D.J. McGuire
D.J. is an Adjunct Faculty Instructor in Economics at Tidewater Community College, a cost estimator, and a musician. A neoconservative, he has watched the Republican Party succumb to white supremacist and anti-democratic impulses with alarm. He now calls himself a Red Dog Democrat.
DeSantis Tries Different Spin On Ukraine
The Governor says he is not okay with Putin’s invasion after all. But neither does he want us to help Ukraine kick Putin out.
Summit Diplomacy: Two Can Play At This Game
The leader of the Chinese Communist Party was in Moscow showing off the authoritarian alliance. His democratic neighbor had a message of its own.
Is France Having a Weimar Moment?
President Emmanuel Macron reaches back to history to pass his pension reform. Unfortunately, he went for Hindenburg and Bruning.
The Liberation of Iraq Was and Is Justified
The mistakes that came with the Coalition of the Willing are famous. The benefits that have come to the democratic world, less so.
The Moscow Primary: Trump Makes His Pitch
Ron DeSantis became the first and only serious challenger to Trump for the Kremlin’s support. The former president won’t give up without a fight.
Ron DeSantis Enters the Moscow Primary
The Florida Governor refuses to call Ukrainian victory an objective or a vital American interest … in response to Tucker Carlson’s questionnaire, no less.
SVB Collapse Scrambles the Coalitions
On Friday afternoon, Silicon Valley Bank was wound down, and a major economic issue crashed into everybody’s favorite culture wars.
Budget Battle: Tax Hikes vs. Defense Cuts
President Biden has returned to his standard call for higher taxes, but the House “Freedom” Caucus’ dovishness is more troubling.
Biden Proposes Medicare Restructure
Democrats have dismissively waived away warnings about Medicare’s coming insolvency. Biden will not, and for that he deserves credit.
D.C. Democrats Should Listen to Mayor Bowser
The argument over D.C.’s criminal reform law looks like public safety versus home rule. On closer look, there’s less than meets the eye on the latter.
