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The Trump Supreme Court’s War on the Environment
Last year, the court struck down a proposed EPA rule that was designed to protect millions of acres of wetlands from pollution even before the regulation had been made final. Similarly, the court limited EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions form power plants even before the ruling had taken effect. Typically, the Supreme Court is the last venue to hear a case, after opinions have been made by lower courts, but this is not so in Roberts’ aggressive court.
Trump’s Debate: a Victory for Pathological Liars Everywhere
Jeb Bush had it right eight years ago, when he said that “Donald Trump is a chaos candidate, and he would be a chaos president.” Trump’s first and second day as president were dispositive. On the first day, there was an unusual acceptance speech that talked about “American Carnage.” That turned out to be a prediction of the next four years, culminating in an attack on the Capitol in an effort to overturn a free and fair election.
The US is Mired in a Cold War Model From the 1950s
Dual Containment is failing for a variety of reasons. First, the policy of painting both Russia and China with the same brush, which is supported in the mainstream media and the foreign policy community, is senseless. The policy has helped to push Moscow and Beijing together, which finds them in their closest relationship in history. In terms of triangulation, the United States is now the odd man out, and the Biden administration is doing nothing to change the dynamics.
The Outrageous Congressional Invitation to Netanyahu
Biden has consistently overestimated his ability to influence Netanyahu, and has consistently underestimated the influence and importance of the progressive and liberal base of the Democratic Party that favors an immediate ceasefire.
The Attack on the USS Liberty Symbolizes Israel’s Duplicity and Deceit
Last week’s disgraceful attack on a tent camp in Rafah was the latest example of Israel’s lack of moral compunction in the killing of innocent civilians, even children. The many Israeli wars against the Palestinians have demonstrated Israel’s ease in destroying homes and olive groves, but the increased killing of children reveals the absence of a moral compass among Israeli civilian and military leaders.
