Category Archives: Commentary
You’ve been watching the Iran story wrong. The New Geopolitics of the Middle East
You’ve been watching the Iran story wrong.It’s not primarily about tankers, sanctions, or negotiations. You’ve [...]
Aug
Trump’s ‘Anaconda Plan’ Is Squeezing Iran
What’s going on with Iran, or rather, what’s next with Iran? We’ve gone through six [...]
Aug
Bessent Is Turning the Screws. Iran’s Money Is the Target.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has made clear the United States is preparing a new round [...]
Aug
Florida primaries could shape control of Congress
Voters in Florida will head to the polls to elect partisan representatives in races that [...]
Aug
DSA Praises Fidel Castro in 100th Birthday Tribute, Denounces Marco Rubio as ‘Genocidal’
The Democratic Socialists of America website called deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro a “stalwart symbol of anti-imperialist [...]
Aug
Are You Ready for Woke 2?
“Woke 1” is a term AOC invented in a recent interview when she flashed that [...]
Aug
Krugman and the Politics of Falling Crime
Paul Krugman remains one of the left’s most influential voices. In his latest column, he [...]
Aug
The DNC Just Endorsed Abolishing ICE. That Is Not a Minor Gesture.
At its summer meeting in Austin, the Democratic National Committee approved a resolution urging Democratic [...]
Aug
The Dragon on Ice: China’s Quiet Conquest of the Arctic
At an Arctic Council meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland, in May 2019, Mike Pompeo asked whether the [...]
Aug
The Real Abdul El-Sayed: What He Deleted, What He Faked, and What He Hid
Michigan Democrats nominated Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (Now called Abdul El-Sayed) for U.S. Senate. Let’s look [...]
Aug