Theo Prouvost

1 month ago | thedispatch.com | Rebeccah Heinrichs |Charlotte Lawson |James Sutton |Theo Prouvost

President Donald Trump wants a lasting peace in Europe after Russia’s war against Ukraine. And he also wants the United States to remain the world’s superpower, and for NATO to be stronger, not weaker. To help secure those goals, the United States must remain the leader of the NATO alliance. But there are reports that new advisers inside the Pentagon are advocating for the president to surrender a key U.S. military role, that of Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR).

1 month ago | thedispatch.com | Nick Catoggio |Theo Prouvost |David Drucker |Emily Oster

On Monday the president displayed the latest sensitive document he managed to lift from the National Archives: the Declaration of Independence. Well, an original copy, anyway. He “requested” it from the Archives to help spruce up the Oval Office’s decor and they shuttled it over, having learned from the last time they tangled with him that resistance is futile.

1 month ago | thedispatch.com | Peter Gattuso |Theo Prouvost |David Drucker |Nick Catoggio

Vice President J.D. Vance on Monday took to X and claimed that low-wage immigration has failed to increase gross domestic product (GDP) per capita or productivity per capita. “Western societies keep running the experiment of importing millions of low wage immigrants and expecting it to boost per capita productivity or GDP,” the vice president tweeted.

1 month ago | thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Theo Prouvost |David Drucker

Plus: Justice Roberts’ ‘fine wine’ of a statement. By and Published March 20, 2025 Sarah Isgur and David French discuss Chief Justice John Roberts’ recent rebuke of President Donald Trump and the proper way to criticize a court’s opinion. The Agenda:—Judicial independence and integrity—Orin Kerr and Michael C. Dorf debate—The “confusing” McDonnell Douglas framework—Parental due process rights—Age restrictions on the 2A—Free speech for professors—SCOTUS’ lottery system