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3 days ago | 
aei.org | Sadanand Dhume |Peter J. Wallison |Tanvi Madan
Press Discussing why the US should not Morally Equivocate between India and Pakistan: Rubin on India Today Multimedia Discussing India’s Operation Sindoor Against Pakistan: Dhume on the John Batchelor Show Press Discussing the Aftermath of the India-Pakistan Ceasefire: Rubin on News18 Op-Ed Rawalpindi goes Hezbollah: India must push to label Pakistan a terror state Press Discussing Pakistan’s Need to Deconflict: Rubin on NDTV Press Discussing Pakistan as a State Sponsor of Terror: Rubin on...
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1 week ago | 
aei.org | Danielle Pletka |Peter J. Wallison |Marc Thiessen
Op-Ed Every Houthi Strike on Israel Merits an Israeli Strike on Iran Press Discussing Iran negotiations: Pletka on Salem Radio Network’s ‘The Hugh Hewitt Show’ Article WTH: A Trump Iran Deal?
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4 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Peter J. Wallison |Julia Cataneo
Donald Trump’s tariff policies—whatever they are from day to day—raise a question very few if any observers of the international financial markets have considered: Is it possible that one person could bring down the house—that is, create so much chaos and uncertainty that a worldwide recession occurs?
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
startribune.com | Peter J. Wallison
Readers Write: Disavowing Trumpism, Jan. 6 pardonsPlease, take the next step and organize your fellow Republicans to fight back against what their party has become. January 26, 2025 at 11:29PMPresident Donald Trump shows off an executive order he signed at an indoor inauguration event at the Capital One Arena on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. (K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Trib/Tribune News Service)Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes letters from readers online and in print each day.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
aei.org | Peter J. Wallison |Julia Cataneo
Here we go again, with Trump. For a while he was only a candidate. Now he’s President, and everything he says must be taken seriously, or at least reported seriously. Even before his inauguration, Donald Trump began to disrupt the world. One danger is that he comes to be seen simply as an agitator, just seeking attention.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
aei.org | Peter J. Wallison |Julia Cataneo
Ina 2023 landmark case, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, the Supreme Court held that Harvard’s admissions process for new students violated the US Constitution’s guarantee of “equal protection of the laws.” The Court found that the Harvard’s system for admitting new students did not meet any “measurable or rational” standards.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
aei.org | Peter J. Wallison |Julia Cataneo
In a recent NBC television interview, the newly-elected president of the United States noted that some of the people who opposed his election should be “in jail,” and those of his supporters who attacked and ransacked the Capitol will be pardoned and released from prison after he takes office.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
aei.org | Peter J. Wallison |Zichu Yang
Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General was a shocking choice, even for Trump—very possibly the worst choice for a cabinet post in US history. The fascinating question is why Trump did it. Certainly, Gaetz—although clearly unqualified for the position—was a serious choice, nominated for Attorney General, the head of the Justice Department.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
aei.org | Peter J. Wallison |Zichu Yang
Donald Trump did not take much time after his election victory to start naming his senior officials, a process that is still ongoing. This is particularly important for Trump, because he found in his first term that many of his senior appointees did not consistently agree with his policies and were reluctant to endorse or approve his actions.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
aei.org | Peter J. Wallison |Zichu Yang
Donald Trump’s popularity is a paradox. It seems unlikely that most Americans—if they actually listen to what he says—would vote for him. Yet, in a few weeks, he could be elected President of the United States. Why? There are partial answers. He was nominated by the Republican Party, which—while it doesn’t reflect well on the GOP—does give his candidacy a major boost with half the population.
