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King Trump Jul. 04, 2024
"With fear for our democracy," Justice Sonia Sotomayor concludes in her brilliant dissent in Trump v... Read More
American Caesar and Constitutional Indifference May. 30, 2024
A recent column in The Economist magazine asking if America is dictator-proof got me to thinking if ... Read More
An Anti-Abortion Creep: Worse Than a Snake in the Grass May. 22, 2024
Let me be clear that I mean no disrespect to reptiles when I note that Jonathan Mitchell is a snake.... Read More
Despair and Resignation Are Not a Strategy: How To Fight Back in a Second Trump Term Mar. 11, 2024
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Many polls suggest if the presidential election were held today, Donald Trump could return to the Wh... Read More
Accused of Dictatorial Ambitions, Trump Doubles Down on Authoritarianism: His Understanding of Effective Leadership and Policing Should Repel Anyone Who Cares About Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law Jan. 24, 2024
Donald Trump, a longtime admirer of foreign autocrats, recently has been inveighing against the dang... Read More
Time for Beltway Admirals to Think About War 2025, Not Paper Fleet 2045 Aug. 02, 2023
Last week's column, titled "Confronting China's Rising Strength on the Seas," addressed China's mili... Read More
Confronting China's Rising Strength on the Seas Jul. 26, 2023
Donald Rumsfeld got scorched by media rubes for saying: "You go to war with the army you have, not t... Read More
The Korean Armistice's Iffy Anniversary: Korea Is a Forever War Jul. 21, 2023
The Korean War Armistice agreement was signed July 27, 1953 — 70 years ago this month. It's a... Read More
The Korean Armistice's Iffy Anniversary: Korea Is a Forever War Jul. 19, 2023
The Korean War Armistice agreement was signed July 27, 1953 — 70 years ago this month. It's a... Read More
Vilnius Summit Shattered Putin's Anti-NATO Strategy -- But Left Ukrainian NATO Membership on Hold Jul. 13, 2023
Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine directly targets the Kiev government, but dismantling NATO has been ... Read More
Vilnius Summit Shattered Putin's Anti-NATO Strategy -- But Left Ukrainian NATO Membership on Hold Jul. 12, 2023
Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine directly targets the Kiev government, but dismantling NATO has been ... Read More
No Warrant, No Problem Jun. 22, 2023
In 1928, the late Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis characterized the values underlying the Fo... Read More
Turkey Chooses Dictatorship, to the Detriment of the Free World Jun. 09, 2023
The runoff election victory of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is bad news all around. The l... Read More
Turkey Chooses Dictatorship, to the Detriment of the Free World Jun. 07, 2023
The runoff election victory of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is bad news all around. The l... Read More
South Korea Bets Arsenal Ships Will Give North Korea and China Second Thoughts May. 17, 2023
Threatened by North Korean nuclear weapons and communist Chinese conventional air and missile fires,... Read More
How Do We Improve Global Maritime Security? May. 10, 2023
Once again Iran's robed dictators are launching attacks on oil tankers attempting to transit the Str... Read More
Why Turkey's May 14 Election Really Matters May. 03, 2023
Turkey's May 14, 2023, national elections are critical, foremost for Turkish citizens. Their democra... Read More
South Korea Knows the Korean War Isn't Over Apr. 26, 2023
A lesson in so-called forever war is deep background for this week's celebration of the seven-decade... Read More
Communist China's Police Stations In America Are Focused State Terrorism Apr. 19, 2023
At a New York City press briefing held April 17, U.S. Attorney Breon Peace nailed the core national ... Read More
The Left's Favorite Lie: Widespread White-On-Black Violence Apr. 19, 2023
This week, a 16-year-old boy named Ralph Yarl — black — accidentally rang the doorbell o... Read More
