international
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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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Weakness In Standing Up To Putin Emboldens Xi
The calendar has opened to a New Year, but the severe tests confronting the world remain the same as when we closed out the old year. Once again, the threats from large, powerful militaries are ever-present and must be met with firm resolve and a united front. Over the past few years, the danger of Continue reading
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Trump’s Partisan Moves Creates Postal Crisis
Americans are learning a new term this summer. De minimis. It is a Latin phrase meaning of trifling importance or of minimal things used to describe something so minor or insignificant that it is disregarded by the law, courts, or for accounting purposes. But when it comes to screwing things up that are minimal or Continue reading
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