War Is Hell — Even for the US Economy

Yesterday, President Trump announced the United States will significantly increase its military presence in Afghanistan, with some estimating an additional 4,000 troops could be joining the 8,400 already on the ground. Without even a conversational understanding of the current status of the war or our policy objectives, I do not wish to criticize the consensus opinion of America’s brightest military minds that a troop surge is needed. There is no question that those who arrived at this decision are deeply aware of the enormous sacrifice that comes with sending more of America’s promising youth to fight overseas, and did not

What Makes Our Relationship with Great Britain So “Special”?

There has been a great deal of news coverage recently discussing the relationship between Great Britain and the United States. Indeed, we regard our alliance as one of the most important and powerful alliances in the history of the world. Of course, it wasn’t always this way. Remember when the Redcoats burned down the White House? National Humanities Medal holder Lewis E. Lehrman is out with a new book, Churchill, Roosevelt & Company: Studies in Character and Statecraft, and it is an absolute must-read. The book answers a basic question: How did these two global superpowers go from staunch geopolitical