Despite the MAGA critique that the United States has been taken for a sucker by Europe, the truth is that European elites have become American vassals, their highest aspiration no longer to remain in Europe but to rise through American-led institutions

The Dodgers may have won the 2025 World Series, but cooperation between American and Canadian police during the series reflects the uniquely powerful way that sports can bridge diplomatic divides

America has much to learn from Britain’s attempts to strategically prioritize its military and economic assets in the 19th and 20th centuries

The truth is that, despite frequent criticism, American leadership is completely indispensable for maintaining global order, and that absent US engagement, the world would be far worse off

Most of the world still looks to the United States for global leadership, particularly compared with China and Russia

Human rights, properly defined and pragmatically pursued, do not need to be a distraction from great power competition with China and Russia but can instead be a core part of the fight against our repressive adversaries

The lost art of political oratory must be recovered to save not only our politics, but the soul of America

The “Chicken War” between America and Europe in the 1960s contains useful lessons for a potential US-EU trade war today

Christian Realism is far preferable to Christian Nationalism for emphasizing individual liberty and rightful patriotism without idolizing the state, an ideology, a party, or a demagogue