Trump and Obama: Stupidity and Legacy
Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. is known for its regular polls. It asked voters what words came to mind when they thought of President...
A Vote for an Incompetent President
Since January when this administration entered office, has anything significant been accomplished. The only major bill slapping more sanctions on Russia was entirely the...
Trump’s Hidden Agenda in North Korea
It has been a week of barking out military options, a week of 'everything is on the table', a week of threats no longer...
On Fighting Sanctions and Trump’s Thin Skin Vulnerability
The high level individuals leaving the Trump administration must be a record. Eleven since the end of January averaging out to almost two per...
The Problem with Venezuela and the Western Media
The Venezuelans go to the polls on Sunday (July 30) to elect delegates who will rewrite Venezuela's constitution. In Latin America generally, society is...
Is the U.S. on the road to war with Iran?
There are two kinds of people: those with, and without, grace. President Trump can decide on which side he falls, although Mrs. Abe the...
Trump’s Paris escape, domestic troubles and Clorox for the Democrats
Today, July 14, is Bastille Day. It is the day when the common people of France, despairing their grievances would never be addressed, stormed...
The North Korean Enigma Part II: Economic Ties and the Banyan Tree
About a hundred miles north of Bangalore, India, in the village of Thimmamma Marrimanu grows an eponymous banyan tree. There are all kinds of...
The North Korean Enigma Part I: War and Peace
The North Koreans sent the U.S. a gift on its July 4th Independence Day. In the morning, -- their time, it was still July...
Lies, Hate and Violence: The Currency of Demagogues
T he well-known journalist, Seymour Hersch, has published an article in the German newspaper Die Welt refuting President Trump's assertions blaming the Syrians...