The Trump administration’s renewed tariff campaign has taken an unpredictable and punitive turn, marking one of the most erratic uses of economic force in modern American history. Unlike past trade disputes, which were narrowly targeted or backed by strategic objectives, this tariff blitz resembles economic roulette: indiscriminate, destabilizing and self-defeating. Tariffs are not new to […]
It is often said that history repeats itself. In the case of President Donald Trump’s approach to Ukraine, history is not merely repeating — it is being ignored. Lessons remain unlearned, and past mistakes are on the verge of being repeated. Trump’s stance on the war in Ukraine, his skepticism of Ukraine’s legitimacy, his […]
Donald Trump has once again laid bare the contradictions within American conservatism. His flurry of executive orders during his first week back in office represents not only an alarming embrace of the “imperial presidency” but also exposes a deep hypocrisy among conservatives who champion his unilateralism while condemning the same actions by Democratic presidents. For […]
George Washington set virtually every standard for the American presidency and its norms. Perhaps most importantly, he established how he conducted his presidential Cabinet. His Cabinet included strong-willed personalities such as Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Edmund Randolph and Henry Knox. Disagreements about government power, states’ rights, central monetary policy and the effective use of legal […]
Like many others, I watched election night closely — analyzing down-ballot races, tracking trends and listening to news anchors as they attempted to interpret why certain states were voting a certain way. The final result — a stronger Trump finish than in either of his previous presidential runs — only confirmed a stark reality: The […]
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