In 1879, on the road leading into Dodge City, there stood a sign. “The Carrying of Fire Arms Strictly Prohibited,” it said. As recounted in the book “Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America” by Adam Winkler, the gun control ordinance was the first law passed when the city was organized […]

In May, I wrote a column arguing China’s pervasive spying and influence operation in America has no historical precedent. Beijing literally targets the whole of American society. American scientific, commercial and economic creativity interests China’s spies. Intellectual property has financial value and may assist a weapons program. However, China’s strategic operation has deeper objectives, such […]

WASHINGTON — Imagine if, back in 2011, President Barack Obama had not only withdrawn all U.S. forces from Iraq, facilitating the rise of the Islamic State, but also invited Islamic State leaders to Camp David to sign an agreement cementing his withdrawal plan. Obama’s decision to pull out American troops was catastrophic, but even he […]