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American Spectator contributing editor Jed Babbin served as a deputy undersecretary of defense in the George H. W. Bush administration. He writes the “Loose Canons” column for The American Spectator and often appears as a talking warhead on television and radio. He is coauthor (with Herbert London) of the book The BDS War Against Israel. He is also the author of Inside the Asylum: Why the UN and Old Europe are Worse Than You Think. You can follow him on Twitter@jedbabbin.
Loose Canons
The Gotaways
by | Jul 25, 2021

President Biden’s border crisis, for which he is entirely responsible, has gotten steadily worse. Biden is allowing practically anyone from…
Loose Canons
Blinken Outrageous
by | Jul 18, 2021

On Tuesday, the UN Human Rights Council resolved to address systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent in…
Loose Canons
Putin Revels in REvil
by | Jul 11, 2021

When strong leaders of nations meet, the outcome can’t always be forecast. When Ronald Reagan met with Mikhail Gorbachev in…
Loose Canons
Donald Rumsfeld: An Appreciation
by | Jul 4, 2021

If you know nothing else about former Secretary of Defense Donald Henry Rumsfeld, who died last Wednesday at age 88,…
Loose Canons
Biden’s Woke Pentagon
by | Jun 27, 2021

The more we see of the generals and admirals President Biden has picked to run the Pentagon, the less confident…
Loose Canons
Biden’s Pale Red Lines
by | Jun 20, 2021

President Biden returned from his meetings with G7 and NATO leaders and his summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Loose Canons
The Left’s Ilhan Omar Problem
by | Jun 14, 2021

There is a direct link between the Democrats’ identity politics and the anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism we see more of every…
Loose Canons
Cheering Iran’s Bad Luck
by | Jun 6, 2021

Iran has suffered a lot of bad luck during the past few weeks. We should be cheering for the people…
Loose Canons
Biden’s Summit with ‘Killer’ Putin
by | May 31, 2021

Three months after calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “killer,” President Biden has sought and obtained a meeting with him….
Loose Canons
On Israel and Hamas: Who Is Entitled to Self-Defense?
by | May 23, 2021

The brief war between Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip and Israel is now under an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement that…

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