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Politics Aaron Pomerantz Politics Aaron Pomerantz

In An Honor Fight, DeSantis Loses

If anyone in the current political field can successfully beat Trump at his own honor-based game, it is probably Ron DeSantis. But if the Right truly wants to move beyond Trump, beating him will not be enough.

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Foreign Affairs Jonathan Meilaender Foreign Affairs Jonathan Meilaender

The Crimean Dilemma

America needs to be ready to take advantage of a real Russian defeat, but also ready to encourage prudent negotiations should the need arise, or the danger grow too great. Whether the war ends with a Russian Crimea or with no Russia at all, we must be prepared to use Crimea as a tool to reach that end.

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Politics Jeffery Tyler Syck Politics Jeffery Tyler Syck

Keeping The Republic

Through education, religion, and culture we must inspire the American people and ourselves to rise above the all-consuming passion for ourselves. To infuse our democratic society with republican virtue, and live up, even if just a little, to the challenge Benjamin Franklin gave us so many Septembers ago.

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