In his most recent post, Paul quotes a lengthy passage from John Ganz. In it, Ganz writes that: We should recall the old chestnut about Hitler being a failed artist: unable to express himself aestheti
When Donald Trump pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he claimed that Iran had “committed multiple violations of the agreement.” Trump argued that the JCPOA was s
Paul Musgrave has recommendations for the coming lame-duck session. They’re all very sensible. Some, such as action on the debt limit and a big aid package for Ukraine, might actually happen. Ot
As readers know, I have something of an interest in progressive foreign policy. So it might not come as a surprise that I’ve spent the last few days ruminating (sometimes in the form of Twitter thre
There’s been some chatter on “security studies Twitter” about why Russia might have sabotaged Nord Stream 1 and 2. Nord Stream 1 is an important source of hard currency, which the Kr
It’s true! It all started when I pointed out that Greenwald is as usual, playing his horseshoe-shaped audience for suckers. In some basic respects, Greenwald’s post is technically accurate
Congressman Jim Banks auditioned a new line of attack against Biden’s loan-forgiveness program: that it undermines military recruitment. I have questions, such as “what are the ethics of s
China might be headed toward a recession. Against all expectation (not a single economist polled by Bloomberg had predicted it), the People’s Bank of China has cut interest rates. The ease was