Author’s note: the conduct of Trump and his people since I wrote this have only furthered the dangerous trends highlighted…
Author’s note: as I repost this for Real Context News as Trump enters the third year of his presidency, we are in midst of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, one lasting already over a month. My below analysis is still deeply relevant, sadly: Trump began his first and now second anniversaries of taking office mired self-inflicted shutdowns. ***** Though I originally published this article in the…
America’s president did something stupid concerning Jerusalem. Cue predictably stupid reactions. Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse December 11, 2017 By Brian E.…
North Korea’s brutal, tragic history is the key to understanding why options for dealing with Kim Jong-un and his troublesome…
And what would that mean going forward? Some hard choices, necessary changes, and a reckoning. Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse…
Though originally published in the fall of 2013, my piece on how partisan redistricting gerrymandering was the root cause for…
Trump is still a danger to America and the world. But if he exercises American power in a way that will…
The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) conducted another interview with me (see previous one here) a few weeks ago about…
For Many white Americans, a candidate of color who stays away from focusing on racial issues or from pushing whites…
Trump’s flirtatious waltz with hints and threats of political violence cannot be ignored and should not be underestimated. Apart from…
Author’s note: as Trump’s presidency unfolds into its third year, the idea that Trumpism really is little more than banal…
It’s kinda time to panic for liberals; regardless of how the public reacts to the debate, here are 10 reasons…
There is (still) no “scandal” here. It turns out Hillary and her people were pretty careful. The focus has been…
Rather than signify any beginning of weaponizing foreign policy and national security in politics, the 9/11 attacks simply marked the…
Yes, we can blame the poor Zika response on Republicans, which has put far more Americans at risk than necessary,…