Moscow Primary Rumbles On
Beneath the headlines, both Donald Trump and the closest thing to his GOP rival are still courting the Kremlin by neglecting Ukraine.
We Can’t Call It ‘Brexit’ Anymore
By joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Britain has exchanged one trade bloc for another. History will look at the matter differently than we do.
DeSantis Tries Appeasing Russia Again
The Governor is hoping to win the all-important Moscow Primary. So he’s back to dismissing Ukraine’s ability to win. He also gets his facts wrong on Europe.
GOP Debt Ceiling Bill Still Cuts Defense (UPDATED 4/26)
Individual members are walking away from McCarthy’s quiet but massive defense cuts, but he still hasn’t. Moreover, even their plans would lead to reductions.
Speaker McCarthy Floats Massive Defense Cuts
If we are to take the Republican leader of the House at his word, he would reduce defense spending by more than $1.3 trillion over the next decade.
Anti-Trump GOP Donors Stuck in the Past
I would be thrilled if the GOP could reject Donald Trump. That doesn’t change the fact that these people simply have no real clue how to do it.
Portrait of the Leaker as an Angry Man (UPDATED)
We can come to some educated guesses about the source of the leak: very likely sympathetic to Russia and clearly hostile to Ukraine.
Review of Afghanistan Pullout Hides Truth
The Administration (and some of its critics) are arguing over how the withdrawal happened, ignoring the fact that it never should have happened at all.
‘A Whole Appeasement Psychology’
Trump and his allies like to cite numerous sanctions imposed on Russia as a sign he wasn’t acting in Putin’s interest. A lack of enforcement shows otherwise.
Taiwanese President Has Fans in Both Parties
When Kevin McCarthy and I are on the same side, there really shouldn’t be another side. So it is, apparently, regarding Taiwan.