Washington prioritizes its “special relationship” with Israel over its historic ties with Britain. The post The Trump Era Tests British-American Ties appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage The Trump Era Tests British-American Ties Washington prioritizes its “special relationship” with Israel over its historic ties with Britain. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images There was a time when Britain and America could be accurately described as two halves of a single civilization. The strength of the fraternal bond shared by the two nations lay not only in the shared history of a people, but in the resulting understanding of the world and our responsibilities to it. America did not emerge, fully formed, from nothing; the Americans carried much of Britain’s political and cultural…Open
What would the day after look like in the region? The post Even If ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ Works, It Won’t End the War appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Iran War The Iran War Even If ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ Works, It Won’t End the War What would the day after look like in the region? Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images I’m in a generous mood. Let’s say the newest scheme works: The latest iteration of attempted economic strangulation causes state collapse in Iran. I remain skeptical, but in my expansive goodwill, I’ll go ahead and grant the premise for the sake of argument. I’ll even grant that it happens on a manageable political timescale, oh, six months or so. What then? Some portion…Open
And America isn’t far behind. The post Immigration Has Made Europe a Crime-Ridden Mess appeared first on The American Conservative .
Immigration Immigration Immigration Has Made Europe a Crime-Ridden Mess And America isn’t far behind. TakiMag Photo by Tom Nicholson/Getty Images A recent suggestion by the British government contains all the wisdom of the ages; my only regret when I heard about it was that we in America had not thought of it first. Here it is, written in plain English and handed out in leaflets to all illegal immigrants residing in that rainy old place: “In Britain, rape is generally considered a no-no, and so, if at all possible, you should try your best to avoid it.” Or words…Open
With Republican control of the U.S. Senate on the line in November, and after the first midterm Republican Convention was held in Dallas, the Senate Leadership Fund’s Texas PAC placed nearly $42 million in ad buys in Texas.