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We Should Not Underestimate China’s Military Ambitions

Suggestions that the People’s Republic is a ‘paper dragon’ are ill-informed and misleading.

Video: Dispatch Live for May 12

This edition of Dispatch Live was recorded May 12, 2021 and features Sarah, Steve, David, ...

China Is Not the Competitive Threat That Biden Says It Is

Economic competition is one of the oldest and most bipartisan cliches in American politics.

How Purging Liz Cheney From Leadership Will Backfire for the GOP

The conventional wisdom that the GOP can survive only by further appeasing Trump is wrong.

Tonight Night: Dispatch Live Is Back

Join Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David for our latest virtual gathering.

How Anti-Racism Is Derailing Efforts to Improve Education

There are real institutional forces restricting opportunity that won’t be fixed by woke curricula.

Why I’m Here

Why I’m Here

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How Republicans Could Blow Their Midterm Moment

Kevin McCarthy and others think Liz Cheney is a threat to taking back Congress.

What We Have Learned About Biden’s Foreign Policy

And what more we’ll learn when we see the defense budget.

We Don’t Need to Lift Patents to Make Vaccines More Accessible

And weakening of IP rules would actively hurt the most vulnerable.

Superheroes and Moral Relativism

A review of 'Jupiter's Legacy'.

The World’s Biggest Art Heist

A review of 'This is a Robbery'.

Can Pete Snyder Ride the Trump Wave?

The candidate for Virginia governor is running a campaign straight out of the MAGA playbook.

When Republicans Capitalize on Cancel Culture

Josh Hawley is promoting his book on the same platforms he accuses of censoring conservatives.

So Much for Going Slow on Iran

The Biden administration is taking steps to encourage a quick return to the nuclear deal.

Why the U.S. Should Worry About Russian and Chinese Ambition in the Arctic

Washington is unprepared to meet the challenges posed by Moscow and Beijing.