Jonathan Grotefendt

Most Americans think of the Cuban Missile Crisis as a time where we came uncomfortably close to nuclear exchanges with the Soviet Union. The truth is, though, things came much closer than they realize. Nuclear missiles staged in Cuba should be considered tame compared to what happened under the waves of the Atlantic off the … Continue reading “Lessons From the Cold War: Now Is the Time for De-Escalation”

The whole world is a tinderbox full of explosives. Fuses are burning and growing shorter by the day. As always, America finds itself in the middle of it all. To understand why a bunch of our Allies are threatening to kill each other, let’s take a swift birds-eye-view of the past 4 decades’ worth of … Continue reading “America’s Entangling Alliances are Dizzying, Disorienting, and Leading to Disaster”

Last week Western leaders started voicing their frustration with the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The frustration is rooted in Ukraine not using "combined arms" tactics on the battlefield. This means integrating infantry, armored vehicles, and artillery. Basically, their complaint is that Ukraine isn’t going hard enough. The New York Times reported, "Senior US officials in recent weeks … Continue reading “Using Ukraine as Cannon Fodder”

Every vice president in this century has been terrible on foreign policy. In the race to be the least terrible, Mike Pence did himself no favors the other day. Pence was bragging to Fox News about how tough he and Donald Trump were with regards to Russia. He proudly announced that they killed over 100 … Continue reading “Vice Presidents Keep Getting Worse on Foreign Policy”

During the summer of 2018 my family and I were passing through Oklahoma. We were going home to central Texas from a family camp where my wife had been both a camper and counselor growing up. It was a great week. Instead of driving through McDonalds, we decided to get a real meal from a … Continue reading “Memorial Day: Honor the Fallen by Ending Wars”

A few months ago I was at the best place in the world – Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. I take my family there several times a year. The roller coasters are top notch, the shows are fun, and everyone is in a constant state of joy; it’s great. It’s also a veteran’s hangout. … Continue reading “Support Our Veterans by Ending the Wars”

During the summer of 2018 my family and I were passing through Oklahoma. We were going home to central Texas from a family camp where my wife had been both a camper and counselor growing up. It was a great week. Instead of driving through McDonald’s, we decided to get a real meal from a … Continue reading “Memorial Day: Opposing the Wars Is Supporting the Troops”