All Commentaries
A Global War on Children
In the Trumpian age, every accusation Is also a confession.
The Member of the Reagan Brass who Became a Pentagon Critic
The late Lawrence Korb spent the latter part of his life fighting for cuts to the Pentagon budget.
The Defector’s Gambit
Viktor Orbán wasn’t beaten by his opposition. He was beaten by his own machine.
After Trump, the Flood
Trump doesn’t use the phrase “après moi, le déluge,” possibly because he believes himself immortal. But, in fact, he is only immoral.
The Unclosed Strait
The passage of Chinese ships through the Strait of Hormuz undermines Washington’s victory narrative.
Washington Is Making Hezbollah’s Case
No deeply embedded armed actor has ever been sustainably disarmed by coercion alone.
What Can North Korea Tell Us about America’s Future?
Is the United States heading toward a hard landing?
Where Legal Challenges Are Helping Deportees
In at least two cases, the Trump administration has complied with judicial decisions to return a deportee.
The Real Winner of India-Pakistan Conflict: Militarized Nationalism
Military and nationalist regimes on both sides are consolidating power through chest-thumping and grand commemorations.
America’s Jobs Pessimism Is a Foreign Policy Problem
Washington continues to protect an empire more energetically than it protects the next generation’s prospects.