Make Kosovo and Bosnia Greater!

1 year ago

Trump himself might like the notion of shoring up sovereignty. Neither Bosnia nor Kosovo has ever been "great." But making…

Who should the US back in Syria?

1 year ago

Success of the rebellion against Assad would be a serious defeat for Russia and Iran. Even an outcome (without all…

Assad is imploding, but it’s not over yet

1 year ago

The greatest threat to the opposition forces will arise if Turkiye unleashes its proxies against the Kurds. That would divide…

Trump has gone way too far

1 year ago

The damage to America's image in the world and to its its institutions of defense and justice is too great.…

To tweet or not, that is the question

1 year ago

But that isn't happening. So I'll migrate to Bluesky gradually, keeping my presence and activity on Twitter/X as well. It's…

Thanksgiving anxieties are justified

1 year ago

Trump menaces many of the values I am grateful for. Thanksgiving anxieties are justified.

Trump likes incompetence and chaos

1 year ago

Even without Trump's chaos, the expansion would be unlikely to last much longer. We are in for a difficult four…

Trump’s first foreign policy failure

1 year ago

China will want to assert sovereignty over Taiwan. Israel will annex the West Bank and northern Gaza. Trump's partition of…

Group rights encourage tyranny

1 year ago

Power should flow from the choices of individuals, organized how they prefer. Forcing people into an ethnic mold is not…

Trump’s cabinet of horrors

1 year ago

This is a cabinet of horrors. Its distinguishing characteristics are unquestioning loyalty to Donald Trump, right-wing beliefs, and profound lack…