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Joe Biden Tries His Best Ronald Reagan Impression at Normandy

At the D-Day ceremonies in France, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak once again demonstrated why he’s no Margaret Thatcher. In the midst of an...

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Donald Trump’s Conviction Is His Rosebud Moment

It’s never been about democracy. It’s always been about the rule of law. Now that Donald Trump is a convicted felon, he’s making the American...

31.05.2024 30

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Why Samuel Alito Keeps Trolling the Libs

Once could be an accident but twice starts to look like a pattern. On Wednesday, the New York Times broke the story that Supreme Court Justice Alito...

23.05.2024 30

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The Real Danger if Trump Is Re-elected

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Jacob Heilbrunn Mr. Heilbrunn is the editor of The National Interest, a nonresident senior fellow at the...

22.05.2024 200

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Why Joe Biden and Donald Trump Fear Robert Kennedy Jr.

16.05.2024 20

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VIDEO: Authoritarianism and the American Right (w/ Jacob Heilbrunn & Curt Mills)

15.05.2024 80

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Kristi Noem Is Starting to Look Finished

There’s no going back for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. Noem, who was widely touted as a possible VP pick for Donald Trump, appears to have...

03.05.2024 20

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PODCAST: Are We in a New Cold War? (w/ Dan Negrea)

 In this episode, Jacob Heilbrunn speaks with Dan Negrea, the Senior Director of the Freedom and Prosperity Center at the Atlantic Council and...

29.04.2024 20

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Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden: 2024 Is Getting Crazier By the Minute

He did it. In announcing during a lengthy live interview with radio host Howard Stern that he was happy to debate Donald Trump, President Joe Biden...

26.04.2024 10

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Podcast: GOP Opposition to Ukraine Aid (w/ Curt Mills)

In this episode, Jacob Heilbrunn speaks with Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative. Mills previously worked at The National...

25.04.2024 10

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Donald Trump Looks Destined for Failure

Robert Kennedy, Jr. is looking like the Ross Perot of 2024. In 1992, Perot was an independent candidate for the presidency who secured almost 19...

22.04.2024 10

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Mike Johnson’s Finest Hour will Enrage MAGA Republicans

Is House Speaker Mike Johnson a MAGA or Reagan Republican? In speaking to CNN, Johnson came down firmly on the side of the latter. “I’m a child of...

18.04.2024 10

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Podcast: Turkey’s Elections: A Major Blow for Erdogan? (w/ Greg Priddy)

In this episode, Jacob Heilbrunn speaks with Greg Priddy, a Senior Fellow for the Middle East at the Center for the National Interest. Priddy consults...

01.04.2024 10

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Why Joe Lieberman was a True Neoconservative

Joe Lieberman, who died on Wednesday at age 82, was in many ways a classic neoconservative—a stalwart exponent of a hawkish foreign policy and a...

28.03.2024 10

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Podcast: Antonin Scalia and Today's Supreme Court (w/ James Rosen)

In this episode, Jacob Heilbrunn speaks with James Rosen, chief White House correspondent for Newsmax. Rosen is the recent author of Scalia: Rise to...

28.03.2024 4

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Antonin Scalia and Today's Supreme Court (w/ James Rosen)

In this episode, Jacob Heilbrunn speaks with James Rosen, chief White House correspondent for Newsmax. Rosen is the recent author of Scalia: Rise to...

27.03.2024 6

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Podcast: Terror in Moscow and Putin’s Response (w/ Paul Saunders)

In a bid to manage the fallout from his government’s intelligence failure, Putin's initial remarks this morning hinted at Ukrainian complicity,...

24.03.2024 10

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Terror in Moscow and Putin’s Response (w/ Paul Saunders)

In a bid to manage the fallout from his government’s intelligence failure, Putin's initial remarks this morning hinted at Ukrainian complicity,...

23.03.2024 10

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Podcast: Congress’ Tug-of-War Over Ukraine Aid (w/ Scott Cullinane)

22.03.2024 8

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Podcast: Congress’ Tug-of-War Over Ukraine Aid (w/Scott Cullinane)

In this episode, Jacob Heilbrunn talks with Scott Cullinane, director of government affairs at the non-profit Razom for Ukraine. Cullinane previously...

22.03.2024 20

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National Interest Editor Jacob Heilbrunn on MSNBC: The Donald Trump Threat

Given what we know about Donald Trump's personality and the character of his corruption, what might Americans expect from an authoritarian Trump...

16.03.2024 10

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Podcast: The U.S.-Israel Rift Over Gaza (w/ Greg Priddy)

As the U.S. announces plans to build a humanitarian aid port in Gaza, a confrontation now brews between the Biden administration and the Netanyahu...

15.03.2024 10

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National Interest Editor Jacob Heilbrunn on MSNBC: Donald Trump Threatens Democracy

Aside from concerns that Donald Trump will want to emulate the autocrats that hold his fascination, the visit from Hungarian dictator Viktor Orban has...

10.03.2024 3

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Podcast: Joe Biden's Fiery State of the Union (w/ Harry Kazianis)

Facing growing scrutiny over his age, President Joe Biden came out swinging Thursday night with a forceful State of the Union address that set the...

