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15 Truths About Tariffs, Some More Uncomfortable Than Others Apr. 08, 2025
SAN DIEGO — As you have likely figured out, President Donald Trump loves tariffs. It's just to... Read More
Assessing U.S.-China Relations in the Aftermath of the Spy Balloon Feb. 10, 2023
The utterly humiliating saga of a high-altitude Chinese surveillance "balloon" successfully traversi... Read More
Africa Must Heal Itself -- And Not Rely on America Dec. 22, 2022
There may be better ways to disrespect African leaders than President Joe Biden's U.S.-Africa Leader... Read More
The US Played Gorbachev for a Fool Sep. 02, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union who died this week, was a member of that trib... Read More
The War Is on With China Oct. 12, 2021
With each passing week, it looks like World War III — between America and China — is com... Read More
Can We Coexist with Asia's Communists? Jun. 19, 2020
Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met for seven hours at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii wit... Read More
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan Is a Much-Needed Dose of Reality Jan. 31, 2020
It's unlikely that Donald Trump's new Israeli-Palestinian peace plan will succeed. Yet, it's the bes... Read More
Apologies to Israel, but Help Is on the Way Dec. 30, 2016
I am not surprised at President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry's parting insults to ... Read More
Our Elegant Man in Havana Mar. 22, 2016
Barack Obama walked the cobblestone streets of Old Havana to cheers of "Welcome to Cuba!" After deca... Read More
A Response to a Black Student at Columbia Dec. 01, 2015
Two weeks ago, the Columbia University newspaper, the Spectator, published an article titled "Studen... Read More
Ending a Policy That's Failed for 50 Years Dec. 19, 2014
Listen carefully to the Republican leaders and presidential hopefuls roaring with outrage over Presi... Read More
Bad Reporting and the Differences Between Massacres by Israel and ISIS Aug. 14, 2014
In Gaza, the oppressor is Israel, which is an ally of the United States and a favorite of the news m... Read More
Is Putin Worse Than Stalin? Jul. 25, 2014
In 1933, the Holodomor was playing out in Ukraine. After the "kulaks," the independent farmers, had... Read More
The Sad Politics of Killing Children Jul. 24, 2014
When the United States began condemning Russia for downing the Malaysian Airline and killing 298 civ... Read More
Saudi Sound System Making Waves Jul. 17, 2014
The Saudi government this week announced the upgrading of the sound system used by Mecca's grand mos... Read More
The Curious Case of North Korea Jul. 03, 2014
It is important to not underestimate the oddness of North Korea. Last week, with important diplomati... Read More
Americans Tire of Solving Everyone's Problems May. 01, 2014
Americans want a smaller role in global affairs than the stage-hogging part we command today. Nearly... Read More
Wizard of Id
Jan. 29, 2014
