Trump seems increasingly likely to decertify Iran’s compliance with the Iranian nuclear deal. The deal is good for Europe and good for the US, but it was a something Obama touched, so Trump wants it to die. And he can, simply by decertifying Iran’s compliance. You can see Trump’s trigger-finger start twitching when the topic comes up. But if Trump does this thing, he will...
I haven’t been writing as many posts recently. I haven’t been especially motivated. Plus, I suspect you didn’t want to read those kinds of articles. But it’s time to stand up. My idea behind this blog was the same a lot of people: use sunlight to cure bad behavior. Governments aren’t exactly pure of heart, but the cure is to show the broken places so...
As I write, it’s Friday night and we’re watching the news as the US, France and England attack Syria. We are theoretically retaliating against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because he poisoned hundreds of Syrian civilians — men, women, and children — using prohibited chemical weapons. The problem with being a US citizen under this administration is that President Trump’s motives taint everything. A lot of...
The news media remains focused on President Donald Trump’s stupidly obvious mendacity. Hard not to watch, I suppose. Trump’s a kleptocrat who’s furiously disemboweling our supposedly beloved democracy. We check the news daily for updates about Robert Mueller’s investigation, hoping he’ll bring down the wrath of America on his evil. And replace him with… what, exactly? My problem is that Trump isn’t an aberration. He...
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