BLOG Post #482: Trump’s War on America 12 Nov 2025 The Abuse of "National Security" Throughout much of the post-World War II history of American foreign policy, national security has meant international security—that is, defense of the US homeland was…
BLOG Post #450-2: The Trump-Musk Outlaw Regime–The Scorecard So Far 17 Mar 202517 Mar 2025 (Note to the Reader: This is a third iteration of a blog originally posted after the first two weeks of the Trump administration. Sorry for the length, but the numerous…
BLOG Post #447: The People’s List of Trump’s Worst (Part 2) 2 Jan 2025 [Note to Readers: In Part 1, I wrote about the big-time donors and loyalists who will populate Trump’s cabinet, inner circle, and ambassadorships. Elon Musk naturally stands out in that…
BLOG Post #445: The People’s List of Trump’s Worst (Part 1) 21 Dec 2024 The List Donald Trump has promised to go after enemies of the people, and will seek revenge against a list of individuals and organizations. But we the people have our…
BLOG Post #441: The Nightmare Returns 6 Nov 2024 Fascism in Charge In his novel The Plot Against America, Philip Roth depicts the rise to the presidency in the late 1930s of Charles Lindbergh, the pilot who made…
APB APB: The Atlantic’s Endorsement of Kamala Harris 29 Oct 2024 The Atlantic’s endorsement was published on October 10, 2024. For the third time in eight years, Americans have to decide whether they want Donald Trump to be their president. No…
BLOG Post #435: China Views the US Election 26 Aug 20241 Nov 2024 China’s Analytical Challenges China’s America watchers have the same tough job that faces Donald Trump’s campaign: coming up with a new game plan after Joe Biden passed the torch…
BLOG Post #433: Project 2025: Authoritarian Rule and Foreign Policy Mayhem (Part 1) 10 Aug 20241 Nov 2024 A Far-Right Conspiracy in the Open Project 2025, the far-right’s ambitious policy planning guide published as Mandate for Leadership, is designed to dismantle the “Deep State” and install a president…
BLOG Post #430: Gathering of the Clan: The Trump Criminal Enterprise at the RNC 20 Jul 20241 Nov 2024 The Criminals Former FBI director James Comey once compared Donald Trump’s gang of loyalists to the Mafia. “Holy crap, they are trying to make each of us an amica…
APB APB: Why Joe Biden Should Step Aside 13 Jul 202412 Jul 2024 Like all of you, I’ve read numerous commentaries on the President’s post-debate situation and what should be done about it. Here are my brief reactions to the reasons most…
BLOG Post #413: Lessons From the China Spy Balloon Incident, One Year Ago 16 Feb 202416 Feb 2024 This month is the first anniversary of the infamous Chinese spy balloon incident. It’s an incident worth recalling for several reasons beyond the fact that it set back US-China relations…
APB APB: Sneak Attacks on Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden 9 Feb 2024 The special counsel's report on Pres. Biden's handling of classified information raised unwarranted, and frankly disgusting, references to his age and memory. It was a sneak attack that may have…
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