The U.S. and its European allies gathered again last week at NATO headquarters in Brussels to discuss the mutual-security commitment that has helped keep Europe at peace for almost 75 years. In the past, these meetings . . .
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7/21/18
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For decades now, the United States has passively stood by as our European partners dragged their feet on military preparedness and trade fairness in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The two issues are . . .
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7/12/18
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Immigration issues continue to be front and center in Washington, and for good reason. The Supreme Court decision affirming the ban on travel to the U.S. from a number of troubled foreign countries . . .
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7/6/18
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The seemingly endless national dispute over immigration may be coming to a head. Images of children separated from their families at the U.S.’s southern border should be enough . . .
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6/28/18
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President Trump’s travels last week stirred the diplomatic world on two fronts. First, he stopped in Canada for the G-7 leaders’ conference, and held firm in his insistence . . .
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6/21/18
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The economic news coming out of Washington has been very good lately. The economy is growing at a brisk pace, and unemployment is the lowest in decades. Some of the best news is . . .
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6/15/18
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A lot of attention is being paid these days to America’s relationship with China. And for good reason, because China must decide whether it will be a partner to the U.S. or an adversary.
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6/8/18
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The very first sentence of the U.S. Constitution sets as a goal to “insure domestic Tranquillity” for the American people. Protecting us from criminal elements in our midst is a key . . .
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6/1/18
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There’s plenty of second-guessing on all sides as President Trump seeks to negotiate better trade deals for the U.S. But these negotiations are particularly tricky to get right . . .
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5/24/18
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In the fall of 1938, a defiant British member of Parliament named Winston Churchill rose to deliver a speech denouncing the Munich Agreement recently negotiated by Europe’s leaders to appease Adolf Hitler . . .
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5/17/18
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