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Iran warfare: Lessons for Doves and Hawks
This warfare “is more necessary than doves thought and harder to wage than hawks supposed,” notes The Wall Street Journal’s Walter Russell Mead.
“Doves in past US administrations hoped that a mix of conciliation and deterrence would allow America to coexist with Iran.”
Iran hawks understood that the need of “Tehran’s rulers to dominate the Gulf made long-term coexistence between Washington and the mullahs impossible.”
Believing “that the security of the Gulf remains a vital American interest” hawks understand “the US needs to keep the Gulf open.”
This warfare “is the greatest — and gravest — challenge” Trump has confronted.
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A chronic battle will hand him the powerful job of building “broader support abroad and at home to carry it through — while keeping his MAGA base united behind him.”
Gulf beat: Economies Passing Test
Iranian “missiles and drones are targeting infrastructure, economies, and civilian life,” throughout the area, but “the economic and strategic model the Gulf has spent years, and in some cases decades, building” is holding up “remarkably well,” argues Jason D. Greenblatt at Newsweek.
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have all seen “disruption” however not “breakdown.”
They’re adapting — and that displays “how these countries were built.”
Their leaders “consistently prioritized execution, speed and long-term planning.”
And now they’re assured “this period will pass” — and then the story received’t “be about what was disrupted” however “what endured”; “the Gulf will not simply return to where it was. It will rise stronger, more confident, and more central to the global economy than ever.”
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Fraud watch: Minn. Scandals’ Silver Lining
“A silver lining in the Minnesota welfare scandal is that we’re finally paying attention to a system that rarely gets the scrutiny it deserves,” observes Eric Cochling at The Hill.
It’s “no longer a temporary support system to help the poor and people with disabilities”; now welfare “perpetuates long-term dependency and cycles of poverty.”
The Minnesota scandals don’t simply expose “blatant fraud,” they show billions flowing via “a system so fragmented” that no one is “tracking whether any of it actually works.”
Utah’s progressive “One Door” reform creates “a single point of entry” the place “struggling Americans” can “get the help they need, including a path to work” — which additionally “reduces the opportunity for fraud and abuse.”
Every state now has the possibility “to reform the broken incentives that allowed [fraud] to fester.”
From the best: Jack Smith v. the Constitution
The Arctic Frost probe of President Trump’s alleged makes an attempt to overturn the 2020 election included “grave constitutional violations,” recounts the Federalist’s Margot Cleveland.
“Anti-Trump” FBI agent Tim Thibault sparked the probe in a bid “to destroy the President”; “hyper-aggressive” prosecutor Jack Smith later took over, stacking “his team with partisan Democrats.”
Before the Supreme Court lastly stopped Smith, his group subpoenaed the data of quite a few GOP lawmakers and a “hundred or more” people and organizations.
From the subpoenas of lawmakers in violation of the Speech and Debate Clause to the infringement on others’ First Amendment rights, “the breadth of these constitutional intrusions is unprecedented.”
“Smith and his team must be held accountable.”
Eye on NY: How These Bronx Charters Excel
The 4 Classical Charter Schools in “America’s poorest congressional district” in The Bronx are “some of the best in the city,” “outperforming district schools” whereas getting “about half the funding of district schools on a per-pupil basis,” marvels City Journal’s Adam Lehodey.
The faculties are “committed to keeping students focused,” and this “sense of order starts with the curriculum.”
An prolonged college day gives “additional structured hours” that “make a real difference.” “Standards are high” within the community, with a give attention to “improving student outcomes.”
“The guiding principle is putting students first.” Albany ought to raise its “460-school cap” on charters to “replicate this model throughout the state.”
Poverty and poor social indicators “are not legitimate reasons to expect any less” of minority kids as college students.
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
