Ending the existing arrangement could result in even more extensive forms of involvement. The post Is Nixing Aid to Israel a Poison Chalice? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Is Nixing Aid to Israel a Poison Chalice? Ending the existing arrangement could result in even more extensive forms of involvement. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) There is a lot of talk about getting rid of the massive agreement that guarantees Israel billions of dollars in military aid each year. And it’s not just critics of Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Senator Lindsey Graham have even said they want to “taper off” the money because Israel is ready to stand on its own two feet. But while a debate over the annual package would be a most welcome one given the enormous sums of American taxpayer money that has flowed to Israel’s wars in recent years, it is important to keep an…Open
The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate.
The president has repeatedly attacked the libertarian Republican, but none of his blows seem to land. The post Trump’s Attacks Never Appear to Hurt Massie appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Trump’s Attacks Never Appear to Hurt Massie The president has repeatedly attacked the libertarian Republican, but none of his blows seem to land. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images At the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, President Donald Trump called Republican Congressman Thomas Massie a “moron.” This is not remotely new for Trump. The president has called Massie a “grandstander” for holding up the $2 trillion Covid relief bill in March 2020. Trump has called for Massie to be thrown out of the Republican Party multiple times. He chose a Republican primary challenger to oust Massie in the mid-terms. This month the president even went after Massie’s wife. I’m missing some. There have been a lot. But the…Open
We can’t allow left-wing foreign governments to determine what Americans can say online. The post Europe, South Korea, and Brazil Attack U.S. Tech Over Free Speech appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Europe, South Korea, and Brazil Attack U.S. Tech Over Free Speech We can’t allow left-wing foreign governments to determine what Americans can say online. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images) French authorities raided X’s Paris office this week as part of a criminal probe into the platform’s alleged “biased algorithms.” X owner Elon Musk denounced the police action as a “political attack.” It marks the latest escalation in Europe’s struggle against American tech companies. The European Union has ramped up enforcement of its tech regulations to ensure social media platforms censor more and comply with byzantine business rules. This prompted the ire of the Trump administration, which sees the EU’s efforts as…Open
The CCP's notorious Thousand Talents Program is designed to acquire and U.S. proprietary information to China. A number of U.S. colleges have brought in Chinese academics linked to the program.
Though a planned package of six was set to pass and thereby complete the yearly process, Democrats demanded reforms to ICE operations in response to the death of anti-ICE demonstrator Alex Pretti, which threatened to sink the process and launch a protracted shutdown.