Why AOC Couldn’t Answer the Taiwan Question
By Douglas V. Gibbs At the Munich Security Conference, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was asked a direct, uncomplicated question by Bloomberg...
Trump’s Board of Peace Convenes, Forging a Global Direction
By Douglas V. Gibbs Today, the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace marked a seismic shift in international diplomacy,...
Supreme Court: Emergency Tariffs – History is on Trump’s Side
By Douglas V. Gibbs The question is simple: Does the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 statute, authorize...
Why Greenland?
By Douglas V. Gibbs Since the beginning of his current presidential term, President Donald Trump has made no secret of...
Trump the Peacemaker
By Douglas V. Gibbs As of August 2025, at least five countries have publicly backed or nominated President Donald...
Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska: No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal
By Douglas V. Gibbs The media’s meltdown over the Alaska Peace Summit is as predictable as it is pathetic....
Executive Power, Donald Trump, and the Real Constitution
By Douglas V. Gibbs Civics used to be a big deal in high school. Not so much, anymore. But,...