All Commentaries
Should South Korea Get the Bomb?
Donald Trump and a majority of South Koreans believe that South Korea should have a nuclear weapon. Are they right?
Trump’s Remarks Reveal Fears About U.S. Troops in Harm’s Way From North Korea
Donald Trump’s calls for arming Seoul and Tokyo with nuclear weapons seems to be his way of keeping American troops out of the line of nuclear fire.
The Future of Europe Depends on This Vote in the Netherlands
A trade referendum in tiny Holland may influence the future of Ukraine, the trajectory of the EU, and whether armed conflict will return to Eastern Europe.
In the ISIS War, Congress Surrendered the Last of Its Authority to Regulate U.S. Wars
When the president wants to fulfill a constitutional duty — like nominating a Supreme Court justice — Congress is up in arms. When he launches a blatantly unconstitutional war, it shrugs.
Over 30 Countries Tax Financial Speculation. Why Doesn’t the United States?
When you buy a thrift store jacket, you pay a sales tax. When a Wall Street trader buys millions of dollars’ worth of stocks, he doesn’t.
Bombing the Islamic State Is Like Watering Its Roots
Responding to Islamic extremism with violence is reminiscent of the sorcerer’s apprentice in Fantasia creating more brooms by whacking them with an axe.
Islamic Extremism Not Only Protean But Potentially Synergistic
The Islamic State and Al Qaeda could combine and form an entity more dangerous than the sum of its parts.
It’s Really Happening: The Dominican Republic Is Deporting Its Haitian Residents.
This isn’t the first time the U.S. has stood by the Dominican Republic even as its government has violated the human rights of Haitians.
Why Are Disproportionate Numbers of Islamic Extremists Engineers?
Beware The Certainty Seekers!
When Hillary Clinton Out-Neoconned a Neocon
Believe it or not, the Bush administration’s Paul Wolfowitz showed even more concern about Palestine than Hillary Clinton.