The Russian president is an autocratic right-wing nationalist, not a model for American conservatives.

He's against neocon wars but must articulate a new vision of the national interest.

Despite the promises of liberal internationalist elites, religious fundamentalism, ethnic identity, and the old notion of nationalism have proved more resilient than unrelenting global…

Fame, fortune, and thrill reward denizens of DC who urge America to new crusades.

But the alliance of liberal internationalist and neoconservative "experts" is back.

The Arab Spring is looking more like Europe's failed revolutions of 1848 all the time.