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America getting something right on energy
Editors at National Review Online tout high points of American energy policy. Today’s trip to the gas station will be an unwelcome reminder of the imbroglio in the Persian Gulf.…
Persian Gulf
extension of the Indian Ocean
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Iran’s actions hurt the world’s poor
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online explores the impact of Iran’s recent military actions. [A] whole bunch of people around the world are going to starve to death because of…
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Trump finally considers hardball against Chinese leader
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online assesses the president’s approach toward communist China. A recurring complaint of this newsletter, and elsewhere, is that Donald Trump, the man who once said…
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Iran war hits Americans at gas pump
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online explores one consequence of the war with Iran. As you have no doubt noticed if you’ve filled up your car’s gas tank in the…
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The Problem With Proportionality
Andrew McCarthy of National Review Online examines the response to Iran’s latest attack on American interests. You could set your watch by it. Whenever there is an atrocious attack on…
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Green Energy ‘Revolution’ Would Make World More Dangerous
Hal Brands of the American Enterprise Institute explains one of the problems linked to the Biden administration’s pursuit of more green energy. Think a green transition will free America from…
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Hanson probes Trump’s approach to foreign governments
Victor Davis Hanson uses a National Review Online column to describe what he labels the “method to Trump’s madness.” Critics of Donald Trump claim that there’s no rhyme or reason…
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Top priorities for the new national security adviser
Tom Rogan uses a National Review Online column to set out a to-do list for President Trump’s new national security adviser, H.R. McMaster. First, McMaster must take charge of and…
Energy
Trump to trash Obama energy rules
John Siciliano of the Washington Examiner ponders the Trump administration’s response to its predecessor’s energy regulations. President Trump’s priority in his first 100 days will be to incinerate many of…
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The price of appeasement
Victor Davis Hanson of National Review Online contends recent trends in American foreign policy point in a bad direction. Wars often seem to come out of nowhere, as unlikely events…
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Refugees and the welfare state
Michael Rubin writes at National Review Online about a key factor in the recent wave of European immigration that has attracted little attention to date. The Syrian refugee crisis continues…
Transportation
Qatar Airways threat to quit Oneworld alliance
Per Bloomberg: Qatar Airways said it may seek to form a breakaway group within the Oneworld alliance, should fellow member American Airlines continue to lend its weight to a US…