Peter Van Buren

Constricting oil exports cuts both ways. Much of the commentary on the confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz assumes the United States has stumbled into an unprecedented crisis.

Obituaries have understated how much the late martial-arts star meant for Americans in the armed services.

The programs engineering a “diverse” Foreign Service are in limbo.

The fourth estate is rooting against the president. Why does the U.S. mainstream media continue to mock America's war efforts?

Freedom of navigation is the real bone of contention. Why is it so important for the U.S. to take and retain control of the Strait of Hormuz?

The U.S. is unlikely to win on maximalist terms. “ Tell me how this ends,” a young General David Petraeus asked early in the Iraq War, after Saddam Hussein's army had largely been defeated.

Anonymized political hits are a different beast from principled whistleblowing.

American strategy has given way to flailing improvisation.

Privileged celebrities exploit partisan outrage and pose as martyrs.

Imagine me and my wife coming to the realization that we just can’t give our kids the safe, happy life in America all children deserve as a human right. The h