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Spectator Editorial How far can bravado take the US? Operation Absolute Resolve, Donald Trump’s rendition of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, was a brilliantly executed coup. The …

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As Iranians revolt against the brutal Islamic theocracy that has throttled their civilization since 1979, striking images of young Persian women have been circulating online. They are lighting …

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Boris Johnson has urged European leaders to hand $247 billion of frozen Russian central bank assets to Ukraine – but says he fears they “lack the courage” to do so, in an interview with The …

From This Issue Two Years of Writing for The American Spectator by Dov Fischer Trump Should Play the 19th Amendment Card in 2020 by David Catron Security and Statesmanship by Jed …