The tariffs! My God, what of the tariffs?! (“Think of the children!”) Most intelligent people
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President Musk
“Vice President Trump” was briefly trending on “X” Thursday, which is… well, funny, for one
Igor Kirillov Had A Bad Day
Igor Kirillov was a Russian general of considerable standing and he just had a very
That’ll Be Enough, Mr. Yoon
South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol imagined he might be presiding over a two-week-old military junta
What Of The Axis Now?
The world’s burning. Figuratively. Literally. Both. It looks as though history will remember Israel’s decision
Iran, Russia Reel As Assad Regime Falls To Al Qaeda Successor
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani is king of Syria now. Or something. “Following his talks with a
History In The Making As Assad Set To Fall In Syria
A week ago Sunday, I chose “Syria to the fore” as the title for the
South Korea Fails To Impeach Would-Be Dictator
“I would like to bow my head and apologize for the worry I have caused
Are You Serious?
Whatever sort of derision you want to aim at the neoliberal consensus (in all its
C’est La Vie
I’d say France descended into political chaos on Wednesday, but they were already there. Sorry.
Amateur Hour
There are a lot of different ways to go about usurping democratic governance. One blueprint
Coming Soon To A Democracy Near You…
Things took a decisive turn for the “Goddammit, really?!” in South Korea on Tuesday evening,
Going Back To Aleppo
The last time the Syrian opposition controlled Aleppo, I was holed up in a backup
Meanwhile, In France…
I hesitate to dedicate scarce editorial resources to France’s budget drama, not because it isn’t
Just Two More Months
“Don’t worry about it. You get paid in rubles, not dollars.” That was Dmitry Peskov’s
Have You Heard The Good News?
Donald Trump took a few minutes away from hawking his latest book (“SAVE AMERICA”), promoting
Trump Picks Gay Soros Protégé To Run The US Treasury
Someone described Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, as a “peace offering” to
‘Our Crazy Neighbor’
We’ve all had annoying neighbors at one point or another in our lives. But unless
Lutnick Gets Commerce
As of this writing, Donald Trump’s still undecided on who’ll run Treasury in his second
No, Vladimir Putin’s Not Going To Nuke Anybody
Everybody gasp and cower. Or duck and cover. If you forgot, the tsar has some
DOGE? Really?
I try to be generous, really I do. But in the face of what I
A Letter To Trump Voters From An Overeducated Liberal
Since Donald Trump easily beat Kamala Harris to secure a second term in The White
‘Welcome Back’
Donald Trump’s otherwise unstoppable MAGA machine suffered a (for-now-small) setback on Wednesday, when Senate Republicans
For Pete’s Sake
It takes a certain kind of courage to volunteer yourself for war. It also takes
Don’t Be Crazy
“Don’t be crazy.” You’re already hearing the exhortations to Donald Trump. I didn’t see “crazy”
For Democrats: A Reckoning
It wasn’t close. Really it wasn’t. Donald Trump served notice this week that America’s still
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