Well damn. I was countin’ on that $5,000. I was gonna buy a Louis Flaneur
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Let’s Talk Blue Waves
This week, Americans will pretend they still have a say in who governs them, and
Lagarde Versus Le Pen?
I’m not going to pretend any of you care about Christine Lagarde’s “early” exit from
The Tragic Irony Of The Israeli State
I won’t bury the lede. The tragic irony of the Israeli state is that it’s
Not Done Just Yet?
The Pentagon’s “assembling a massive arsenal” in the Gulf, where American forces will be “fully
Questions, But No Answers
Nobody panic. It’s just a violent uprising. And however tense things get, history shows that
France Can’t Even Save Itself, Let Alone NATO
On Saturday evening, I reluctantly read an article in Foreign Affairs by Ivo Daalder, Barack
Ukraine Fatalism Or Ukraine Realism?
Kirill Dmitriev likes it. Likes Donald Trump’s decision to suspend the implementation of triple-digit tariffs
Imaginary Ceasefire
Over the weekend, Donald Trump declared an “energy ceasefire” in the Russia-Ukraine war. The moratorium
Saudi Arabia’s Deadly Day May Pull Trump Into Yemen War
The Houthis are inviting a US military intervention in Yemen. On Saturday, at least a
Closed Committee
Back in June, I went out of my way to emphasize that the Supreme Court’s
Maybe Trump Can Starve Iran Out After All
Ask five different experts whether Donald Trump can starve out the IRGC and you’ll get
Back Right?
There’s about to be a Bolsonaro living in The Palácio da Alvorada again. Headed into
After The Midterms, Fire And Fury?
When Donald Trump addressed the UN General Assembly this week, he was adamant that the
Weekly: Playing Politics
A diesel crisis, an unpopular war in the Mideast (is there another kind of Mideast
The Diesel Question
“It’s a gimmick.” That’s what John Cornyn thinks about banning diesel exports, an idea Donald
‘Do I Annihilate Iran, Drive Them Into Hell?’ Nobel Hopeful Asks
If Iran’s allowed to rebuild, they could “create a far greater country” than they’ve ever
‘Let The Oil Flow!’ Again!
Hope, like oil, floats. Brent was on track Tuesday for a fifth consecutive decline amid
A King In Washington
Donald Trump will host his “good friend” Xi Jinping in Washington this week for a
Achtung Baby
If you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the CDU in Germany following the
The ‘Real-World’ Energy Shock’s Finally Here
“No soup for you!” Sorry, I couldn’t resist. If you don’t immediately get the joke,
Over A Barrel
Oil pushed higher on Monday as markets assessed the situation in Yemen, where new reporting
The Bab Al-Mandab Now Belongs To The Houthis
It’s an all-too-familiar scene. Old pickup trucks, their beds loaded down with camo-clad, AK-wielding militants,
$5,000 ‘Trump Dividend’ Is Classic Populist Inanity
“Vote Republican. I’ll give you $5,000.” That’s Donald Trump’s mid-term pitch, and in addition to
‘I Am The House’
Some people — not me, of course — might call Scott Bessent a pompous moron.
War Of Attrition
There’s a pretty good piece in Foreign Affairs this week called “Why America Can’t Strangle
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