A Fourth Without Soul
America’s 250th Birthday Comes With a Crisis of Democracy Too few of us would pass as credentialed American historians or licensed litigators for maintaining... Read more.
Starmer Out, Where’s Our Accountability?
Trump’s Declining Support Exposes the Limits of America’s Fixed-Term Presidency So, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is out after less than two years... Read more.
How Bad Will Bill Pulte Be?
What damage will Bill Pulte do as “acting” director of national intelligence? Donald Trump has brushed aside bipartisan rejection of Pulte as the acting coordinator... Read more.
Caged Heat
Grift is never far away for this White House. No, I won’t be watching mixed martial arts on the White House lawn, the manmade spectacle ostensibly scheduled ... Read more.
The Tragic Growth of Ebola
Ebola Death Toll Climbs While U.S. Steps Back From Global Response Ebola deaths are reaching 300 this week in the Congo, as global public health experts outside... Read more.
Using Post Office to Limit Voting
Trump Escalates Push Against Mail Voting Ahead of November Election Donald Trump is wasting no time on legal niceties in pushing for quashing of mail ballots for... Read more.
Worry About a ‘Weak’ Image
Trump’s Iran Dithering Deepens Perception of Weakness Left dangling between war and a nuclear-weapon free Iran, Donald Trump seems frozen about next steps in the... Read more.
Cruel Green Card Limits
Trump’s New Green Card Policy Punishes Legal Immigrants Without Solving Anything There is little question that the new Trump administration policy to require most... Read more.
Topping the Grift Sundae
Why Trump’s $10 Billion IRS Claim Is Raising Alarm Bells The legal settlement under discussion between the IRS and Donald Trump is so blatantly outrageous that... Read more.
America First Meets China First
There has been a flood of commentary spilled this week as Donald Trump visits Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping today, most focusing on the power dynamics between the... Read more.