of the finest directors in the history of the FBI, transforming the bureau after 9/11 and saving countless lives.
Jews and Christians: United we stand, divided we fall

Jews and Christians: United we stand, divided we fall

Jews and Christians: United we stand, divided we fall

Josh Hammer
Monday, March 30, 2026
For a brief window this week, Passover and Holy Week -- the sacred observances of Jews and Christians, respectively will overlap. Jews around the world will gather Wednesday and Thursday evenings for the Seder, which recounts the Exodus from Egypt and God’s redemptive hand in history.
He spent $1.5 million in food stamps

He spent $1.5 million in food stamps

He spent $1.5 million in food stamps

Terence P. Jeffrey
Monday, March 30, 2026
He used Electronic Benefit Transfer cards to buy massive amounts of Pepsi. In a document filed last September in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the office of the U.S.
The shadow war against the president

The shadow war against the president

The shadow war against the president

Josh Hammer
Monday, March 23, 2026
The joint American-Israeli military operation against the Iranian regime is now three weeks old, but there is another war -- a more silent one -- raging on the home front.
Time to confront Islamic terrorism

Time to confront Islamic terrorism

Time to confront Islamic terrorism

Victor Joecks
Monday, March 23, 2026
Importing people who hate America didn’t end well.See if you can spot any similarities in these four events. During the weekend President Donald Trump attacked Iran, Ndiaga Diagne opened fire at a bar in Austin. He wore a “Property of Allah” sweatshirt on top of an Iranian flag shirt.
They’re not really after ‘the rich’

They’re not really after ‘the rich’

They’re not really after ‘the rich’

Laura Hollis
Monday, March 23, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani claims the city budget has a $5.4 billion shortfall, and one of the ways he proposes to close that gap is by changing the state’s estate tax laws.At present, New York imposes a death tax of 16% on estates worth more than $7 million.
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