24 Jun, 2018
Vlad’s man in the White House
“OK, if you are the brutal authoritarian ruler of Russia and you want more global power, what is your fantasy...
20 Jun, 2018
Happy Fathers Day?
“The hypocrisy of American Values was front and center for Fathers Day in 2018. The U.S. government has taken at...
15 Jun, 2018
Trump’s Hobbesian trade war
“Now comes the Trump Trade War, his Bellum omnium contra omnes, war of all against all. It is the most...
13 Jun, 2018
No, Not Nixon, Not China
“Big success, no nuclear war! He saved 50 million lives! Thank you, Dear Leader! Like unlikely Nixon opening China, clever...
6 Jun, 2018
NFL Anthem Protest Policy and Faux Patriotism
“Like many, we are fundamentally opposed to the NFL’s new policy requiring players who are on the field to stand...
2 Jun, 2018
Big Man politics, Africa to America
“We in the civilized, modern, savvy, worldly, urbane part of the world scoff and pity the poor African countries that...
22 May, 2018
Benito Trump
“As a boy who grew up on skates in Minnesota with my Dad as hockey coach, I vividly recall that...
21 May, 2018
At the Brink of Nuclear War, Who Will Lead?
“Ignoring international partners, world public opinion and action, the U.S took additional steps these past weeks to renounce another international...
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
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...
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...
13 Apr, 2018
Dirty tricks vs. democracy
“Can Republicans survive without dirty tricks? Open question. Some historical and current examples cause pause as we consider this…” Tom...
11 Apr, 2018
The Syrian Quandary
“Donald Trump’s threat of another missile attack—or any attack—on Syria cannot improve the rebels’ position on the ground, affect use...
8 Apr, 2018
Crony corruption in Trumpworld
“Scott Pruitt flies first class international with his entourage to Paris for a couple of days—just to party—and then on...