Tag Archives: Bret Stephens

How many allies does President Obama think the U.S. can afford to squander?

WALL STREET JOURNAL Israel Looks Beyond America by Bret Stephens February 15, 2016 …On Sunday, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon publicly shook hands with former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal at the Munich Security Conference. In January, Israeli cabinet … Continue reading

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If this election is so crucial, why have the front-runners been so awful?

WALL STREET JOURNAL Defining Presidential Down by Bret Stephens February 1, 2016 …The results of Monday’s Iowa caucus won’t be known until after this column goes to print. But here’s what we know already about the four top contenders. No … Continue reading

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In Paris, it’s easier to battle a “climate crisis” than confront jihadists on the streets

WALL STREET JOURNAL Liberalism’s Imaginary Enemies by Bret Stephens November 30, 2015 …The campus-rape epidemic—in which one in five female college students is said to be the victim of sexual assault—is an imaginary enemy. Never mind the debunked rape scandals … Continue reading

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What Obama Gets Wrong

FOREIGN AFFAIRS by Bret Stephens September/October 2015 No Retreat, No Surrender …Obama’s supporters also need to acknowledge that they cannot celebrate the president’s supposed successes at one point and then disavow responsibility later when those successes turn to dust. If … Continue reading

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Should America be the World’s Policeman?

Should America be the world’s policeman? Does the world even need a policeman? Or would humanity be better off if America weren’t the dominant military superpower? Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and foreign affairs expert Bret Stephens weighs in.

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Obama and the ‘Inevitable Critics’

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens April 6, 2015 ‘So when you hear the inevitable critics of the deal sound off, ask them a simple question: Do you really think that this verifiable deal, if fully implemented, backed by the … Continue reading

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In ‘America in Retreat,’ a Real-Life Risk Board

ALGEMEINER by Jeffrey Barken / JNS March 27, 2015 “Risk: The Game of Strategic Conquest,” the classic Parker Brothers board game, requires imperial ambitions. Players imagine empires and are pitted against each other, vying for world domination. Amid this fictional … Continue reading

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Ferguson, Lies and Statistics

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens March 9, 2015 Here’s a story for the media: a community in which honest people are afraid to tell the truth…Yet if anyone was openly and shamelessly mocking the criminal-justice system, it was so … Continue reading

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Israel and the Democrats

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens March 2, 2015 Chuck Schumer and other liberal fence-sitters will have their reputations stained forever if they let this Iran deal pass. The Democratic Party is on the cusp of abandoning the state of … Continue reading

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Packing Time for France’s Jews

WALL STREET JOURNAL by Bret Stephens January 20, 2015 The Fifth Republic has been a good home for Jews. A Sixth Republic may not be so hospitable…..But what happens when the real crisis hits—not necessarily in the form of a … Continue reading

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