Still Rewriting the Past
Of course, it’s no surprise that the efforts to rewrite a past that casts ill thoughts on Donald Trump’s legacy are still the subject of intense attempts to... Read more.
No Goals, No Game Plan: The U.S. And Iran Enter Ceasefire Talks From a Worse Position Than Before the War
With undefined objectives, a defiant Iran, and JD Vance leading the delegation, the diplomatic table may already be set for failure — and the price is more war.... Read more.
Holding Our Breath: Who Doesn’t Love A Good Rescue Story?
Heroic Iran Rescue Masks Bigger Risks in Trump’s Expanding War Heroic effort apparently involving hundreds of special operations forces, aided by CIA deception,... Read more.
Free Speech for ‘Gay Conversion’
Conversion Therapy Ruling Tests Free Speech Limits Earlier this week, the majority-conservative Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Colorado’s laws barring therapists... Read more.
Knocking Off Iranian Leaders
Trump’s Iran Strategy in Doubt After Israeli Assassinations of Key Figures Israeli raids have killed another pair of Iranian leaders seen as important to any attempt... Read more.
Avoiding Any Blame in Iran
There’s plenty of boastful propaganda from and for this Trump administration when things look like a military rout against Venezuela’s Nicolás Madura, drug... Read more.
Trump’s War Week Raises Questions About Who Is Really Being “Protected”
War, politics, and rising global tension define a chaotic week for Trump’s America. A whirlwind of a week in Donald Trump’s world has swirled expectations in... Read more.
Firing Kristi Noem … for All the Wrong Reasons
Donald Trump has fired Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary, but seemingly for the wrong reason. The firing followed a contentious Senate committee hearing... Read more.
Deepening Fissures Over Iran
No Vote, No Plan, No Endgame. Deepening fissures underscoring Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to go to war with Iran are evident even as the military story continues... Read more.
Trump’s Iran War: Bombing Without a Plan, Authority, or Endgame
Widespread strikes across 14 Iranian cities, apparent killing of Ayatolla, raise questions about legality, goals, and the true cost of regime change By now, we all... Read more.