Donald J. Trump
Trump creates alternate reality for his TAS cult
It is indisputable to any thinking person that Russia is a foe of the U.S.
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Scorecard: The first 4 weeks of Trump II
There hasn’t been such an activist rookie* President since Franklin D. Roosevelt. I used the * because Donald J. Trump is a rookie in his second term, so he’s different from FDR in that way. But not in his ambitions. Not in his desire to expand the powers of
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Woodward’s “War” book praises many Biden decisions
His book, “War,” says Bob Woodward, “presents the efforts and decisions to try to prevent war, and where war came, to avoid escalation.” Really, the book should be titled “Wars,” because while the central focus is Ukraine, the war provoked by Russian wannabe Czar Vladimir Putin, much of the book
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Biden stopped the bleeding, but the wound remains
As always, President Joe Biden’s “Big Boy” (that’s how press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described it) news conference started late. Thursday’s presser was scheduled for 5:30, but — whoops, sometime Thursday it was pushed back to 6:30. It actually began at 7:27 This White House has
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Democrats and Biden in a deep ditch
Immediately after the disastrous debate, Joe Biden’s polling numbers declined a bit, but not that much. Whew, I thought. How did he dodge that bullet? Two weeks later, the respected Cook Political Report showed that Donald J. Trump is leading Biden by 2.5% in an average of national
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Will the rising European Right bow to Putin?
Europe’s recent lurch to the right in balloting for the European Parliament concerns me as an American, because so much evil has come out of Europe’s Right. To be precise, Nazis and other fascists. And yet I know the lurch to the right comes as a response to
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What the Brits’ Labour can teach U.S. Democrats
I was happy and relieved by some recent statements by Keir Starmer, who leads Labour, the Left party that hasn’t governed Great Britain since 2010. Labour leader Keir Starmer embraces patriotism (Photo: Financial Times) His predecessor was a Labourite given to making anti-Semitic statements, not too unusual in a
Russia
May 9 is a date to give Putin a black eye
May 9th is Victory Day in Russia, the national holiday that commemorates the Soviet victory over the Nazis. It is an important date on the calendar, because Russia lost more of its people to the Nazis than any other nation. An estimated 27 million Soviets died, most of them Russian.
Russia
NATO to Putin: Go F yourself
In addition to proving to be amazing warriors, Ukrainians are demonstrating a grim sense of humor. They just released this stamp, signifying the Ukrainian soldiers' response to a Russian warship’s demand they surrender. “Russian warship, go fuck yourself.” By an accident of timing, on Friday it was learned
Russia
5-point plan to stop Putin
The war rages on in Ukraine, but Vladimir Putin and Russia have already lost. Not the physical fight — Russia’s armed-to-the-teeth military may prevail on the battlefield -- but Putin has lost the PR war. The world has turned against him. Even his new ally China did not vote with
Russia
How to take down Russia without firing a shot
I have no use for Russia. From the Czars to the communists to whatever they call themselves today, they have been poison for my people -- Jews -- as well as for democracy. Freedom doesn’t seem to be in their DNA. But do they have a point in wanting