Statesmanship and diplomacy are endangered species. American evolution has favored the Pentagon and the Treasury. It is not diplomats, but real estate investors, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who ...

Dumb down, as Gustave told us, and live happily ever after. I wish my friend Norman Mailer was alive so I could show him this column. I will have to make do with his son Michael reading it, but Norman ...

Trump’s latest two-step: waging a brutal war against Iran—to the delight of America’s most fanatical Iran hawks—and then, ...

David Brady, Jr. is a summer intern at The American Conservative. He writes frequently on the history of American conservatism and libertarianism, with bylines in The American Conservative, The ...

The State Department designated Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist organization in February 2025. Guerrero was charged in December with racketeering conspiracy, supporting terrorists, and other crimes ...