Ukraine War, May 27, 2022 (III): Americans and Russians who acquiesce in evil
The mass shooting of grade school students and teachers in Uvalde, Texas set me to thinking about the Russian officials and citizens who won’t stand…
Read MoreThe mass shooting of grade school students and teachers in Uvalde, Texas set me to thinking about the Russian officials and citizens who won’t stand…
Read MoreDavid Frum of The Atlantic describes today, in succinct but powerful detail, how the United States, which began a 2-3 month shutdown in mid-March at…
The greatest charge against Donald Trump is that he has violated his oath to uphold the law and the Constitution, and has abused his power…
Working Draft America’s Lack of Defenses against Authoritarian attempts to seize power. America is in many ways defenseless, because before Trump no one could imagine…
ENGLISH AND FRENCH Three recent articles describe China’s recent actions in the South China Sea, which appear to violate international law and an authoritative and…
The eruption in demand for dwindling amounts of masks has resulted in a kind of global supply-chain bedlam. In the United States, the federal government…
Draft (developing) President Donald Trump “recommended” new limits on group gatherings and social distancing on Monday, reportedly in response to estimates contained in a…
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Originally published on November 11, 2011 My uncle died in a field in northern France with a German bullet in his head. To him, and…
Developing (uncorrected draft) Donald Trump has set the United States on a dangerous course in its policy toward Venezuela. The Trump administration seems to…
U.S. foreign policy under the direction of a malevolent simpleton The great challenge facing observers and critics of U.S. foreign policy is to keep track…
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…