September 24, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Sep 24, 2026 · 5m

Good morning! Today is Thursday, September 24th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Tedford Tyler argues that President Xi Jinping's Washington visit reflects a quiet foreign policy success, crediting Trump with a disciplined return to strategic ambiguity on Taiwan, a tighter circle of China advisors, and concrete gains on fentanyl precursors. Doug Bandow offers a sharply different verdict, contending that Trump is ducking responsibility for a prolonged Middle East war, rising prices, continued involvement in Ukraine, and a tariff campaign he is quietly walking back…