Al Qaeda Deputy Killed in Iran

The man behind the 1998 embassy attacks is dead.

The Line That Divides

Either democracy is sacred, or it’s not.

What’s a Republic?

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

DNI Refusing to Brief Congress on Election Security

Yet more flouting of the rule of law by the Trump administration.

Foreign Interference in the 2020 Elections

The Russians are at it again, with the cooperation of the Trump administration and its enablers.

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Larry Hogan 2024

Could a blue state governor be the future of the Republican Party?

Trump Commutes Roger Stone’s Sentence

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

Israeli Bomb Sets Back Iranian Nuclear Program

The Natanz fuel enrichment site has been seriously damaged.

Bolton: Trump Asked China to Help Re-Election

Some explosive charges in the former National Security Advisor’s book.

Undercounting COVID Deaths

The counting methodology is flawed and that’s assuming honest reporting.

Eleven 9/11s

Another grim milestone

US Retaliates for Iranian Retaliation

A proportional response.

Iranian Attack Kills Americans

If a global pandemic and economic crisis weren’t enough excitement . . . .

SXSW Latest Victim of Coronavirus

Conferences, sporting events, and even school has been canceled to avoid spreading the pandemic.

American Gerontocracy

Is being ruled by the elderly a bad thing?

No, Mr. President, COVID-19 isn’t a Democratic Hoax

Donald Trump is once again trying to deflect reality.

South Carolina Debate Was Terrible

CBS did a lousy job.

Anonymous Intel Officials Say On-Record Briefer Overstated Russian Interference

Moscow helped Trump in 2016. Do they want him back?

The Problematic Acting DNI

Only the best people.

Pompeo on Iran and Ukraine

The chief diplomat of the United States isn’t very diplomatic (nor informative).

11 US Troops Injured in Attack Where No US Troops Were Injured

Claims by the President and Defense Department about the Iranian response to the Soleimani raid were untrue.

More on NATOME

More on presidential nonsense with a brief diversion into blogging philosophy.

The Childlike Foreign Policy Stylings of Donald J. Trump

A bold new plan for security in the Middle East.