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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, sign the American Rescue Plan Act on the West Front of the Capitol (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Commentary

Joe Biden and the Whig Restoration

Mike Watson

Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft

Mike Watson

Apr 14, 2021

Commentary

7 Min Read

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken, Japanese Prime Minister Suga, Foreign Minister Motegi and Defense Minister Kishi on March 16, 2021 (Getty Images)

Commentary

Japan Is Now Our Most Important Ally. Here’s Why.

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Japan Chair

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Apr 13, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

China's President Xi Jinping during the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 11, 2021 (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Commentary

How Beijing Is Testing the Biden Administration

Tim Morrison

Senior Fellow

Tim Morrison

Apr 9, 2021

Commentary

5 Min Read

A pedestrian walks by a now hiring sign at Ross Dress For Less store on April 02, 2021 in San Rafael, California (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Commentary

Bidenistas’ Big State Revolution

Irwin M. Stelzer

Senior Fellow Emeritus

Irwin M. Stelzer

Apr 5, 2021

Commentary

2 Min Read

Commentary

Transcript: Is There a Future for the American Middle Class?

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Mar 30, 2021

Commentary

0 Min Read

In the Media

How America's Adversaries View Border Crisis

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Mar 29, 2021

In the Media

Commentary

A Retort against Woke Identity Politics: Review of Joshua Mitchell’s American Awakening

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Mar 24, 2021

Commentary

8 Min Read

he American flag flies at half-staff at the White House in honor of the victims of Monday's mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, on March 23, 2021 in Washington, DC (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Commentary

Enough With The Hot Takes: Mass Shooters Have Complicated Motives

Paul Marshall

Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom

Paul Marshall

Mar 24, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

Katherine Tai, nominee for US Trade Representative, testifies during the Senate Finance committee hearings to examine her nomination in Washington, DC, on February 25, 2021. (Photo by TASOS KATOPODIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Don't Forget the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement

Riley Walters

Senior Fellow

Riley Walters

Mar 24, 2021

Commentary

5 Min Read

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 15, 2021 in Washington, DC (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Commentary

A Clear Mantra For U.S. Defence Strategy

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Mar 16, 2021

Commentary

2 Min Read

US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao speaks during a news conference at the US Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2019. (ALASTAIR PIKE/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

America Needs Leaders Like Elaine Chao

Michelle Park Steel

U.S. Representative (CA-48)

Young Kim

U.S. Representative (CA-39)

Michelle Park Steel & Young Kim

Mar 10, 2021

Commentary

1 Min Read

Katherine Tai delivers remarks after being introduced as U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be the next U.S. Trade Representative at the Queen Theater on December 11, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Commentary

The New Administration Must Address This China Trade Deal