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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 | Apr 21, 2024

It was probably former Wyoming Republican Senator Alan Simpson who first said that the Republicans are the “Stupid Party.” He may not have invented it, but he said it often enough. American humorist P.J. O’Rourke once said, “The Republicans are…

by | Apr 14, 2024

Congress is intent on reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) before it expires on April 19th. It is equally intent on renewing the law without rewriting it to prevent political abuse of the FBI’s authority under the law. Everyone…

by | Apr 7, 2024

President Biden has demanded that Israel unilaterally declare a cease-fire in the Gaza strip, threatening that he would cut off military aid to Israel if Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t comply. And he is apparently getting his way. Israeli forces…

by | Mar 31, 2024

The oldest put-down in New York always revolves around buying the Brooklyn Bridge. The tag line is always something like, “If you’re that dumb I’ve got a bridge to sell ya.” There are a lot of variations on that theme…

by | Mar 24, 2024

On Friday, Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council Resolution sponsored by the United States that was intended to impose an immediate cease fire in the Gaza Strip, effectively forcing an end to Israel’s war against the Hamas terrorists…

by | Mar 17, 2024

If you compare the way President Biden treats Americans with the ways he treats citizens of foreign countries, it’s hard not to conclude that he doesn’t like us very much. Biden — who could secure our borders by reversing the…

by | Mar 10, 2024

If you listened to President Biden’s State of the Union speech on Thursday night, you were treated to a stack of lies and half-truths that was higher than the Washington Monument. They were shouted by an angry old man determined…

by | Mar 3, 2024

On Saturday, an unnamed source in the Biden administration said that the Israelis had “essentially” endorsed a “framework” for a long-term cease fire in the Gaza Strip. The deal reportedly would result in the release of some of the hostages…

by | Feb 25, 2024

On February 24th,  the Russian war to conquer Ukraine passed the two-year mark. Actually, no. It marked — imprecisely — the tenth anniversary of Russia’s military takeover and annexation of the Crimean Peninsula as well as the date on which…

by | Feb 18, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin loves to mock the United States and everything we do. His poker-faced announcement that he has endorsed Joe Biden in the 2024 election was more than just mockery. Putin’s statement was a factual condemnation of Biden’s…

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