How to Decline a Subpoena by Flipping the Entire Chessboard Washington awoke to a rare and disorienting sensation: surprise without scandal. No new emails. No stained dresses. No poorly timed saxophone solos. Instead, the collective gasp came from watching Bill and...
The boat is taking on water. Fast. This, we are assured, is just politics. The boat is taking on water. Fast. This much is evident to anyone with eyes, ankles, or a functioning relationship with gravity. The lower decks are already knee-deep, the engines are coughing...
Fortress America Tariffs The Golden Dome Iceland (or rather Greenland) It is recorded by several reliable witnesses that a certain celebrated gentleman, being possessed of an exceptional confidence in his own magnificence, did ascend the snowy heights of Davos with...
Sometimes You Need a Dictator It is a comfort, in troubled times, to know that clarity still exists somewhere in the world. At Davos, clarity arrived in the form of a joke so honest it briefly forgot to disguise itself. “I’m a dictator,” said Donald Trump, pausing...
Principles are fundamental truths, rules, or beliefs that guide behavior, systems, or understanding. Once upon a time, America stood for limited government, the rule of law, a strong but restrained defense, and alliances built on trust rather than invoices. This was...
Donald Trump and George Orwell When Donald Trump took office, sales of 1984 rose by 9,500 percent. This was widely interpreted as a resurgence of interest in literature, which was touching and quaint but incorrect. What actually occurred was mass panic by people... 
