Washington Politics
Ignorance about war powers plays right into Trump's hands
While US bombs Iran, Republican congressional leaders are forfeiting their Constitutional role in major military operations
March 06, 2026
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Prediction markets are a national security threat
Millions of dollars have been bet and won on the US wars in Venezuela and now Iran through Polymarket. It's ghoulish and corrupt, and has to stop.
March 06, 2026
Europe
France and Germany launch Europe's nuclear Plan B
NATO will still be under the US umbrella, but faith in Washington appears to be wobbling
March 05, 2026
Europe
On Iran, Spain's Sanchez rises above the bowed heads of Europe
The prime minister called Trump's war illegal and is not being bullied into joining operations or making equivocal statements of support
March 05, 2026
Washington Politics
‘Un-American’ critics of war represent the majority of Americans
Mega-MAGA might be trying to purge them, but Tucker Carlson and other conservatives have their fingers on the real pulse after this week's Iran strikes
March 04, 2026
Middle East
Europe's weakness on Iran, Gaza has radicalized politics at home
Israeli actions and the continent's complicity in them have destabilized the center, while the far left and far right become stronger
March 04, 2026
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