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Right Move, Wrong Team

The U.S. strikes on Iran might have been necessary, but the manner in which Trump acted should raise alarms about what lies ahead.

Sinwar’s March of Folly

Seldom has any action backfired so spectacularly as Hamas’s October 7 attack.

Extreme Violence Without Genocide

The plight of white South Africans is part of a much larger problem.

Americans Are Tired of Choice

How did freedom become synonymous with having lots of options?

‘Everybody Knows Khamenei’s Days Are Numbered’

A well-placed group of Iranian insiders considers a future without the supreme leader.

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