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1Feb 2026
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Post #492: TACO Time or Wartime? Examining Trump’s Latest Threats

Donald Trump is on the warpath again, threatening Greenland, Iran, Canada, and Cuba. Will he be TACO—Trump Always Chickens Out—or…

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18Jan 202618 Jan 2026
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Post #491: The Second American Declaration

WHEN in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary to decide that a government that purports to represent the…

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6Jan 2026
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Post #490: The United States is an International Lawbreaker

The illegality of US intervention in Venezuela has been amply cited with reference to its attacks on alleged drug boats,…

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Post #470: Will the US Invade Mexico?

9 Aug 20259 Aug 2025
The Limits of Friendship Donald Trump is proving time and again to foreign leaders that counting on friendly relations is senseless. Most recently, India, Canada, Ukraine, and Brazil discovered that,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…

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