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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 | Jun 30, 2024

In a plea deal agreed to by the Biden Justice Department Wikileaks founder Julian Assange plead guilty to one charge of violating the Espionage Act.  He was sentenced to time served in Britain for his offense. He is now a…

by | Jun 23, 2024

Last week, the Supreme Court rendered two decisions that are far afield from conservative thought and constitutional jurisprudence. One is fundamentally wrong and the other shows considerable dissention and perhaps confusion among the Court’s members about the Second Amendment. First,…

by | Jun 16, 2024

Last week eight illegal aliens — all military aged-males from Tajikistan — were arrested in three U.S. cities and accused of being members of ISIS who were planning terrorist attacks against the United States. There’s a lot to parse out…

by | Jun 9, 2024

FBI Agent Erika Jensen testified this week in Hunter Biden’s trial in which the president’s son is charged with falsifying a gun purchase form, saying that he wasn’t addicted to drugs. According to a variety of news reports, Jensen testified…

by | Jun 2, 2024

America’s attention is entirely focused on the criminal conviction of Donald Trump by a New York court. Yes, it’s enormously important and a travesty that stains the American justice system. But there is a lot going on that demands our…

by | May 26, 2024

Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration released a report that said that the two worst Mexican drug cartels are operating in all fifty states and are fighting each other for control of the drug trade in several U.S. cities. The…

by | May 19, 2024

Last February, Special Counsel Robert Hur released his 388-page report on the investigation into President Biden’s possession and mishandling — long after his vice presidency — of classified documents he obtained when he was vice president. Some of the papers,…

by | May 12, 2024

Months ago, House Republicans began an impeachment investigation of President Biden which continues pointlessly. Now there’s a big foofaraw about impeaching Biden for his action in delaying or stopping arms shipments to Israel. Biden said he’s also reviewing other arms…

by | May 5, 2024

A Wednesday CBS News report informed us that President Biden and his crew were considering flying an unknown number of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the U.S. to be resettled here as refugees. Such an astoundingly bad idea could…

by | Apr 28, 2024

Presidential nominees usually wait until a few days before their party’s national convention before choosing a running mate. Because former president Trump is tied up in court in criminal prosecutions that probably will last until or beyond Election Day, Trump…

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