September 21, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Sep 21, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Monday, September 21st 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Luke Nicastro dissects the new Greenland agreement, arguing that beneath Trump's victory lap lies a modest tinkering with a 1951 pact — but a lasting rupture in European trust that may itself vindicate an America First approach. Washington places embassies across the Middle East on heightened alert as Trump, back early from Camp David, says he is in "deciding mode" on Iran and weighs a possible meeting with President Pezeshkian at the UN. Bill Kauffman revisits the strange career of Vito…