Defeating China on the next front
We've got a new space race on our hands, and instead of competing as we should, we're spacing out. Published April 9, 2018
Monica Crowley
Articles by Monica Crowley
Why Diana's death mattered
Twenty years ago, I sat in the greenroom of a major television network, watching the funeral procession of Princess Diana with several others, including a well-respected national anchorman. A deeply moving sight unfolded onscreen: the casket of the most famous woman in the world being drawn through the streets of London, trailed by her devastated sons, as millions of people watched in solemn silence along the cortege route and around the world. Published September 3, 2017
Donald Trump and the art of getting it done
President-elect Donald Trump is already getting so much done so seamlessly that he's conveying the attitude of Reese Witherspoon's character, Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde," when she informs a skeptic that she's been admitted to Harvard Law School: "What, like it's hard?" Published December 7, 2016
The party of Obama and its bitter reckoning
Eight years ago, the Democratic Party gambled that a young, inexperienced but charismatic senator could deliver the presidency and with it, sustained national electoral success. They were half-right: They got the presidency but lost the country. Published November 30, 2016
Gratitude for a second chance for this exceptional nation
There are two particularly quintessential American holidays: Independence Day, when we celebrate our declaration of independence from the British, which began the most successful experiment in human liberty ever conducted. And Thanksgiving, when we offer appreciation for the wondrous blessings in our individual lives and in the life of the nation. Published November 23, 2016
Donald Trump and the real black swan event
The election of Donald Trump as president has been regarded by some as a black swan event: an extremely rare occurrence so unexpected and consequential that it generates stunning changes in the existing order. Published November 16, 2016
Donald Trump and the new American revolution
Donald Trump just pulled the whole thing off. Published November 9, 2016
America: It's our moment to get our groove back
After an excruciatingly long, exhausting and often painful campaign, here we are. Days away from Election Day. D-Day for freedom. Published November 2, 2016
Why the Obamacare collapse is exactly what Obama and Clinton want
The Obama administration has finally admitted that everything it told us about Obamacare was a lie. Published October 26, 2016
The one thing Donald Trump said that was the most important of the presidential race
In the 16 months since Donald Trump announced his candidacy, he has said many hard-hitting and provocative things. Published October 19, 2016
What this campaign is really all about
The political firestorms of the past week -- the 2005 tape of Donald Trump uttering crass statements about women, WikiLeaks' disclosure of thousands of Hillary Clinton's emails revealing her two-faced hypocrisy, the appearance at the second presidential debate of several women who have accused Bill Clinton of rape and sexual assault, Mr. Trump's comeback debate performance -- have obscured one critically important truth. Published October 12, 2016
Donald Trump's secret weapon for Debate No. 2
One of the biggest ironies of the first presidential debate is that Donald Trump's reluctance to aggressively attack Hillary Clinton has now given him the license to fully do so. Published October 5, 2016
The real reason why Trump won the debate
Four years ago, you could have almost seen Bill Clinton's thought bubble as he watched Barack Obama's weak and listless performance against Mitt Romney during the first presidential debate: "I can't believe we lost to this guy." Published September 28, 2016
How Trump can knock out Hillary in the first debate
It promises to be the greatest show on earth: the first presidential debate to be held Monday night at Hofstra University in New York. Rarely has a political event attracted this kind of Super Bowl-level excitement, curiosity and anticipation. Then again, rarely have we had two presidential candidates who light up the political sky like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Published September 21, 2016
'Never forget' Sept. 11 -- by voting on it
Fifteen years ago, 19 men boarded four aircraft in the United States. A few hours later, thousands of people were dead -- and the country and the world were changed forever. Published September 14, 2016
Trump's Nixon-goes-to-China moment
Prior to being elected president, Richard Nixon built his political career on being a staunch opponent of communism. He had run for Congress in 1946 on an anti-communist platform, exposed senior State Department official Alger Hiss as a top-level spy for the Soviet Union, and as vice president, debated Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on the merits of capitalism versus Marxism in the famous "Kitchen Debate" of 1959. Published September 7, 2016
Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton and the guns of August
The guns of August -- a phrase first used to describe the outbreak of World War I -- is a real phenomenon. Maybe it's the heat, but there's something about the eighth month that seems to inspire armed conflict. Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in August 1990. Published August 24, 2016
The one thing missing from Trump's economic plan
Republican nominee Donald Trump's recently unveiled economic plan was roundly praised for its aggressive pro-growth, job-creating proposals. Published August 17, 2016
The great silent majority may surprise Trump, Clinton and us all
Every four years like clockwork, the two major presidential nominees present their competing visions for the future of the country. This year, however, those visions are so starkly different as to be nearly irreconcilable. They may, in fact, indicate a breach far deeper and more searing than previously thought. Published August 10, 2016
The media's lies and double standards accelerate at blinding speed
According to the media, not all grieving parents of fallen servicemen are created equal. Whether those parents are protected, defended and respected or ignored, dismissed and smeared depends on their political affiliation -- and how useful they are to the "right" side. Published August 3, 2016
