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History Repeats Itself -- Almost Jul. 19, 2023
We all know history doesn't really repeat itself, but it sure does echo through the decades and cent... Read More
Lies, Damned Lies, and Ukraine Jul. 12, 2023
As the Russian war in Ukraine drags on, three phrases have become a constant political drumbeat: "fi... Read More
The Wagner Revolt Leaves Losers Worldwide Jun. 29, 2023
A suspect deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and mercenary commander Yevgeny Prigozhin en... Read More
War and Honesty Jun. 29, 2023
Can the president fight any war he wishes? Can Congress fund any war it chooses? Are there constitut... Read More
The Wagner Revolt Leaves Losers Worldwide Jun. 28, 2023
A suspect deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and mercenary commander Yevgeny Prigozhin en... Read More
Civilizations Clash -- in Ukraine and at Home Jun. 26, 2023
Samuel Huntington got Ukraine wrong. That's what a casual reader of "The Clash of Civilizations?" &#... Read More
Don't Let Hunter's Plea Deal Distract From the Real Biden Problem: Ukraine Jun. 23, 2023
In today's America, it sure is nice to be a Biden. Presidential prodigal son Hunter Biden's transpar... Read More
Hunter Biden Didn't Get a 'Sweetheart Deal.' He Got an Appropriate Plea Bargain. Jun. 22, 2023
The pending federal conviction of Hunter Biden will be just that — a conviction, giving the pr... Read More
President Putin, Time is Running Out Jun. 15, 2023
WASHINGTON — I have not seen Russian President Vladimir Putin passing through the Russian outb... Read More
On the Argument That We Shouldn't Be Aiding a Corrupt Country Jun. 13, 2023
I have supported aiding Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. I don't understand conserva... Read More
Summer and Smoke Jun. 09, 2023
As Canada's ashes turn the sky yellow, and New York City glimmers dimly in the haze, and we chew the... Read More
Existential Risks in Ukraine May. 29, 2023
As Henry Kissinger turned 100 and Americans marked the arrival of summer with a holiday meant to mem... Read More
The Arab World's Conspiracy of Dictators Helps Mask Egregious Rights Abuses May. 26, 2023
What happens way over in the Arab world almost always has an impact here in tangible ways, whether i... Read More
Fighting Putin for Empire Apr. 27, 2023
The empire-building debacle of the nearly 20-year American occupation of Afghanistan is a lesson unl... Read More
The Pentagon Papers, Again Apr. 13, 2023
Does the government work for us or do we work for the government? Can the government morally steal d... Read More
The Uses of Ambiguity Mar. 23, 2023
WASHINGTON — In the course of my life-long study of political science and related perfidies, I... Read More
DeSantis Was Right on Ukraine Mar. 21, 2023
"While the U.S. has many vital national interests ... becoming further entangled in a territorial di... Read More
Questioning Biden's Ukraine Policy Doesn't Make You an 'Isolationist' Mar. 03, 2023
It's not exactly a sign of a healthy democratic discourse that it's virtually impossible to ask a cr... Read More
Thinking Hard About Ukraine War and Peace: One Year Out Mar. 01, 2023
WASHINGTON — "Slava Ukraini" is heard in the halls and streets here, especially when President... Read More
Ukraine's Combined Arms Warfare Edge Mar. 01, 2023
March 2022's Ukraine war videos of exploding Russian tanks showed the world that Ukrainian soldiers ... Read More
