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,...
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...
A Most Convenient Conversation with Heaven It has long been observed that when men prepare to do something unspeakably complicated, they prefer to describe it as something divinely simple. Thus, we arrive at the modern innovation: the Pentagon Prayer Briefing™,...
An extremely expensive excursion. One that, like all great vacations, will be remembered long after the bill arrives. There was a time, long, long ago, roughly three weeks ago, when the war with Iran was described as a “limited operation,” a “quick strike,” a “little... 
