Wednesday night was enjoyable since we had substance overall with limited shenanigans. A panoply of talent showed viewers strong alternatives as the GOP’s standard bearer. Let me recap the melee in Milwaukee as objectively as possible, with succinct thoughts on each participant and the notable absentee. …

Vivek Ramaswamy

After he espoused 9/11 conspiracy theories and simultaneously assuaged Putin, Xi’s Chinese imperialists, and radical Islamists while bashing key international allies, the Trump proxy used canned answers, petulant personal attacks, and strawmen setups to gain applause from paleoconservatives. Ramaswamy’s aberrant foreign policy views would end the American-led world order. We are facing the most dangerous axis of evil in 80 years, so the naïve millennial owes us an explanation of how betraying allies and empowering enemies is beneficial.