Rather than signify any beginning of weaponizing foreign policy and national security in politics, the 9/11 attacks simply marked the…
Author’s note: with a Bernie Sanders candidacy again looming over the Democratic Party and the country as a whole, here…
Violence and hate feed each other, as the violence in the Middle East shows; the West must be careful not to play…
A detailed examination of Trump’s foreign policy speech from a few weeks ago reveals how little substantive thought or ideas…
Without George W. Bush’s presidency, it’s hard to imagine Obama’s 2008 victory; without both, it’s hard to imagine Trump being…
For the crime of terrorism to have weight, we must move globally towards a more specific definition that goes beyond…
Author’s note: when I wrote this, I was confident Clinton would win but still worried about the chance of a…
Bernie Sanders and his supporters are not good for Democrats, and they will only empower Republicans and the likely nominee,…
Neither candidate can be said to have chipped into the other’s core support as a result of the debate Thursday…
“How, Bernie?” The math and data that show why the “political revolution” can’t and won’t happen anytime soon. Originally published on…
Obama’s final State of the Union speech exemplified him and his presidency, both strengths and weaknesses. In the end, Obama’s…
Happy Risky New Year If people thought 2015 was bad, 2016 shows no sign of letting on up on risk. The…
2015 was a tough year, but not altogether bad… Originally published on LinkedIn Pulse January 4, 2016 By Brian E. Frydenborg…
This is THE ONE chart / infographic you need to see that breaks down the broad components of Obama’s very…
People claiming that the withdrawal from Iraq of U.S. forces carried out by the Obama Administration from 2010-2011 explains the…