Trump Flees Political Chaos With Overnight Trip to Iraq
President Trump has not had a good week in Washington, so late on Christmas evening, he decided to take a surprise trip…
When All Else Fails, America Gives Saudi Arabia More Money
American participation in Saudi Arabia’s devastating war in Yemen is a national disgrace that we should end as soon as…
Pompeo Didn't Want to Piss Off Defense Contractors by Calling Off the War in Yemen
The Wall Street Journal reported this morning on the internal deliberation process that led Secretary of State Mike…
Trump Nearly Tweeted Us Into a War
with North Korea, Bob Woodward Says
At any moment, Donald Trump could be just one tweet away from starting a disastrous war. Yes, that apparently almost…
U.S. Commander Calls for End to War in Afghanistan
General John W. Nicholson Jr. has led the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan for 31 turbulent months. Now, he’s…
Pentagon Ignores Outcry Over Yemen, Will Train Saudi Pilots In U.S.
According to The Young Turks, the Pentagon is planning to train Saudi Arabian military pilots inside the U.S. Federal pr…
The Two Bad Things That Haven't Happened Yet
Wow—yesterday was bad, politically speaking. In fact, the past year and a half has been bad, politically speaking. But…
Trump Declares ‘Mission
Accomplished’ Following Syria Strike
If President Donald Trump’s aim in using the military to deliver airstrikes on targets in Syria was to create his own…
Trump Is Now Using Twitter to Start Wars
President Donald Trump appeared to announce an impending war through Twitter on Wednesday, tweeting directly to Russia…
Two Simple Rules to Prevent War
With the appointment of ultra-aggro-chickenhawk John Bolton as National Security Adviser, Donald Trump seems to be…
How DARE YOU Imply That John Bolton Promised Not to Start Any Wars
I know the last 12 hours or so since it was announced that John Bolton would be Donald Trump’s new national security…
Trump Is Firing Everyone Who Could Stop a War With Iran
National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, a favorite of the D.C. foreign policy establishment and one of the White…
Did You Notice Trump Seriously Slurring His Speech During That Jerusalem Announcement
Donald Trump announced Wednesday afternoon that the United States will formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital city…
Mattis and Tillerson Ask Congress for War Powers Unconstrained by Geography and Time Limits
Gen. Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson might “separate the country from chaos,” but they’re very…
It Was Never About John Kelly's Dead Son
It’s difficult to exaggerate the repulsiveness of what today’s top political news story: the fight over whether or not…
Trump Has No Intention of 'Nation-Building' in Afghanistan
President Trump, whose “original instinct was to pull out,” has decided against pulling out of Afghanistan.
Trump's Apparently Just Winging It With This Whole Threat of Nuclear War Thing
With his arms crossed like a petulant child forced to take a time out, President Donald Trump on Tuesday declared North…
Trump Threatens North Korea With 'Fire and Fury' Like It's No Big Deal
It’s not entirely easy to differentiate between President Trump’s latest, inflammatory comments about North Korea and…
Dance or Die: Meet the Ballet Dancer Who Escaped From Syria
Ahmad Joudeh is the only Arab ballet dancer in the Dutch National Ballet company. Until late last year, he was stuck in…
A Weekend of Nazi Dress-Up Fun in the Heart of Trump Country
A few weeks ago on a balmy day in rural Pennsylvania, I passed up the chance to bring home a piece of Nazi Germany.