To understand China’s longterm strategy of undermining the West, we must look to Antonio Gramsci, the neo-marxist thinker known for popularizing the concept of a “long march through the institutions”

As the global threat environment worsens, it is crucial that Americans believe that the founding ideals of their nation are still worth fighting for

Central and Eastern Europe, strongly anti-authoritarian from their own recent history of oppression, should be viewed by the US as essential partners in the new Cold War

While our European allies remain important, the U.S. must refocus on deterring China given the CCP’s efforts to reshape the global economy in its favor, including Europe

American policymakers must understand that the CCP is truly, and not just superficially, committed to a communist ideology that necessitates overturning the US-led world order

The next pope must embody the courage of John Paul II in unequivocally condemning the aggression and human rights violations of China, Russia, and Hamas

The U.S. must lead in AI development to ensure the technology’s future upholds American values of free expression and not the CCP’s censorship and propaganda

The plight of imprisoned Hong Konger Jimmy Lai is a case study in the failure of the Vatican to stand up for freedom of conscience and other universal rights Christian humanism upholds

The CCP’s recognition of the Vatican’s appointed Bishop Shi may be a sign of improving Sino-Catholic relations, or a ploy by China to further diplomatically isolate Taiwan