Florida Conservative

If Hungary offers any lesson for American observers, it is not that populism has been rejected, but that populist governance must eventually confront the cumulative effects of time in power.

Most Americans think they are watching a single conflict between the United States and Iran. They are not. They are watching two wars happening at the same time:

Compellence strategies rely on pressure. Sometimes overwhelming pressure. But international law draws a boundary: You may target military objectives You may not coerce a population by destroying the systems they rely on for survival

Still, the critique reveals something important: many readers encounter Easter primarily through its conclusion, rather than through the process that gives that conclusion its weight.