Eight years ago last Saturday–September 23, 2009–President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly. Portions of that speech are quite eerie, as though Obama somehow anticipated that the President who followed him would likely be someone who openly scorned the UN. Consider this passage: Franklin Roosevelt, who died before he could see his vision for […]
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Trump Is Isolating the U.S. From the Rest of the World
When it comes to what happens next with North Korea, that is a chilling prospect.
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Not Suitable for Children
Remember eight years ago this week, when right-wingers freaked out over President Obama’s back-to-school address to public school children? MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow noted at the time that the right-wing meltdown was completely irrational, since Obama said nothing offensive during the speech. Eight years later, if Donald Trump decided to deliver a back-to-school address to America’s […]
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Americans Aren’t as Averse to Using Nuclear Weapons as You Might Think
Public opinion is a potentially weak barrier to launching atomic weapons and obliterating civilian targets.
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Will the Sick Puppy Wag the Dog?
Do you doubt for a moment that he’d do it? Do you doubt for a moment that he’d go to that level? Would you trust him not to do it? We bore witness to “Operation Urgent Fury” in 1983, “Operation Just Cause” in 1989, “Operation Desert Storm” in 1991 and “Operation Iraqi Freedom” in 2003. […]
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When Dominance Is Your Only Tool
Diplomatic solutions tend to be based on negotiating a win-win and Trump’s world is defined by win or lose.
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The Sum of All Jeers
Can the Trump administration pick up on North Korea’s subtext?
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A Rolling Catastrophe in the Making
Trump’s attempt to undermine the Iran agreement threatens to open up a nuclear crisis on two fronts.
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The Perils of a Paper Tiger Presidency
Trump is fixated on projecting strength, so liberals should double down on efforts to reveal his weaknesses.
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When Ministers Suggest That God Has Ordained Killing
To manipulate Christianity like that is unconscionable.
