Operation Epic Fury (Or, The Little Excursion)

Operation Epic Fury (Or, The Little Excursion)

The President insists the war could end “any time I want it to end.” There is something almost poetic about the name Operation Epic Fury. Not poetic in the Homeric sense, mind you—more in the sense of a teenager naming his garage band Skull Thunder Apocalypse after...
Emperor Trump Demands Surrender

Emperor Trump Demands Surrender

Trump and the American People Insist Upon Unconditional Surrender There are many ways for a president to conduct foreign policy. Some read history. Some consult diplomats. Some study maps, alliances, logistics, or the occasional physics of geography. And then there is...
The Sound of One Tough Guy Not Tweeting

The Sound of One Tough Guy Not Tweeting

The Silence of JD Vance – Not A Peep! Gather round, children, and I will tell you the story of when J.D. Vance wrote op-eds about how Donald Trump “started no wars.” It was 2023. The story was convincing. The populist winds were blowing. And Vance, newly...
Day 1461 of the Three-Day War

Day 1461 of the Three-Day War

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...
Trump Tariffs and the Magical Thinking of Economic Nationalism

Trump Tariffs and the Magical Thinking of Economic Nationalism

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...