Sunday, July 12, 2026

What should we do about the debt ceiling, and why should you care?

Fighting over whether to raise the debt ceiling is a dangerous distraction. Abolish it!

Why Do Veterans Support Donald Trump?

Many military vets wrote in to say they absolutely do not support Trump, and are afraid that he would put our troops in more danger.

End of “the great game”

The old game is dead. Keep playing it and our civilization is over. Try winning that one.

Biden considers declaring climate emergency after Manchin frustrates climate agenda

"This is an important moment. There is probably nothing more important for our nation and our world than for the United States to drive a bold, energetic transition in its energy economy from fossil fuels to renewable energy."

A nonpartisan guide to national security and foreign policy issues in the presidential election...

Is Trump a Russian agent? And is Clinton an emailing criminal? Will we be less safe during the next administration?

2016 as prologue, not aberration

Our media is strangling our democracy, and without a course correction it will only get worse.

Iran’s ‘Tea Party’ moment?

Responsibility for the unrest ultimately lies with the country’s government.

Redefining American valor: Bernie Sanders’ vision for a new foreign policy paradigm

At the heart of Sanders' critique is the notion that American foreign policy has been marred by a series of misguided interventions and conflicts.

Mercenaries and morons: the failed for-profit Venezuela coup

Whatever one thinks of Venezuela’s government, the country’s long suffering people deserve better than being cast as expendable pawns in a struggle to secure the country’s vast oil and other resources for American and other multi-national corporate interests.