[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription I would like to stop writing about John Hinckley Jr. I wrote for Time magazine in 2000 and in 2011 about the man who tried to assassinate my father, on both occasions regarding his bids for increased freedom. But the guy won’t go away. In...
Congress Needs to Show the Hong Kong Protesters It’s on Their Side
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription It's not often that Congress is lobbied by tens of thousands of marchers in a foreign city who wave American flags and sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” while demanding action on a specific piece of legislation. But that’s pretty much what happened last weekend in Hong...
Bolton’s Departure Will Fundamentally Alter Trump’s Iran Policy
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription Whether national security adviser John Bolton was fired by President Trump or he quit is irrelevant. The change in foreign policy leadership will have a profound impact on how this administration’s Iran policy is shaped and implemented. While it’s fair to call both Bolton and...
It Turns out Everyone Wanted Peace in the Middle East More Than John Bolton – Even Donald Trump
[aggregation-styles] Independent President Trump just fired his third National Security Adviser John Bolton, in a move that can help him from present and future wars, and bring him closer to peace and diplomacy with America’s foes - namely Iran, North Korea, and the Taliban in Afghanistan. The sudden firing of...
It’s Time to End America’s Blank Check Military Aid to Israel
[aggregation-styles] Forward Last month, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that American aid to Israel is “something that can be discussed” in Washington. Her comments made news precisely because America’s policy of giving Israel billions in aid without expecting any policy changes in return hasn’t actually been discussed — or at least...
Is Xi Mishandling Hong Kong Crisis? Hints of Unease in China’s Leadership
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription BEIJING — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, warned a gathering of senior Communist Party officials in January that the country faced a raft of urgent economic and political risks, and told them to be on guard especially for “indolence, incompetence and becoming divorced from the...
Everyone Has Forgotten About Why Donald Trump Can't Win a Trade War With China
[aggregation-styles] Business Insider The markets have been a whipsaw, the US economy has slowed down, and one report suggests that US companies shed 10,488 jobs because of the trade war between the US and China — a trade war that has worsened over the past few weeks. So the two...
The End of One of the World’s Most Successful Political Parties
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription Britain’s Tories are arguably the most successful political party of the modern age. The Conservatives have ruled Britain more than 50 of the 90 years since 1929 (the country’s first election with equal suffrage for men and women). But this week, we watched the beginning...
Former Cisco CEO Says AI Will Have Bigger Impact Than The Internet
[aggregation-styles] Forbes John Chambers, who just turned 70, prefers to take any stage at a run. In his tech trendy uniform—blue blazer, designer jeans, checked shirt, and blue boat shoes—he still exudes the physical energy of his successful tenure as CEO at Cisco Systems, which he grew from an annual...
What GOP Rep. Devin Nunes' Twitter Defamation Lawsuit Says About the Future of Defamation Law
[aggregation-styles] NBC News Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., does not much like being the subject of criticism or ridicule. He recently filed a $250 million lawsuit against Twitter and the users behind three Twitter accounts, alleging, among other things, that they had defamed him. Specifically, Nunes has sued a Republican consultant...









