Summer Break
The American Purpose staff share their plans and recommendations on how to spend the final days of summer.
When the West Defanged Ukraine
The Budapest Memorandum, a geopolitical cautionary tale for the ages.
Where's the Strategy?
With a hot and a cold war in the East and West intensifying, it's past time for the Biden administration to explain its plans.
Ukraine’s Resistance and Russia’s Future
Could Ukrainian victory trigger a new wave of democratization—including in Russia?
How the United States Can Keep Iran from Getting the Bomb
America needs a more assertive policy toward Iran now in order to forestall a disaster later.
Fighting AIDS in Africa Does Help Democracy
Jon Temin is wrong in his June 22 article about an important program; it has changed how citizens interact with each other and their governments.
The Twilight Struggle
In The Twilight Struggle, Hal Brands illuminates the vices and virtues of American statecraft during the Cold War.
A Wild Pitch
Baseball is no longer our national pastime. There’s a way to bring it back.
