The hard-right national security adviser successfully tanked the Iran deal. His next target? The North Korea talks.
The Bolton Administration Has Already Begun
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John Bolton
Make No Mistake: Trump Is Paving the Way for War with Iran
The decision to violate and withdraw from the Iran anti-nuclear deal is one of the most dangerous foreign policy blunders in recent memory.
Two-Faced Trump: Peace in Korea, World War in the Middle East
Trump believes he can simultaneously capture a Nobel Peace Prize for North Korea while leaping toward war with Iran.
Far Right Groups Are Stumbling, But Their Rhetoric Is More Mainstream Than Ever
In a sense, the Republican Party has become a much more powerful instrument of white rage than the alt-right.
The Case for ‘America First’ on the Korean Peninsula
“America First” used to mean keeping the military out of countries that don’t threaten us. Trump’s upended that, but now’s the time to bring it back.
How ‘Black Panther’ Sees the World
The film contrasts aloof isolationism with Gates Foundation-style paternalism. It unfairly paints more revolutionary alternatives as narrowly violent.
Get Ready for Bush 2.0
The president once distanced himself from the Bush legacy. Now he’s brought back the architects of its darkest moments.
Trump to the International Community: Drop Dead
Donald Trump has declared war on human rights — at home and abroad.
From Here to Dystopia
One or two bomb throwers can blow up the international community. Trump is appointing a whole cabinet of them.
Trump the Predictable
Without exception, Trump’s foreign policy picks are members of the far right: aggressive, Islamophobic, and contemptuous of diplomacy.