cold war
This $10M brutalist English mansion once held a Cold War-era secret
The 1.3 acre property, which has an explosive Cold War-era history, resides in the heart of London's second largest royal park.
Unless we spike military spending — and FAST — the next major war could be catastrophic
It is President Donald Trump's wont to declare national emergencies, whether a given situation warrants it or not, but the state of our defenses is a true crisis.
Inside Iron Mountain: How a group of liberal satirists pulled off America's 'hoax of the century'
“Never in our history,” declared a TV anchor, “has there been such an avalanche of information, so little believed or believable.”
US-funded international media is worth the tiny cost — we can't surrender to America's enemies in the war of ideas
From my first stint leading Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — the iconic Cold War broadcaster turned 21st-century digital-media company — I recall FSB agents taunting our journalists across the Russian...
Get DC out of Cold War rut — Uncle Sam's become too big for his britches
With President Trump ordering the charge, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have smashed into the federal bureaucracy and are proceeding to dismantle it piece by piece.
Here's what's really driving Donald Trump's tariff threats
President Donald Trump's tariffs are the last, desperate effort to reestablish global reciprocity and keep America safe.
Communism, evil as ever, still carries elite cred — and sparks violent hate
Communism in this country is a smart-aleck’s way to feel clever about stupid and morally bankrupt views — but because its realities are so little known to most Americans, the...
Switzerland plans to update Cold War-era nuclear bunkers amid global tensions
Each Swiss resident, including foreigners and refugees, is guaranteed a spot in a bunker to protect them from bombs and nuclear radiation.
Nuclear bunker for sale — it's fun for the whole family
A UK dad is selling the family fallout shelter. "It's basically like a campsite, but underground," Jon Graves, 37, explained of the 15-foot-deep, Cold War-era bunker. "It's really important for...
This NYC heiress' Cold War retreat in Connecticut that she expanded — but never lived in — has listed for $25.5M
In 1951, the eccentric heiress purchased a lavish property in New Canaan for the event of a Soviet attack -- only to expand it and never live inside.
'Reagan' movie enshrines him as a great American statesman
“Reagan” covers all the greatest hits of the Republican’s life and career, with no famous line or episode left out — and the adulation is both true and deserved.
Putin vows ‘mirror measures’ if US puts missiles in Germany in 2026, as planned
Putin said Russia may deploy new strike weapons after the US announced earlier this month that it would affirm its commitment to NATO by installing missiles in Germany, beginning in...
'Climate policy’ is how the elite sustain economic growth
Starting in the 1990s, at the end of the Cold War, climate change became a fixation for rich-country politicians and elites.
Russia, N. Korea sign partnership deal that may be the strongest since Cold War
The two met as Putin visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years.
Cold War concerns resurface as nuclear-powered Russian submarine arrives in Cuba
If you thought the Cold War had returned last week, you were not daydreaming.
Joe Biden's D-Day speech was a bitter mockery of Ronald Reagan
Joe Biden’s trip to France proved two big things: He’s no Ronald Reagan, and he forgot to pack his patriotism.
Most Republicans oppose US aid to Ukraine -- 79% trust Trump above all for info on war: poll
Most self-identified Republicans oppose further US aid for Ukraine — and more than three-quarters trust former President Donald Trump above other government and media sources to inform them about the...
'Top secret' Cold War-era training device washes up on Cape Cod
The long metallic item was found at Marconi Beach last week and has since been identified as the fuselage of an early drone.
PBS misremembers William F. Buckley Jr. — the man who built a movement
“The Incomparable Mr. Buckley,” the latest installment in the “American Masters” series, has much to say about anti-Communism but never reckons with the murderous reality of Communism itself.
America must take the world's new Axis of Evil much more seriously -- or else
China's approval of supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine and with it almost being 2 years since the beginning of the war, it is only a matter of time before a...