James Carafano

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James Jay Carafano is a defense and national security expert at The Heritage Foundation, where he currently is special counselor to the president, the E.W. Richardson fellow for international engagement, and chairman of the Combating Antisemitism Task Force. Read his research.

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    • Opinion

    Is NFL’s Pick of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl Going to Backfire Against the Woke?

    James Carafano
    Bad Bunny isn’t all that bad. After all, the rapper and singer’s concert residency in Puerto Rico added over $200 million to the economy. That said, the announcement that he would headline the halftime show at the next Super Bowl engendered no end of controversy with the kickoff still over three months away.   Over 50,000 fans have already signed a petition demanding Bad Bunny step…
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    • Opinion

    Bill Middendorf: The Man at the Turning Point

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    The Battle Over ‘One Battle After Another’

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Conservative Culture Wave or Washout?

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    The Superman We Need

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Can God Stop the Fall of the West?

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Trump’s Foreign Policy: What to Expect From MAGA 2.0

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    More Islamist Terrorism Is Coming. We Are Woefully Unprepared.

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Italy’s Prime Minister Wisely Spurns Deal With China

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Why Biden’s Oval Office Address Was a Disaster

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Iran’s Endgame

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Nobody Wins in Musk vs. ADL

    Yaakov Menken
    • Opinion

    How Country Music Speaks for Everyday Americans

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    A Not-So-Secret US-South Korea Action Plan

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Responding to Tragedy in Turkey: How to Aid Earthquake Disaster-Relief Efforts

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    These 5 China Intelligence Failures Are Even More Dangerous Than the Chinese Spy Balloon

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden Bungles China Spy Balloon Challenge

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Rogue Superpower: China Is Global Pariah, But Shows No Remorse

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    At UN, It’s Politics as Usual for Biden

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip: An Opportunity Lost

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Solar Power Scam: How Phony Emergency Declaration Will Help China

    Roger Severino
    • Opinion

    Don’t Draft Our Daughters—or Anyone Else

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Homeland Security’s Rebooted Disinformation Plan Is No Better Than the First

    Lora Ries
    • Opinion

    Midge Decter, All-American

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Remembering Kip Hawley

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Subpar National Security Team Is a Real Threat to America

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    What China Is Learning From Putin’s Ukraine Invasion

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Here’s What Americans Need to Know About Ukraine

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Is Biden Complying With Court Order to Bring Back ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy? Not So Much

    Mark Morgan
    • Opinion

    Here’s What US Can Do to Weaken Moscow-Beijing Partnership

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Whether Putin Attacks Ukraine or Not, He’s Already Won

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Climate Policy a Titanic Disaster in Waiting

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    US Partnership With Romania Is Strong, but Could Be More Practical

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Registering Women for Draft: Empty Gesture Won’t Boost Military Readiness

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden’s UN Speech Panders to Globalists

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    We’re Less Safe Today Than on 9/11

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    By Empowering Taliban, Biden Enables Next 9/11

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    5 Ways Biden’s Leadership Failed in Afghanistan

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden Still in Excuse-Making Mode

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden’s Afghanistan Disaster Shows He’s More Bystander Than World Leader, in Over His Head

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    How Will Biden Handle His Next 3 Afghan Crises?

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden Needs to Admit His Failures on Afghanistan

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    5 Actions Biden Must Take Now on Afghanistan

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Running Away From a ‘Nation-Building’ Mess

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Don’t Blame Trump for Afghanistan’s Collapse. Blame Obama.

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Unprecedented Protests in Cuba Deserve America’s Support

    Mike Gonzalez
    • Opinion

    Despite Controversies, We Need to Encourage Voluntary Military Service

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden Divides Us. Here Are 12 Principles That Can Unite Us.

    Charmaine Yoest
    • Opinion

    How US, Allies Should Counter Putin’s Threats to Ukraine

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Biden Border Crisis: Incompetence or Part of President’s Plan?

    Chad Wolf
    • Opinion

    Number of Illegal Border Crossings Now 6 Times What Obama Team Considered ‘Crisis’

    James Carafano
    • Opinion

    Transparency Still Needed for China’s Influence on US Universities

    James Carafano