As President Biden heads to Europe to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, let’s not get distracted by the pomp and circumstance of his travels. Rather, I urge you pay close attention to whether anything real happens. It’s a tendency in these meetings for all these guys to get together, sing Kumbaya, decide that they like…

It’s no secret to anyone paying attention to geo-political issues that China poses a grave threat not just to America but to the world order. Here in the U.S., we have paid especially close attention to China’s attempt at insurgency through espionage and economic warfare. At least we did before President Biden took office. We’re…

President Joe Biden has added a stop in Poland to his upcoming European trip. The White House announced Biden will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Friday. The two are expected to discuss the humanitarian and human rights crisis caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Biden will leave Washington, D.C. for Europe on Wednesday.…

We rely on doctors when we need medical attention. We count on plumbers to fix a leak. So why don’t we do the same for our teachers? They go to school for years to earn degrees in education. They study curriculum, child development, and teaching strategies. Yet, many people think they know better and are…

While much of the recent talk regarding rising oil prices around the world has centered on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Saudi Arabia has stepped into the conversation. The world’s largest oil exporter’s production efforts were impacted when Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked a petroleum distribution center in Jeddah and disrupted production at a petrochemicals complex…

Think the Europeans will need to get by without Russian crude? You are 100% correct. But you are not thinking anywhere near big enough. Most of Russia’s oil fields are both old and extraordinarily remote from Russia’s customers. Fields in the North Caucasus are either tapped out or were never refurbished in the aftermath of the…

If Russia’s military looks like the Keystone Cops in its invasion of Ukraine, why are Western nations working so hard to arm a nation under siege? Let me explain what in the world is going on here and why it’s all about keeping nuclear weapons out of the equation. Early in the conflict, Russian President…

President Biden has reportedly threatened Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying the United States would punish Chinese firms should China assist Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden and Xi spoke for almost two hours Friday morning after reports that Russia asked China for both military and economic assistance.  “It appears that China is moving in the opposite direction…

It is rather remarkable to see some republicans and their supporters become so blinded by their partisanship that they are now throwing their support behind Vladimir Putin and his indefensible invasion of Ukraine. That’s right: conservatives are so committed to opposing Democrats that they would rather praise the Russian leader who is being accused of…

WARSAW, Poland — Russia continued targeting major cities in Ukraine, focusing its latest attacks on the capital city of Kyiv and western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Neighborhoods in Kyiv were shelled Friday morning, with Russia targeting residential buildings and a school. “Windows are blown out and they are not suitable for living any more,” Kyiv…