Americans are waking up to ugly truths. The post Some Shattering Illusions of Our Declining Empire appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Some Shattering Illusions of Our Declining Empire Americans are waking up to ugly truths. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Now that the lofty 250th-anniversary rhetoric about the greatness of our country has faded, it is time to face the reality of our country’s actual behavior. The U.S. fashions itself as a generous and benevolent world leader enforcing the “rules-based order”—a deceptive construct used by globalist elites to bully other countries. The rules are arbitrarily changed to suit the bullies and are regularly fashioned into pretexts for military action against uncooperative nations.…Open
Peace in the Middle East requires dealing with nationalism. The post We Hope Till Hope Creates appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs We Hope Till Hope Creates Peace in the Middle East requires dealing with nationalism. Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images Last year, in an English-language interview with Sky News Arabia, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack made headlines by arguing that the Middle East is destined for perpetual conflict. The issue, he claimed in a rather puzzling statement, is that there is no word in Arabic for “submit.” The Arabic subtitles to the interview itself provided a translation for “submit.” Moreover, as many viewers were quick to point out, the…Open
You’ve probably heard that Donald Trump assembled a “multiracial coalition” in 2024, inaugurating a historic “realignment” of American politics that will enable the GOP to continue winning elections in our increasingly diverse nation. It’s a deeply misguided reading of that election. It’s also a dangerous delusion for Republicans. Racial diversity has made Democratic strongholds out […] The post The Permanent Democratic Majority Has Arrived appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics The Permanent Democratic Majority Has Arrived In our increasingly diverse country, elections are a racial headcount. You’ve probably heard that Donald Trump assembled a “multiracial coalition” in 2024, inaugurating a historic “realignment” of American politics that will enable the GOP to continue winning elections in our increasingly diverse nation. It’s a deeply misguided reading of that election. It’s also a dangerous delusion for Republicans. Racial diversity has made Democratic strongholds out of once-winnable cities like New York and states like California. It threatens to do the same in Texas and Georgia,…Open
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains what Rep. Cory Mills’ primary defeat in Florida, despite Donald Trump’s endorsement, reveals about Trump’s diminishing influence with Republican voters, and what his weakening endorsements could mean for the midterms and the next Republican presidential nomination.
Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham. Here are five takeaways.
