Washington Post — Today’s WorldView A historic rise in global conflict deaths suggests a violent new era Analysis by Adam Taylor, Reporter — June 29, 2023 More than 238,000 people died in global conflict last year, according to a new study released Tuesday, marking a massive 96 percent increase year over year in deaths … Continue reading Deaths in War, After a Long Decline, Are Spiking Upward
Friday June 30 was a major anniversary. Did you see the parade past the Capitol? Catch the huge fireworks display? Watch the big superstar concert? No? Me neither. But I’m kidding about the hoopla: June 30, 2023 will rightly be remembered for bad Supreme Court decisions, with anger and resistance, not any big national celebrations. … Continue reading Fifty Years Without a Military Draft: Could That Change?
Washington Post, September 30, 2022 This is what a post-Putin Russia should look like Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is serving a nine-year sentence in a maximum-security penal colony. This essay was conveyed to The Post by his legal team. What does a desirable and realistic end to the criminal war unleashed by Vladimir Putin … Continue reading Money Where His Mouth Is: Alexei Navalny’s Vision of a Better, Peaceful Russia
Donald Trump is not the first president Asa Hutchinson wanted, and tried, to take down. Nor, I will contend, is he even the second. Will the third (or fourth?) time be the charm for the man we could dub the Arkansas Charger?
New York Times, June 13, 2023 50 Years of Republican history in a convincing, chilling thumbnail Why have only a few elected Republican officials rejected Trump? Columnist Jamelle Bouie highlights scholarly views that “strong loyalty to an institution like a political party might lead a dissenting or disapproving individual to hold on to his … Continue reading Jamelle Bouie Nails the GOP’s Criminality & Contempt for Law & the Constitution