08.03.2024 20

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Podcast: Nikki Haley’s Not-So-Super Tuesday (w/ Harry Kazianis)

With Nikki Haley now out of the race for the GOP nomination, will Donald Trump try to bring her back into the fold as his vice presidential pick, or...

06.03.2024 10

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Podcast: The Road Ahead for Donald Trump (w/ Curt Mills)

With Donald Trump's path to the Republican nomination in July wide open, what obstacles still stand between him and the White House, and what would...

01.03.2024 10

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The Right's Love Affair with Dictators

Republican foreign policy hawks are going on the warpath. After Tucker Carlson recently traveled on his mission to Moscow to interview Russian...

29.02.2024 10

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Podcast: Mitch McConnell - Last of the Old GOP Guard? (w/ Harry Kazianis)

As Republican Senator Mitch McConnell steps down from his leadership post, who in the party will step forward to fill the void left by his historic...

29.02.2024 10

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Podcast: Has MAGA Seized the Republican Party? (w/ Harry Kazianis)

As Donald Trump barrels toward the Republican nomination for president, what does his continued hold on the GOP mean for its prospects in the 2024...

26.02.2024 10

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Joe Biden Is Using Putin To Beat Donald Trump for the White House

Don’t look now, but foreign policy is becoming a big part of the 2024 presidential race. No, the campaign is unlikely to center on “It’s Russia,...

17.02.2024 30

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Vladimir Putin Thinks Joe Biden Is “Predictable”

Is Russian President Vladimir Putin about to become Joe Biden’s “new best friend?” Speaking with the Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin on...

16.02.2024 40

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Vladimir Putin Thinks Joe Biden Is 'Predictable'

Is Russian President Vladimir Putin about to become Joe Biden’s “new best friend?” Speaking with the Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin on...

16.02.2024 5

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Is There a Republican Plot to Get Donald Trump?

Is there a Republican plot to get Donald Trump? Senator J.D. Vance is already huffing and puffing in The American Conservative that the Senate plan...

12.02.2024 10

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'Angry' Joe Biden Could Mean Trouble for Donald Trump and the GOP

President Joe Biden took a leaf from Donald Trump last night and came out swinging. “How the hell dare he,” Biden declared last night in...

09.02.2024 20

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Donald Trump Is the Republican Party

So much for Ronna McDaniel. She made the pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago on Monday, where Donald Trump apparently struck again. After displaying her loyalty...

07.02.2024 8

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Podcast: Overcoming America’s Nuclear Energy Challenges with John Deutch

05.02.2024 20

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Donald Trump Has a Problem: Joe Biden's Economy Is Booming

Donald Trump has a fresh conspiracy theory. “It looks to me like he’s trying to lower interest rates for the sake of maybe getting people elected,...

02.02.2024 10

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Tucker Carlson Is Going to War Against Senate Republicans

Tucker Carlson is going to war—against Senate Republicans. In a post on X, Carlson denounced Sens. Lindsey Graham and John Cornyn for demanding that...

29.01.2024 10

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Ukraine War Debate: Should America Start Talking to Russia?

As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its third year, the threat of a protracted stalemate looms large. With Ukraine’s summer offensive stalled,...

24.01.2024 20

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Donald Trump-Nikki Haley 2024: Why It Could Still Happen

Nikki Haley isn’t going anywhere. After losing to Donald Trump in New Hampshire, she’s made it clear that her campaign isn’t ending. It’s just...

24.01.2024 7

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Ron DeSantis Was Destined to Lose

In bowing out from the presidential race today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis yielded to the inevitable. His campaign began with a botched rollout on...

22.01.2024 10

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The Battle for Aid To Ukraine Is Just Getting Started

Is it all over? Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin has a gloomy take on the prospects for American aid to Ukraine today. It goes something like...

19.01.2024 5

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Joe Biden Has Never Looked Weaker...or Not?

President Joe Biden has never looked weaker. His popularity ratings continue to sink. Polls suggest that he’s lagging in states like Georgia....

17.01.2024 10

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Is a Wider War About to Break Out in the Middle East?

Amid warfare, assassinations, and bombings in the Middle East, two developments could ultimately reshape the region for the better. The first is the...

04.01.2024 7

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The Unstoppable Donald Trump?

Michael Cohen is back. Cohen, who was Donald Trump’s longtime fixer, morphed into his most prominent and loquacious critic after he was abandoned by...

03.01.2024 9

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Will Trump Defy MAGA-world for Nikki Haley?

Is Nikki Haley running for the presidency—or Donald J. Trump’s vice president? Former speaker Kevin McCarthy says she’d be right for the job....

20.12.2023 9

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Why Nixon’s the One for Today’s Conservatives

Is it once again time for a new Nixon? A nascent Nixon revival is taking place on the political right, as Ian Ward reports in Politico . For a bevy...

15.12.2023 10

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Why is the Heritage Foundation Embracing Viktor Orban?

Since it was founded in 1973 by Paul Weyrich and Edwin Feulner, the Heritage Foundation has functioned, more or less, as the keeper of the...

12.12.2023 50

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In the National Interest Podcast: Why Whittaker Chambers and Richard Nixon Matter for Today’s GOP (w/ Sam Tanenhaus)

On the 75th anniversary of their discovery, what is the history of Whittaker Chambers’ infamous Pumpkin Papers, their implications for Richard...

05.12.2023 60

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