1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (562+ words) Whether by intention, error or force of law, the Trump administration has owned up that Donald Trump sees himself president of MAGA, not of the nation. A New York Times report this week disclosed a month-old court filing in which…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (256+ words) Simply put, does Donald Trump know what Donald Trump is doing? There was no good explanation offered for Trump to decide only after the signing of a major agreement to allow Saudi Arabia to use American nuclear technology and be…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (723+ words) Obviously, testosterone doesn’t make us smarter or savvier, more capable to handle complex situations quickly or to adjust to an opponent. Otherwise, War/Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would be getting calls from Mensa’s brain crowd about instant membership. That’s unless…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (299+ words) The list of things the left has been correct about over the last 100 or so years is astounding. With so much review of history that has been presented as part of the 250th anniversary of the country, this aspect deserves a…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (252+ words) Economic stability now shows up in small places: a rent renewal, a grocery receipt, a credit-card rate, or a family deciding whether to delay a car repair. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported CPI up 4.2% over the 12 months ending May…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (608+ words) Left dangling between war and a nuclear-weapon free Iran, Donald Trump seems frozen about next steps in the Middle East – apparently worried most that he might look “weak” as a leader. There is no White House decision about a “framework…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (979+ words) “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte’s maxim may well have been in the minds of policymakers in Moscow and Beijing these past weeks, as the U.S. war in Iran dragged on. And now…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (889+ words) Among the most disorienting things about President Donald Trump’s public language is how easily it can feel numbing and shocking in the same moment. He says something outrageous, the country recoils, and then the recoil itself begins to feel familiar....

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (530+ words) Israeli raids have killed another pair of Iranian leaders seen as important to any attempt to halt the U.S.-Israeli air raids meant to destabilize that country. Those targeted included Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official, close adviser to the…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (455+ words) Over twenty years ago when a U.S. invasion of Iraq seemed imminent the public reaction was overwhelmingly against it. While leadership in the U.S. often seemed split during the run up, global opinion was massively against it. Including in countries much closer…...