Category Archives: Foreign Policy

We’re Asking the Wrong Questions About Syria

Posted on April 8, 2017 by paleoeditor

By Thomas Knapp As I write this, two key questions remain unanswered, and a third mostly unasked, about a deadly daybreak  attack on Khan Sheikhoun, a northwest Syrian city of (pre-war) 50,000. Hundreds were wounded and as many as 100 killed, apparently chemical … Continue reading →

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Non-Intervention Plank 2: Withdraw From all Entangling Alliances

Posted on March 10, 2017 by danphillipsmd

George Washington, in his Farewell Address, advised the nascent nation to avoid “permanent alliances.”* It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world In his First Inaugural Address, Thomas Jefferson similarly … Continue reading →

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With Flynn’s Resignation, the Deep State Claims Its First Scalp

Posted on February 15, 2017 by danphillipsmd

Some commentators allege that Gen. Michael Flynn was a bad fit for the National Security Advisor (NSA) job from the start. One line of thought seems to be that he was temperamentally unsuited because the NSA job needs a manager … Continue reading →

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Is America First Jacksonianism the Path to Non-Intervention?

Posted on February 14, 2017 by danphillipsmd

I am currently in the process of writing a primer of sorts on the fundamentals of a non-interventionist foreign policy. Because non-interventionism has so few spokesmen and such little institutional support, I think it is important to clearly articulate what … Continue reading →

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Non-Intervention Plank 1: Abolish Foreign Aid

Posted on February 7, 2017 by danphillipsmd

A perpetual problem with American democracy is that surveys consistently show that cutting spending in the aggregate is popular, but people don’t want to cut any programs in particular. In fact, when asked about particular items like education, health care, … Continue reading →

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So What’s Your Plan Then Mr. Non-Interventionist Smarty Pants?

Posted on February 1, 2017 by danphillipsmd

I am a long time veteran of the intra-conservative foreign policy debate. I like to say that I was a non-interventionist before Ron Paul made non-intervention cool starting with his Republican primary campaign in 2008. While I started out like … Continue reading →

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But What About My True Conservatism?

Posted on January 31, 2017 by danphillipsmd

Once you get past all the noise on both sides, Donald Trump is clearly a different kind of Republican and he succeeded in the Republican primary and with swing voters in Flyover Country precisely because he isn’t a typical Republican. … Continue reading →

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Trump is Right: NATO is Obsolete

Posted on January 25, 2017 by danphillipsmd

In a recent interview for a German magazine, then President-Elect Donald Trump called NATO obsolete. Trump is absolutely correct, NATO is obsolete. Cue neocon and other interventionist heads exploding in 3, 2, 1… Trump’s statement has caused the predictable hysteria … Continue reading →

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Anti-Trump Hysterics Hack Their Credibility

Posted on December 21, 2016 by danphillipsmd

The memo obviously went out among the sources of Elite opinion that they should accuse the Russians of “hacking” the election. The coordination of the message, and the message rather than the news is exactly what it is, cannot be … Continue reading →

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Trump Plus Russia Equals Double the Crazy

Posted on December 19, 2016 by danphillipsmd

Donald Trump makes some otherwise reasonable people crazy. Russia and Putin make some otherwise reasonable people crazy. Combine the two and for some people it’s double the crazy. Ever since the fakenews story about the alleged Russian “hack” of our … Continue reading →

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