Foreign Policy
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The Presidency Is Bigger Than The President
This weekend, another of those embarrassing incidents occurred featuring Donald Trump. He wrote a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Every lesson of global maturity, of basic common decency, and the most basic of niceties taught in childhood was upended. If you think it is a bad joke, let me make it clear Continue reading
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Donald Trump Fails To Understand ‘It’s The Economy, Stupid’
It is not unusual for a president to seek out foreign policy when the stubborn and often embarrassing issues at home make for unrelenting headlines. With the economy not producing lower grocery prices, or more optimism for people wishing to be new homeowners, or when new Jeffrey Epstein documents show a troubling linkage with a Continue reading
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New Low In Washington, Senate Intelligence Briefing Included Only Republicans
This news story did not make the headlines it deserved. There is more to what you are about to read than just a briefing about U.S. military strikes near Venezuela. More deeply disturbing is the willful ripping apart of what is perhaps one of the longest and most bipartisan vital centers of our shared interests Continue reading
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