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Speak Softly, Carry a Big Stick—Or Just Yell Until No One Cares

Theodore Roosevelt had a knack for distilling power into poetry: “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” It was calm...

Missile Strikes and Group Chats: A Masterclass in National Insecurity

Of all the ways to set your national security credibility on fire, few top the achievement of accidentally inviting a journalist you loathe to your war...

Jesuit Education: The Original Spy School.

You can always spot another Jesuit grad. Not because they flash a secret handshake, but because there’s this strange, flicker-of-the-eyes recognition—like you’ve both been...

America, the Only Country to Ever Invoke Article 5

On September 12, 2001, just one day after the United States watched its skyline burn and its sense of invincibility shatter, NATO invoked Article...

When Idiots Play Spy: How Political Stupidity is Wrecking National Security

Nothing makes a politician madder than a complex reality they don’t understand. It’s like watching a dog try to open a door—pure determination, zero...

The Ultimate Driving Machine, The Ultimate Mansplain

There’s something uniquely maddening about being talked down to by a machine—or worse, the people who design its voice. When I took my M440i...

Ukraine’s Fight, America’s Fumble: Did Oversight Fail in the Rush to Aid?

Imagine this: A war breaks out. Democracy itself is under siege, and the world rallies to defend it. Aid packages are approved, millions of...

The GOP’s Decline, One Snub at a Time.

In the long history of human gestures, the handshake stands as one of the simplest and most profound. It’s a symbol of respect, a...

Land of the Free* (*Some Restrictions Apply at the Border)

Ah, the famed American Constitution. A document so revered it’s practically a religious artifact. Brits like me can’t help but marvel at how Americans...

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