16 May, 2018
Who’s to Blame If the US-North Korea Summit Isn’t Held?
“Virtually everyone in the US faults North Korea for threatening to cancel the Trump-Kim summit scheduled for June 12 in...
15 May, 2018
Don’t Call It an Explosion: Gaseous Ignition Events with Radioactive Waste
“Last month’s explosive news from the safe, reliable nuclear deterrence folks is that at least four barrels of military radioactive...
15 May, 2018
Imagining Alternatives to More War in Syria
“Last month we read of yet another missile attack on Syria paid for by U.S., British, and French taxpayers as...
12 May, 2018
Strengthened Diplomacy is the Path toward Peaceful Iranian-US Relations and a Nuclear Free World
“The recent United States breach of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the “Iran Deal” as it is...
11 May, 2018
Let the prayer continue
““. . . may all members be mindful that the institutions and structures of our great nation guarantee the opportunities...
11 May, 2018
Two Interrogations, Gina Haspel and Adolf Eichmann
“On May 9, Gina Haspel, Donald Trump’s choice for head of the Central Intelligence Agency, testified at her Senate confirmation...
11 May, 2018
Dangerous Fallout when Trump Blows Up Deals
“Trump’s detonation of the Iran Deal is a monumental disaster. On the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran Deal),...
10 May, 2018
Fear and Opportunity in Immigration Politics
“With each passing week, the battle of words over immigration intensifies, as Trump administration officials continue honing their favorite rhetorical...
10 May, 2018
Breaking the Iran Deal: The Delusion of Victory
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undoubtedly been sipping champagne these days in celebration of his successful effort to lobby Donald...
9 May, 2018
He can dish it out
“But he can’t take it. We have an Oval Office Autocrat who governs in the persona of a decidedly unfunny...
4 May, 2018
NRA/Trump: Stay the bloody course
“Seriously? Trump, in his annual suck-up to the NRA, says that if we have any gun control we will have...
2 May, 2018
Peace and the nuclear paradox
“Whenever the topic is nuclear weapons, I remain in a state of disbelief that we can talk about them “strategically”...
1 May, 2018
Making Change Nonviolently
“Since Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as president, many Americans have carried out a wide variety of collective nonviolent actions...
1 May, 2018
The Korean Summit and After: What the Experts Say, and Miss
“In the wake of the inter-Korean summit meeting, analysts are having a field day taking apart the Panmunjom Declaration of...
29 Apr, 2018
Difficult Positions: The Death Penalty and Nikolas Cruz
“Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of...