Democrats have already lost the 2020 elections
President Trump’s Job Approval Rating Favorable 50% Unfvavorable 47% Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll, June 13, 2019 On five of the last seven days Trump’s job…
Rule of Law
The “boiling frog” fable, and starting the Trump impeachment investigation
Much of the political debate in Washington revolves around whether the Democratic-led House of Representatives should impeach President Donald J. Trump, or begin an investigation…
The meaning of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and others look away
Developing The government of Bashir al-Assad continues its wanton commission of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and the world look away. The U.S….
What is going on in the world?
What is going on in the world? For two years Americans have been lost in an obsessive fixation on their lying president, the investigations into…
Trump Steers Dangerous Course in Venezuela
Developing (uncorrected draft) Donald Trump has set the United States on a dangerous course in its policy toward Venezuela. The Trump administration seems to…
International Law after Trump
The Trump administration seems to have forgotten about international law. This has led to an enormous failure on the part of the United States to…
American Policy: Khashoggi’s assassination, human rights, and international law
The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, poses grave challenges for Donald Trump and U.S. foreign policy….
Opinion: Lying Republican Senators confirm lying Supreme Court nominee (Kavanaugh) nominated by lying president (Trump)
The statements which follow represent the opinions and impressions of the author, and do not necessarily involve statements of known and proven facts. Unmoored from…
U.S. attacks WTO judicial institutions
See Marie de Vergès, “Le gendarme OMC au bord de la paralysie,” Le Monde, le 29 septembre, 2018. Donald Trump’s attack on the rule of…
50 Years Ago: The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and its enduring significance
See “August 20, 1968 — “Dubček, Svoboda!” The Trenchant Observer, August 10, 2010. 50 years ago, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies invaded…
Google helps suppress free speech in China, and other countries
Developing We have come a long way from Google’s early motto of “Don’t be evil”. Google is now developing a search engine for China to…
Humanity’s voice of reason: International Law and the United Nations Charter
Developing I watched a great movie this afternoon, The Interpreter, with Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. While it was an action thriller, it also had…
The Putin-Trump threat takes a menacing turn–Michael McFaul and Bill Browder
Putin’s Unbelievable Audacity with Trump President Donald Trump will consider allowing Russian investigators to question U.S.-born investor Bill Browder, former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael…
Trump’s disdain for international law
President Donald Trump through his actions shows utter contempt for international law. This is true to such an extent that you have to wonder if…
CIA nominee is presumptive war criminal; multiple reasons to reject Haspel nomination
Developing–preliminary draft We have grown tired under Donald Trump’s relentless assault on our democratic values and the rule of law. With no responsible officials at…
Republican smear campaign against FBI continues propaganda aimed at sowing confusion
Developing Joseph McCarthy set the pattern for smearing people and institutions during the McCarthy period in the 1950’s. He spread lies and innuendo accusing people…
REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Originally Posted By: The Observer January 18, 2016 Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good…
How Senate Democrats have strengthened Trump: Al Franken and the Democrats’ Circular Firing Squad
Draft (developing) The Senate Democrats, spurred on by the wave of feminist hysteria over alleged sexual misconduct sweeping the country, have pressured Senator Al Franken,…