World Politics
Trump’s Declining Approval: Worrisome or Illusory?
This high-risk, high-reward presidency is being severely tested.
Vancouver SUV Attack Casts a Pall
Voters can and do punish or reward governments and elected politicians based on the effects of recent disasters on them and governments’ responses to them.
Is This America’s ‘Suez Moment’?
This month we witnessed the same pattern. After Liberation Day, the US stock, bond, and currency markets all crashed (and gold surged to $3500 as a result). Substantial foreign pressure mounted.
Why War Trumps Peace
Agreements are often imposed by external actors against the will of one or both local warring parties. As soon as circumstances change, war resumes.
Be Not Enticed to Tyranny
Targeted by smart doorbells or license plate readers, but tempted just to shrug off losses of privacy? The cumulative price of surveillance is higher than we can imagine.
Why Is Israel Held to a Different Standard?
We must affirm Israel’s right to defend its citizens with the same moral clarity we afford every other nation. To do otherwise is not just inconsistent – it’s unjust.
Self-Inflicted Truths Hurt the Left
They preach growth on the one hand while taxing the lifeblood out of the very people who can make it happen. Their ideology says you can tax your way to wealth.
The Meaning of ‘Never Again’ in a World That Forgets
Holocaust distortion, denial, and erasure seep subtly into classrooms, campuses, and discourse. We must remain vigilant – not only out of solidarity with global Jewry, but as a commitment to our own democratic and humane values.
When Terror Wears a Red Crescent
When terror wears a red crescent, it isn’t protected – it is disguising itself. And the world must stop pretending otherwise.
China Caught Cheating Trade Rules Again
Trying to sneak their cheap crap through South Korea.
From the Desk of a Male, Pale and Stale
What if the tariff strategy fails? (Trump tariff strategy, part three)