Reflections on gargantuan levels of military spending, pseudo “efficiency”-minded corporate outsourcing and an ill-fated obsession with American exceptionalism.
COVID 19 and the US: What Lies Ahead
Way beyond the CARES Act, here are six concrete steps the U.S. federal government ought to mandate right now to protect people’s economic livelihood.
The Sad State of US and Global Economic Affairs
If — or is it already when — the current crisis ends with the United States of America fiscally and monetarily bankrupt, the idea of a full-blown depression becomes all too real.
Middle East: How Refugees, Shantytowns and Sanctions Imperil Global Public Health
Syria’s announcement of its first COVID-19 case highlights the public health threat posed by war zones that produce millions of refugees and displaced persons.
Michael Bloomberg: The US‘s First Jewish President
Michael Bloomberg’s best sales argument for the November 2020 U.S. presidential election is twofold: First, he is everything that Trump is not. And second, like Trump, he is focused on domestic issues.
Middle East: Ever More Unstable
A review of seven Mideast conflicts, each one ever more intractable.
How to Spell Out Donald J. Trump?
Trump has brought shame and dishonor to the most prestigious office in the world—the US Presidency. This is how his name is really spelled.
(In)Famous Western Alliances with the Soviet Union/Russia
Soviet Communists and the Nazis collaborated in the 1930s. Why on earth is Trump’s America now pursuing another shameful alliance with an utterly anti-liberal force?
Giuliani’s Deceitful Ukraine Business Web
The way in which US officials collaborated with shady characters abroad to turn foreign policy into a personal business should leave anyone speechless.
Canada: At “WAR” With the US? (=Water, Arctic and Refugees)
Reflections on three key Canadian challenges coming up in bilateral relations with the U.S.