Adding military functions gives the arch a legitimate national-security purpose beyond presidential monument building

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DOJ filed a criminal information charging former FBI Director James Comey with transmission of national defense information and conspiracy to transmit national defense information

Foreign investors should be barred from buying firms essential to national infrastructure

The United States is the most powerful country in the world and consequently has a disproportionate footprint and influence

The U.S. is not at risk of collapse due to its foreign interventions

The U.S. has made mistakes and engaged in problematic 'policing' in its past foreign policy

The United States should police the Western hemisphere as its sphere of influence with a light hand, rather than policing the whole world

The confluence of interests among American elites that supported active U.S. intervention during the Cold War no longer exists since the fall of the Soviet Union

U.S. foreign interventionism is politically sustainable

Despite its imperfections, the United States is the best and most capable power to intervene when major injustices occur in the world

The United States is a much better policeman of the world than potential alternatives like Russia or China

Public broadcasting makes military justice less credible to the public

Privacy is more important than national security

Women should be required to register for military conscription if men are

Governments should be allowed to restrict freedom during national emergencies

Most people would trade freedom for security

The U.S. government should restrict denaturalization to national security threats

The Pentagon’s strike planning gives military officials too much influence over Iran policy

The United States should limit strikes on Iran to targets directly tied to nuclear weapons

Civilian airspace safety requires FAA control of military helicopter routes near Washington

Military commissions should require rights warnings before national-security interrogations