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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 | 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…

by | May 10, 2026

The most current laughable thought is that the cease-fire with Iran is holding. It is a cease-fire in name only….

by | May 3, 2026

President Trump has made no secret of his disdain for our NATO allies. In the past month or so, he…

by | Apr 26, 2026

You’d never know it if you relied on the media but there are things going on in the world other…

by | Apr 19, 2026

Is the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on or off? Is the parallel U.S. blockade of Iranian ports…

by | Apr 12, 2026

As Mark Twain said, history doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes. We seem to be living in one of…

by | Apr 5, 2026

As we enter week six of the Iran war, we know a little more than when President Trump took us…

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