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If Trump Does It, Does That Mean It’s Wrong?
As the 2020 pandemic was unfolding, I wrote a piece with the deliberately provocative title, “If Trump says it, does that mean it’s not true?” Now, as…
Oct 24
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Popcorn Politics
After two weeks in Western and Central Europe, it’s clear to me that many people around the world are misreading the endless obsession with American…
Oct 10
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Charlie Kirk, Free Speech and American Hysteria
The past decade has seen a rising intolerance of free speech, on the left with what has loosely been called “woke” and on the right in its backlash…
Sep 22
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Well, that happened...
Nov 6, 2024
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Hyperbolic Hyperbole
Feb 7
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A Realignment
Nov 13, 2024
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Launching The Edgy Optimist
Jul 10, 2024
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Season Premier
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"I'm Mad as Hell..."
Sep 5, 2024
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The Virtues of Discontent
In a Gallup poll released this week, American support for capitalism reached its lowest point since the survey began, with only 54% having a positive…
Sep 10
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The Scandal is What's Legal...
Last week, the Trump administration nominated E. J. Antoni, chief economist of the Heritage Foundation, to be the new commissioner of the Bureau of…
Aug 18
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The Trade War is Over
On April 2, Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs on almost every country in the world, with 10% tariffs across the board and additional rates…
Aug 1
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A Contented Summer of Europe’s Discontent
One of the subplots of the wavering support of the United States for Ukraine has been whether the European Union can possibly fill whatever void is left…
Jul 16
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One Big Beautiful Country
As Washington consumes itself with the One Big Beautiful Bill and as the Second Season of the Trump Show launches a fragrance line of perfumes and…
Jul 3
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Getting Real
The 12-day air war between Israel and Iran, with a brief cameo bombing by the United States on three of Iran’s nuclear enrichment and weapons sites…
Jun 25
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Déjà vu All Over Again
Today’s reaction to the federal militarization of law enforcement against protests in Los Angeles is portrayed as a classic first step in a fascist…
Jun 13
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