Success often sows the seeds of future failure. That's the danger America faces now. America is a great and powerful country. But this shouldn't blind us to an obvious historical reality. Great empires rise — and fall. Just look at the history of the Roman Empire. Or the Babylonian ...
Fantasy progress is easy to manufacture and sell in America Editor: President Trump makes constant assertions about set-in-stone progress in negotiations to end the Iran War. He trumpets successes like nuclear inspections, control of the Strait of Hormuz, the unfreezing of Iranian assets. Newspapers report it all, and the American citizenry swallow it whole. However, virtually the same day after President Trump makes such triumphant claims, Iranian leaders deny those things have actually been agreed upon. Whaat!? Both sides of the table are headed by power-hungry despots who have ...
President Trump has been musing about whether he's the most powerful man in world history, and judging by the results lately, the answer is definitely "no." It's certainly true that Trump has technical tools at his disposal that would have astounded famous pre-20th century contenders for the ...
What a glorious day in June. The Barack Obama Presidential Center opening in Chicago gave us a complete contradiction of the times we've been living through. Community rather than chaos, lightness versus darkness, and hope instead of fear. I might add: beautiful music and language that ...
President Trump and Vice President Vance spent most of last week trying to convince Americans the "Memo of Understanding" (MOU) with Iran is a good deal for the United States and world peace. That's not what Iran believes. Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic, ...
Referring to the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall, Minnesota governor Tim Walz commented on X: "Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn't listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went. The entire Trump presidency ...
