The Roots of US Foreign Policy Today: The Historical Origins of Present Debates
The fact that Americans have shifted their focus back to domestic concerns isn’t abnormal or un-American. It is the predictable resurgence of the two domestically focused schools of the American foreign policy tradition.
Walter Russell Mead & Grady NixonAugust 18, 2020
National Discord or Solidarity? Lessons from Past Pandemics
Pandemics have historically been catalysts for political, economic, and social change. From Thucydides, Prokopios, and Ibn Khaldun, historians of the past who lived through the great pandemics of their day charted the ghastly toll of these invisible killers.
Justin RoyAugust 13, 2020
Russian Cynicism Perpetuates the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict
Why is the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict still considered “frozen”? Simply put, the conflict’s continuation is in Russia’s interests.
Wouter Jan de GraafAugust 11, 2020
True North, Ep. 1 | Moral Horror: A Moral Defense of the Bombing of Hiroshima
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the atomic devastation of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, which helped bring about the…
Marc LiVecche & Daniel StrandAugust 6, 2020
Mobs and Monuments: Distinguishing between the United States and Confederate States
King recognized that for nations, as for individuals, the measure of goodness is not perfection, but rather direction. America was born headed in the right direction—and continues to build a “more perfect union” dreamed up by imperfect men.
Alan DowdJuly 15, 2020
A Christian View on Sovereignty
This article by Gerald Monsman from 75 years ago, originally titled “Reflections on Sovereignty,” addresses whether the United States should cooperate with other countries for the global good.
Christianity & Crisis MagazineJuly 14, 2020
Where Statues of Slavers and Imperialists Still Stand in the Middle East
The Middle East is not overloaded with statues of historic figures, but they do exist. Some are of imperialists and slavers.
Alberto M. FernandezJuly 7, 2020
Defy the Mob, Have a Happy Independence Day
Delight in your family and community and boldly have a very happy Independence Day.
Rebeccah HeinrichsJuly 3, 2020
General Matthew B. Ridgway: Conservative Internationalist
General Matthew Ridgway was a conservative internationalist who supported free institutions, defense alliances, and unsurpassed military might while opposing unsustainable wars beyond the range of national interests.
David HeinJuly 3, 2020
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