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Largest Longitudinal Study of Human Flourishing Ever Shows Religion’s Importance 

The results of the Baylor/Harvard Global Flourishing Study survey have just been released, showing empirically the importance of religious observance as one of the most significant factors in self-reported wellbeing from across 22 countries

America Lost & Alone

Inevitably, America will return to its destiny.

Tariffs, Chickens, and the Future of U.S-European Relations

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

The Art of Dealing With Trump

As a transactionalist, Trump must recognize that America’s global system of alliances benefits the US, and his presidential legacy, as much as it does the rest of the world

Is a Transatlantic Breakup Coming? Five Geopolitical Trends to Watch in Europe in 2020
Is a Transatlantic Breakup Coming? Five Geopolitical Trends to Watch in 2020

An outright transatlantic breakup isn’t imminent today, but some European countries may eventually try to balance the US and China geopolitically.

New Afterword in Haas’ A World in Disarray Criticizes Trump’s Foreign Policy
A New Word on a New Edition: Haass’ A World in Disarray Criticizes Trump’s First Year

In a new paperback edition of “A World in Disarray,” Richard Haass says Trump’s foreign policy has added to global disorder.

Only a Matter of Time: Trump on Trade and the Temptation to Disrupt

This is an axiom, as true for foreign policy as it is for our faith. We may not be bound by history, but we are damned if we ignore it. The root of conservatism is the tendency to see value in traditions not as ends unto themselves but as visible reminders of the sacrifices of those who have gone before.

Tariffs, Trade, and Trump
Tariffs, Trade, and Trump

For every job the Trump administration is trying to protect, over 40 jobs exist in industries that rely on aluminum or steel as a primary input.