Aram Bakshian Jr.

Biography

Aram Bakshian Jr., a contributing editor at The National Interest, served as an aide to presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan and writes frequently on politics, history and the humanities.

History's Most Famous Assassin

We may never know exactly what turned Brutus from one of Caesar’s most favored subordinates into a leading conspirator against him.

Che, Stalin, Mussolini and the Thinkers Who Loved Them

Why are intellectuals and thinkers, who normally face persecution and risk under dictatorial regimes, nonetheless attracted to tyrants and would-be liberators?

The Only News on Michael Flynn Is That There Is No News

What Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to last week was exactly what President Trump revealed and fired him for in the early days of his administration.

There's Less to Mueller's Charges Than Meets the Eye

Manafort has been charged with acts and alleged offenses that have nothing to do with his role in the campaign.

Trump's Opponents Should Hope He Sticks Around

Democrats struggling to draw Watergate comparisons should look further back in history.

The Iron Lady's Centurions

There are memoirs that pose as histories and histories that pose as memoirs. Peter Stothard’s imaginative The Senecans is a bit of both and a little of neither.

The Media’s War against Michael Flynn

A concerted campaign appears to be taking place to tar Flynn as a cat’s-paw of Moscow.

Trump Takes the Oath, the Left Goes to War

On inauguration weekend, conservative tolerance beat liberal bullying.

The Real Thousand-Year Reich

After a long period of historical neglect, the Holy Roman Empire has finally found a modern chronicler to bring it back to life for contemporary readers.

Brexit: Bad for Europe, Good for Britain

The British deserve our respect.

Aram Bakshian Jr.

Recent Posts

History's Most Famous Assassin

Che, Stalin, Mussolini and the Thinkers Who Loved Them

The Only News on Michael Flynn Is That There Is No News

There's Less to Mueller's Charges Than Meets the Eye

Trump's Opponents Should Hope He Sticks Around

The Iron Lady's Centurions

The Media’s War against Michael Flynn

Trump Takes the Oath, the Left Goes to War

The Real Thousand-Year Reich

Brexit: Bad for Europe, Good for Britain

Taiwan Needs to Maintain Observer Status at the World Health Assembly

How China or Russia Could Trick a U.S. Spy Satellite

The Pentagon Has a Plan to Use Robots to Patrol Cities

The Army Is Inspecting Its Entire Apache Helicopter Fleet for a Critical Defect

Iran's Missile Defenses

Slashing Command

Bolton's Beijing High Five for Clinton

Father Knows Best . . . ?

Prelude: What to Expect in This Space

The Wildest Dream: Bombing Iran

Heavyweight Huddle on Iraq