The Dreamers and the Rohingya

8 years ago

Yes, of course there are important differences between what President Trump has decided to do--remove the "deferred action" status accorded…

Kim is winning because Trump

8 years ago

Permanent Representative Haley is pushing hard this week for a new UN Security Council resolution on North Korea, one that…

Tweeter-in-chief meets defiance

8 years ago

Locked and loaded for fire and fury, President Trump now confronts a defiant Kim Jong-un, who has conducted a big…

Empty slots and special envoys

8 years ago

Let me try to clarify a bit the issues of empty slots and special envoys in the State Department, which…

Trump’s Moscow tower

8 years ago

This was the big deal Trump was pursuing, right up to his becoming a serious candidate for president. His staff…

Alternatives

8 years ago

Micah Zenko last week in the New York Times obliterated not only Trump's proposed "new" strategy in Afghanistan but also the…

Harvey hits Houston hard

8 years ago

Storms are a test of political leadership. Snowstorms in the US often upend mayors and governors who appear unprepared. Hurricane…

Good luck

8 years ago

As of January 19, there were 1920 pardon and 11335 commutation petitions pending at the Justice Department. President Trump skipped…

How low can he go?

8 years ago

Much lower I fear. While he has given a couple of half-sane, scripted speeches prepared with Chief of Staff Kelly's…

Good speech, wrong president

8 years ago

It was a good speech, but one given by the wrong president. Wrong first because President Trump has done far…