Trump's 28-point "peace" plan for the Russia-Ukraine War is a reprise of the 1938 Munich agreement, which dismembered Czechoslovakia for the benefit of Nazi Germany. But US and European supporters of Ukraine can do much to resist it.
Over $300 billion in Russian state assets are frozen in the West. It's long past time they were used to help Ukraine resist Vladimir Putin's war of aggression.
While mail-in voting provides obvious logistical challenges, every serious analysis of mail-in voting results has found it to be secure.
His negotiations with North Korea and Russia should be judged by their results. But opposing those talks from the beginning is a pro-war position.
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Inching backward while bleeding Russia dry, Ukraine is relying on a time-tested military truth: You don’t need to outgun an invader—you just need to outlast them.
He calls Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator,” but not Vladimir Putin.
Neither Russia nor Ukraine has a clear path to victory. The Ukrainian drone attack last week and the Russian air raids on Friday don't change that.
Diplomacy is better than war in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran. But that doesn't mean it's easy.
Plus: Formula 1, Backyard Baseball, and The Great 8 vs. The Great One.
Plus: A listener asks why some American libertarians seem to unquestioningly accept everything Vladimir Putin says.
Plus: A listener asks the editors how to best determine whether Trump’s second term is good or bad for individual freedom.
As world leaders debate, Ukrainian defenders innovate, adapt, and wage defensive war on their own terms.
Plus: Change in Russia policy, Matt Taibbi interview, Dems try gun shows, and more...
Antiwar.com's Scott Horton and The Free Press's Eli Lake debate U.S. foreign policy and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ksenia Karelina was prosecuted as part of a larger “treason” crackdown that is unprecedented even by Russia’s illiberal standards.
Governments are always screwing with other countries' politics. It’s often ineffective.
A front-line report from the Kursk offensive reveals that in the battle for hearts and minds, Ukraine’s resolve outpaces Russia’s crumbling morale, signaling an inevitable conclusion.
It's good to hear a candidate actually talk about our spending problem. But his campaign promises would exacerbate it.
War and peace are the most important decisions a country can make. No politician wants to level with Americans about it.
President Mohamed Muizzu cannot claim to be on the right side of history while adhering to a textbook definition of bigotry.
Cyber intrusions, arson, bombings, and other mayhem feature in the conflict between West and East.
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As she explains, admiration for Putin on the US right is rooted in a combination of illiberalism, nationalism, and cultural grievance.
Plus: Donald Trump's financial woes, Andrew Huberman's lady issues, and more...
In the presentation I explain why Putin's regime appeals to these people, and how they compare with Western sympathizers with the USSR during the Cold War.
A compilation of my work on this topic, on the two-year anniversary of the start of Vladimir Putin's full-blown attempt to conquer Ukraine. Almost all of it remains relevant.
Michael Moynihan, journalist and co-host of The Fifth Column, discusses Tucker Carlson's recent trip to Moscow on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Where are the fact-checkers and misinformation cops?
Plus: Russian sanctions, Finnish gun ranges, Milei supremacy, and more...
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Plus: A listener asks if the editors have criteria for what constitutes a good law.
Carlson praises Russia's supposed abundance and high living standards. Hundreds of thousands of Russians fleeing Putin's regime think otherwise.
And, sadly, of how relatively powerless the United States is to fix the mess that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made.
Russia's most prominent opposition leader died in prison today, quite possibly murdered at Vladimir Putin's order.
Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative, talks U.S. foreign policy on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
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Everybody has the right to speak and then take the heat.
His understanding of effective leadership and policing should repel anyone who cares about civil liberties and the rule of law.
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The $300 billion in frozen Russian state assets in Western nations could fund a large part of Ukraine's defense.
The justifications for backing Israel's struggle also apply in spades to Ukraine's.
Washington is doing a poor job of monitoring whether the weapons it sends to Ukraine are ending up in the right hands.
The chance of open U.S.-Russia conflict really would increase if Ukraine were admitted to NATO.
Topics covered include affirmative action, legacy preferences, the student loan forgiveness decision, refugee policy, indictments against Trump, Vladimir Putin, political ignorance, and more.
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