Politics Doesn’t Stop At the Water’s Edge
… and history shows us that it never really has.
DeSantis Tries Again for Moscow Primary
From ‘cease-fire’ to ‘settlement,’ the Florida Governor is hoping his refusal to support victory in Ukraine will win the Kremlin over.
Even a Bad Debt Deal Beats the Alternative
In the absence of a majority in either house of Congress for a clean debt ceiling increase, it’s either a deal or a step into the unknown.
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.