James Carafano

1 week ago | 19fortyfive.com | James Carafano

Economists can debate the economic merits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But what might be more important is what his carpet-bombing the globe in an economic blitzkrieg tells us about the president as a strategist. Donald Trump and the Tariffs: Lifeline of a Guiding IdeaStrategy is the combination of goals, methods, and means to achieve a vital objective.

1 week ago | heritage.org | James Carafano

If the November midterm elections return Congress to Republican control, the new GOP leadership should take swift action to staunch the flood of illegal immigration loosed by President Joe Biden’s open border policies. To protect the public and preserve our national sovereignty, it’s essential that the executive branch resume enforcing immigration law. That has not happened under Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. A first step for the new Congress should be to demand his resignation.

2 weeks ago | heritage.org | James Carafano

Let’s not call the U.S.-China competition a “cold war.” This ongoing conflict ought to have a name all its own. Using the term “Cold War” encourages oldthink. It suggests that we’ve been here before and therefore can manage this challenge in the same way we managed—and won—the decadeslong standoff with the Soviet Union. That is a dangerous idea. Today’s standoff with Beijing is as different as World War II was from World War I.

2 weeks ago | realcleardefense.com | James Carafano

Is the U.S. Army Ready for World War III? America’s readiness for a potential World War III centers around maintaining a versatile and globally deployable army. Read Full Article »

3 weeks ago | 19fortyfive.com | James Carafano

Is America’s Army Ready for World War III?: Is America ready for World War III? Ready for what? They’re asking and answering that question in the Pentagon now. Addressing that issue is more difficult for American ground forces than for any other service. To make the task of preparing for the future easier, policymakers and planners can always say, “We won’t do that” to wish away the challenges they don’t want to address—but the enemy always gets a vote—and their vote counts.