It’s time Democrats change their stories about the deficit
Democrats should be talking about the type of society that we will be giving to our kids, not shaving a few dollars off the interest payments on the debt.
The hazards of military worship
Everyone loves the troops and their generals, but history indicates that military advice Isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Trump’s FCC has paved the way for a giant, local Fox News
Relaxed media consolidation rules have allowed Sinclair Broadcasting to buy Tribune Media, creating a local news behemoth with a conservative bent.
Graduating students boo Betsy DeVos during commencement speech
“For someone to come and speak at my commencement that cannot relate to me or know what I have been through is kind of like a slap in the face.”
How Mexican farmers got the better of Trump
Turns out corn farmers south of the border know more about trade than the U.S. president.
How to reinvent the European left
Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.
More U.S. troops, airstrikes could soon be headed to Afghanistan
An estimated increase of 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers may be deployed.
Donald Trump is attempting a coup – we must have a special prosecutor
The firing of FBI Director James Comey makes an independent investigation of Trump and Russia more important than ever.
What foreign policy will new French president pursue in the Middle East?
Macron favors continued French intervention in West Africa and Mali in order to “eradicate the threat at its origin.”
Think Trump’s border vetting tactics won’t affect you? Think again.
What we’re left with, is an administration operating with the logic of a frat boy who’s just realized his one-night stand was, in fact, a life-changing event.