Trump Wrestles with the Middle East in a Difficult Week for U.S. Policy

It has been a week of repeated insults to U.S. adventurism and Donald Trump's ill-defined Middle East policy.  In Iraq, thanks to Iranian backing...

Can Europe Save America From Google?

President Donald Trump has apparently appointed Joseph Simons and Rohit Chopra to run the Antitrust Division at the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). ...

Abortion: Deal With It Ethically, Not Politically

President Trump’s executive office, on October 2, backed the US House of Representatives ban on 20-week abortions, labeled the H.R. 36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child...

A Distressed U.S. and it’s Consequences

A uniquely wayward president, Donald Trump, has managed to isolate the United States equally uniquely, and contrary to the stated position of his Secretaries...

Decertifying Iran Nuclear Deal Would Ultimately Be Bad for Both USA and Israel

While President Donald Trump is very fond of proclaiming that the Iran Nuclear Deal was an “embarrassment” and a “horrible deal” he neglects to...

US-Turkish visa spat: A fight for basic freedoms

Moves by the United States and Turkey that largely ban travel of their nationals between the two countries is about more than two long-standing...

A Tyranny of the Mind — Killings in Niger and Las Vegas

If there is a mass shooting and anyone is asked where, the answer is likely to be the United States.  The reason of course...

It’s Time to Ban Automatic Weapons of Any Kind From High Population Density Areas

Even vociferous supporters of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, including undersigned, no longer have an argument against an outright and blanket ban...

Trump vs. the Establishment: An intensified struggle

With a chain of resignations and dismissals of ranking White House staff, this summer has got particularly hot for Washington watchers. Overall, the reshuffle...

Plenty of Blame to Go Around: The Long Collapse of American Foreign Policy

In recent months, a large army of pundits, academics, and other policy professionals have risen up to argue that Pres. Donald Trump’s foreign policy...

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