Diplomacy by Pay-Per-View There was a time when the conduct of foreign policy required a certain degree of solemnity. Men gathered in quiet rooms, spoke in careful tones, and occasionally pretended to understand the consequences of their decisions. That era, like so...
JD Vance and Two Real Estate Agents There are leaders who resolve crises. There are leaders who manage crises. And then there are those rare figures—visionaries, really—who take a modest, localized problem and nurture it into something far grander, far more ambitious,...
On the Modern Oath: Loyalty, Love, and the Department of Devotion There was a time—again, not so long ago that it should require archaeological excavation—when the Attorney General of the United States swore an oath to the Constitution. This oath, though unfashionable...
The Latest Proclamation of Our President, Donald Trump It is a curious advancement of modern governance that entire civilizations may now be scheduled for expiration somewhere between lunch and supper. One notes with admiration the efficiency: where once empires...
The Resurrection of Strategic Theology There was a time—not so very long ago, though it now feels like a previous civilization—when Easter Sunday was reserved for modest things: hymns, lilies, quiet reflection, and the gentle reassurance that something once buried... 
