It’s difficult to choose the single worst portion of Thursday night’s State of the Union address — for sheer unmitigated awfulness, it was a target-rich environment. Personally, however, the lowest po… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and…
Conservative groups today are splintering into sects squabbling over what true conservatism is. The last Republican president to unite these sects was Ronald Reagan. He won election and then reelectio… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get…
Russia recently placed Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on a “wanted” list, accusing her of “crimes” that include the destruction of Soviet-era monuments in memory of Soviet soldiers in Estonia — a… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
“Idealists,” wrote Halford Mackinder in his 1919 geopolitical masterpiece Democratic Ideals and Reality, “are the salt of the earth; without them to move us, society would soon stagnate and civilizati… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get…
Next month marks the two-year anniversary of the death of America’s funniest writer, P.J. O’Rourke. The world of journalism is a little grayer and a lot duller since then. It’s like being on a laughte… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
Twenty years ago, John B. Judis, then an editor of the New Republic, currently the editor-at-large of Talking Points Memo, and one of the few remaining sensible thinkers on the left of the American po… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…
The week between Christmas and the New Year is unlike any other time of year. Hopefully, you have some extra free time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future. Why not take this opportun… No hoodwinking…
George Kennan and Henry Kissinger had much in common. They served their country as diplomats and policy formulators — Kennan as a foreign service officer and director of the State Department’s policy … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent…
At some point, war usually reaches a condition of stasis. Yes, shots are exchanged, troops moved, offensives begun and ended with varying success, but when it comes down to it, not much changes as … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
Henry Kissinger began contributing to America’s national security during World War II. After fleeing Nazi Germany in August 1938 at the age of 15, attending George Washington High School and City Coll… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…