24 Jun, 2020
Banana Republic or Constitutional Democracy? The US Military May Decide
“Donald Trump’s appearance at the West Point graduation ceremonies a few weeks ago reminded some observers of the Class of...
5 Jun, 2020
America’s Tiananmen?
“”When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.”–Sinclair Lewis June 4 is...
24 May, 2020
“Standing Up” for Hong Kong
“Has Xi Jinping finally overplayed his hand? The new security law for Hong Kong may be just that. Whereas the...
22 May, 2020
Weaponizing the Virus
“China is “the central threat of our times,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in January 2020. Since then, the...
13 May, 2020
For Trump, It’s Mission Accomplished
““We have met the moment and we have prevailed,” Donald Trump said at a news briefing May 11. “The moment”...
3 May, 2020
The Coming New World Disorder
“After the demise of the Soviet Union and the US intervention that crushed Saddam Hussein’s attack on Kuwait in 1991,...
19 Apr, 2020
AWOL: Trump’s Disappearing Leadership
“Who’s In Charge? Donald Trump’s political strategy during the coronavirus pandemic is simple: insist the federal…” Mel Gurtov Published in:...
3 Apr, 2020
Putin forever!
“One trait dictators have in common: They believe in ruling for life. And since they’re dictators, they can count on...
27 Mar, 2020
Trump’s Cure and Our Disease
“The surgeon-general said so. The federal reserve chairman said so. Epidemiologists across the US said so. …” Mel Gurtov Published...
19 Mar, 2020
Derelict Leadership on Health Security
“If one event shows both Trump’s flawed character and his ineptitude, it would have to be his handling of the...
17 Mar, 2020
Nukes: The unmentionable election issue: Getting to zero
“Where are the Democrats? Why isn’t the present nuclear danger front and center in the Democrats’ presidential debates? I can...
9 Mar, 2020
Nukes: The unmentionable election issue (part 1)
“One of these days, national security policy will get a few minutes of campaign debate time. And when that day...
27 Feb, 2020
Embarrassing moments from Trump’s visit to India
“Donald Trump abroad never ceases to entertain with his ignorance and misstatements. As India’s leaders learned from Trump’s previous visits...
14 Feb, 2020
Poor Bill Barr
“Attorney General William Barr’s interview the other day in which he said Trump’s constant tweeting had made his job “impossible”...
5 Feb, 2020
Donald Trump’s fantasy world
“House speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up Donald Trump’s speech, saying he was “shredding the truth.” It was quite a moment,...