Netanyahu chases Tehran regime change into a familiar quagmire
As Benjamin Netanyahu urges the overthrow of Tehran, Washington contemplates strikes that mistake the collapse of a hostile regime for an enduring peace.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Pete Hegseth breaks history when his staff smash Eisenhower's globe
When aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dropped a priceless World War II globe, they shattered more than wood and plaster; they wrecked our faith in institutional stewardship.
By Elena Rossi ·
Ukraine pays the price as Trump and Musk throttle Starshield
When SpaceX quietly capped frontline satellite speeds and Washington shrugged off the fallout, Ukraine paid the blood price for a private monopoly's political games.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Netanyahu and Trump weigh a war as the election clock runs out
As Israeli leaders push for strikes on Iran, domestic political calendars and mutual threats of escalation drive both capitals toward another military gamble.
By Tom Beckwith ·
JD Vance's refusal to endorse Netanyahu is a necessary hedge
Vice President JD Vance declined to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection despite Donald Trump's support, signaling a necessary hedge to protect American interests from a transactional alliance.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump delays Patriot missiles to squeeze a deal from Kyiv
Washington delays prepaid air defense shipments to pressure Kyiv into negotiations, reviving a coercive playbook that treats allied survival as a transactional lever.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump halts Pete Hegseth's spectacle of military justice
When Pete Hegseth sought to livestream a military execution, Donald Trump halted an undisciplined spectacle that traded solemn justice for public entertainment.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Susan Collins offers Maine a workable answer to Troy Jackson
After Troy Jackson snapped at Susan Collins during their debate, the race became a choice between institutional delivery and populist anger, making Collins the necessary choice for Maine.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Pete Hegseth traded military law for a digital spectacle
By Adele Rutherford ·
Hegseth’s livestream plan trades military dignity for spectacle
Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution draws military condemnation and degrades the law by turning sovereign capital punishment into an unconstitutional spectacle.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Donald Trump risks military honor in Nidal Hasan livestream plan
The Pentagon's plan to broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad invites enemy propaganda and repeats the shame of Abu Ghraib.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Protesters at AUSA event fail to stop Pete Hegseth's drones
Anti-war activists disrupted a Washington panel with insults, but their theater only obscures the Pentagon's actual shift toward autonomous warfare under Secretary Pete Hegseth.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump reconsiders Nidal Hasan firing squad livestream
White House officials debate canceling the public broadcast of the Fort Hood shooter execution amid fears of terrorist propaganda and stark bipartisan pushback.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Pete Hegseth trades military legitimacy for a public spectacle
Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution reduces a judicial sentence to political theater, while Archbishop Timothy Broglio weakens the rule of law by shifting the burden onto soldiers.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Livestreaming Nidal Hasan replaces the rule of law with an arena
The Trump administration's plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan replaces the discipline of military justice with political theater, risking a procedural disaster before a global audience.
By Adele Rutherford ·
The Pentagon plans a public execution, but Trump must block it
As the Pentagon moves to broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan, the White House must reject retributive spectacle and return capital punishment to the sober administration of the law.
By Adele Rutherford ·