When faced with the next executive power grab globally, the United States and other like-minded democracies should consistently call a spade a spade, and work quickly in concert with other regional actors for strong coordinated action to reverse such events.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was quick to take responsibility, owed up to his mistake, and promised to do better in the future. But that hasn't quelled the anger and intrigue.
With 2023 ranking as the hottest year on record and 2024 estimated to break last year's record, one would expect the world's biggest economies—like the United States—to take climate change more seriously
Austin's early detection and swift action saved his life. But that's not what conservatives or those who drank the anti-DEI Kool-Aid want you to know. Instead, they want to use his temporary incapacity to bring down the secretary.
Conservatism, rightly understood, does not condemn the judicious and courageous use of government power to protect vulnerable citizens against clear dangers.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's recent hospitalization, shrouded in secrecy and punctuated by questionable decisions, has laid bare a stark reality: America lacks competent leadership at the helm of its armed forces.
America's foreign adversaries have been weaponizing the media and social networks to interfere in our domestic politics and push their narratives overseas, and U.S. administrations have been slow to catch up.
The Middle East is more complex than the slogans now circulating on social media. Putting the region on more stable footing requires not only resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but also addressing its multi-layered challenges.
The humanitarian and security situation in Sudan is highly volatile. Unless a world commitment is made to end the civil war, the country will fully disintegrate.
Here's the tricky thing about the debate about diversity: achieving actual social justice, which I believe most people want, requires balance, and defies facile politics.
