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Javad Zarif’s Chutzpah

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Post published:January 26, 2021
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Desperate to win sanctions relief, Iran’s foreign minister pens a falsehood-riddled essay in an American magazine.

Biden’s ‘Transgender Military Ban’ Repeal Is a PR Stunt

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Post published:January 26, 2021
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Requiring the military to make special accommodations for transgenderism is about identity politics, not equality.

Biden to End Partial Ban on Transgender Soldiers in U.S. Military

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Post published:January 25, 2021
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Former president Trump announced the partial ban via Twitter in 2017.

Congress Made a Mistake in Giving a Waiver to Lloyd Austin

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Post published:January 21, 2021
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The better path would be to simply change the law.

It’s John Brennan’s Authoritarianism That Threatens Democracy

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Post published:January 21, 2021
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The odious spymaster cheers a supposed effort to track down sinister ‘libertarians’ and ‘nativists.’

Conservative Nationalism and U.S. Foreign Policy

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Post published:January 21, 2021
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U.S. diplomatic efforts should start with traditional alliances, rather than obvious competitors.

Why Trumpism Will Not Define the Future of Republican Foreign Policy

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Post published:January 19, 2021
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Core conservative principles still work, both at the ballot box and on the global stage.

Honduran Migrant Traveling to U.S. Claims Biden Is ‘Going to Help All of Us’

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Post published:January 18, 2021
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Guatemala has deemed the attempted crossing illegal.

No, We’re Not Going to War with Iran

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Post published:January 15, 2021
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Proponents of coddling the world’s largest state sponsor of terror are again warning that Trump is on the brink of Middle East conflict. Don’t believe them.

The Ridiculous Ruckus over Taiwan

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Post published:January 14, 2021
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Critics of the State Department’s move to bolster support for Taipei by nixing onerous bureaucratic restrictions should relax.