Washington’s involvement in the Russo–Ukrainian war is encouraging new and hostile combinations of powers.

U.S. policymakers should stop fooling themselves about their ability to control international events. America should return to a foreign policy fit for a…

Ukraine’s is an attractive cause for many U.S. policymakers: Hence the willingness of some to play chicken with nuclear-armed Russia.

America will survive whatever comes. But the country’s ruling class, foreign policy establishment, and imperial pretensions will not.

Recognizing that Ukraine might not win its war with Russia is the first step to formulating a better approach for America.

It would be easier to ask America’s young to defend a democratic republic than to advance a reckless empire.