The Shamelessness of Mitch McConnell

Not to mention impotence.

Trump’s Inauguration Invites

He is yet again underscoring what types of world leaders he likes.

DeSantis For SECDEF?

The Florida governor is among several names being floated to replace Pete Hegseth.

More Tariff Threats

Trump is like a child with a new toy.

A Few More Tariff Thoughts

On “negotiation tactics,” legal pathways, and such.

USA Losing Out on Global Taxes

Stupid is as stupid does.

The Cognitive Dissonance of It All

A GOP member of Congress on deportations.

Musk and Ramaswamy to Lead Non-Department Department

First there was the Department of Redundancy Department. Now for something completely different.

Mike Waltz Next National Security Advisor

The Congressman and Green Beret colonel will head Trump’s national security team.

Marco Rubio Next Secretary of State

Trump’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

Another List

Putting down markers for future reference.

Companies Go On Record About Future Tariff-Related Price Increases

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

Israel Hits Iran With Limited Strikes

After 29 days . . . a proportionate response.

Trump Proposes Ending Income Taxes

In idea whose time is gone.

Biden Wants to Limit Data Transfers to Adversaries

Closing the barn door after the horse has left.

Disinformation, Dystopia, and Disillusion

Bizarre conspiracy theories shared by powerful people are immune to fact checking.

Today’s Example of the Endless Grift

Trump Bibles: made in China.

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Trump’s Normal Abnormalcy

The 45th President and the press, part a million.

Well, at Least it is Probably Right Twice a Day

The grift just keeps on griftin’ along.

McMaster on Trump

His former National Security Advisor is not impressed.

Fertility Politics

Too many! Too few!

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What Exactly Did The Trump Campaign Vet J.D. Vance For?

It’s not been a great few days for J. D. Vance

The World According to Trump

While foreign policy seldom decides American elections, it really should this year.

Cultural Identity, Mass Migration, and the Far Right

The fine line between xenophobia and patriotism.

Indian Voters Rebuke Modi

The world’s largest democracy just became more democratic.

The ‘Convicted Felon’ Label

It’s a problematic concept.

The Great Baby Deficit

Most of the biggest countries in the world have birth rates below replacement level.

Why the IDF Fights As It Does

A small, conscript-driven military has very different training and doctrine than ours.

Iran’s President and Foreign Minister Killed in Helicopter Crash

A shocking development amidst regional turmoil.

China’s Gray Zone Activities

It’s more than competition but less than war.

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War, Maturity, and Necessity

Are we avoiding facing hard truths?

Biden’s China Trade War

He’s ratcheted up what Trump started but also shifted focus.

Trump’s Increasingly Unhinged Rallies

Yesterday’s New Jersey speech was something to behold.

Real Military Spending

An interesting analysis by The Economist.

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Stupid Index Tricks

The United States has less press freedom than 54 countries. Or does it?

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Biden: We Welcome Immigrants!

A minor gaffe is overshadowing a more complicated story.

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A Return of National Security Republicans?

Several glimmers of hope from the Ukraine funding bill.

Argentina Applies for NATO Partnership

The Western sphere widens.

TikTok Ban Close. Is it Constitutional?

The courts would likely allow restricting a Chinese data mining operation popular with American teenagers.

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Ukraine Losing and Growing Demoralized

While the West dithers, Russia is doubling down.

Thursday Tabs

Some of these have been piling up for a while.

Trump’s Massive Truth Social Windfall

He’s suddenly a billionaire after all.

US-Japan Unifying Command Structure

A long overdue strengthening of a key alliance.

Deepfakes and Election Disinformation

A long-predicted threat has emerged.

Is Western Civilization Real?

A scholarly treatise argues it is not.

Protecting Privacy in a World Without Privacy

A well-intentioned but likely doomed effort.

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Burn it All Down

The politics of chaos.

The Psychology of Inflation

The food is too damn high!