The Procurement Crisis in Britain

Britain's Armed Forces: Victorious Abroad, Imperiled at Home, Heritage Foundation WebMemo #2166, December 11, 2008.

The State of the British Armed Forces

British Defense Cuts Threaten the Anglo-American Special Relationship, Heritage Foundation Backgrounder #2210, November 18, 2008.

On Liberal and Conservative Pessimism

Americans vote for optimism... and the candidate they would invite to a barbecue, November 4, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

Will Obama Be A European?

Obama May Not be Bush, But He Won’t Be What Europe Expects, Yorkshire Post, October 27, 2008. "In the presidential contest, Americans are leaning towards Barack Obama, but they remain divided. John McCain is the underdog – though as Churchill once remarked, every dog has his day, and some days last longer than others. There are few such divisions in Europe: it wants Obama to win. Not everyone agrees, but almost. In September, a BBC poll – fair and balanced, undoubtedly – found that France, Germany, Britain, and Italy were among the most optimistic that an Obama presidency would improve their relations with the US."

The Coming Disillusionment

Obama may not be Bush, but he won't be what Europe expects, October 27, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

Bush's Last 100 Days, and Beyond

One final chance for battered Bush to make a lasting name for himself, October 13, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

US-UK-Australia Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties

The Defense Trade Cooperation Treaties with the United Kingdom and Australia Advance the American Interest, Heritage Foundation WebMemo #2090, September 29, 2008.

US Views of Great Britain

If the US thinks Britain is great, why don't we?, September 12, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

The War on Georgia

Standing up to the Russian bully is new challenge for Nato – and Europe, August 19, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

Defending David Davis

In An Age Of Quick Fixes, We All Need Politicians Who Will Make A Stand, July 14, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

Obama and Chamberlain

Chamberlain, A Tragic Failure, June 23, 2008, Contentions.

The (Continuing) Rise of the British Underclass

Lazy British, June 16, 2008, Contentions.

What Use is Knowledge?

Young Recants (Sort Of), June 14, 2008, Contentions.

Glory Glory!

Ireland's 'No', June 14, 2008, Contentions.

Why Is Gordon Brown So Unpopular?

Bottler Brown, June 13, 2008, Contentions.

Gordon Brown's Detention Triumph

Brown's Terrorism Bill, June 13, 2008, Contentions.

McCain's Winning Scenarios

Obama's Charisma May Be No Match for McCain, June 4, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

Review of Peter Clarke, Last Thousand Days of the British Empire

The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire (Allen Lane, 2007), Volume 21, Issue 2 (2008), Cambridge Review of International Affairs.

"The British Empire, according to Peter Clarke, made Britain a great power. It was also a major cause of the Second World War, in that its magnificence tempted other powers to attack it, and Britain fought the resulting 'unsuccessful imperialist war' (xvii) for the Empire. The architect of this defeat, which left the British people feeling cheated by the fall, was Winston Churchill. Churchill, so the narrative goes, deluded both himself and his people into trusting the United States (US), which was in reality fighting the war to bring the Empire to an end and to enlist it as a 'yes-man' in a new American empire. This is an angry and unbalanced book. . . ."

The full review is not available on-line except to paid subscribers.

What's In It For Them?

Europe and The Swiss, May 20, 2008, Contentions.

Britain Should Wave The Rules

Britain's Pirate Problems, April 18, 2008, Contentions.

The Superdelegates, Obama, and the Democratic Party

Brown Meets the Contenders of a Campaign Tied Up in Knots, April 17, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

Obama, Race, and the Democratic Left

Obama at odds with King's American dream, April 4, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

Review of Marc Plattner and Larry Diamond

Freedom Agenda, April 2008, Commentary.

The Dilemma of the Humanitarian Left

Boot, Pollak, and Power, March 13, 2008, Commentary Online.

The State Department on Human Rights in China

Not Good Sports, March 13, 2008, Contentions.

Laughing at Spitzer

No Laughing Matter, March 13, 2008, Contentions.

360 Degree Criticism

Re: What a Harvard Education Will Teach You, March 13, 2008, Contentions.

Tony Blair at Yale

Blair's a Yale Man Now, March 10, 2008, Contentions.

Nationalism in Iraq

The Kagans on Iraq, March 7, 2008, Contentions.

Obama, the Primaries, and the Unaffiliated Voter

Obama: Eroding the Primaries?, February 20, 2008, Commentary Online.

Who Needs Superdelegates?

(Not So) Superdelegates, February 12, 2008, Commentary Online.

Hillary v. Obama, McCain v. Himself

Can there be a real winner in this great White House race?, February 9, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

US and UK Think Tanks

The Think Tank Gap, February 4, 2008, Commentary Online.

2008: Will It Be 1992 All Over Again?

The US looks homeward... and doesn't like what it sees, January 31, 2008, Yorkshire Post.

Obama the Icon

Obama as Icon, January 15, 2008, Contentions.

Anti-American Illusions

Illusions of the people who love to hate America, January 14, 2008, Yorkshire Post.