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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 | Mar 30, 2025

“Signal” is an encrypted, and believed secure, telephone app that deletes conversations conducted on it automatically. Let’s set aside the legal requirements that all or most government records need to be preserved and tackle the massive screwup that ensued. Apparently,…

by | Mar 23, 2025

On March 1st, the first stage of the truce between the terrorist Hamas network and the Israeli government expired. Efforts to get to the second stage were thwarted by Hamas demands so Israel is back to war. Several reports said…

by | Mar 16, 2025

President Trump is causing a great deal of confusion among our allies and enemies. He has caused disruption of the economies of several countries — including our own — by imposing high tariffs on some imports and then suspending some…

by | Mar 9, 2025

It’s unclear whether President Trump wants to be a wartime president or a peacemaker. Trump is about halfway through his first hundred days in his new term as president. So far, he has threatened Hamas with military action, threatened action…

by | Mar 2, 2025

After the White House shouting contest on Friday, U.S. support for Ukraine may be at an end. No one can be happy about that except Vladimir Putin. A little background before we get to the shouting. Before he became vice…

by | Feb 23, 2025

The word “evil” doesn’t adequately convey the horrific nature of the crimes that have been committed against the Bibas family and the families of the (at least) 37 other children that Hamas killed on and since October 7, 2023. The…

by | Feb 16, 2025

What a difference an election makes. Last week the new leaders of Hamas threatened to stop releasing hostages because of imaginary Israeli violations of the cease-fire agreement. When President Trump demanded that all hostages be released by Saturday or “all…

by | Feb 9, 2025

President Trump likes to keep everyone — enemies and friends alike — off balance. He is, as is often said, The Great Disruptor. Trump’s announcement Tuesday evening that we should take over the Gaza Strip and rebuild it into another…

by | Feb 2, 2025

February 7 marks the 27th anniversary of the creation of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). As it has often proved to be, MEMRI is a highly valuable tool in our fight against Islamic fascism. Aggregating English language news…

by | Jan 26, 2025

According to a Breitbart news report, the media is “exhausted” by the frenetic pace set by President Trump in his first week back in office. They’re exhausted because they actually have to work. In the Biden era, they could have…

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