Freedom is still the Revolutionary War’s legacy
Colonists fought for fundamental philosophy that all persons have natural rights
Michael R. Auslin
Michael R. Auslin is an historian at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and the author of The Patowmack Packet, a history blog.
Monday
Monday
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon is a DC treasure
Our nation’s capital is filled with far more edifying activities than the gladiatorial clashes in the political arena
Thursday
America’s Summer of Discontent, 250 years ago
The critical months that led to independence
Friday
Eighty years later, World War Two is fading from historical memory
We’re losing touch with its lessons just as they struggled to commemorate the Civil War
Sunday
Welcome to the age of nuclear blackmail
In Taiwan and Ukraine, we are at the start of a perilous new era
Tuesday
What does Ukraine really mean for Taiwan?
There has been no serious debate over whether Taiwan, a rapidly aging society, can defend itself
Monday
The China reckoning
The China ‘struggle’ that Xi lays before the world will define the next generation of American foreign and security policy
Sunday
Ending our corporate dependence on China
A recent bill addressing forced Uyghur labor is a good step
Tuesday
America needs more than ‘guardrails’ with China
The Biden-Xi summit revealed only the irreconcilable differences between Washington and Beijing
Friday
The Sino-American War of 2025
A future history
Wednesday
Biden should embrace Britain’s new Indo-Pacific strategy
The need to invigorate and defend a community of free nations in the Indo-Pacific is increasingly evident
Monday
President Trump’s support for Taiwan is welcome
The US government has done more than most to enhance ties with Taipei
Tuesday
Geopolitical jockeying in a time of pandemic
It’s business as usual in Asia’s vital seas
Wednesday
China’s war on Islam
Beijing has been ruthlessly willing to use technology and force against the Uighurs
