Iran is no stronger today than before the war, because the domestic crises that sparked four uprisings, remain.
Iran is more than an annoyance to the United States. It has based its future on becoming a regional bully - so someone must confront it.
Vice-President J. D. Vance has become the face of the administration on the Iran peace deal he and Trump recently signed.
A study of 38 American cities show weak or even negative correlation between big spending and policy success.
The Department of Justice has unspent money for anti-violence grants, at least $77.5 million worth, sitting idle from bureaucratic failure.
Readiness matters - and the Air Force and other services have squandered the opportunity Trump gave them to maintain it.
The Straits of Hormuz are not like the Suez Canal, because American power is more resilient than was British power in the last century.
Medicaid has provided vast questionable reimbursements to health care providers who turn out to be delinquent on their taxes.
Governor Gavin Newsom is now a direct target of multiple investigations that began when his former chief-of-staff pleaded guilty of fraud.
The NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) might be history soon, now that a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional on three grounds.