The main reason Trump’s reannexation of the Panama Canal would backfire

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April 21, 2025

The main reason Trump’s reannexation of the Panama Canal would backfire

PANAMA CITY, Panama—When President Theodore Roosevelt formulated plans for the Panama Canal, there was no Panama. The country was still part of the Republic of Colombia despite bouts of on-again, off-again autonomy and separatism. When Colombia rejected proposals for the canal, Roosevelt threw U.S. support to Panamanian independence or, as Panamanians refer to it, separation […]

Sean Duffy is right: Congress and the FAA must expedite air traffic overhaul

From the Wright brothers’ first flight at Kitty Hawk to NASA’s putting the first man on the moon, America has been a beacon of aviation excellence and ingenuity for decades. However, America’s aviation infrastructure and air traffic control technologies need a substantial upgrade after a serious decline of our once cutting-edge, illustrious industry into an antiquated, dilapidated system. Air traffic […]

How campus leaders can defend free inquiry

Confidence in American universities is at a record low, with just 36% of the public reporting a “great deal or quite a lot of confidence” in higher education. That’s down sharply from a decade ago, especially among Republicans, of whom only 22% today have high confidence in the “honesty and ethical standards” of college professors. Today, renowned universities like […]

Weak American resolve begets more disorder. Trump should signal strength

President Donald Trump has previously blamed U.S. weakness on the international stage on his two predecessors as having emboldened bad actors, and rightly so. Former President Barack Obama’s milquetoast walk back from his Syrian “red line” (and acceding to the Russian-brokered sham agreement on former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons) and former President Joe […]

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