Tweeter-in-chief meets defiance

9 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

9 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

9 years ago

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

Alternatives

9 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

9 years ago

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

Good luck

9 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?

9 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

9 years ago

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

My Balkans Q and A

9 years ago

Albatrit Matoshi of Pristina daily Zeri asked questions last week. I replied: Not even two months after the parliamentary elections in…

Déjà vu all over again

9 years ago

peacefare.net had a welcome long weekend off, visiting family in New Haven, Connecticut. Little to report from that, except that…