Category: Honest Candor

At the start of the Cold War, Americans largely understood that it was at its core a struggle between two opposing worldviews: freedom and tyranny. From Kennan’s Long Telegram to

In the 47 years since Iran was taken over by radical Islamic fundamentalists, it has been a source of terror around the world. The regime slaughters its own people, launches

When explaining his vision for the Star Wars prequels, George Lucas said his movies are “like poetry, sort of. They rhyme. Every stanza rhymes with the last one.” He meant

This weekend, Americans around the country celebrated 250 years since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. “250 years of freedom” was the rallying cry for a great many

As part of my summer internship here at Vandenberg, I researched the false narratives about Israel being pushed by various isolationist podcasters. Israel not only faces an existential kinetic threat

Last month, Ukraine celebrated 35 years of independence, a significant milestone given the internal and external pressures that have sought to undermine it throughout that time. Critics frequently question the

There has been a lot of chatter in Washington over the last few weeks about President Trump’s recent diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to bring

Pageantry. That’s always been the word that comes to mind when I think of events like last week’s UN General Assembly. Rarely are there real outcomes, and rarely does it

Washington is abuzz with the summit between President Trump and Chairman Xi, and not just because the traffic is worse than normal. After all, even at a time when bipartisan

A few weeks ago, President Trump announced that China had stolen identifying information of 220 million Americans to influence the 2020 election—to nobody’s surprise. China, Russia, Iran and North Korea