Trump’s Latest Anti-Muslim Plan Receives Worldwide Condemnation
Donald Trump’s plan to exclude Muslims from the United States is provoking condemnation, and confusion, around the world.
Yes, It Is Appropriate To Think Of Donald Trump As a Fascist And Demagogue
Given his rhetoric, it’s fairly clear that Donald Trump is drawing from a poisonous political well. So there’s no point in failing to acknowledge reality.
Texas Attorney General Tells Clerks They Can Ignore The Constitution If They Want To
The Attorney General of Texas is responding to the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling by telling Clerk’s who issue marriage license that they are free to ignore the law.
Hillary Clinton Attacks Foreign Policy She Helped Create And Implement
Does Hillary Clinton remember that she was Secretary of State for four years?
Europe’s Far Right Finds A Friend In Putin
The European far right has found a friend in an unlikely place.
Army Spokesman: Don’t Criticize President Over Sequester
Reminding government employees that they are employees of the government is suddenly controversial.
Meaningful Action To Prevent More Tragedies Like This
Will the massacre of twenty children in a Connecticut elementary school mark a turning point in America’s gun culture? Don’t count on it.
US Government Spying on Innocent Citizens, Just In Case
Remember when the Bush administration was spying on calls Americans made overseas without a warrant? Those were the good old days.
NATO Deserved Nobel More Than EU
My latest for The National Interest, “Why NATO Should Have Won the Nobel,” is out.
State of the Union Post Mortem
The speech did exactly what it was supposed to do: kick off Obama’s re-election campaign while disguised as a call for unity.
Police Violence and Perpetual War
Why we shouldn’t be surprised that police are using tools of violence against protestors.
Is the U.S.-European Relationship Really in Decline?
My latest piece for The Atlantic, “Is the U.S.-European Relationship Really in Decline?” is posted.
President Obama’s Address to Parliament
While President Obama has had some amusing gaffes on his trip to London, including getting the year wrong in the guest book and an awkward toast to the Queen, his speech to Parliament today hit all the right notes.
Health Care, the GOP Field, and Tribal Politics
How much of public opinion is about tribal political identification and how much is about the actual policies themselves?
The Eschatological Stylings of Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck seems to have more in common with End Time preachers than he does with a serious political analyst.
Can We Please Stop Comparing Everyone We Disagree With To The Nazis?
Inevitably, the Nazis made an appearance during yesterday’s debate over health care reform in the House. It’s time for it to stop, or at least time for the rest of us to stop taking seriously anyone who resorts to such arguments.
American Taliban, Liberal Fascism, and Judging a Book By Its Title
Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas’ new book, AMERICAN TALIBAN: HOW WAR, SEX, SIN, AND POWER BIND JIHADISTS AND THE RADICAL RIGHT, continues a long tradition in political polemics.
Tyranny Yields to Lowly Judge
Americans on both sides of the aisle throw around words like “tyranny” and “fascism” about our system. But there are constant small reminders we are under the rule of law.
Comic Book Foreign Policy (or the Batman Theory of Foreign Policy)
Readers may be familiar with the Green Lantern Theory of Geopolitics. Now, there’s a competing theory.
