February 24th Is The Anniversary of Russia’s War with Ukraine We are now on Day 1461 of Vladimir Putin’s three-day war. Three days. It is worth repeating. That was the Russian swagger. That was the muscle-flex. Kyiv would fold. Ukraine would faint. Tanks would...
The Folly of Trump’s Tariffs If you were to distill logical international trade into a single sentence, it might be this: economics is not a wrestling match. It is not won by shouting, flexing, or threatening the referee. It is a system of interdependence...
Trump and the MAGA Monster The anxiety about what comes after Trump — whether someone like J.D. Vance would be “worse” — misses the point entirely. Trump was never the real engine that created MAGA. He was the one who provided cover and permission to reveal the MAGA...
Proximity to Donald the Magnificent Is No Longer Prestige In ancient fables, there is always a sorcerer who believes the kingdom trembles because of his power, when in fact it trembles because no one has yet dared to laugh. The enchantment holds not by magic, but by...
She Turns Her Back on The Victims to Protect the Perpetrators Ah yes. Nothing says “nothing to see here” quite like a redacted email about your relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Representative Dan Goldman held up a document like a man presenting Exhibit A in a trial... 
