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It’s Official: Call it the Trumpublican Party
by Rob Okun 820 words Caution: This commentary begins with a catalog of real-life events and then satirically extrapolates (if that is even possible with Donald Trump, who seems hellbent on creating his own surreality). Mr. Trump has been on a name-changing bender for some time. · On his first day in office, he renamed the Gulf of…
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The Cost of American Power in the Iran War
by Ervin Hoskins 766 words When the United States military sets out to demonstrate its power, the language in Washington is often clinical and reassuring. Precision strikes and restored deterrence sound manageable. The bills tell a less comforting story. In a Sept. 15 assessment, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the war against Iran had cost the Pentagon about…
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Is Xi coming, and will AI and human rights be on the agenda?
by Mel Gurtov 835 words Xi Jinping has indicated that if the US approves a second major arms shipment to Taiwan, it would cross a red line and would lead to cancellation of the September 24 summit. Trump professed to be unworried, citing the “great relationship” with Xi. Nonsense; cancellation would be a major disruption…