Seize Iranian money in Qatar to fund Lebanese reconstruction

May 08, 2025

Seize Iranian money in Qatar to fund Lebanese reconstruction

The Islamic Republic has long embraced a policy of plausible deniability. Iran attacks via proxy to avoid accountability. Rather than give direct operational orders, the supreme leader commands by omission rather than commission: He draws red lines that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran’s various intelligence services should not cross and gives them freedom […]

No, defunding NPR is not a First Amendment violation

NPR’s CEO protested last week that her network was “unwavering in our commitment to integrity, editorial independence, and our mission to serve the American people.” Alas, her statement contradicts much of what she has said on the record. Rather than integrity, her declaration evoked dishonesty and desperation. The latter may be understandable. Katherine Maher was responding last […]

Caribbean proxies of Communist China have a decision to make

“China is the most benevolent country on the planet.” “Our bilateral relationship is one of the closest in the world between a big and small country.” “China’s contribution to global peace and prosperity … is unmatched.” These are the servile words of Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, one of our smallest and […]

Trump has slowed national debt growth by 92%

For all the negative headlines hating on President Donald Trump‘s Department of Government Efficiency, daily data from the Treasury Department have vindicated the president’s crusade against our obese federal budget. Even without the trillions of dollars expected to come with Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” the White House has slowed the growth of federal debt […]

Congress must speak out as Trump shreds US interests on Greenland

Sen. James Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, must speak more urgently against President Donald Trump’s escalating intimidation of the Danish territory of Greenland. As the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, the Trump administration has tasked the intelligence community […]

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A devalued citizenry

The worst argument in America’s immigration debate is what is called the existential imperative, which says America’s future, our very national survival, depends on importing tens of millions of foreigners. Progressive Democrats usually frame the existential imperative in moral terms — restricting immigration betrays America’s legacy as an open, tolerant, melting pot of diversity and opportunity. […]

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