Without charismatic Castro and Russian/Venezuelan support, and with sky-high oil prices, the communist regime is brittle. But as the secretary of state discovers in Iran, breaking things is the easy part.
Secretary of State
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For Marco Rubio, Bad Timing Was Great Timing
He lost to Trump in 2016 but he’s living his best life as Secretary of State, approved unanimously by his Senate colleagues.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
Vote by Mail (Not to Mention Democracy) At Stake in Arizona Secretary of State Race
The respectable Democrat, Adrian Fontes, is neck-and-neck with Mark Finchem, a Trump-backed election denier.
Posted inProtecting the Vote
The Election Denier Who Wants to Be Michigan’s Secretary of State
As Donald Trump’s pick, Kristina Karamo – who hates vote by mail – beat a Republican field to become the party’s nominee and has a shot at running the state’s elections.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why Is Rex Tillerson Racing Home from Africa?
Once again, the secretary is truncating a foreign trip, but this time we have reason to ask why.
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From Grace, We Fell
If only we could have seen the future, eh? It was ten years ago this Wednesday that Barack Obama won the Iowa Democratic caucus in a shocker. Obama’s victory was considered a sign that his message had the potential to resonate with far more strength than conventional wisdom assumed–and that he indeed had the ability […]
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A Place Called Hope
It was the moment that we began to make America great again. No, not one year ago next Wednesday, when Putin’s plaything seized control of the White House. The moment when America became better occurred twenty-five years ago this week, when Bill Clinton liberated the White House from a dozen years of Republican control. I […]
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John Bolton to Get the Last Laugh?
A decade after being rejected, the potential secretary of state could be the last man standing.
