Donald Trump gave the CIA authority to carry out drone strikes against suspected militants. [Link] Trump has given the Pentagon authority to carry out counterterrorism missions in Yemen without seeking case-by-case approval. [Link] Donal Trump met with Saudi Arabia's...
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News Roundup 2/9/17
Trump sends a letter to Chinese President Xi. The letter said Trump is seeking a constructive relationship with China. [Link] The Trump Administration is considering labeling a branch of the Iranian military as a terrorist organization. [Link] Jeff Sessions was...
What Trump Means for Brexit, China, and the EU
The easy pattern of prolonged trade negotiations has been rudely interrupted by President Trump. Even before he had become president, his anticipated presence in the White House changed global attitudes and expectations. In Europe, EU officials are wrong-footed, while...
The Peril of American Empire
It’s 2016, and our liberties are threatened more than ever. We’ve seen more sporadic terrorist attacks in the last seven months than in any given year, the Middle East is in a geopolitical mess, and we haven’t been closer to nuclear conflict since the collapse of the...
Democrats, Trump, and the Ongoing, Dangerous Refusal to Learn the Lesson of Brexit
The parallels between the U.K.’s shocking approval of the Brexit referendum in June and the U.S.’ even more shocking election of Donald Trump as president last night are overwhelming. Elites (outside of populist right-wing circles) aggressively unified across...
Wrong as Usual
Tim Carney has a funny tweet about the election: "Low-income rural white voters in Pa. voted for Obama in 2008 and then Trump in 2016, and your explanation is white supremacy? Interesting." Found that jewel in an election post-mortem by Glenn Greenwald at The...
The Legitimacy of the Mob
Legitimacy of the Mob Democracy and the validity of rule. It is apparently the most important election in modern history, a divisive crossroad between good and evil. Corrupt and past glories. The establishment and populism. It is another time for change versus an...
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