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Jed Babbin

Jed Babbin

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.
by | Jul 19, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues to demonstrate his leadership on crucial subjects. He wrote an article last week in…

by | Jul 12, 2026

One has to wonder why President Trump is still negotiating with Iran. Mr. Trump has said that the cease-fire is…

by | Jul 5, 2026

The six-day long funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei began on July 4th, an apparent attempt to distract the world from the…

by | Jun 28, 2026

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by | Jun 21, 2026

So now the Strait of Hormuz is closed again, this time because Iran blames Israel for defending itself from attacks…

by | Jun 14, 2026

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by | Jun 7, 2026

On Thursday, President Trump said he’d be “honored” to meet with Iran’s new “supreme leader” Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Mr. Trump…

by | May 31, 2026

Almost since the beginning of the Iran war, President Trump has been entertaining us with the prospect that Iran wants…

by | May 24, 2026

President Trump stated that the Iran war was almost over and that an agreement had been reached, subject to further…

by | May 17, 2026

Former president Obama’s advisors used to tout his approach as “no drama Obama.” But there was plenty of drama during…

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