I’m writing this installment of the 5QT on a Thursday afternoon, one day before we’re supposed to see a showdown in the U.S. Senate over a 99-page continuing resolution covering federal spending between now and September. Nobody on the Right…
James Burnham and William F. Buckley Jr. must be turning over in their graves as their successors at National Review again join the Democratic and neoconservative war party. It was only about 20 years ago that National Review’s neocons cheered…
In a fiery dispute that went viral worldwide, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left Washington, D.C., empty-handed due to his disrespectful attitude toward President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay analyze…
North Korea isn’t the only Russian ally providing troops for Putin’s war against Ukraine. Cuba is also sending soldiers in an apparent exchange for desperately needed oil to mitigate alarming shortages caused by diminishing supplies from Venezuela. Russian tankers have…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy broke one of the cardinal rules of diplomacy today: Never introduce a surprise in a high-stakes meeting. This principle is sacrosanct among leaders, particularly when navigating complex international relationships. Yet, Zelenskyy employed a risky gambit, attempting…
The second Trump administration has hit the ground running, tackling the biggest problems faced by America and the world simultaneously. Some of the most vexing challenges facing humanity have their root in the European Union, which has created a spectacular…
If you’re a consumer of the standard fare on cable news, you’ve assuredly seen historian and British conservative talking head Niall Ferguson, whose current titles include Milbank Family senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior fellow at the…
Vice President JD Vance called out the hypocrisy of Europe at the Munich Security Conference and the Paris AI Summit last week, which launched further discussions in foreign policy. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott…
The 61st Munich Security Conference will take place Feb. 14-16 at Munich’s renowned Hotel Bayerischer Hof, located on the edge of Munich’s old town on the Promenade Platz. Much is expected of this year’s conference since it’s been widely assumed…
