Skeletal Intuition

Skeletal Intuition

or . . . “I Feel It in My Bones” There are many ways to run a war. There is the traditional model—briefings, intelligence, strategy, alliances, logistics, maps with arrows, and people who have read books. And then there is the Trump model. This one involves vibes....
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...
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...
Bondi, The Face of the Cover-Up

Bondi, The Face of the Cover-Up

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...
A Threat To Western Civilization

A Threat To Western Civilization

Canada may indeed lose Ice Hockey and the Stanley Cup, too! There are many threats to Western Civilization: inflation, war, TikTok influencers explaining geopolitics. But none, apparently, so grave as a bridge. Yes, a bridge. The latest menace to the Republic is the...