President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States would not recertify the controversial Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran—commonly referred to as the “Iran nuclear deal.” The controversial agreement has been under fire since President Barack Obama signed it in 2015. Critics have stated concerns that the deal did not do enough … Continue reading Here Are 4 Ways Iran Is Destabilizing the Middle East
October 25 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Constant, who Nicholas Capaldi termed “the key thinker in the French classical liberal tradition between Montesquieu and Tocqueville,” and Isaiah Berlin characterized as “the most eloquent of all defenders of freedom and privacy.” One might expect that with such plaudits, Constant’s quarter-millennium anniversary would … Continue reading The Greatest French Libertarian Thinker You’ve Never Heard Of
As Iraq and Kurdistan are faced with grave and dangerous circumstances, we are all obliged to act responsibly in order to prevent further violence and clashes between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces. Attacks and confrontations between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces that started on October 16, 2017, especially today's clashes, have caused damage to both sides and … Continue reading Emergency Statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government
U.S. Senator Rand Paul forced the U.S. Senate to hold its first vote addressing an AUMF since 2002, as the Senate voted on his effort to amend the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to sunset the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force. “For the first time in 15 years, we are … Continue reading U.S. Senate Votes on Sen. Rand Paul’s AUMF Repeal Amendment
U.S. Senator Rand Paul, chairman of the Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management Subcommittee for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), held a hearing entitled, “Prudent Planning or Wasteful Binge? Another Look at End-of-the-Year Spending.” This marked Dr. Paul’s second hearing exploring what has become known as “use it or lose it” spending, where agencies try to … Continue reading Dr. Rand Paul Holds Hearing on Wasteful, End-of-the-Year Spending
Humans tend to romanticize the past. In many ways it helps us see the good in what has been and what is now, but in other ways it disguises the truth. The history of American public schooling is a notable example of viewing history through rose-colored glasses. In my college and graduate school education classes, … Continue reading You Are Here The Rosy—and False—Narrative of American Public Schooling
The headline is catchy: ‘Mom was called to school after her daughter hit another student. Her response was perfect.’ The article last night appeared twice in my Facebook feed within a span of 30 minutes, so I decided to click. Here’s the gist of the story: An ER nurse is called into school because her … Continue reading A Case Study in Fake News: ‘Mom was called to school after her daughter hit another student. Her response was perfect’
President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in could be set to take an international good cop/bad cop approach in handling the North Korean nuclear threat, one expert suggests in advance of Trump’s two-week trip to Asia in November. “While it’s true many of the things said by President Trump and [North Korea’s] Kim … Continue reading US, South Korea Stand United Against Kim Ahead of Trump’s Asia Trip
The viability of the “one country, two systems” model in Hong Kong may be in question, says the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in its annually released report to Congress. During the reporting period, the commission documented a number of unnerving trends pointing to the erosion of freedom in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Given these findings, … Continue reading Freedom Is Eroding in Hong Kong. Here’s What the US Can Do.
NFL players have protested the national anthem for a little over a year now. First, they kneeled for Black Lives Matter, then against “police brutality.” Now, they’re kneeling to protest racial injustice. But has kneeling helped them raise awareness? Has their weekly spectacle changed any policies or laws? No. If anything, their protest has backfired … Continue reading My Bill Would Stop Tax Dollars From Subsidizing the NFL
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