The Overriding Strategic Threat: Donald Trump, American “Mass” And Nuclear War
"The mass crushes out the insight and
reflection that are still possible with the individual, and this necessarily
leads to doctrinaire and authoritarian tyranny if ever...
Impeachment & Intervention: Where American Foreign Policy Goes Wrong
To any
ordinary American citizen, it’s well known that government spending is
spiraling out of control. The U.S. budget deficit now exceeds $23 trillion — with...
After Senate Trial and Presidential Acquittal: Overlooked Foundations of U.S. Constitutional Law
Lawyers on both sides of the recent Senate
trial chose to ignore certain philosophic and jurisprudential foundations of
the United States Constitution. These
"peremptory" foundations lie recognizably
in...
The Suicide of Critical Thinking
“It is better to debate a question without
settling it than to settle a question without debating it.”~ Joseph Joubert,
French moralist and essayist, 1896
The idea...
An Acquitted Trump Deploys new Nuclear Weapon and Democrats Start the Self-Flagellation of Primaries
We have had
a week in the U.S. when an impeached President delivers a State of the Union
address on how America has become great again,...
After The US Presidential Acquittal: Vox Populi, Public Mass and America’s Future
“Who is
to decide which is the grimmer sight: withered hearts, or empty skulls?” -Honoré de Balzac
Virtually all
US politicians, irrespective of party, are fond of celebrating...
Looking Beyond Current Crises: American Policy, Global Chaos and Collective Will
Swiss artist
Alberto Giacometti's Man Pointing
extends his finger accusingly. But where is he pointing, where exactly, in what
discernible direction and toward whom or what in...
Where the 2020 Candidates Stand on Russia
The Iowa Caucus and the start of the United States’ presidential
election season is less than a week away. For Americans, this is a big...
Iran crisis test drives fundaments of Trump’s foreign policy
At the core of US president Donald J. Trump’s maximum
pressure campaign against Iran lies the belief that Iran can be forced to
negotiate terms for...
The power of symbolism: Mexico’s Foreign Policy
A few weeks ago, the president of Mexico,
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) took the decision to grant asylum to Evo
Morales after he fled the...