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Boats move through the East River with the Manhattan skyline in the background during Labor Day Weekend in Williamsburg on September 03, 2022 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City.

A person walks past the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters a block from the White House on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. As part of President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency's work to downsize the federal government, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins said the department will reduce it's workforce by 15-percent, or about 80,000 jobs. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A person walks past the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters on March 6, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)

Commentary

Electronic Records Contract at the VA Demands Greater Scrutiny

Jeremy Hunt

Media Fellow

Jeremy Hunt

Mar 28, 2025

Commentary

3 Min Read

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer walks in Statuary Hall on March 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis via Getty Images)

Commentary

Don’t Look to Chuck Schumer for Lessons on Fighting Hate

Liel Leibovitz

Senior Fellow

Liel Leibovitz

Mar 26, 2025

Commentary

4 Min Read

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak to the press as they sit in a Tesla vehicle on March 11, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Trump and Musk Share the Founder’s Mindset

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Mar 26, 2025

Commentary

1 Min Read

The orthodox Jewish Chabad Lubavistch Foundation is holding a solidarity collection for people in need before Passover on April 21, 2024, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Guido Piotrkowski/picture alliance via Getty)

The orthodox Jewish Chabad Lubavistch Foundation holds a solidarity collection for people in need before Passover on April 21, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Guido Piotrkowski via Getty)

Commentary

Buenos Aires, the Unexpected Capital of the Jewish Diaspora

Jon Lerner

Senior Fellow

Jon Lerner

Mar 20, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

Cockpit of the Royal Canadian Air Force military plane on April 10, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Commentary

The Case for a US-Canada Superstate

Arthur Herman

Senior Fellow

Arthur Herman

Mar 8, 2025

Commentary

5 Min Read

A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is fired from a Vertical Launching System on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as part of Flight Experiment Mission-02. (DVIDS)

A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is fired from a vertical launching system on Andersen Air Force Base in Guam as part of Flight Experiment Mission-02. (DVIDS)

Reports

Key Takeaways: President Trump’s Iron Dome for America

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Jan 28, 2025

Reports

2 Min Read

The final piece of the underwater hull of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is lowered into place at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia on September 28, 2018. (US Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by John Whalen)

Reports

Shoring Up the Foundation: Affordable Approaches to Improve US and Allied Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Michael Roberts

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Michael Roberts & Bryan Clark

Dec 23, 2024

Reports

5 Min Read

Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at the National Palace on December 3, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico. (Carlos Santiago/Pixelnews/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Commentary

Mexico Has Narrow Window to Reset US Relationship

Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

Daniel Batlle

Dec 4, 2024

Commentary

4 Min Read

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Podcast

China Insider | Election Day, Chinese Interference, and the China–Russia–North Korea Axis

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Nov 5, 2024

Podcast

"Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor" (1882), an oil painting by William Halsall of the ship that in December 1620 brought Pilgrims to New England where they established the Massachusetts colony. (Getty Images)

"Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor" (1882), an oil painting by William Halsall. (Getty Images)

Commentary

“Squanto” Review: An Encounter at Plymouth

Melanie Kirkpatrick

Senior Fellow

Melanie Kirkpatrick

Sep 17, 2024

Commentary

1 Min Read

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Podcast

Kamala’s Economics and Alexander Hamilton

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Aug 22, 2024

Podcast

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado holds a national flag during a protest calling for the recognition of election "victory" in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 17, 2024. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Venezuela’s Neighbors Have Troubling Strategy