Did Trump let his Iran rhetoric get ahead of his strategy?

January 19, 2026

Did Trump let his Iran rhetoric get ahead of his strategy?

President Donald Trump was unequivocal. If the Iranian government massacred protesters, the U.S. military would come to their assistance. “Help is on the way,” he declared. It was not to be, at least in the days that followed. Trump claimed victory by suggesting his pressure made military action unnecessary. “They didn’t hang anyone. They canceled the […]

Trump puts Russia on the global back foot

The seizure, by the Army’s Delta Force unit, of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro from his heavily fortified compound in Caracas on Jan. 3 was a remarkable military feat. Russia’s vaunted S-300 air defense system either failed to work or was destroyed within minutes. The Kremlin’s response was limited to condemnation. This was not an isolated […]

Trump should pursue regime change in Eritrea

In President Donald Trump’s first term farewell address, he spoke with pride about restoring restraint to Washington. “I am especially proud to be the first president in decades who has started no new wars,” he declared. And, indeed, he was the first president since Jimmy Carter who could make that claim. Trump may be both […]

Generation Z has a gambling problem — in politics

Though there is a widening gender gap between young men and women, Generation Z represents a political horseshoe. Regardless of whether they identify with the Left or Right, members of Gen Z are open to an expansionist executive branch if it means expedient assistance. They don’t want to wait for laissez-faire policies to yield incrementally […]

Gavin Newsom’s sad, two-faced campaign

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is going to run for president in 2028. He is trying to run a two-faced campaign where he portrays himself as the obnoxious leftwing agitator to Democrats and the sensible, cordial, moderate voice to everyone else. Newsom was confronted by conservative pundit Ben Shapiro about his press office calling the Immigration […]

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How the internet breeds extremism

In the predawn hours of Jan. 10, the Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, went up in flames. Not long after the incident, 19-year-old Stephen Spencer Pittman was arrested and charged with the crime. Why would a promising, young college baseball player allegedly ruin his life and light a house of worship on fire? According to the […]

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