BLOG Post #469: Israel and Genocide 31 Jul 20251 Aug 2025 What is Genocide? Many scholars and progressives are reluctant to call Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide. They will agree that Israel’s behavior is abominable and atrocious but nevertheless falls…
BLOG Post #468: The Gutting of America’s Scientific Research 20 Jul 2025 Once Upon a Time There was a time not too long ago when American scientists and American research facilities were the envy of the world. In those days, our…
BLOG Post #467: Trump Cedes the Energy Future to China 9 Jul 20259 Jul 2025 Avoiding Dependence But in Vastly Different Ways When it comes to energy planning, China and the US are moving in opposite directions. As the New York Times reported on July…
BLOG ANNOUNCEMENT 8 Jul 20258 Jul 2025 My latest article, "How Trump's Tariffs Are Hurting Americans," has just been published in Global Asia. Here's the link: https://www.globalasia.org/v20no2/cover/how-trumps-tariffs-are-hurting-americans_mel-gurtov
BLOG Post #466: The Failure to “Obliterate” Iran’s Nuclear Sites 27 Jun 2025 Damage Control President Trump’s childish and out-of-touch message following US strikes on Iran is now, properly, a matter of contention. He said: “Iran has officially responded to our Obliteration…
BLOG Post #465: It’s Trump’s War Now 22 Jun 202522 Jun 2025 President Trump announced that the US had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. Then he messaged that "now is the time for peace." No, it is time for war. No…
BLOG Post #464: Trump and Netanyahu Play “Good Cop, Bad Cop” with Iran 13 Jun 202513 Jun 2025 Playing the Game In the lead-up to Israel’s devastating attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities and its military leadership, Pres. Trump posed as a peacemaker and concerned bystander. He said that…
BLOG Post #463: The Trump-Xi Conversation: One Step in a Long March 7 Jun 20258 Jul 2025 President Trump finally got his wish for a conversation with Xi Jinping. Or perhaps I should say that President Xi granted Trump an audience. The Chinese leader has no doubt…
BLOG Post #462: Donald in Arabia 16 May 202515 May 2025 A Golden Age “In the United States, we’ve announced the golden age of America,” Trump said at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh. “And with the help of the people…
BLOG Post #461: In Trump’s Trade War, It’s Advantage China 9 May 202516 May 2025 Without Rhyme or Reason “We welcomed the Chinese Communist Party into this global order. And they took advantage of all its benefits. But they ignored all its obligations and responsibilities.…
BLOG… Post #460: Assessing the US-Iran Nuclear Talks 27 Apr 202527 Apr 2025 No Attack--For Now The New York Times reported April 16 that the Trump administration has decided not to approve an attack on Iran for now. Apparently, those in the administration…
BLOG Post #459: Trump–Four Disgraceful Acts 19 Apr 2025 Act 1: US and El Salvador Won’t Return Wrongly Deported Man No disgraceful act of the Trump administration is more dangerous than its denial of due process of law, judicial…
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