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Erdogan Unleashed

A successful national leader (“good” or “bad”) is able to redefine the terms of what is politically possible in accordance with his values, and to produce durable desired outcomes.

Most of the “refugees” massed at the border are motivated by the same economic ambitions: They want a better life. The whole phony narrative of suffering and martyrdom projected onto the migrants is a lie.

The Partisans Are Coming!

Chilton Williamson, Jr.

The Referendum that took Great Britain out of the European Union by a large popular majority occurred two years ago. President Trump was elected two years ago this coming November in something like a landslide in the Electoral College.

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Trump in Helsinki (II): A Long View
Srdja Trifkovic | July 20, 2018
Five days after the Helsinki summit I am inclined to believe that President Donald Trump either knows exactly what he is doing—that there is uncanny finesse and foresight behind his bluster—or else that he is guided by an almost unfailing intuition, with similar results.
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Trump Stands His Ground on Putin
Pat Buchanan | July 20, 2018
"Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." Under the Constitution, these are the offenses for which presidents can be impeached. And to hear our elites, Donald Trump is guilty of them all.
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Trump Fights For Us—It’s Why They Hate Him
Tom Piatak | July 19, 2018
Donald Trump is crude, vulgar, egotistical, even narcissistic. He is, at best, verbally maladroit, and his attempts to backtrack from statements that cause outrage are often embarrassing, even cringeworthy.
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The Trump Abroad (with apologies to Mark Twain)
Chilton Williamson, Jr. | July 19, 2018
With the sole exception of his unfortunate misstep during his joint news conference with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki when he seemed to take Putin’s word over American intelligence regarding the Kremlin’s interference in the American elections two years ago, President Trump’s foray abroad last week was a triumph.
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