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Is NATO a Partnership or Just a Series of Deals?

My latest Daily Mail column looks at the fraying of NATO in the heat of the Iran War, as both Trump and the leading Europeans talk out of both sides...

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Sexual predators can get off the hook if they are progressive enough — just look at Cesar Chavez

The bigger they are, the longer it takes them to fall.

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Myths of Unconditional Surrender

Andy notes the ridiculousness of Tucker Carlson's claim that "unconditional surrender means foreign troops get to rape your wife and...

09.03.2026 4

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The Judicial Filibuster’s End Is No Case for Altering the Legislative Filibuster

As I argued on Thursday, the case for Republicans enacting the SAVE Act (or SAVE America Act) without 60 votes in the Senate ignores the substantial...

03.03.2026 10

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Grand Strategy in Iran and Venezuela

Does the Trump administration have a grand strategy at work in Iran and Venezuela? Maybe. It's hard to say what this administration is thinking,...

02.03.2026 9

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The Dog That Isn’t Barking in Iran

There’s something of a contradiction in what we are seeing in Iran right now. On the one hand, this looks like an offensive aimed at eliminating the...

01.03.2026 10

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My Three Quick Takes on Striking Iran

First, this is awesome. It's the United States of America in all of its righteous glory against a terroristic tyranny that has been attacking us...

28.02.2026 10

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1830, a Turning Point

Sometimes, big turning points in our history announce themselves loudly and clearly. But not all do. The period around 1830 marked a hard turn in...

27.02.2026 10

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Yes, Fraud Can and Does Invalidate Elections

My latest column is on the SAVE Act fight. I remain skeptical that the bill is worth passing, much less that it is so valuable as to justify changing...

27.02.2026 10

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There’s No Pivot to the Economy

The State of the Union address last night was long on spectacle, and long, period. Political history will little note nor long remember what Donald...

25.02.2026 9

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Learning Resources Tariff Case: the Kavanaugh Dissent

This is the fifth installment of my series on today's big tariff decision -- see here, here, here, and here for the first four. The main dissent...

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Learning Resources Tariff Case: The Thomas Dissent

This is the fourth installment of my series on today's big tariff decision; see here, here, and here for the first three. I'll deal briefly...

20.02.2026 10

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Learning Resources Tariff Case: The Majority Opinion on the ‘What’ Question

This is the third installment of my series on today's big tariff decision -- see here and here for the first two. Much of the result was...

20.02.2026 9

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Learning Resources Tariff Case: The Majority Opinion on the ‘How’ Questions

I'll be walking through today's big tariff decision in a series of posts, starting with this one on the bottom-line result and the breakdown...

20.02.2026 7

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Trump’s Tariffs Lose 6–3

Donald Trump’s assertion of presidential power to set tariffs was rejected this morning by a 6–3 Supreme Court. Frankly, Trump was lucky to get...

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The Funniest Thing That Could Possibly Happen

Based upon the current polling average at RealClearPolitics, if the California gubernatorial primary were to be held today, the result would be the...

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On the Reverend Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson has died, at 84. In his youth an earnest crusader for black civil rights who was with Martin Luther King Jr. when he died,...

17.02.2026 10

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Trump Crypto Corruption and the Failure of Lawfare

Petty corruption was a recurring theme of the first Trump presidency. Donald Trump's vast business empire presented inherent, unfixable conflicts...

16.02.2026 20

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A Theory of the Epstein Files as #MeToo Two

In 2017, the #MeToo movement erupted into full public view, with the Harvey Weinstein scandal as the driving wedge for the defenestration of a large...

14.02.2026 60

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A Line We Shouldn’t Cross

From Donald Trump on Truth Social this morning: Highly Respected Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, is a truly strong and powerful Leader, with...

13.02.2026 60

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Justice Jackson’s Tariff Tea Leaves

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The Only Thing More Powerful Than Hate Is Love

13.02.2026 10

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What Popular Music Gave Up Doing

11.02.2026 8

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Trump Should Drop His Lawsuit Against the IRS

31.01.2026 8

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The Cost of Half Measures in Iran and Venezuela

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New Jersey and Seattle Take Further Steps Toward Open State Insurrection

31.01.2026 40

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Read a History Book, Tim Walz

30.01.2026 30

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The Trouble with Writing About Chaos Government

27.01.2026 20

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The Fundamental Problem with Hawaii’s Black Codes Argument

24.01.2026 30

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A Supreme Court Defeat for Tort Reform Shouldn’t Be the Last Word

23.01.2026 10

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Supreme Court Allows Candidates to Challenge Election Laws Before the Election

15.01.2026 20

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Another Self-Destructive Decision by the Trump DOJ

14.01.2026 20

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Supreme Court Seems Ready to Let States Ban Men from Women’s Sports

14.01.2026 30

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Blue-State and City Democrats Walk an Insurrectionary Fine Line

10.01.2026 10

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About That DOJ Policy on the Use of Force

09.01.2026 9

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Post-Trump ‘Reconstruction’ Is a Terrible Idea

08.01.2026 10

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Annual U-Haul Rankings Show Americans Still Migrating from Blue to Red States

07.01.2026 20

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The Silliest Venezuela Take You Will Read Today

05.01.2026 9

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Addressing Root Causes of the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis

04.01.2026 20

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Do We Need to Worry About Donald Trump’s Age?

19.12.2025 9

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A Literal War on Christmas Was Never About Israel, Either

16.12.2025 40

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The American Conservative Mood

16.12.2025 10

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The Strange Return of Fishy Dot Gov

05.12.2025 9

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Supreme Court Rightly Keeps the Texas Republican Gerrymander for 2026

05.12.2025 8

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The Movie as Time Capsule

27.11.2025 6

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Lightning Strikes Once

25.11.2025 5

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So Many Things Wrong with These Trump Taunts to Reporters

21.11.2025 10

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Liking John Candy

14.11.2025 7

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Fewer Young Marriages Make for Fewer Young Homebuyers

12.11.2025 6

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No Surprise That the Supreme Court Didn’t Take a Same-Sex Marriage-Related Case

11.11.2025 6

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