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The Art of the No-Deal

Trump’s decision to walk away from the Hanoi Summit in February and reject the terms of a possible deal—ending all sanctions in return for a partial denuclearization—was a disappointment for his supporters.

Farewell to My Fellow Traveler

Christopher Check

Whatever libertarians and Marxists say, human experience is neither the pursuit of self-interest nor is it class struggle. Man is made for the worship of God and for human friendship. Anyone who knew Aaron Wolf knows this truth.

Faithful Son

Donald Livingston

Boyd Cathey is an 11th generation Carolina Tar Heel who was mentored by and worked with Russell Kirk. The Land We Love: The South and Its Heritage is written reverentially, just as one might reflect on the memory of one’s mother.

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The Hour of Boris is at Hand
Ralph Berry | May 22, 2019
The hour of Boris is at hand. He has been in backbench exile since last July, when he resigned as Foreign Secretary.
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Has the Day of the Nationalists Come?
Pat Buchanan | May 21, 2019
A week from today, Europeans may be able to gauge how high the tide of populism and nationalism has risen within their countries and on their continent. For all the returns will be in from three days of elections in the 28 nations represented in the European Parliament.
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Bolton Must Go
Srdja Trifkovic | May 20, 2019
The structural problem of America's foreign policy establishment is not that Bolton is a wild-eyed outsider. He is merely a cruder, more stridently outspoken representative of the bipartisan, neoliberal-neoconservative consensus shared by the swamp fauna of all color and hue.
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Arms and the Man: Clint Eastwood as Hero and Filmmaker
E. Christian Kopff | May 20, 2019
A nation lives by its myths and heroes. Many societies have survived defeat and invasion, even political and economic collapse. None has survived the corruption of the picture it has of itself.
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