At The Spectator, Cockburn describes Steve Bannon’s ascension to “Godfather” of the populist right, using Bannon’s post-CPAC party as evidence of the former White House strategist’s position among the activists. Cockburn writes: “CPAC 2024 was a HUGE success!,” the conference’s account tweeted this morning. Cockburn isn’t sure how they’re measuring that: the gathering was decidedly […]
CPAC Attendees Trust Newsmax Most
In a sign of just how far Fox News has fallen from its perch as the pinnacle of “conservative” television, a poll was recently done at CPAC showing that attendees trusted Newsmax more than any other news source. Fran Beyer of Newsmax reports: Newsmax was voted by the Conservative Political Action Conference the “most trusted” cable news […]
Biden Could Stop the Border Problem Today, But He Won’t
In The New York Sun, Michael Barone makes the case that Joe Biden has it well within his power to stem the flood of illegal immigrants at America’s southern border right now. Barone writes: What’s been missing these past couple of months from the coverage of and debate over the failed immigration bill? Some important […]
The Congressional Fiscal Commission Can Tackle America’s Debt
Earlier this year, the House Budget Committee advanced the Fiscal Commission Act of 2024. Cato Institute’s Romina Boccia explained the purpose and function of the commission as similar to the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC). She wrote on Downsizinggovernment.org: Key Features of a BRAC‐Like Fiscal Commission Clear Objectives: The commission is tasked with generating policy […]
Can Ukraine Win the War with Its Own Weapons?
In a discussion of the future of the war in Ukraine in Foreign Policy magazine, Fraz-Stefan Gady, a consulting senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, discusses a much-overlooked part of Ukraine’s ability to defend itself—the country’s own weapons production. Rather than relying on foreign aid, Gady explains, Ukraine can make many weapons […]
Would Russia Risk a War Against NATO?
In Foreign Policy, Jack Detsch and Robbie Gramer discuss the potential for Russia to start another war in Europe against a NATO country. They write: Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s SitRep! This is the last of our special on-the-road editions at the Munich Security Conference (MSC). Thanks for coming along for the ride. We’ll be […]
Who Was Alexei Navalny?
Russian activist Alexei Navalny has died in prison in Siberia at 47 years old. Amy Mackinnon discusses Navalny’s life and death in Foreign Policy, writing: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has reportedly died in a penal colony in the Arctic Circle, according to the Russian prison service. Navalny was serving a 19-year prison sentence in the […]
China Absent Amid Middle East Chaos
Since China completed its victory lap for brokering a peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the Middle East has fallen into chaos, and now China is nowhere to be found. Jon B. Alterman details China’s absence in Foreign Policy, writing: Last March, it was hard to miss the sense of satisfaction on the face […]
Milei’s Moment to Dollarize Argentina Is Now
According to Daniel Raisbeck and Gabriela Calderon de Bugos of the Cato Institute, the recent defeat of President Javier Milei’s legislative omnibus bill opens up the perfect moment for him to advance one of his signature campaign promises, the dollarization of Argentina. They write: Since Milei ordered the bill to return to committee, the government […]
Cubans Tricked into Being ‘Cannon Fodder’ for Russian Front Line
José de Córdoba of The Wall Street Journal tells his readers that Cubans, eager to escape the Communist island’s poverty are signing what they thought was a work contract to dig trenches in Ukraine. The dream job is quickly turned into a nightmare as they find themselves used as “cannon fodder” on the front line. […]
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