Companies Go On Record About Future Tariff-Related Price Increases

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

Jimmy Carter Turns 100

The 39th President hits the century mark.

Israel Sees Nationwide Strike to Protest Hostage Killings

Massive numbers are taking to the streets in protest.

Israel Expands War in West Bank

Another step closer to a regional war.

Israel Hostage Rescue Creates Outrage

Joy of four returned safe is mixed with the reality of scores of dead Palestinians.

Did Rafah Tent Tragedy Cross Biden’s Red Line?

Some 45 are dead in what Israel calls a “tragic accident.”

Why the IDF Fights As It Does

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

The Day After in Gaza

The Israeli government has no plan. Its defense minister does.

President Joe Biden, Oval Office, 4 April 2024 President Joe Biden, Oval Office, 4 April 2024

Biden Holding Up Israel Arms Shipments

Is Rafah the breaking point?

No End in Sight for Gaza War

There is no obvious better state of the peace acceptable to both parties.

Hamas Accepts Ceasefire That’s Almost Certainly Unacceptable to Israel

Neither side is willing to give up on its war aims just yet.

Netanyahu Doesn’t Care About World Opinion

Israel’s prime minister is defying red lines and humanitarian concerns.

Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Imminent?

The war could be ending soon.

Biden’s Gaza Dilemma

Some Democrats are threatening to sit November out.

Israel vs the World in Rafah

Netanyahu is defying the international community.

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Old Man Biden

The problem that won’t go away.

Biden ‘An Elderly Man with a Poor Memory’

A special counsel has declined to prosecute the President but his rationale was painful.

Wider Middle East War Appears Inevitable

Israel and Iran’s proxies are on a collision course.

Israel-Hamas War’s Massive Destruction

The 21st century’s most brutal conflict and the laws of war.

The Limits of Ideology

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

US Alone In Support For Israel War Effort

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023

The most important and controversial American diplomat of the postwar era is gone at 100.

What Next in Gaza?

The cease-fire will end. What follows is not at all clear.

Israel Agrees to Pause in Exchange for Hostage Release

Hamas gets rewarded for its crimes.

Heads of UN Agencies Call for Israeli Ceasefire

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

Israel Presses On Amid Calls for Ceasefire

Hamas continues to cynically manipulate the world’s humanitarian impulses.

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Stop Trying to Make French Happen

Paris is fighting a losing battle over the prominence of their language.

Israeli Ground Offensive Underway

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

Squaring the Circle on the Israel-Gaza War

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina. President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, North Carolina.

President Biden to Visit Israel

A high-stakes move.

Israel, Hamas, and the Laws of War

It’s . . . complicated.

Israel-Hamas War: To Evacuate or Not?

The choice is between competing disasters.

Israel Forms Unity Government to Avenge Hamas Atrocities

Amid warnings of war crimes, no mercy is forthcoming.

Israel-Hamas War Update

The killing goes on.

Israel at War: It’s a Reckoning

A roundup of news and opinon.

The Menendez Indictment (Updated)

Also: calls for his resignation.

A Tale Of Two Chinas

Its economic bubble has burst, which may make them more dangerous.

Chotiner Eviscerates Koppel on Kissinger

After giving a softball interview, he apparently expected one in return.

Most of the World Doesn’t Care About Ukraine

Many in the Global South see the war very differently than we in the West.

Turkey-Syria Quake Kills 1300+

A natural disaster has compounded a man-made one.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Medal of Valor ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2022, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Press Corps Demanding Press Conference

President Biden is being pressured to face the music after the midterms.

Iran Protests Intensity Highest Since 1979

The ayatollahs face the biggest challenge to their authority in the history of the regime.

U.S. Kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda Founder and Leader

A precision drone strike on a balcony in Kabul took out a longtime nemesis.

China’s Worrisome Behavior

The competition is slowly ratcheting up.

Cheney Way Behind

See is paying the price for her defense of democracy.

US Negotiating Saudi-Egypt-Israel Accord

Another potential deal that doesn’t address the central issue.

Chappelle’s Last Netflix Special

“The Closer” delivers more of what people love and hate about the GOAT.

Classifying Countries by Income

What constitutes a “low income” or “high income” country?

Nick Burns to Be China Ambassador

An exceptional choice that breaks the recent tradition of politicos in the post.