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TESTIMONY: The CRINK axis watches Iran capitulate — and draws its own survival lessons
Here is an uncomfortable truth that the Burgenstock negotiators appear to have underestimated: while Washington and Tehran were signing their 60-day memorandum,
ESSAY: Gaza, the tunnels and Hamas disarmament — when peace demands the impossible
On June 17, 2026, envoy Nikolay Mladenov, appointed by the Trump administration to head the "Peace Council," submitted to Gaza a 15-point
PROFILE: Pezeshkian, the man who says no to Washington on enriched uranium
On June 22, 2026, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian uttered words that chilled diplomats around the world: Iran will "never back down" on
TESTIMONY: Oil at $70 — the Iran deal eases the pump but strains the budgets
On June 25, 2026, the WTI — the benchmark American crude barrel — collapsed to $70.05, its lowest level since mid-February of
ESSAY: The Second Amendment triumphs in Hawaii — the Supreme Court reshapes an armed America
On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Hawaii's strict gun law. The decision follows directly from
PROFILE: DeSantis, Trump and the 21,000 deportees of Alligator Alcatraz — anatomy of an iron policy
In the summer of 2026, the phrase "Alligator Alcatraz" has entered the vocabulary of American immigration politics as both metaphor and operational
TESTIMONY: Section 301 Tariffs on 60 Economies — Trump Launches America's Largest-Ever Trade War
I must first be honest with you: I am not an importer. I am a columnist. The testimony I am constructing here
OPEN LETTER: One Big Beautiful Bill in the Senate — The Marathon Vote Under a July 4 Ultimatum
Ladies and Gentlemen of the United States Senate, I am writing to you from Paris, a city of light that watches with
ESSAY: Eurosatory 2026 — NATO Unveils Its Autonomous Weapons of the Future, Pilotless Tanks and Drone Carriers
Every two years, Paris hosts Eurosatory, the largest land defense and security trade show in the world. In June 2026, this unmissable