Iranian and Venezuelan émigré networks made the case for U.S. intervention. Then the president cut them loose.
Venezuela
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Cuba Libre: Rubio’s Big Bet on Regime Change in Havana
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.
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All the Ways Trump’s War on Iran Is Disastrous
We should be deeply disturbed about what follows the targeted assassination of a foreign leader.
Posted inPolitics
Stephen Miller’s Worldview Is Straight Out of “Starship Troopers”
The Trump advisor declared the world is “governed by force,” not “international niceties.” Director Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi classic showed us what that world looks like.
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Venezuela and the Dawn of the Don-roe Doctrine
Nicolás Maduro is in American custody. With that simple fact, the Western Hemisphere’s geopolitical landscape has irrevocably shifted. The United States has crossed a threshold, trading years of sanctions and diplomatic pressure for swift, decisive military action. This is a historic pivot, a moment that will be studied for decades, not only for its impact […]
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Trump’s Murderous Hypocrisy on Drug Trafficking Is Bone-Chilling
A president killing boaters on specious claims of “narcoterrorism” while pardoning major drug traffickers should be a major scandal.
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Sinking Boats Off Venezuela, Colombia. What Could Go Wrong?
A Q&A on the unstated aims and unacknowledged risks of Trump’s air strikes.
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Venezuela’s Best Chance for Freedom
Trump and the U.S. should keep pressuring Maduro, but not use blunderbuss tactics that will backfire.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Third-Country Deportations Explained
First, it was that megaprison in El Salvador, now Africa is becoming a dumping ground for illegal migrants who committed crimes. How the president and the Supreme Court are normalizing the inhumane.
