Arthur Herman

Opinion 6 days ago

America is the sole superpower again. Here's how Trump surprised the world

President Donald Trump has restored America's superpower status in one year, catapulting the U.S. from decline to global dominance over China and Russia.

OPINION February 29, 2024

China could seize the moon. We need to stop them

The space race means the US will have to fight for the moon, too. China likes to seize territory, as it proved with the South China Sea. It has a similar view of the moon.

OPINION February 22, 2024

The first space war is coming. Here are 3 things the US must do to win

News of Russia's latest space weapon is a warning sign for the US to move fast to stay ahead in the space race. There are three things America must do to win that war.

OPINION December 31, 2022

Viking virtues can help defeat woke enemies of America

Viking virtues can help defeat enemies of American culture. Characteristics that gave strength to explore, trade and settle are ones Americans need now.

OPINION November 8, 2022

Biden, Democrats' downward spiral began with Afghanistan

When historians look back over the Biden presidency they will point to Afghanistan as the turning point when things began to go terribly wrong for the administration.

OPINION April 2, 2022

America needs a strategic reset to confront the new axis of Russia, China, Iran

Whatever the outcome of the war in Ukraine, it is just the latest round in a concerted, totalitarian assault on freedom and its allies around the world—an assault led by three revisionist powers, Russia, China, and Iran, determined to overthrow the post-World War II liberal world order.  

OPINION March 3, 2022

It's not too late to learn the right lesson from Ukraine

Americans should learn we can never take anything for granted in the perpetual struggle to defend our homes and families and nations from enemies inside and out.

OPINION September 18, 2021

Arthur Herman: After COVID, the Afghanistan debacle, the wisdom of the Vikings can help an America in crisis

'The Viking Heart' is about the links between freedom and community, and how a polarized nation can become one again. It offer real lessons for today.

OPINION August 4, 2021

Arthur Herman: How to think like a Viking in the age of COVID

The Vikings can offer us powerful lessons on how to navigate our post-COVID rapids, and how to renew the American experiment in a fast-moving high-tech age.

OPINION March 21, 2021

Arthur Herman: Message to DeSantis – civics important but here's what we really need to teach our kids

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has earned criticism as well as plaudits for announcing on Wednesday that critical race theory, which teaches that America is an irredeemably racist and sexist country, will have no place in the state’s new civics education program. 

2020 Presidential Election October 21, 2020

Arthur Herman: Twitter, Facebook and Amazon censorship of conservatives harms social media giants

Big Tech firms Facebook, Twitter and Amazon have managed to provide plenty of ammunition in the past week for those who accuse them of using their colossal market dominance to unfairly tilt the political and cultural conversation.