Articles, Interviews, Speeches
The opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of the Ben Franklin Fellowship.
Articles
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Afghan refugee office is a corrupt failure — Trump is right to shut it down
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Law & Order in Los Angeles
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Response to "An Assault on American Democracy: A Call to Action"
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Trump’s Redefinition of American Global Leadership
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Europe’s Woke Trade Policies Threaten Transatlantic Ties
Max Primorac and Grace Melton
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International students strengthen, NOT weaken, America
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The Human Cost of the Department's DEIA Extremism: The Case of Mark Pemberton
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French Interior Ministry's report on the Muslim Brotherhood
J. Michael Waller
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Good news for conservatives from Poland’s presidential election
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For Many Touched by War, a Harsh Homecoming
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Who’s Afraid of the Ben Franklin Fellowship?
James Carden
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The Psychology of Unfairness and How it’s Shaping U.S. Politics and Society
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Foreign Students and Universities’ Scams
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Why care about reforming U.S. diplomacy?
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Venus and Mars Redux: Is the Foreign Service Averse to Veterans?
Richard Hinman
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Trump must stay tough on China: No ‘shared interests’ with a genocidal regime
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The National Security Establishment Needs Working-Class Americans
Scott B. Winton
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Upholding Religious Freedom Abroad Advances America's Vital National Interests
Michael Gfoeller and Greg Gross
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The Time Is Now to Revive American Education
Tatiana Gfoeller and Dr. Sonia Coman
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State Department Budget Cuts Don’t Go Far Enough
Peter Van Buren
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Marco Rubio's State Department Reforms
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To Protect Free Speech, The Censorship-Industrial Complex Must Be Dismantled
Secretary Marco Rubio
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The State Department Foreign Service Employee Selection Processes: Addressing Biases and Focusing on Merit to Select Our Best Diplomats
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Birth Tourism: America's Citizenship Loophole and How to Close It
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Collection: The Greatest Mass Migration Border Crisis in US History is Over; RIP January 2021-January 2025
Todd Bensman
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Trump Wins Big on Tariffs
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The Best American Diplomatic Memoir of the Cold War
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US needs an America-first, common-sense approach to global women’s rights
By Tatiana C. Gfoeller and Dr. Sonia Coman
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DRL’s Annual Human Rights Country Reports- Ignoring Repression in Europe
Michael Vance
Hankison Testifies Before Congress
BFF Fellow Simon Hankinson appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence to take part in the hearing, "Deficient, Enfeebled, and Ineffective: The Consequences of the Biden Administration’s Far-Left Priorities on U.S. Foreign Policy." In rejecting DEIA, Hankinson stressed the need for meritocracy, fairness, and common-sense as the personnel standard for the State Department.
Inside State Department And What You Didn’t Know About U.S. Leadership
Acting Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Al Gombis
America-First Foreign Policy Perspectives, April 23, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio
What’s Next for Poland? A Deep Dive with Leading Experts
Patrick Slowinski, Matt Boyse, and John Grondelski
Vice President Vance Speaks at Munich Leaders Conference
Flashback: 2020 Interview with Simon Hankinson, U.S. Consul General in Marseille
Vice President Vance Speaks at Munich Security Conference
State Department Reorganization Plan
Tammy Bruce
Trump Administration Engages Hamas
Democracy in Poland
Former USAID Official Speaks Out Against Decades-Long Agency Corruption
Anti-Semitism Over the Years
Trump Border and Deportation Policies
Sanctuary City Laws & Immigrations Policies in Washington State
Re-Engaging Russia: When War Ends, Is There a Future for US-Russia Relations?
Marco Rubio Asked Point Blank: 'Do You Trust Putin?
Secretary Marco Rubio