BLOG Post #159: China From the Inside Out 28 Mar 201727 Mar 2017 China’s Moment? Who would have imagined that in the week of Donald Trump’s inauguration, China’s President Xi Jinping would tell an international audience that while one major country seems ready…
BLOG Post #158: Kicking the Can Down the Road: Tillerson in Beijing 21 Mar 201720 Mar 2017 Just when it seemed that the North Korea nuclear issue might cause a US-China collision, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Beijing brought a backing away. News reports rather…
BLOG Post #157: Trumpcare: An International Embarrassment 16 Mar 201715 Mar 2017 As I noted in my APB the other day (“The Freedom to be Unhealthy”), Paul Ryan justifies the current Trumpcare bill as promoting freedom—the right not to have to buy…
BLOG Post #156: What Is Rex Tillerson Up To? 11 Mar 201710 Mar 2017 You say the photo accompanying this post isn't of Rex Tillerson?That's right; it's because Tillerson never answers press questions, so various State Department employees are having to stand in for…
BLOG Post # 155: Mad About THAAD: An Untimely Decision 8 Mar 20177 Mar 2017 The US decision, supported by the South Korean government, to deploy an antimissile system known as THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) may be one of the most thoughtless strategic…
BLOG Post #154: Switching Sides: America and Russia in US Public Opinion 6 Mar 20176 Mar 2017 Once upon a time in the US you could fairly predict what Americans believe about Russia. Their beliefs would parallel their views of the USSR during the Cold War, with…
BLOG Post #153: The Dirt Keeps Piling On 2 Mar 20176 Mar 2017 At a news conference on February 20, Donald Trump said: “I have nothing to do with Russia. To the best of my knowledge, no person that I deal with does.” …
BLOG Post #152: While Our Attention is Elsewhere, Climate Change Worsens 27 Feb 201727 Feb 2017 Donald Trump’s presidency has gotten so much attention that the latest threats to climate stability have received only passing notice. To be sure, Trump’s belief that climate change is a…
BLOG Post #151: Trump, Europe, and Chaos 20 Feb 201727 Feb 2017 Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Defense James Mattis went to the Munich Security Conference with reassurances about the US commitment to NATO. But their visit was anything but…
BLOG Post #150: The Honeymoon is Over 14 Feb 201727 Feb 2017 President Trump is often depicted as “unconventional” and his actions “unprecedented.” But his novelty exposes him and his administration to closer scrutiny than any previous presidency. Turns out the emperor…
American Politics and the World… Post #149: Fighting Back 7 Feb 201727 Feb 2017 Since Inauguration Day, the streets of US cities have been filled with protesters. Major demonstrations are being planned to follow up on the hugely successful Women’s March. Environmental, science, human…
American Politics and the World… Post #148: Bannon’s Coup 31 Jan 201727 Feb 2017 Stephen K. Bannon, Donald Trump’s chief strategist, has been elevated to the Principals Committee of the National Security Council, the top tier of national-security policymakers.* It is the first…
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