The current Republican president got elected repudiating the last one. Now, he’s melding Bush-Cheney with his own legacy. The post Trump Does Nation-Building in ‘Bush Country’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Politics Trump Does Nation-Building in ‘Bush Country’ The current Republican president got elected repudiating the last one. Now, he’s melding Bush-Cheney with his own legacy. There are a number of things one could observe about the Trump-endorsed Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) winning her primary last week as she seeks to keep her late brother Lindsey Graham’s seat: her status as a novice , President Donald Trump’s staying power , hereditary succession . Here’s another. I was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1974. For half my life, my state has been considered …Open
The latest attacks on Vance are clearly and irreducibly about foreign policy. The post All the Vice President’s Critics appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics All the Vice President’s Critics The latest attacks on Vance are clearly and irreducibly about foreign policy. J.D. Vance has been taking fire of late. From the left, of course—but also from the right, whose remaining “zombie Reaganites” have launched an effort to call his conservative bona fides into question. Much of this criticism purports to find in Vance nothing more than a camouflaged leftist. Writing of Vance’s appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience last month, commentator Ben Shapiro said he heard the vice president articulate “Bernie Sanders’ economics, Barack Obama’s foreign policy, and Ro…Open
The conservative senator appeared Tuesday on MS NOW to note only Congress can declare war and that only diplomacy can put an end to the conflict in Iran.
In Latin America, the White House abandons its own strategic doctrine for democracy promotion. The post Marco Rubio’s “Democratic Hemisphere” vs. the National Security Strategy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Marco Rubio’s “Democratic Hemisphere” vs. the National Security Strategy In Latin America, the White House abandons its own strategic doctrine for democracy promotion. Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this month, Daniel Ortega, the dictator of Nicaragua, announced that his country would no longer hold elections. In response, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement condemning Ortega and declaring that Nicaragua “cannot expect to maintain business as usual with other nations when it is thwarting the basic tenets of our democratic hemisphere.” There is no doubt that…Open
The war with Iran seems to be growing in unpopularity, including within the GOP. How does this impact the president's handling of the conflict? Rep. Byron Donalds joins The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt. #byrondonalds #iranwar #GOP #iran
New polling suggests Gen Z may be adopting the warmongering, interventionist attitude of those who came before. But the study’s own underlying data tells a more complicated story than its topline conclusion. The polling spurred a Washington Post column by Fox News contributor and American Enterprise Institute (AEI) resident fellow Marc Thiessen titled “How young MAGA voters view America’s role in the world.” In the article, Thiessen argued, “Young MAGA voters don’t want America to pull back from the world; they want to lead it,” and “From Ukraine to Iran to Taiwan, Trump supporters under 30 favor engagement over isolation.” Thiessen’s bottom line was even more sweeping: “The isolationists are out of step with Trump…Open
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is warning that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has morphed from a narrow tribunal for the world’s worst atrocities into […] Source
