In fact, the Trump administration dangerously complicated matters, offering more proof of why we need experts, what it disparages as the “Deep State.”
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Conflict in Kashmir
A good reason, and a bad one, not to worry (too much) about nuclear war.
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Trump Won’t Take the North Korean Threat Seriously
Of all the reasons to remove President Trump from office, his love affair with Kim Jong Un is the most compelling.
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We Can’t Fix This at the Ballot Box
Dangers are rapidly accumulating and events are spiraling out of control.
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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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We Can’t Afford a Mentally Unfit Commander in Chief
David Petraeus is wrong. It matters whether or not Donald Trump is mentally ill.
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Dancing with Mr. D
So, what will you do if the worst happens? I still remember seeing the horrified looks in the eyes of John Kerry’s supporters outside of Boston’s Faneuil Hall on the afternoon of November 3, 2004, after it was announced that Kerry would concede defeat to President George W. Bush, thus condemning this country to four […]
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Emotional Rescue
Are progressives and Democrats overestimating just how many conservatives and Republicans will support Donald Trump in the privacy of the voting booth? Yes, as Salon’s Heather Digby Parton has observed, it is profoundly disturbing to see conservatives and Republicans falling in line behind Trump merely because of political tribalism. Yet the general election is still […]
