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Andrew Stuttaford writes for National Review Online about a disappointing foreign policy action from the Trump administration. Poland has for years been one of this country’s best friends in Europe.…
Danielle Pletka assesses the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision when waging war against Iran. No, again, the war with Iran is not lost. It could be, but it ain’t…
Editors at National Review Online see one positive data point emerging from the federal government. Don’t look now, but the federal government might actually have gotten leaner. The most recent…
Citing national security risks, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced on Dec. 22, 2025, that it was pausing the leases “for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the…
Editors at National Review Online assess good news for the American military. As recently as 2022, the United States Army shipped off to basic training only two-thirds of the new…
John Ferrari explains how a federal budget deal on a continuing resolution could help the American military. [L]ast year, when Congress actually delivered a full-year CR, the sky did not fall.…
Yuval Levin looks beyond rhetoric to examine facts about federal government spending. The most striking thing about general spending patterns in the second Trump administration so far is how much…
Victor Nava writes for the New York Post about a recent order from a top American defense official. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has instructed Pentagon officials to be on the…
Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute highlights an important challenge for the American military. The United States Army’s ammunition boss told Congress he recently visited the Lake City Army Ammunition…
Will Thibeau writes for the Federalist about a new component of American national security. The success of Midnight Hammer must not lull policymakers into complacency. Awe is not strategy. If…
Alana Goodman of the Washington Free Beacon reports on a disturbing use of taxpayer funds. Professional trade groups that push “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” anti-Semitism, and far-left politics are still…
Editors at National Review Online question a recent Trump administration decision. When ABC reported that the Trump administration was ready to accept a $400 million luxury 747 jet as a…