Monday, December 22, 2025

American psychosis

We are entering a period of national psychological trauma.

AOC endorses Bernie

The October Democratic debate was noteworthy because all of the candidates did a good job.  Some were, of course, better than others,...

China’s global leadership list

What should the U.S. do to try and keep up with China?

Mike Pompeo and the push for two Cold Wars

If there was ever a time to embrace the kind of international cooperation the left has always called for, it’s during a global pandemic.

Don’t be distracted by ‘leaks’ or ‘wiretaps’

Can Comey redeem himself, his agency and his country?

The torture-friendly Trump administration

Only stupid people say torture works – and one of them is sitting in the White House.

For Sale: Obscene Monuments to Mammon

The trophy mansion is the most ostentatious game of billionaire one-upmanship yet.

An axis of reaction? Lauren Boebart, Paul Gosar and the risky rhetoric of the...

They are cynical opportunists who try to paint a picture of a perfect past and country under siege by immigrants, the left and traditionally marginalized communities demanding the same rights taken for granted by most of those who voted them into office.

On Memorial Day, U.S. Troops Are at War With Islamic State Near Mosul

The line of the Obama administration had been that US troops on the ground in Iraq and Syria were only trainers and advisors. But US forces have exceeded that role.