Zachary Yost

Articles

Do Not Be Eager to Deal Out Death in Judgment

01/02/2025 Mises Wire Zachary Yost

On December 4, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth, the largest health insurance provider in the US, was gunned down on the street in New York City. This blatant assassination in broad daylight...

No, Russia is Not Losing the War in Ukraine: A Reply to Paul Schwennesen

09/25/2024 Power & Market Zachary Yost

On September 5th, Reason Magazine published a very strange assessment of the war in Ukraine, written by Paul Schwennesen, titled “The War in Ukraine Is Already Over—Russia Just Doesn’t Know it Yet.”...

How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy

04/16/2024 Power & Market Zachary Yost

There is little doubt that John Mearsheimer is one of the most prominent, and controversial, thinkers in the field of international relations alive today. His most important work, The Tragedy of Great...

Media

Trump Wants Even More Military Spending

04/17/2025 Ryan McMaken Zachary Yost

Donald Trump says he plans for a big 12% jump in military spending, he has threatened war with Iran, and has escalated the war with the Houthis. None of this has anything to do with defending the United States.

Is There a Trump Doctrine in Foreign Policy?

02/13/2025 Ryan McMaken Zachary Yost

Ryan and Zachary Yost try to figure out if there is any consistent philosophy that guides Donald Trump's foreign policy.

2025 Predictions

01/02/2025 Ryan McMaken Tho Bishop Zachary Yost

From the economy to foreign policy, Ryan, Tho, and Zach take a look at where we're headed in the next year.

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