Russia’s woes in Ukraine reflect its autocracy, corruption, and dismal choices. Sounds like the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth.
James Mattis
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Hannah Arendt Understood the Forces Behind Donald Trump
The late scholar of mass movements, charismatic leaders, and government violence foreshadowed the president’s rise and the MAGA movement in The Origins of Totalitarianism. Recent polling proves her prescience.
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The Trump Vaccine That Actually Works
His supporters have been immunized against the facts.
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Despite Pentagon Pushback, Trump Still Aims to Dominate the Streets
A revolt of the generals isn’t stopping the president’s effort to use the military to quell protests.
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Trump is Lucky That People Disobey His Orders, and We’re Lucky Too
The president often gets into trouble when his dubious orders are carried out, but seems to avoid consequences when they are not.
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Republican Senators Are Quietly Turning on Trump
Unsupportive of Trump’s government shutdown and increasingly alarmed at foreign policy decisions, the Senate Republicans are getting restive.
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Is Trump Fit to Serve as President?
Those in the best position to observe Donald Trump say emphatically that he is not fit to serve.
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Trump’s Syria Decision-Making Could Be Fatal
More than anything else he’s done, Trump’s impulsive pull-out of Syria has hurt his relationship with the Senate.
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Isn’t It Obvious Kelly and Mattis Wrote the NYT Op-Ed?
There have been actual mysteries in this country. What happened to the missing 18½ minutes on the Nixon tapes? Was there an actual “October surprise” in the 1980 presidential election? Why did anyone ever take George W. Bush seriously? This “mystery” is not one of them. To quote the renowned American philosopher Nasir Jones, it […]
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Bob Woodward Confirms That Everyone Knows Trump Isn’t Fit to Serve
Trump’s closest advisers call him an idiot, a fifth-grader, a ‘goddamn dumbbell,’ but somehow the myth persists for many that Trump is a functional executive.
