Questions of sovereignty, not neutrality, drive Russia’s war on Ukraine

December 18, 2025

Questions of sovereignty, not neutrality, drive Russia’s war on Ukraine

An old argument has returned to debates over the war in Ukraine: that Russia might not have invaded had Ukraine pledged to stay out of NATO. Amanda Sloat, a senior official on President Joe Biden’s National Security Council, suggested this week that Ukrainian neutrality could have spared lives. She’s wrong. Russia would have invaded Ukraine regardless of […]

Why is Trump yelling at us? End of year address utterly lacked human touch

On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump angrily shouted a cheerful speech about how well his administration is doing. The bizarre and disorienting White House speech, delivered by a growling, red-faced Trump, failed to make news that some had anticipated on economic policy or Venezuela. Instead, Trump recycled a familiar litany of grievances and boasts, from […]

New York slides down Canada’s slippery assisted suicide slope

Canada’s assisted suicide regime has devolved into doctors and the government encouraging people with non-terminal diseases or injuries to kill themselves. Despite the bleak example from its neighbor to the north, New York has decided it wants to follow Canada down the assisted suicide path. Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign New York’s “Medical Aid in […]

Jimmy Lai is a living martyr

Guilty. The verdict is not a surprise. No one actually expected the Chinese Communist Party to acquit Jimmy Lai. That would be to admit that it was wrong in imprisoning him in the first place. And admitting wrongdoing is nowhere in the totalitarian playbook. But the verdict still hurts. It hurts because it’s personal. And […]

Did you know that Mark Kelly served 25 years in the US Navy?

Did you know that Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) served 25 years in the U.S. Navy? If you’ve been paying attention to the controversy surrounding the “illegal orders” video the senator starred in, it would be hard not to. It’s something he touts at seemingly every possible moment, in every possible interview, in every possible media […]

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The road to Venezuela runs through Cuba

U.S. forces continue to ramp up their presence in the Caribbean. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the nation’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, is in the Caribbean. Numerous combat aircraft are now in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. U.S. drones continue to target alleged drug smugglers operating out of Venezuela while President Donald […]

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